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Listed at $170obo with a set of Specialized Knobbies and extra Specialized gel-saddle going with it... Seem reasonable?
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I ditched my kickstand after realizing it was about a pound and a half of deadweight. I got rid of my front and rear reflectors when I got lights. I then took my lights off because I don't do any night riding (yet!). The reflectors on the wheels fell off after about 800 miles. I was just riding along, hit a bump and they cracked in half and fell off.
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Note: (and keep the saddle you most likely would need again)
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I will no longer have any 26" wheels and I don't like the saddles, so I'm throwing those in to seem like the buyer is getting more for their money. Haha
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Thanks... Sold the Specialized tonight... might have to get a goodie or two for the new bike.
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Long time no see, a few updates/upgrades in the last six or so months (sorry for the poor picture quality).
From today, a lovely day and a lovely 27 mile ride:
Notice there's still ice on the lake, and we've been above freezing for at least a week now. February was really cold this year.
Last week was one of the first warm days after weeks of low temperatures and tons of snow; nice weather but there was a lot of water on the road. Went up the nearest mountain (barely can be called so), these are from the top:
The ride was great fun, but the cleanup afterwards... not so much You can't really see it in the pic, but at this point the lower part of the bike was actually more brown than black.
If anyone's interested, the new stuff since last picture:
- Shimano 105 5700 medium cage rear dérailleur to replace the 4500 Tiagra one;
- Tektro Mini-V brakes; I actually like the action of standard ones combined with STI levers, but they needed adjustment too often due to very little clearance, and the new ones look better
- Schwalbe Marathon Supreme tires, 700x28c to replace Marathon Plus 700x35c;
- 3t Ergosum Pro handlebar to replace OEM Oxygen Driver one - much more comfortable;
- Specialized Mini Wedgie saddle bag and a no-name multi-tool, spoke wrench, Park Tool mini chain tool, Schwalbe tubes to put in it;
- Specialized Zee Cage for the downtube with a couple of Specialized Big Mouth bottles; another one for the seattube is on the way;
- Giyo mini pump.
Whew! Anyone who got this far gets three Internets and a gold star
From today, a lovely day and a lovely 27 mile ride:
Notice there's still ice on the lake, and we've been above freezing for at least a week now. February was really cold this year.
Last week was one of the first warm days after weeks of low temperatures and tons of snow; nice weather but there was a lot of water on the road. Went up the nearest mountain (barely can be called so), these are from the top:
The ride was great fun, but the cleanup afterwards... not so much You can't really see it in the pic, but at this point the lower part of the bike was actually more brown than black.
If anyone's interested, the new stuff since last picture:
- Shimano 105 5700 medium cage rear dérailleur to replace the 4500 Tiagra one;
- Tektro Mini-V brakes; I actually like the action of standard ones combined with STI levers, but they needed adjustment too often due to very little clearance, and the new ones look better
- Schwalbe Marathon Supreme tires, 700x28c to replace Marathon Plus 700x35c;
- 3t Ergosum Pro handlebar to replace OEM Oxygen Driver one - much more comfortable;
- Specialized Mini Wedgie saddle bag and a no-name multi-tool, spoke wrench, Park Tool mini chain tool, Schwalbe tubes to put in it;
- Specialized Zee Cage for the downtube with a couple of Specialized Big Mouth bottles; another one for the seattube is on the way;
- Giyo mini pump.
Whew! Anyone who got this far gets three Internets and a gold star
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Great picture of the Schwinn nrowensby.
I don't know if it is STILL considered a hybrid anymore, but here is the latest shots of the Giant FCR. I guess the TRP Euro X brakes keeps it in the hybrid category.
I don't know if it is STILL considered a hybrid anymore, but here is the latest shots of the Giant FCR. I guess the TRP Euro X brakes keeps it in the hybrid category.
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Great picture of the Schwinn nrowensby.
