Hybrid Bicycles - Post pictures of your Hybrid

Well you have a new custom built (AWESOME) bike, seems like changing the boss's position is going to be a difficult job. Not to mention messing up the paint job. But I know it can be done for sure. Richard

Post first, then read !! LOL Guess it was no trouble.

Well you have a new custom built (AWESOME) bike, seems like changing the boss's position is going to be a difficult job. Not to mention messing up the paint job. But I know it can be done for sure. Richard


Post first, then read !! LOL Guess it was no trouble.

Thanks Richard. Yeah' it's been quite the process and still not done yet. The Brake boss on the DS front fork is a little mangled, I was able to get the brake cantilever on there but I will have to bring it in and replace it. Should be not all the difficult and probably close to free. My giant dealer is cool like that.

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae347/mac4095/Bills/IMAG0167.jpg

Schwinn searcher sport. Just picked it up from the LBS. Will be used to help me lose some weight, 18 lbs and counting.

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae347/mac4095/Bills/IMAG0167.jpg

Schwinn searcher sport. Just picked it up from the LBS. Will be used to help me lose some weight, 18 lbs and counting.

Congratulations on your new bike, love the color. It looks like this one : http://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/hybrid/2012-searcher-sport-mens-14492#/specs How does she ride ? Richard

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This is my new Diamondback Insight 1 (after adding a few things today). : )

Congratulations on your new bike, love the color. It looks like this one : http://www.schwinnbikes.com/bikes/hybrid/2012-searcher-sport-mens-14492#/specs How does she ride ? Richard

Yes that's the one. Only able to put one mile on it, love the way it rides.

my winter beast, now with aerobar mod.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6661/aero1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/99/aero1.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9661/aero4n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/aero4n.jpg/)


please excuse the crappy pic quality, i think the camera in my iphone is on its way out.

I hate to say it, but that looks ridiculous. However, if it works for you, go with it! Ride that thing hard (hehe that's what she said!... I'm soo immature).

Edit: From my electronics knowledge (I'm not only active on this forum, y'know! I have another favorite forum (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=436131), where I have over 2,000 posts), I know why your iPhone camera performed so poorly. It is because you took the picture in a poorly lit area and the image sensor in the phone performs very poorly in low light situations.

I hate to say it, but that looks ridiculous.


You probably missed it - It is winter set up. To ride a bike in snow is not very normal..right? How the bike can look normal for abnormal riding?

To me every detail and part of this bike is seems to be very logical.

I hate to say it, but that looks ridiculous. However, if it works for you, go with it! Ride that thing hard (hehe that's what she said!... I'm soo immature).

Edit: From my electronics knowledge (I'm not only active on this forum, y'know! I have another favorite forum (http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?u=436131), where I have over 2,000 posts), I know why your iPhone camera performed so poorly. It is because you took the picture in a poorly lit area and the image sensor in the phone performs very poorly in low light situations.

You might get a Laugh out of this then.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpwx1e4dI0U&list=UUf-1cIrOpo7UQ2gGtOTqljA&index=7&feature=plcp

Had to buy a new one a few weeks ago. LOL !

Does it work now? When an electronic device comes in contact with water, you are supposed to make sure it's off and then put it in uncooked rice (it draws the moisture out) for 3-5 days. DO NOT attempt to turn it on after it comes into contact with water.

Does it work now? When an electronic device comes in contact with water, you are supposed to make sure it's off and then put it in uncooked rice (it draws the moisture out) for 3-5 days. DO NOT attempt to turn it on after it comes into contact with water.


I just went to Apple and picked up a new one, they restored all my APPS, contacts, everything in just a few minutes, with ICLOUD back up. Didn't even know I was using it. Was there washing the mud off an MTB..

my winter beast, now with aerobar mod.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6661/aero1.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/99/aero1.jpg/)

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9661/aero4n.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/aero4n.jpg/)




please excuse the crappy pic quality, i think the camera in my iphone is on its way out.

