What road bike do you have?
08-10-07, 09:38 AM
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Thanks, steaktaco. You might be right. I bought it at a local, very small, shop. I think the owner has all the bikes set up like he likes to ride.
What is the appropriate setup? It seems, from all the pics on here, that the (invisible) line from the top of bar to the hoods should be almost perfectly parallel to the ground. Is that right?
What is the appropriate setup? It seems, from all the pics on here, that the (invisible) line from the top of bar to the hoods should be almost perfectly parallel to the ground. Is that right?
08-10-07, 09:47 AM
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i just got a new road bike after primarily riding track bikes for the past couple years.not as fancy as alot of these ultra-light, hi-tech bikes, but i'm a sucker for lugged steel.
this thing is built like a tank, cause the dude i got it from easily had over a hundred pounds on me.
Gios Torino. Columbus SLX tubing. not sure what year. repainted. Roger DeVlaeminck decals
Dura Ace: derailleurs, cranks, Calipers and post.
600: Levers, front hub.
Cinelli Criterium bars.
just have that ugly stem on there until i can fix my Cinelli 1R stem.
hey nice bike man. but um why do your rims say poopie?
08-11-07, 04:41 AM
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here's my current workhorse. A Colnago Dream Lux. Turn the cranks and it happens at the back wheel - very little BB movement - very stiff.
08-11-07, 12:43 PM
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08-11-07, 06:07 PM
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Ok, I've been hanging around, and finally took some pics today to post up.
I got her right at the end of July, and it has been such an awesome change of pace!
SOLOIST CARBON 51
RECORD UT BOTTOM BRACKET CUP SET
CHORUS ULTRA NARROW CHAIN
CHORUS UT CARBON CRANKSET
CHORUS QS FRONT DERAILLEUR
CINELLI GEL CORK HANDLE BAR TAPE
OVAL CONCEPTS R700 ALLOY DROP BAR
CHORUS QS ERGOPOWER LEVERS
ZERO TITANIUM ROAD PEDALS
CHORUS-10 DOUBLE REAR DERAILLEUR
OVAL CONCEPTS R700
ARUNDEL SIDELOADER CARBON FIBER BOTTLE
KSYRIUM EQUIPE (training wheels for now)
GRAND PRIX 4000 CLINCHER
TUNE ALLOY SKEWERS (the mavic ones didn't work in my trainer)
JP
I got her right at the end of July, and it has been such an awesome change of pace!
SOLOIST CARBON 51
RECORD UT BOTTOM BRACKET CUP SET
CHORUS ULTRA NARROW CHAIN
CHORUS UT CARBON CRANKSET
CHORUS QS FRONT DERAILLEUR
CINELLI GEL CORK HANDLE BAR TAPE
OVAL CONCEPTS R700 ALLOY DROP BAR
CHORUS QS ERGOPOWER LEVERS
ZERO TITANIUM ROAD PEDALS
CHORUS-10 DOUBLE REAR DERAILLEUR
OVAL CONCEPTS R700
ARUNDEL SIDELOADER CARBON FIBER BOTTLE
KSYRIUM EQUIPE (training wheels for now)
GRAND PRIX 4000 CLINCHER
TUNE ALLOY SKEWERS (the mavic ones didn't work in my trainer)
JP
08-11-07, 07:18 PM
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My new Torelli Corsa Strada. Thing is a dream to ride.
08-12-07, 04:36 AM
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08-12-07, 08:35 AM
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Thanks. Yep, '07 Veloce, Ultegra pedals (the Campy pedals were too expensive), Forge Ahead 3T stem, Miche Supertype seatpost, Imron paint. The Khamsins have been great so far. I just got the bike and I only have a few miles on it, so I don't know about them going out of true but will let you know. I wanted regular 36 spoke wheels, but these were more affordable.
08-12-07, 08:50 AM
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Good choice with the Veloce. The shifting will feel clunky at first, as with my Centaur, but after a while its going to break in and then it'll feel like butter.