I don't know if it is STILL considered a hybrid anymore, but here is the latest shots of the Giant FCR. I guess the TRP Euro X brakes keeps it in the hybrid category.
https://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=541
https://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=542
I don't know if it is STILL considered a hybrid anymore, but here is the latest shots of the Giant FCR. I guess the TRP Euro X brakes keeps it in the hybrid category.
https://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=541
https://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=542
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They are pushing it straight into cyclocross territory, together with the tires. In fact, the only thing that's somewhat keeping it from looking like a pure CX bike is the sloping frame which makes it more difficult to shoulder. Not that there's anything wrong with that, obviously.
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OK now I've realized it's a vid and looked at it I see red/white on black looks brilliant and have you ever mashed your shins on those pedals they look really "Mean"
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I love those pedals and am in fact going to buy the same for my crappy I'm building. I haven't slipped at all, although when I bought them initially I was concerned (I still have the scars from my BMX days on my shins)
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I've got plenty of BMX scars and a couple new ones from my Black Ops platforms on my Utopia. I got my right shin pretty good last summer when I took my bike to a county park for a little off pavement fun. I somehow managed to slip and spin the crank backwards nailing my right shin. It took a good two months to heal. It still hurts if I press on it.
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This Giant Prodigy dates back to 1993 and was one of the first hybrids on the market.
This actually started off as a bike-nevolent project. Against my better judgement, it was rescued from the recycling bin and, after long hours in intensive care, more than a bit of cussing, new rubber and cables, pronounced ready for the road.
But having no place else to call home, it stuck around and volunteered for commuter and winter transportation services. That was a few years ago now and I guess it kinda grew on me. Always was a sucker for anything that followed a different drummer.
So parts have gradually been replaced using NOS or second hand parts whenever something interesting made itself available. I find bikes and original equipment are a lot like women and shoes - they never seem to be happy with what they have. At least this one doesn't obsess over its weight.
Tires are studded Nokian 240's on the original Japanese Araya single wall, welded rims. The concave braking surface profile is effective but pretty unforgiving of any vertical alignment issues. I can handle 'finicky' - they do shake off winter well and it doesn't look like I'll wear them out any time soon.
Brakes were originally 400CX cantis with KoolStops, and were recently upgraded to Shimano BR-B550's when the bushings started to show excessive play. Stopping power is progressive and even fully loaded, there's lots of it!
The 20/32/42 400CX crankset was eventually upgraded to a 30/39/50 FSA Vero, the RD swapped out for a low normal XT and a wider range 7-speed cassette put on the back. None of which changes anything in the snow, but has advantages when commuting or touring during warmer weather. Pedals are sixteen64 studded BMX pedals which work with just about anything - well anything except maybe dedicated cycling shoes.
Front and back 'fenders' are actually a single Topeak front fender that was cut up. Front section is still in front, but supplemented by a frame mounted Zefal unit. The rear section of the Topeak front is now bolted onto the rear of the rear rack. May look a little trashy but it keeps most of the slush off the rider, gives more clearance than full fenders in the winter, and handles with ease the kind of snow and slush conditions that keeps girlie bikes at home.
The original threaded fork was outfitted with a threadless adapter bonded to a carbon fiber lower extension so that a second stem could be installed below the main. The original handlebar was replaced with a cutdown Bontrager 6061-T6 flat-bar on a RaceFace stem. Ergon GC3's with taped over bar-ends provide both comfort and crash bar protection for hands and the LX 7-speed integrated controls. Important cause they don't make those any more and I don't want to downgrade this thing to more gears and less chain. Twenty-one speeds is plenty thank you very much!
The secondary mounting bar accepts lights and / or a handlebar bag, and lowers the COG of the bag when used. And it keeps everything off the main bar except for a wired Cateye computer.
The slight downwards tilt to the seat may depart from accepted norms, but facilitates pedaling while wearing ski pants. I just can't get spandex to work for me in the winter and never understood girls wearing mini-skirts at bus stops in below freezing temperatures. Some things are just dumb. My wife is much smarter - she simply refuses to take the bus.
Little things make a difference. A strip of black electrical tape lengthwise along the chain stay makes for cheap, effective paint protection.