I really like your winter bike set up, SWEET, but even I have to wonder how you use the "aero-bars" much, seems you'd need to keep your hands on the reg. bars in the snow and ice for max. control??

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6856677877_65fb375453_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/)
1994 Specialized HardRock Sport - Drop-Bar Conversion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/) by owensbyphoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/nowensby/), on Flickr

....1994 Specialized HardRock Sport - Drop-Bar Conversion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/) by owensbyphoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/nowensby/), on Flickr

Subarashii WONDERFUL!!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6856677877_65fb375453_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/)
1994 Specialized HardRock Sport - Drop-Bar Conversion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/) by owensbyphoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/nowensby/), on Flickr

Nice Job !

Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/Jimbo_47/000_0473.jpg

Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/Jimbo_47/000_0473.jpg

I know that trail! Nice bike. Bit cold this morning.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7049/6856677877_65fb375453_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/)
1994 Specialized HardRock Sport - Drop-Bar Conversion (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nowensby/6856677877/) by owensbyphoto (http://www.flickr.com/people/nowensby/), on Flickr

Looks great!

One more concern: do you ever feel like you have too much pressure or numbness in you hands when riding?


Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

Same question to you, Jimbo - ever get numb hands or feel like there is too much weight on your hands when riding?

It was 38* when I parked at Tobin Park this AM, but I was prepared, and I had a pretty good 22 mile ride all the way up into McAllister Park and back and tacked on a few more miles after that.

One thing about it, it wasn't very crowded for a Saturday morning!

LarDasse74, in answer to your question is no I don't, but that might be remedied in your case by trying to adjust your seat where it's either level or tilted slightly back to transfer your weight a little rearward.

On my old bike it didn't fit, and I had that problem, but when your fitted correctly to the bike it isn't a concern, so you need to tweek yours until you find a happy medium.

My longest ride is a little over 10 miles, but I didn't have any numbness in my hands/arms then... nor any other time I've ridden. I really like the multiple different hand positions the drop bars offer, which was the reason I did the conversion, not for any speed/aero reasons.

Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/Jimbo_47/000_0473.jpg

Good Looking Bike !

Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78/Jimbo_47/000_0473.jpg

Nice. I have a 2010 Insight 2 in Silver. Love it in black.

Thanks guys!

I returned those godawful Forté Kōr barends. There was absolutely no padding and it was torture (I know this from riding on the trainer, not going on an actual ride :( ). I won a pair of Agogo ultralight bar ends on ebay. Buy it now price was $20, and there was no bid at 1:30 left in the auction. So I kept watching it, and at 10min before the end of the auction I put in my lowball bid of $0.99. I won the pair! I ended up paying $6 because of shipping, but I think I got a great deal! I taped them and installed them right when they arrived. I'll post a picture when I go for my next ride!

you might get a laugh out of this then.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpwx1e4di0u&list=uuf-1ciropo7uq2ggtotqlja&index=7&feature=plcp

had to buy a new one a few weeks ago. Lol !

nooooo! =(

I really like your winter bike set up, SWEET, but even I have to wonder how you use the "aero-bars" much, seems you'd need to keep your hands on the reg. bars in the snow and ice for max. control??

the bike is my winter/foul weather bike. when riding through ice and snow i do stay up on the flat bar, but there are many days (the vast majority of this winter) between december and april when we don't have snow and ice on the roads, but we do have SAVAGE winds blowing in off of lake michigan (i ride directly along the lakeshore on my daily commutes) so aerobars to the rescue.

...I won a pair of Agogo ultralight bar ends on ebay. Buy it now price was $20, and there was no bid at 1:30 left in the auction. So I kept watching it, and at 10min before the end of the auction I put in my lowball bid of $0.99. I won the pair! I ended up paying $6 because of shipping, but I think I got a great deal! I taped them and installed them right when they arrived. I'll post a picture when I go for my next ride!

You did well. Looking forward to an updated pic of your bike.

You did well. Looking forward to an updated pic of your bike.

