JoeyBike

Just built up my new ride that replaces my 21 year old worn out Miyata road bike. Since I don't hang out in the Roadie Forum, I prefer to post it here where my people are. I won't bore you with details and componentry. By far the sexiest bike I have (and will) ever own. I ran it through 5 oclock traffic this afternoon and it was luscious. Enjoy the view!

Allow me to intorduce...Cinelli SuperCorsa


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dedhed

Must have left it out down there in NOLA - someone stole half your spokes!

Seriously, looks like a sweet ride!

tjspiel

Very Very Nice.

Should prove to be an excellent geek hunting bike

Fast Cloud

Very nice indeed...Italian and red!!

JanMM

Chromed lugs.
Wonder how my 'bents would look with chromed lugs?

JoeyBike

Goin' huntin' this weekend mattera fact. Weather here is all prettied up. Sunny and mid 60s. Been commuting on my 50 lb Long Haul Trucker past 4 months. This new bike feels like nothing underneath me. Should be some nice plump geeks out trying to drop some holiday pounds. Candy from a baby my friend.

cyclefreaksix

Whoa, now that's shmexxy!!

thorsteno

Nice indeed. I too admire the chrome lugs.

no motor?

Sweet looking ride, don't forget the videos of it in action.

Totaled108

Very nice, get some video of the upcoming geek hunts, the clip in the past have always entertained. It looks like it would ride like a magic carpet.

Makes me want to save up and get a nice road bike. My commute is full of nothing but roadies training. 10 miles of flat MUPS and not one single commuter since last early fall.

JoeyBike

Awesome!

If you ever do get a road bike, here is the game I play.

I get one point for every "serious looking" cyclist I pass. If they are in a skin suit, full kit, on skinny tires, aero bars, or full carbon frames, and look fit at all, I get one point each. If another cyclist passes me I lose TEN points. If I overtake the person who passed me, I get my 10 points back plus 1. Also, if a group of cyclists working together passes me, I lose ten points for the whole group (not 10 points each rider). I then gain 5 points each for every rider in that group that gets dropped trying to stay ahead of me and "lets" me repass them.

For a more intense workout when I am feeling really strong and feisty, whenever I pass a group working together, male or female, I say "On your left ladies". If they are female I say "ladies" in a condescending tone of voice. Since I would rather die coughing up my own heart than have them pass me, I get the best possible workout (for as long as I last anyway). I can keep up 21 mph on the MUP for 15 miles with short bursts of up to 25. So some chase scenes can go on for 10 miles or more.

Have fun with that one day!

hairnet

steel is real...






...real real pretty

hairnet

Interesting, but I only saw one roadie when I stayed at New Orleans a few weeks ago.

emperorcezar

Needs moar spokes.

JoeyBike

You gotta know where to look.

1. Mississippi River Trail on the east bank of the river. Trail terminus is behind Audubon Zoo (Orleans Parish) and Ormond (St. Charles Parish). Trail is about 25 miles one way. Hunt roadies early AM any day, after work during long daylight months. Saturday and Sunday just about all day.

2. Lakeshore Drive (Orleans Parish). 5 miles out, 5 miles back on a 4-lane state highway with minimal traffic after University traffic subsides. Best hunting times, Tuesday and Thursday after work during long daylight months. Saturday and Sunday - Giro starts at 7 am parking lot shelter #1. Worn out Giro participants roll back to their cars around 9 am. During the Tour de France coverage there might be 2 groups of 100 each starting out. The last 25 miles of the Giro, if I start late on purpose, I might pass 50 dropped riders. Such fun.

3. Lakeshore Drive (Same as above) has Tri-geek practice once a month on Saturday am. I think it's the first Saturday of each month near their swimming area east of Shelter #2. They swim on Sunday. Out of 100 participants there may be 5 truly competitive riders. The rest are just runners trying to ride poorly adjusted bikes while steering with their elbows on aero bars. Hilarious.

You will not see many roadies downtown or the French Quarter. Almost all of them drive a motor vehicle to the places they ride. I show up with a 5 mile warm-up ready to rumble. I usually arrive a few minutes after they leave so I don't have to stop, and I can pass the maximum number of riders starting, obviously, with the weaker riders first and working my way up to my level.

91MF

thats beautiful.

QuickityJacks

Some of us are plump and still go geek hunting thankyouverymuch. Great bike, I look forward to seeing it in action.

Grim

Like the game but the Miyata was a sleeper that most weekend warriors never heard of. The Cinelli might actually get recognized. Less humiliating to the WW's. Sort of like the 400cid V8TransAm getting run down by a 2.3l 4cyl Omni GLH. More collateral damage to the ego.

JoeyBike

I like the way you think Grim! Yes, the sleeper factor and the damaged egos were great while it lasted. Alas, my old Mavic wheels on the Miyata (rear hub has ancient spacing) were not able to handle high pressure. I ran them at 120. The new wheels according to Mavic can go 150+. I ain't getting any younger. Starting to need a better edge. Also the 11 speed Athena cassette gives me the perfect gearing at any time. The Miyata gearing was often too high, too low, too high, too low and wasted a lot of my energy at times.

The SuperCorsa is a beautiful bike, but pretty retro looking ('cept for the wheels). Most of the folks I am after are riding carbon and titanium. Given that...still a sleeper and ego buster.

LesMcLuffAlot

Thats hot. If those decals on the Ksyriums wheels are like the ones on my Cross Max wheels they are nice and reflective.

bigvegan

That bike is gorgeous. Nice work!

pwdeegan

i've always wanted that frame---it's pure classic cycling perfection; if my wife ever lets me have more than one bike (or more than one bike worth more than $2000), then i will finally take the plunge and buy that frame and build it up.

on a different note... i hope you bought a big lock for that thing, insurance coverage, a russian mob bodyguard, and a sense of non-attachment, because that bike is like a big red carnival light for the evil bike thieves.

Sixty Fiver

I understand you so well... I am looking at slogging through the snow on a 50 pound extrabike for another 2 and perhaps 3 months.

My fixed road bike and vintage road bike will feel like nothing at 21 pounds.

The Cinelli is gorgeous.

hairnet

ok, that explains a lot. I did ride around the Lakeshore drive a little, but I mainly in the French Quarter. The one roadie I saw was out by the abandoned power plant (you should check that place out if you haven't)