What has been *your* 'bike of the summer' for 2018?
09-20-18, 02:21 AM
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I would have to say that my bike of the summer has been my Davidson Impulse. I had picked it up on a rainy night in February, ecstatic to finally have a Davidson (a custom/hand made bike shop bearing the owner's name). It had been ridden, but still presented very well. Built it up immediately with 2x10 down tube Dura-Ace. I liked it well enough but something just wasn't truly connecting. The parts went to another bike and the Impulse sat. The owner, upon parting, said that he hoped to see me around on the bike over the summer. I built the bike with Campagnolo Chorus/Record--a 13-29T 10s cassette out back, and a 34-50T compact FSA double in front. Slated it for sale, but couldn't get rid of a flippin' Davidson so easily and so shortly, could I? Were we really not connecting?
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
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09-20-18, 03:02 AM
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09-23-18, 08:06 PM
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My Rivendell inspired Rockhopper makeover. The North Road bars have a lot of comfortable positions as you learn to use them. The 1.5” road tires are good rolling and smooth riding. Keep wanting something else, then after a ride, remember what a good bike this is for my current riding style....
09-24-18, 12:18 PM
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My Marin Lombard. Being a cheap aluminum frame disc road frame I bought from used Recycled and built up as a parts holder until I buy my All City frame, it doesn't get the credit it deserves. I've set a bunch of PRs on it despite it being setup in commuter mode. I don't think I even have a pic of it. It's truly the red headed step child of my fleet.
09-24-18, 01:27 PM
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Last summer was the time to ask me this. It was all about my old Peter Mooney which had just been converted to a triple chainline fully gravel worthy fix gear to do the Cycle Oregon which then got canceled.
This year there hasn't been a singular focus. My good bike, 2008 steel forked titanium 9-speed DT so sorta classic, sorta not, is going to get ridden for CO but I have maybe 500 miles on it. (I didn't even decide until less than a month ago that I was taking that bike. I was keeping open the possibility that I would ride either of my two good fix gears,) The Peter Mooney has the most miles this year by quite a lot but my ti fix gear has also been ridden a bunch. Every Saturday morning, it is my Raleigh Competition gong to the Farmers market.
Ben
This year there hasn't been a singular focus. My good bike, 2008 steel forked titanium 9-speed DT so sorta classic, sorta not, is going to get ridden for CO but I have maybe 500 miles on it. (I didn't even decide until less than a month ago that I was taking that bike. I was keeping open the possibility that I would ride either of my two good fix gears,) The Peter Mooney has the most miles this year by quite a lot but my ti fix gear has also been ridden a bunch. Every Saturday morning, it is my Raleigh Competition gong to the Farmers market.
Ben
That bike is the master of real roads, chip seal, potholes, all day climbs, crazy descents, long days. And fits like it is part of me.
That said, I rode yesterday 70 miles on my good fix gear.. Oregon flat out to a reservoir at the base of the coast range, around and back. Great ride, though I misjudged my abilities when I spontaneously decided to take the shortcut over the hill coming home and bogged down in my 42-16 gear. Sorry motorists and thank you for your patience. (The road is called Blooming-Fernhill Road. Bloomin' as in the English near-expletive. 1/2 mile and steep with a sharp turn at the bottom so you come in with no speed at all. On a fix gear,l it is out-of-the-saddle muscle every inch. But, man, do I love that bike! If derailleurs were never discovered and the world stayed fix gear, it would have been at the top of the pile one of the finest 1980s race bikes! Get reminded every time I get on it. Just put race sew-ups on and go.
Lost in the shuffle (for now) is my Peter Mooney, despite it having the most miles this years. Just too many other good rides! (Yesterday I could have ridden either it ormy ti fix gear. The ti bike won because it had a better gear ratio on it.)
Ben
09-24-18, 05:33 PM
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1966 Paramount. I rode the heck out of this bike this summer.
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It's a pretty easy 64 gear inches. 48 in front and 20 in back - I'm able to do all but the steepest climb with that combo, and wind up spinning a million RPMs on the downside. On this year's BikeMo, it was great for every inch of the metric century except for about a hundred yards at the very, very end of the ride. I walked that section.
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Thanks! This one goes anywhere and fits like a dirty old glove. I love it.
