Let's see some of your geared bikes 2015
10-20-15, 10:50 AM
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i concur with this, but im not sure which would be best, elite SS? king iris cage? i feel like it has to be metal but thats pretty limiting
@Muffin Man - looks really great with the new crank, and pics are fine, much better than a lot of the ones in the HrN threads
@Muffin Man - looks really great with the new crank, and pics are fine, much better than a lot of the ones in the HrN threads
10-20-15, 10:54 AM
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i concur with this, but im not sure which would be best, elite SS? king iris cage? i feel like it has to be metal but thats pretty limiting
@Muffin Man - looks really great with the new crank, and pics are fine, much better than a lot of the ones in the HrN threads
@Muffin Man - looks really great with the new crank, and pics are fine, much better than a lot of the ones in the HrN threads
10-20-15, 11:48 AM
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That Dean looks so much better than 99% of the off-the-shelf Fred-sleds you see out there. I love it.
10-20-15, 11:56 AM
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10-20-15, 01:29 PM
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10-20-15, 01:30 PM
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I actually sold my 4 arm cranks already, so I'm only out the $550 I spent on the pedals after gas money.
10-20-15, 03:37 PM
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Then I'll give you $551 for the pedals! You made a profit!
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10-20-15, 09:03 PM
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Doesn't make sense to me because in my mind "commuter" is equal to or close to "beater."
Then you go and post pics of a carbon frame with super nice carbon wheels on it and I'm just like **********?
Looks like it's a sweet ride, but I just think classifying it as a commuter is what's throwing me off.
Then you go and post pics of a carbon frame with super nice carbon wheels on it and I'm just like **********?
Looks like it's a sweet ride, but I just think classifying it as a commuter is what's throwing me off.
But, I get where you are coming from.
if it helps at all, it is my trip bike in the summer and on weekends.
10-22-15, 09:00 PM
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10-22-15, 09:43 PM
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Swear I spent a good minute or two staring at that Dean. Such a clean classy looking bike. Wish more road bikes today had level top tubes and the same minimalist approach to stickers/graphics...that Dean stands out because it's so elegant/simple.
10-22-15, 11:17 PM
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Thanks!
Yeah I really dig it too. The only thing I would change is a 1 1/8 head tube so I don't have to use an adapter, and can use a much lighter fork.
Yeah I really dig it too. The only thing I would change is a 1 1/8 head tube so I don't have to use an adapter, and can use a much lighter fork.
10-23-15, 08:34 AM
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I would not lose sleep over this. Your bike is so ace right now. Those pink hubs make the bike and the new Chorus cranks look fantastic.
10-23-15, 09:00 AM
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Oh not at all, the head tube is basically the only thing holding it back from being my perfect bike. I absolutely love this thing as is though.
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10-26-15, 10:53 AM
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650b'd and rando-ized my Ti road bike last week, and took it on all the dirt this weekend. Bottom bracket height dropped more than I hoped and had a few buttclinching pedal strikes, but other than that was awesome. Running 172.5 cranks, hoping that switching to 165's will mostly fix that problem.
10-26-15, 11:39 AM
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Haha yeah, I call it my fred bike actually. And I have 165's on my fixed gear and MTB and prefer them after trying 170's, so I don't see why it'd be any different on a mixed terrain roadish bike. I'm pretty short, and they are more comfortable to me.
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10-26-15, 09:47 PM
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650b'd and rando-ized my Ti road bike last week, and took it on all the dirt this weekend. Bottom bracket height dropped more than I hoped and had a few buttclinching pedal strikes, but other than that was awesome. Running 172.5 cranks, hoping that switching to 165's will mostly fix that problem.
10-27-15, 12:06 PM
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Thanks! It's 25mm... almost too much for me, came with the bike (got a sweet deal off CL on it mostly complete). It does look pretty cool though, and works -- been trying to trade it for a similar zero setback post whenever I see them pop up, but haven't had any biters yet. Will probably just keep it like this. Still trying to figure out tires, the first two 38mm tires I tried rubbed in the rear, but I can fit a 42mm up front no problem.
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10-27-15, 01:22 PM
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Thanks! It's 25mm... almost too much for me, came with the bike (got a sweet deal off CL on it mostly complete). It does look pretty cool though, and works -- been trying to trade it for a similar zero setback post whenever I see them pop up, but haven't had any biters yet. Will probably just keep it like this.
10-27-15, 02:36 PM
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Yeah, with zero setback I'd be in the same position but reversed too, slammed almost all the way back on it. I kinda prefer how it looks this way. Would love to find a 10-15mm setback Ti post, not sure if it even exists.