Reflective tape on the frame, forks and rear-stays supplement double wheel reflectors since the Nokians weren't available with a reflective sidewall. In an aging population I try my best to augment old-peoples failing night vision. Its a survival thing - anything that ups my chances of not being hit by 2,000lbs of moving metal piloted by someone who probably shouldn't be driving sounds like a good idea to me.
A pair of Vision X LED's, fork mounted using Manfrotto camera clamps, and powered by a twin battery pack in a Cage Rocket, provide up to 9 hours of 1,500 lumen output. Sorry. No feeble, battery saving 'Low' setting and definitely no trendy 'Flashing' mode. Functionally these are wide beam driving lights complete with a cutoff, and their only job is to generate a great 'I can see everything in front of me' light anywhere - on or off-road.
A pair of Blackburn Voyager 2's mounted on the secondary bar normally provide daytime visibility in flashing mode and more than adequate night-time lighting on bike paths and anywhere there are streetlights. Contrary to the opinions of some people, these are seriously under-rated. The specs say 30 lumens. The stop signs two blocks away say thats a typo.
There's a Knog Skink on the seat-post but it gets blocked when there's a bag on the rack so I like to clip something to the bag, keep a couple Blackburns on the seat stays and occasionally run with a Mars on the back of my helmet as well. It's a survival thing. A friend got hit from behind in broad daylight a few weeks ago. I think peoples' IQs drop when they get behind the wheel ...
The rear winter rack is an Axiom and normally holds no more than a top bag. Winter's pretty messy and I use a backpack rather than panniers. The Giant's a real trooper but the panniers resent being covered in slush and would much rather be as far away from salt as possible. So they hibernate for the winter.
Summer morph includes full- length fenders, OMM racks, Mavic wheel-set, new brake pads, a Profile Design Aqua Rack, oversize Schwalbe Marathon tires and for touring, Arkel / Voyager touring bags - which completely changes the Giant's ride and appearance. The bike just got back from a bike-spa session so thought I's shoot and post a few pics before swapping out equipment. I may post summer pics later in the season.
A FredCycle or FrakenBike - call it what you want - in the winter when things get tough it's usually the only bike on the street so despite its age, its got absolutely nothing to prove. Last year when temperatures hit a record minus 30 - we went out for a 20 km jaunt - just because it was minus 30. And during the summer, those big 2 inch Schwalbes will let it go just about anywhere my MTB will go.
I have several other machines that are more 'high tech', more 'exotic', more expensive, more recent - but this one seems to get the most use. So regardless of how it looks, its actually a pretty nice ride.
This actually started off as a bike-nevolent project. Against my better judgement, it was rescued from the recycling bin and, after long hours in intensive care, more than a bit of cussing, new rubber and cables, pronounced ready for the road.
But having no place else to call home, it stuck around and volunteered for commuter and winter transportation services. That was a few years ago now and I guess it kinda grew on me. Always was a sucker for anything that followed a different drummer.
So parts have gradually been replaced using NOS or second hand parts whenever something interesting made itself available. I find bikes and original equipment are a lot like women and shoes - they never seem to be happy with what they have. At least this one doesn't obsess over its weight.
Tires are studded Nokian 240's on the original Japanese Araya single wall, welded rims. The concave braking surface profile is effective but pretty unforgiving of any vertical alignment issues. I can handle 'finicky' - they do shake off winter well and it doesn't look like I'll wear them out any time soon.
Brakes were originally 400CX cantis with KoolStops, and were recently upgraded to Shimano BR-B550's when the bushings started to show excessive play. Stopping power is progressive and even fully loaded, there's lots of it!
The 20/32/42 400CX crankset was eventually upgraded to a 30/39/50 FSA Vero, the RD swapped out for a low normal XT and a wider range 7-speed cassette put on the back. None of which changes anything in the snow, but has advantages when commuting or touring during warmer weather. Pedals are sixteen64 studded BMX pedals which work with just about anything - well anything except maybe dedicated cycling shoes.
