Modern Steel Road Bike Appreciation Thread
02-04-16, 01:52 PM
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Bring back the '80s - Sloping top tubes FTW
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02-04-16, 02:01 PM
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Well I do prefer a bar that is on the corner. Middle of the block bars aren't nearly as good. And I like it best when the door is across the corner of the building facing the street corner diagonally. Getting thrown out of one of those, you have a little more space to land so you don't end up in the street.
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02-04-16, 06:42 PM
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My favorite bars (both of them) happen to be on corners with the entrance at the corner 45° to the streets of the intersection, but if I found a bar I liked in the middle of the block that would be OK too.
02-04-16, 08:11 PM
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You are very fair minded. Kudos.
02-05-16, 05:07 AM
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This is the Road forum, and those aren't road bikes. 
But for what it's worth, you don't have to go back to the '80s; for example, Ciocc still make the Enemy.
I suppose the quill stem (among other things) disqualifies it as modern as well, but at least it's not some creaky old vintage thing....
But for what it's worth, you don't have to go back to the '80s; for example, Ciocc still make the Enemy.
I suppose the quill stem (among other things) disqualifies it as modern as well, but at least it's not some creaky old vintage thing....
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02-06-16, 04:39 PM
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Just picked this up. Winter/bad weather bike. 2016 Jamis Renegade Expat. Reynolds 520. It's my first steel bike, and it feels closer to a carbon frame than aluminum. I was set on getting a Fuji Tread 1.0LE, but I wanted to support the local bike shop(cause they;re awesome) and ended up with this steel bike. It costs a bit more and has a lower tier gruppo than the Fuji, but I'm impressed with how it rides and shifts. The only apparent difference between 4700 and 6800 that I have on another bike is that the 6800's rear derailleur shifts feel exactly the same no matter which cog I'm shifting to/from. The Tiagra gear changes feel different depending on which cog I'm on. I was expecting a bit more power from the TRP Spyre brake. It takes MUCH more clamping force on the levers when comparing to 6800 caliper brakes. Maybe I'll swap them out for HyRd's next year. But as far as the steel frame goes, it awesome.
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02-07-16, 07:46 AM
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02-07-16, 12:10 PM
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Sweet Cinelli XCR. Talk to me about those Miche wheels.
02-07-16, 12:15 PM
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Just picked this up. Winter/bad weather bike. 2016 Jamis Renegade Expat. Reynolds 520. It's my first steel bike, and it feels closer to a carbon frame than aluminum. I was set on getting a Fuji Tread 1.0LE, but I wanted to support the local bike shop(cause they;re awesome) and ended up with this steel bike. It costs a bit more and has a lower tier gruppo than the Fuji, but I'm impressed with how it rides and shifts. The only apparent difference between 4700 and 6800 that I have on another bike is that the 6800's rear derailleur shifts feel exactly the same no matter which cog I'm shifting to/from. The Tiagra gear changes feel different depending on which cog I'm on. I was expecting a bit more power from the TRP Spyre brake. It takes MUCH more clamping force on the levers when comparing to 6800 caliper brakes. Maybe I'll swap them out for HyRd's next year. But as far as the steel frame goes, it awesome.
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Thanks.
Upgraded to the Miches at the start of 2012. I got them in an off-season sale so they were significantly less than the Enves I was also considering. I do about 3K a year on that bike so let's say 8-10K total since I bought them. Still true and iirc, the tension needed very little adjusting when I got them. I haven't serviced the hubs but since I rarely ride them wet (sometimes I get caught out), there isn't much of a reason, yet. Obviously the higher profile is susceptible to a cross wind. If you want specs, they are online.
Upgraded to the Miches at the start of 2012. I got them in an off-season sale so they were significantly less than the Enves I was also considering. I do about 3K a year on that bike so let's say 8-10K total since I bought them. Still true and iirc, the tension needed very little adjusting when I got them. I haven't serviced the hubs but since I rarely ride them wet (sometimes I get caught out), there isn't much of a reason, yet. Obviously the higher profile is susceptible to a cross wind. If you want specs, they are online.
02-07-16, 02:54 PM
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That is such a nice looking bike. I wish more CF forks had a nice subtle curve like that. I hate those bike chunky things they do most often. And that headbadge? The headbadge is awesome. I mean don't get me wrong, I prefer level top tubes and lugs, but for a modern steel frame, that's the bee's knees. And then some.
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02-07-16, 03:26 PM
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I'm not going to lie, I may have fallen in love with a Cinelli SuperCorsa that I saw a couple of weeks ago. It had H&Son wheels. The most graceful thing about it was the delicate fork, however. So I'm not sure my confession really fits in this "Modern" steel thread (although that bike was mid 90's, and it still available new).
02-07-16, 03:51 PM
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The Genesis Volare Team used by Roger Hammond’s Madison-Genesis squad has been updated for 2015
https://roadcyclinguk.com/gear/genes...s2dFFKuL7a3.97
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02-07-16, 04:12 PM
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I'd consider this.
https://baumcycles.com/road-ristretto-steel/
https://baumcycles.com/road-ristretto-steel/
02-07-16, 06:05 PM
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I'd consider this.
https://baumcycles.com/road-ristretto-steel/
https://baumcycles.com/road-ristretto-steel/
02-07-16, 06:40 PM
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02-07-16, 07:53 PM
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Even cheap modern steel can look pretty sweet. I was happy to find this on the NJ Craigslist. Even with the triple. (This is my NBD photo before adjusting anything.)
Tell that Cinelli and the Genesis to stop trying to look like my Jamis!
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There's a builder near me that (I think) makes some gorgeous frames. Here's a CX with couplers -
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02-08-16, 09:19 AM
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I was at the bookstore this weekend and just flipping through magazines waiting on the GF to finish shopping and ran across an article on Reynolds steel. It was an interesting read. I got cut short when she returned and was ready to check out. I should have bought the magazine so I could have finished the article.
There was talk about a resurgence in steel and how that even though steel continues to improve with time, many still buy and use the old tubesets. They were talking up the newer 9-series stuff, especially the 921. And there was a passing reference to 958 which I had never heard of before. I wondered if it was a typo. Anyway, it seemed like an interesting article.
There were articles on steel bikes in two different cycling magazines I picked up. I guess it is not as dead as some would have us believe.
There was talk about a resurgence in steel and how that even though steel continues to improve with time, many still buy and use the old tubesets. They were talking up the newer 9-series stuff, especially the 921. And there was a passing reference to 958 which I had never heard of before. I wondered if it was a typo. Anyway, it seemed like an interesting article.
There were articles on steel bikes in two different cycling magazines I picked up. I guess it is not as dead as some would have us believe.