race rig porn - show me your bike!
07-01-10, 11:12 AM
#2453
Cat 666
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i could never run even close to this much slack without throwing a chain. i pretty much have it set as tight as i can get it at the tight point without the crank slowing up. it may have to do with the bumpy track here or my sloppy jump technique. but i've thrown a chain doing downhill leg speed drills and in a race with much less slack then that.
07-01-10, 01:54 PM
#2454
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i could never run even close to this much slack without throwing a chain. i pretty much have it set as tight as i can get it at the tight point without the crank slowing up. it may have to do with the bumpy track here or my sloppy jump technique. but i've thrown a chain doing downhill leg speed drills and in a race with much less slack then that.
07-01-10, 08:39 PM
#2455
grilled cheesus
nice. did you buy just the frame or the complete bike and sell off the parts you didnt need? i am considering the same frame for a race bike. later.
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07-02-10, 07:00 AM
#2458
Carpe Diem
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the cannondale cyclocross bike is the CX9--basically a CX version of the CAAD9
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07-02-10, 08:10 AM
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sittin' in
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I buy the cheapest complete bike and ebay the drivetrain and wheels. It is amazing what some folks will pay for a 9 speed Tiagra group/ take off parts. I am doing the same thing with a CX8 cross bike I just bought right now.
07-02-10, 11:48 AM
#2460
grilled cheesus
^^^^ i plan to do the same. thanks.
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07-02-10, 12:23 PM
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i did the same, bought used caad9 w/sora/tiagra for $600. sold the components for $300. ended up with a caad9 frameset with mavix cxp22's (that i love) for $300. after all was said and done i got a custom bike, everything i wanted on it, for ~$1,000.
07-02-10, 12:52 PM
#2462
VeloSIRraptor
I ended up with a team soloist and a raleigh team frameset when my bikes broke a week ago, and that only because my shop is awesome and I needed to get back on the road as quickly as possible...
If it weren't for how awesome my shop is, and how fast they got me going again, I absolutely had my mind set on a caad9/10.
Also, the new black-on-black caad10 is OMFG hot.
If it weren't for how awesome my shop is, and how fast they got me going again, I absolutely had my mind set on a caad9/10.
Also, the new black-on-black caad10 is OMFG hot.
07-06-10, 02:12 PM
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-SRAM Force fd,rd,brifters,cranks,bb
-Shimano ultegra 14-25 cassette(junior)
-Dura-ace chainrings
-Tioga Spyder saddle
I built those wheels with the help from a mechanic at the LBS(they love me there). And i'm getting a new seatpost, handlebars, and stem.
Can anyone tell me the type of calipers i have?
07-06-10, 02:20 PM
#2464
VeloSIRraptor
07-06-10, 02:37 PM
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Thanks! I love this thing so much. Plus i got the whole bike, with the bontrager race lites i had before i crashed for 500 bucks. By the way it comes in at 16.4 pounds as it is in the picture.
07-06-10, 02:45 PM
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Bike + Engine
Bike: Cannondale Six Carbon w/ Force and Ksyrium Elites
Engine: Lanky, awkward looking, 25yo
Bike: Cannondale Six Carbon w/ Force and Ksyrium Elites
Engine: Lanky, awkward looking, 25yo
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Road: 2001 Bianchi XL Boron
Cross: 2009 Surly Cross Check
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SS/Rigid Mtb: 2008 Soma Juice 29er
Road: 2001 Bianchi XL Boron
Cross: 2009 Surly Cross Check
XC Mtb: 2007 Bianchi Sok 29er
SS/Rigid Mtb: 2008 Soma Juice 29er
07-08-10, 03:36 PM
#2471
Flying Under the Radar
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I would too. It is beautiful and had gotta ride like a dream. If your son was Emmit Smith you'd be boasting about him all day everywhere also. Lets just hope the bike sees as many miles as it does websites/posts.
07-08-10, 11:25 PM
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Not actually Tmonk
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07-09-10, 08:50 AM
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My god loose that bartape, go with white.