I'm also awaiting my replacement front wheel from Sports Authority. It was out of true beyond repair (rim was bent from me hitting a pole back in october and I finally got around to having them replace it because I was sick of having my brakes open so wide). I am currently using a 27" steel wheel from my dad's 80's Motobecane road bike as a riser for the front end for the trainer. I do not plan on riding with it, but if I have to, the guys at the Bike Mechanics subforum assured me it would be ok.

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Just picked this up today at Performance Bike's, there really is a lot of difference between it an the Insight 1 .
(This is the 2011 Diamondback Insight 2 model) Very nice Bike for the price. Richard

Just got a new bottle cage (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1103328_-1_1624008_20000_400163) and handlebar (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1033617_-1_1589016_1586500_400210) for free with my Team Performance points. I LOVE my local performance bike shop! Though they're moving next month and they are running low on stock. I was going to just cut off my old grips and get a new pair to put on the new bar, but because they are really low on stock, they had none and I had to use my old grips. I have blisters on my left hand (and I'm left handed :() from pulling off the grips. My bike will be pretty different when you see it next (though you may not be able to see all of the differences).

My old bar is steel, so I took off about 300g from my bike.

Just got a new bottle cage (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1103328_-1_1624008_20000_400163) and handlebar (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1033617_-1_1589016_1586500_400210) for free with my Team Performance points. I LOVE my local performance bike shop! Though they're moving next month and they are running low on stock. I was going to just cut off my old grips and get a new pair to put on the new bar, but because they are really low on stock, they had none and I had to use my old grips. I have blisters on my left hand (and I'm left handed :() from pulling off the grips. My bike will be pretty different when you see it next (though you may not be able to see all of the differences).

My old bar is steel, so I took off about 300g from my bike.

I really like Performance bikes, they matched REI's price. Plus I also just signed up for the Team Performance Card today. They offer Lifetime tunes on the bike, when you buy from them, so I understood. Richard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1DgBUwW9A

This is just a quick review I did on it, missed the rims are different, 20h front & 24h rear. There are a few other minor things also. But did make a side by side review video on the Insight 1 and the Insight 2, both the 2011 models. They are really nice performance Hybrid Model's for the price. This was bought at Performance Bike's.

Very nice review! Might I ask how much sadder your wallet is after that purchase (price)?

.... My bike will be pretty different when you see it next (though you may not be able to see all of the differences).

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yeah yeah! I'm off shortly to pick up my new calipers for my road bike. I'm excited everytime I buy something regardless of which bike it's for.

Very nice review! Might I ask how much sadder your wallet is after that purchase (price)?

They matched REI's online price of $359.00 dollars, but (they) had one in stock, plus I returned that crappy little AXOIM Headlight $19.99, then purchased the membership 30.00 more. So out the door Taxes and all was $392.88, but I have my TEAM CARD with 46.00 dollars on it for extras. (Going to get a better light with it) LOL

yeah yeah! I'm off shortly to pick up my new calipers for my road bike. I'm excited everytime I buy something regardless of which bike it's for.

I love shopping for bike stuff ! Just took a (QUICK) little ride, 2.8 miles it's late here, and raining just a small bit.
( I REALLY like the fit of the INSIGHT model) just feels so right for me, that's why I went for the upgrade while they still had the sale. At 25 pounds, with all the Alivio drive train, plus 24 speed, shifters, AVID brakes, and those Kendra Kwick Trax w/puncture resistant K-shield, and think the stock saddle is going to be a keeper, couldn't help myself. Very pleased with it ! Richard

Your going to love the bike Richard, and you got a heck of a deal.

Only thing I changed on mine was the seat, and like I said before, I don't think the original seat is bad at all but after riding for over an hour or so it seemed cause me some pain, and I shopped around and decided I wanted one that was custom fit to me, so I bought the Bontreager Nebula Plus from the local bike shop after having my sit bones measured. They come in three sizes and my measurement called for the narrow one.

