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Forum: Commuting
01-11-05, 12:45 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 21,184
Posted By rowsdower

I have a SRAM Spectro S7 on order for my commuter...

I have a SRAM Spectro S7 on order for my commuter bike, having given up on waiting for anything from Shimano. (And not having the money, guts to leave a Rohloff-equipped bike locked up on the...
Forum: Commuting
01-10-05, 10:49 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

====UPDATE==== I called Shimano North...

====UPDATE====

I called Shimano North America today. None of the 8-speed hubs will be available for direct sale to stores and thus consumers until Q1 2006. This is the same story that many bike...
Forum: Commuting
10-08-04, 12:03 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

Yeah. I may go this route, or do something...

Yeah. I may go this route, or do something similar. I have a 3-speed bike that is my current beater. It's a dept. store POS, and I end up mashing my way up most big hills, which is never good. It...
Forum: Commuting
10-06-04, 12:30 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

Yeah. Me too. Except, this is NYC, where...

Yeah. Me too. Except, this is NYC, where thieves go around with bolt cutters in plain daylight and steal bikes in front of large crowds. None of the places to which I commute have indoor storage....
Forum: Commuting
10-05-04, 04:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

Very helpful indeed. Thanks! That was...

Very helpful indeed. Thanks!

That was actually my idea. To have the roller brake in the rear and eventually change my fork and have a disc brake in the front. Until then I would keep my...
Forum: Commuting
10-05-04, 01:43 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

I know of at least one bike available in the US...

I know of at least one bike available in the US (for the 2005 model year) with the "premium" version, and that is the Cannodale Fifty-Fifty, one of their "street" bikes. It looks like a nice...
Forum: Commuting
10-05-04, 12:38 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

Yeah. I enlarged that image and found that it...

Yeah. I enlarged that image and found that it says 8R25 on it, which is the "premium" model, but who knows if that image is of the product bikeman is selling, or just being used as a generic "Nexus...
Forum: Commuting
10-04-04, 03:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 3,562
Posted By rowsdower

nexus 8 status?

Anyone know what's happening with the availability of the Shimano Nexus 8 speed hubs, particularly in the US? Last I read, it was expected for this fall, but I'm curious to know if anyone else has...
Forum: Touring
09-30-04, 10:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,619
Posted By rowsdower

Heh. Yeah. I guess I've never been very...

Heh. Yeah. I guess I've never been very realistic about anything. The quote I had from the Chinese builder was around $550 for a frame of my specifications, (with an EBB!) but I was concerned...
Forum: Touring
09-30-04, 08:41 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,619
Posted By rowsdower

I think you may have misread my comment. I never...

I think you may have misread my comment. I never questioned the quality of the Carpe Diem, but was questioning the quality of a Chinese builder to whom I was talking directly. While Airborne has...
Forum: Touring
09-29-04, 01:49 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,619
Posted By rowsdower

MichaelW: Yeah.. I had looked at the...

MichaelW:

Yeah.. I had looked at the Airborne Carpe Diem and the On-One Ti cyclocross. Was hoping to find something less expensive, perhaps on the used market. I also spoke with a chinese...
Forum: Touring
09-29-04, 11:11 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,619
Posted By rowsdower

inexpensive titanium touring frame for commuting?

Almost all of my commuting around NYC involves a bicycle. I've been suffering for quite some time on a heavy, low-end dept. store 3-speed that must be at least 30 years old.

Now I am looking to...
Forum: Commuting
09-21-04, 12:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,687
Posted By rowsdower

drum brakes for commuting/urban riding?

I am in the process of spec'ing out the ultimate commuter bike and one of my goals is all-weather, low-maintainance braking. Since my bike will be using an internal gear hub, the thought occured to...
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