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What road bike do you have?

Old 02-08-11, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Teevoe
Update since 6 months ago: 1988 Trek 1000
New Paint
2010 Bontrager Race Wheels
New Bar Tape
New Saddle
Polished 105 Cranks
New Chain.

wonderful bicycle.
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Old 02-09-11, 11:17 AM
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my "current" roadie. 'late 90's (not sure what year) U.S. build Raleigh Aluminum R500 with full Ultegra (except the crank) Brooks B17 and Origin8 Track Attack wheels

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The love of my life

Trek 2.1 2008

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Originally Posted by kanedact
Ebay. I have them myself. Bottles sit tight in em
Those are different but also look nice. They don't have the extension coming out the top as the ones pictured do.
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Old 02-09-11, 08:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Teevoe
Update since 6 months ago: 1988 Trek 1000
New Paint
2010 Bontrager Race Wheels
New Bar Tape
New Saddle
Polished 105 Cranks
New Chain.

Wow, this is beautiful... did you paint it or did you have it painted somewhere? (...apologies if you've posted that information already)
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Old 02-09-11, 08:24 PM
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I just wanted to post an updated pic of my bike.

New stem & bars (3T ARX team & Ergonova Team)


New to me Zipp 303s (2007ish, obtained via barter)


Standard BF garage pic


Enjoy!
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Old 02-09-11, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Scottluebke2004
2006 Trek 1500 frame and fork. The rest is from a 2008 Motobecane Le Champion I bought from BD, stripped, put the parts and Neuvations on the Trek frame/fork and sold the Moto frame with stock 1500 parts for some dough, also sold the Ritchey Le Champ wheels. Been wanting to put a pic of my bike up for a while. I'm a 2-3 times per week kinda rider, 25-45 miles per ride. Have been real happy with this bike. Anyway, specs:

Frame/fork: 2006 Trek 1500 58cm
Group: Ultegra 10 speed
Cranks: FSA carbon something
Wheels: Neuvation M28 Aeros
Tires: Conti 4000s
Saddle: Felt Carbon (no carbon involved, just by name)
Components: Ritchey WCS
Pedals: Shimano low-end SPD-R
I could be wrong here, I'm not an expert.... but I am almost positive your chain is a bit long. I'm surprised you don't have shifting problems...

That being said, I love this bike... I also bought a BD bike, swapped all the parts off with my Bianchi and then unloaded the BD bike with older components.
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Old 02-09-11, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by kimberlein
Wow, this is beautiful... did you paint it or did you have it painted somewhere? (...apologies if you've posted that information already)
Thanks, I painted it myself with Rustoleum Silver Hammered Paint. It's holding up pretty well too.
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Old 02-09-11, 10:12 PM
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It just arrived today. 2010 Specialized Allez Sport built up with Tiagra/Ultegra.


2010 Specialized Allez by Mr. Embrey, on Flickr


2010 Specialized Allez by Mr. Embrey, on Flickr


2010 Specialized Allez by Mr. Embrey, on Flickr


2010 Specialized Allez by Mr. Embrey, on Flickr
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Old 02-09-11, 11:46 PM
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2011 Scott Addict R1. 13.9 lbs as shown. Have had it for a few weeks. Very happy so far.

And here it is with training wheels:



Yup, the downtube says SLUTT.
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old bike, new frameset. Ridley Pegasus
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Old 02-10-11, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by dawnron1
She's a beauty Herzeleid! The geometry looks similar to my Roubaix(longer wheelbase, taller headtube), which is why I chose it also. I never dreamed that 'comfortable' and 'road bike' could be used in the same sentence

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Thank you
The comfort is alright for long distance riding, I did a complete brevet series (200, 300, 400, 600, 1000 km) on it last year. Manouvering is a bit sluggish, I've had more agile bikes.
How is the stiffness on the Roubaix frame? I've been thinking of buying a new bike and it looks absolutely stunning.
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Schwinn Fastback
105 Brifters, derailleurs
Sram rival crankset


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Old 02-10-11, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by milliron


So I recognize Santa Barbara in the background, but I can't figure out exactly where you took that picture from, a little help?

Nice looking ride too, I like the matte look a lot.
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Old 02-11-11, 07:20 PM
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1994 Trek OCLV carbon...just put the Forte Titans on today, 149.99 @ performance!...Big improvement in bearings over old stock Ultegra hubs and much lighter than the stock front matrix sonic 32 hole and rear velocity deep v 32 hole which came when i bought it. Commuter/trainer/daily ride

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Old 02-11-11, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by pbd
So I recognize Santa Barbara in the background, but I can't figure out exactly where you took that picture from, a little help?

Nice looking ride too, I like the matte look a lot.
Thanks. This is at the top of Gibraltar Rd.
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Farkin' beautiful.

Do you like to roll down cielo a little bit and descend San Marcos or go straight back down? Gibraltar is a little bit sketchy at the top...
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My New Argon 18 Krypton

Weighs in at 17.5 lbs.

















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Old 02-12-11, 11:01 AM
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Stop the burning!
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That Argon Krypton has quite a bit going on. How does it ride?
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As I rode it today, pardon the iPhone picture. Trying to get the stem height figured out and riding on the trainer and short outdoor rides doesn't really facilitate that.
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I have to trim the steerer a bit.
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Old 02-12-11, 07:52 PM
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Down periscope here finally.



Might not be the lightest bike here but I sure can haul on it. Upgrading my engine before I upgrade my wheels.

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Old 02-12-11, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by luckasaaron
As I rode it today, pardon the iPhone picture. Trying to get the stem height figured out and riding on the trainer and short outdoor rides doesn't really facilitate that.
Looking good, I like the red tape on bbq.

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Originally Posted by TMonk
Farkin' beautiful.

Do you like to roll down cielo a little bit and descend San Marcos or go straight back down? Gibraltar is a little bit sketchy at the top...
Yeah, was for sure a bit rough at the top. I went across then down through Painted Cave.
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