I always felt that a classic steel frame should be paired up with 36 spoke wheels, but then I saw your ride's setup and overall it wasn't that bad at all with low spoke count wheels. In fact the color scheme came together very nicely indeed, with the red frame and the black components in a nice combination.
I suppose you could ride the crap out of the Khamsins first, while you can save up some green to splash out on a nice set of custom 36 spoke wheels.
I always felt that a classic steel frame should be paired up with 36 spoke wheels, but then I saw your ride's setup and overall it wasn't that bad at all with low spoke count wheels. In fact the color scheme came together very nicely indeed, with the red frame and the black components in a nice combination.
I suppose you could ride the crap out of the Khamsins first, while you can save up some green to splash out on a nice set of custom 36 spoke wheels.
08-12-07, 09:08 AM
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Good choice with the Veloce. The shifting will feel clunky at first, as with my Centaur, but after a while its going to break in and then it'll feel like butter.
I always felt that a classic steel frame should be paired up with 36 spoke wheels, but then I saw your ride's setup and overall it wasn't that bad at all with low spoke count wheels. In fact the color scheme came together very nicely indeed, with the red frame and the black components in a nice combination.
I suppose you could ride the crap out of the Khamsins first, while you can save up some green to splash out on a nice set of custom 36 spoke wheels.
I always felt that a classic steel frame should be paired up with 36 spoke wheels, but then I saw your ride's setup and overall it wasn't that bad at all with low spoke count wheels. In fact the color scheme came together very nicely indeed, with the red frame and the black components in a nice combination.
I suppose you could ride the crap out of the Khamsins first, while you can save up some green to splash out on a nice set of custom 36 spoke wheels.
08-12-07, 09:36 AM
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i just got a new road bike after primarily riding track bikes for the past couple years.
not as fancy as alot of these ultra-light, hi-tech bikes, but i'm a sucker for lugged steel.
this thing is built like a tank, cause the dude i got it from easily had over a hundred pounds on me.
Gios Torino. Columbus SLX tubing. not sure what year. repainted. Roger DeVlaeminck decals
Dura Ace: derailleurs, cranks, Calipers and post.
600: Levers, front hub.
Cinelli Criterium bars.
just have that ugly stem on there until i can fix my Cinelli 1R stem.
not as fancy as alot of these ultra-light, hi-tech bikes, but i'm a sucker for lugged steel.
this thing is built like a tank, cause the dude i got it from easily had over a hundred pounds on me.
Gios Torino. Columbus SLX tubing. not sure what year. repainted. Roger DeVlaeminck decals
Dura Ace: derailleurs, cranks, Calipers and post.
600: Levers, front hub.
Cinelli Criterium bars.
just have that ugly stem on there until i can fix my Cinelli 1R stem.
08-12-07, 05:18 PM
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What is this demonry?!
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my god, that thing will blind someone! It took me a second to readjust after scrolling to it..that thing on the road might teach some of those rednecks to keep their eyes on the road and not the cyclist they are staring at and probably yelling at.
08-12-07, 07:07 PM
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My bike is a mid 90's Simoncini. I found the frame used in a LBS and put a Campy veloce triple on it in '96. I added the Mavic wheels last year when my rear wheel could no longer be trued. An oldy but a goodie - columbus XLS tubeset. Been thinking though about a new Pinarello F4:13 though, I skipped the Titanium bug but these coke bottle bikes are soo light.
By the way - Italian bikes should be red and it is my experience that red bikes are at least 1mph faster...
08-12-07, 10:56 PM
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That's not a dork disk, that's a mini aero disk. That's why it goes 1mph faster. Color has nothing to do with it.
Besides, it looks cool like that. Now if it was clear.... that would be a different story!
Besides, it looks cool like that. Now if it was clear.... that would be a different story!
08-13-07, 06:21 PM
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Dork disk - never heard that before. Sure glad I took the pink streamers off the bars before I snapped the pic - couldn't imagine what I would have heard then...
08-13-07, 09:28 PM
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What the hell is a coke bottle bike?
08-13-07, 09:32 PM
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