Front and back 'fenders' are actually a single Topeak front fender that was cut up. Front section is still in front, but supplemented by a frame mounted Zefal unit. The rear section of the Topeak front is now bolted onto the rear of the rear rack. May look a little trashy but it keeps most of the slush off the rider, gives more clearance than full fenders in the winter, and handles with ease the kind of snow and slush conditions that keeps girlie bikes at home.
The original threaded fork was outfitted with a threadless adapter bonded to a carbon fiber lower extension so that a second stem could be installed below the main. The original handlebar was replaced with a cutdown Bontrager 6061-T6 flat-bar on a RaceFace stem. Ergon GC3's with taped over bar-ends provide both comfort and crash bar protection for hands and the LX 7-speed integrated controls. Important cause they don't make those any more and I don't want to downgrade this thing to more gears and less chain. Twenty-one speeds is plenty thank you very much!
The secondary mounting bar accepts lights and / or a handlebar bag, and lowers the COG of the bag when used. And it keeps everything off the main bar except for a wired Cateye computer.
The slight downwards tilt to the seat may depart from accepted norms, but facilitates pedaling while wearing ski pants. I just can't get spandex to work for me in the winter and never understood girls wearing mini-skirts at bus stops in below freezing temperatures. Some things are just dumb. My wife is much smarter - she simply refuses to take the bus.
Little things make a difference. A strip of black electrical tape lengthwise along the chain stay makes for cheap, effective paint protection.
Reflective tape on the frame, forks and rear-stays supplement double wheel reflectors since the Nokians weren't available with a reflective sidewall. In an aging population I try my best to augment old-peoples failing night vision. Its a survival thing - anything that ups my chances of not being hit by 2,000lbs of moving metal piloted by someone who probably shouldn't be driving sounds like a good idea to me.
A pair of Vision X LED's, fork mounted using Manfrotto camera clamps, and powered by a twin battery pack in a Cage Rocket, provide up to 9 hours of 1,500 lumen output. Sorry. No feeble, battery saving 'Low' setting and definitely no trendy 'Flashing' mode. Functionally these are wide beam driving lights complete with a cutoff, and their only job is to generate a great 'I can see everything in front of me' light anywhere - on or off-road.
A pair of Blackburn Voyager 2's mounted on the secondary bar normally provide daytime visibility in flashing mode and more than adequate night-time lighting on bike paths and anywhere there are streetlights. Contrary to the opinions of some people, these are seriously under-rated. The specs say 30 lumens. The stop signs two blocks away say thats a typo.
There's a Knog Skink on the seat-post but it gets blocked when there's a bag on the rack so I like to clip something to the bag, keep a couple Blackburns on the seat stays and occasionally run with a Mars on the back of my helmet as well. It's a survival thing. A friend got hit from behind in broad daylight a few weeks ago. I think peoples' IQs drop when they get behind the wheel ...
The rear winter rack is an Axiom and normally holds no more than a top bag. Winter's pretty messy and I use a backpack rather than panniers. The Giant's a real trooper but the panniers resent being covered in slush and would much rather be as far away from salt as possible. So they hibernate for the winter.
Summer morph includes full- length fenders, OMM racks, Mavic wheel-set, new brake pads, a Profile Design Aqua Rack, oversize Schwalbe Marathon tires and for touring, Arkel / Voyager touring bags - which completely changes the Giant's ride and appearance. The bike just got back from a bike-spa session so thought I's shoot and post a few pics before swapping out equipment. I may post summer pics later in the season.
A FredCycle or FrakenBike - call it what you want - in the winter when things get tough it's usually the only bike on the street so despite its age, its got absolutely nothing to prove. Last year when temperatures hit a record minus 30 - we went out for a 20 km jaunt - just because it was minus 30. And during the summer, those big 2 inch Schwalbes will let it go just about anywhere my MTB will go.
I have several other machines that are more 'high tech', more 'exotic', more expensive, more recent - but this one seems to get the most use. So regardless of how it looks, its actually a pretty nice ride.
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