It's a '71 Raleigh International modified by the one and only @gugie.
It's a '71 Raleigh International modified by the one and only @gugie.
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09-28-18, 07:42 PM
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I would have to say that my bike of the summer has been my Davidson Impulse. I had picked it up on a rainy night in February, ecstatic to finally have a Davidson (a custom/hand made bike shop bearing the owner's name). It had been ridden, but still presented very well. Built it up immediately with 2x10 down tube Dura-Ace. I liked it well enough but something just wasn't truly connecting. The parts went to another bike and the Impulse sat. The owner, upon parting, said that he hoped to see me around on the bike over the summer. I built the bike with Campagnolo Chorus/Record--a 13-29T 10s cassette out back, and a 34-50T compact FSA double in front. Slated it for sale, but couldn't get rid of a flippin' Davidson so easily and so shortly, could I? Were we really not connecting?
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
this post gives me hope.
I’ve got an ‘86 Trek 560, sporting some old 23mm racing tires that I haven’t been able to pair with. I’ve put it up for sale then take it down...
its in pretty nice shape, I love the fast back stays, the rear derailleur cable through the chain stay... it’s so damn slick! I’ll try some new shoes on it and see how she goes.
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I would have to say that my bike of the summer has been my Davidson Impulse. I had picked it up on a rainy night in February, ecstatic to finally have a Davidson (a custom/hand made bike shop bearing the owner's name). It had been ridden, but still presented very well. Built it up immediately with 2x10 down tube Dura-Ace. I liked it well enough but something just wasn't truly connecting. The parts went to another bike and the Impulse sat. The owner, upon parting, said that he hoped to see me around on the bike over the summer. I built the bike with Campagnolo Chorus/Record--a 13-29T 10s cassette out back, and a 34-50T compact FSA double in front. Slated it for sale, but couldn't get rid of a flippin' Davidson so easily and so shortly, could I? Were we really not connecting?
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
Got in a mood to get things ready to post for sale a few months after the Campy build-up; the bike just sitting in the corner all that time. If I'm not riding or using it, time to see it to someone who will. So I air up the tires, check the tuning of the bike, and go for a test ride to make sure it's worthy of selling. I had a stem/handlebar conversion (what you see in the picture) on it already, so it was a matter of seeing how everything else felt. Well, it handled the slow putting around section of the test ride like anything else. It's gearing helped it climb, and then I got out of the saddle to summit the small hill. Well....that felt pretty good! Ok, now to the first fast, smooth part of the test ride area. Spool it up, then get out of the saddle and see what she's got. Wow, still good! What's going on here?
....a devilish idea. What...if I KEPT IT??? But I don't want Campy on it...well what about 10s Dura-Ace STIs etc? Well then I'd have to have the perhaps-harsh-depending-on-the-frame Vuelta wheels with Vittoria tires. Well...let's put those wheels on and give it a shot! If it's harsh and bad, the Impulse's fate is sealed and the bike isn't for me. If it's good, then, heh, we ain't giving this thing up. And so the test ride with the Vuelta wheels goes splendidly. So between the seller wishing to see it under my stewardship as well as the different wheels and tires, the frame made it through the dark night of mental wrestling.
So why was I 'meh' or down on the frameset in the first place? What changed? Tires. I had old Continental Grand Prix 24mm units on nice wheels. The Campy-equipped setup had standard Vittoria Rubinos on wider rims, but the tires really worked with the frame's characteristics. I know, really? Rubinos making the difference? Yup. Those Continental tires were the party poopers! I thought they were my friends! Alas, betrayed, and almost taking a bike away from me! Needless to say, the Vuelta wheels/Vittoria Open Corsa tires combo with the Shimano cassette were even better than the Rubino-shod Campy wheelset. We were back in business!
Off I went, building up with all the 7800 I could throw at the thing (and all of it from my much newer Trek Emonda). And voila! MAGIC! Right to the top of the fleet. So fast, so solid feeling, so springy and out-of-the-saddle enthusiastic. Quick and smooth handling (as before, but even more fun). I love it! It's now basically signed up for any dry weather commute/ride duty, overshadowing pretty much everything else. My Prologue is under the knife as I replace a front wheel spoke and lube up the spoke contact surfaces in the rear. It is the Davidson's playful equal, and needs its repairs to once again square off for certified co-supremacy. Anyway, out of the mental metaphorical ashes and to the sky, let's ride until the rain stops me!
this post gives me hope.
