CatSkratch
09-11-09, 04:34 PM
fun
Cyclocross Racing - 14.6 lbs
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Andy_K
09-11-09, 06:17 PM
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3187/3089013600_8c3f55fde4.jpg
Right around 21 pounds, but I've dropped 18 pounds of body weight since last year, so I figure it'll be like riding a 3 pound bike. :thumb:
Right around 21 pounds, but I've dropped 18 pounds of body weight since last year, so I figure it'll be like riding a 3 pound bike. :thumb:
Andy_K
09-11-09, 06:21 PM
Nice bike, BTW. What's the saddle?
CatSkratch
09-11-09, 07:05 PM
Just a factory Specialized
garysol1
09-11-09, 07:08 PM
Looks like a 130 Toupe
*new*guy
09-11-09, 08:00 PM
phenom
Andy_K
09-11-09, 09:51 PM
Phenom is what I was thinking, though at that total weight probably the SL. I've got a Phenom waiting for me at the LBS, which is why this caught my eye.
CatSkratch
09-11-09, 10:46 PM
Its a Phenom. There is now a lighter one from Specialized but I am content with what I have now.
OnTheRivet
09-12-09, 12:47 AM
Your tires are on backwards.
CatSkratch
09-12-09, 10:48 AM
really ? how can you tell ?
ridethecliche
09-12-09, 10:57 AM
The arrowheads are supposed to be pointing forwards.
CatSkratch
09-12-09, 11:51 AM
anyone use these tires and know if thats how they are supposed to be ?
runtimmyc
09-12-09, 01:17 PM
The front tire/wheel should be flipped around and the rear tire is fine. A lot of people put the rear on backwards to improve grip.
acorn_user
09-12-09, 05:36 PM
I hate to be a spoilsport, but it looks like you still have clincher tyres on that beast. Tubulars are the best cross return on investment atmo - they make racing more reliable (no pinch flats) and faster (lower pressure) and are pretty light as well.
CatSkratch
09-12-09, 06:33 PM
I hate to be a spoilsport, but it looks like you still have clincher tyres on that beast.
They are tubulars.
They are tubulars.
shapelike
09-14-09, 07:23 AM
Tubular tires are the ones that you glue onto rim. There is a tube sewn into what basically looks like a sausage. Clincher tires are the ones that yes, use a tube but "hook" onto the rim and are held in place by friction/air pressure. Almost all bikes out there use clincher tires. Tubeless tires work similarly to your car, in that the tire hooks directly onto the rim to create an air-tight seal but without the use of a tube.
acorn_user
09-16-09, 12:15 PM
They are tubulars.
Ahh, good for you! "You have chosen... wisely"
Ahh, good for you! "You have chosen... wisely"
ridethecliche
09-16-09, 01:17 PM
Ahh, good for you! "You have chosen... wisely"
Translation for the college student:
"You just have more cash than I do."
Translation for the college student:
"You just have more cash than I do."
shapelike
09-16-09, 02:47 PM
It was an Indiana Jones reference.
acorn_user
09-17-09, 11:29 PM
Translation for the college student:
"You just have more cash than I do."
Ha, I'm a grad student. I can afford tubulars as long as people keep taking intro chemlab :D
"You just have more cash than I do."
Ha, I'm a grad student. I can afford tubulars as long as people keep taking intro chemlab :D