It's not as soft as the original, and seems a little more rigid at first but so far it is comfortable, and I have no pain even on some longer rides, so the sizing seems to work.

Also those large pedals are made so you can add toe clips, which I had on another bike, and they work well if you do a lot of climbing, and keep your feet on the pedals when you get into an aggressive cadance but I never replaced mine after pretty much wearing them out.

That sure is a nice looking bike (biased) and you give some good reports.

I forgot to mention I got rid of those spoke reflectors also on mine!

I know they are nice for obvious safety reasons, but I had them on another bike and I kept hearing this rubbing and clicking sound and thought it was my front bearings as every time I turned the front wheel and leaned into the turn it would get louder.

I even disconnected the brake in the front and it still made the noise and I was about to take the bike in and have the front hub rebuilt and finally I took the reflectors off the wheel and the sound went away.

First thing I did was take them off the new Diamondback! LOL!

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Just picked this up today at Performance Bike's, there really is a lot of difference between it an the Insight 1 .
(This is the 2011 Diamondback Insight 2 model) Very nice Bike for the price. Richard

I missed these pics. Wow, it's a great looking rig.The frame is a nice shape with the curves, and for some reason the bars appeal to me. You've made a sensible choice. I'll have a look at your video review now.

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense now! Have a most excellent day! :)

I forgot to mention I got rid of those spoke reflectors also on mine!

I know they are nice for obvious safety reasons, but I had them on another bike and I kept hearing this rubbing and clicking sound and thought it was my front bearings as every time I turned the front wheel and leaned into the turn it would get louder.

I even disconnected the brake in the front and it still made the noise and I was about to take the bike in and have the front hub rebuilt and finally I took the reflectors off the wheel and the sound went away.

First thing I did was take them off the new Diamondback! LOL!

Am already very pleased with it, I have to thank another poster, on a different thread about the REI link on the price. And then Performance for matching it. The bike has really sparked a flame in me for Riding more on the Roads, (which I have plenty of out here in the sticks). Going to leave the saddle on for now, and the reflectors, just picked up a CATEYE HL-EL220 at the bike shop today. It was not very expensive, and heavy as a brick. Going to install it in a few minutes and go for a night ride. Never thought I would be back on a Diamondback again, was very popular during my years at the bike shop though. Richard

Am already very pleased with it, I have to thank another poster, on a different thread about the REI link on the price. And then Performance for matching it. The bike has really sparked a flame in me for Riding more on the Roads, (which I have plenty of out here in the sticks). Going to leave the saddle on for now, and the reflectors, just picked up a CATEYE HL-EL220 at the bike shop today. It was not very expensive, and heavy as a brick. Going to install it in a few minutes and go for a night ride. Never thought I would be back on a Diamondback again, was very popular during my years at the bike shop though. Richard


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Here is the CATEYE HL-EL220 , worked much better than expected for the price, $19.99 dollars at Performance. Mounting it takes just a couple minutes, very secure fit, gives out a nice wide beam for riding. More than enough light for these dark rural roads, and I like that it runs on 4 AA battery's. Probably the brightest inexpensive light I have purchased. Richard

http://www.amazon.com/Cateye-HL-EL220-LED-Bicycle-Headlight/dp/B000R5NR9E

Went through every page and man there are lot's of great bikes. Thanks all for sharing!

I'm going on a ride tomorrow. You will finally get to see my bike!

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx1/igesundheit/85c65d6c.jpg

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx1/igesundheit/85c65d6c.jpg


Very nice custom bike, how long a ride did you take it for ?

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It's come up Trumps!!

Very nice custom bike, how long a ride did you take it for ?
Thanks. I did 27 miles.


It's come up Trumps!!

Thanks!

My 2011 Sirrus Elite after the fork upgrade. The factory fork was recalled.
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My 2011 Sirrus Elite after the fork upgrade. The factory fork was recalled.
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I have rode a Sirrus Elite at the LBS, very nice bikes.