I’ve got an ‘86 Trek 560, sporting some old 23mm racing tires that I haven’t been able to pair with. I’ve put it up for sale then take it down...
its in pretty nice shape, I love the fast back stays, the rear derailleur cable through the chain stay... it’s so damn slick! I’ll try some new shoes on it and see how she goes.
09-29-18, 02:57 AM
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Mine would be my 00' Pinarello Opera. It has been my go to bike for a few years after I was hute and did not feel comfortable on a carbon bike any more. By a quick estimate from Strava I put around 4000 KM on it this year and counting. It fit me like a glove. The picture is from a 160km fondo last week in NS, Canada.
09-29-18, 09:03 AM
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I know I know, The fork is being repaired and will have it put back on. But I love the Moser AX Leader fork. Truly is a great addition in aesthetics/quality.
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While recovering from a neck and shoulder injury, I've switched from my road bike to the Univega Via Carisma over the summer. To ease the transition and avoid straining the injuries, I switched from riser handlebar to Nitto albatross. Much better.
For now I'm using the same Shimano canti brake levers, although both of the indexed thumb shifters are broken. So I used some cheap SunRace friction thumb shifters I already had in a box. Eventually I'll go to bar end shifters. Haven't decided whether to replace the brake levers. I'm trying to figure out a way to use the now-vacant mounting plates for the shifter modules, perhaps for mounting lights.
I may add some fenders, haven't decided. I have an older set of SKS Bluemels but they're too narrow for my preferred tires. For now the fenders and racks are off the bike while I decide on a final configuration. But the albatross bar is a keeper.
Very comfortable.
Shifting is awkward with these SunRace friction shifters mounted near the stem, but it's the most practical place for them. I've just learned to anticipate shifts, shift earlier, or just mash or spin until it's convenient to shift. Next step will be bar end shifters.
Gripping a bit forward of the levers is a bit more aero for headwinds and more efficient for climbing. Eventually I'll wrap the bar completely and mount the headlight elsewhere.
For now I'm using the same Shimano canti brake levers, although both of the indexed thumb shifters are broken. So I used some cheap SunRace friction thumb shifters I already had in a box. Eventually I'll go to bar end shifters. Haven't decided whether to replace the brake levers. I'm trying to figure out a way to use the now-vacant mounting plates for the shifter modules, perhaps for mounting lights.
I may add some fenders, haven't decided. I have an older set of SKS Bluemels but they're too narrow for my preferred tires. For now the fenders and racks are off the bike while I decide on a final configuration. But the albatross bar is a keeper.
Very comfortable.
Shifting is awkward with these SunRace friction shifters mounted near the stem, but it's the most practical place for them. I've just learned to anticipate shifts, shift earlier, or just mash or spin until it's convenient to shift. Next step will be bar end shifters.
Gripping a bit forward of the levers is a bit more aero for headwinds and more efficient for climbing. Eventually I'll wrap the bar completely and mount the headlight elsewhere.
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Mine has been a hi-ten single speed Norco. Bought it off craigslist just to try out the single speed thing, and it turns out I absolutely love it!! I'm on a 23lb hi-ten bike and still passing road cyclists going up-hill! Something to be said for more efficiency through the drive train.
09-30-18, 04:50 AM
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Summer Bike
Schwinn Peloton 853 steel frame. Carbon fork--which dramatically changes the ride, new wheels, Cambium, and 105 9 speed drive.
Solid bike!!
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As for C&V riding these three have shared most of the time:
The Trek 957 is my current favorite C&V roadie
The Roberts is the go to for around town errands
The D’Arienzo is the climber of the bunch
But anytime I have to ride with the boys that are 10-20 years younger than me, the Raleigh is usually the one
The Trek 957 is my current favorite C&V roadie
The Roberts is the go to for around town errands
The D’Arienzo is the climber of the bunch
But anytime I have to ride with the boys that are 10-20 years younger than me, the Raleigh is usually the one
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I’ve been riding my 1985 Gazelle a lot this summer because it’s on its “Goodbye Tour”. As much as I like it, it’s a tad too big for me and will be replaced by a 1980 Miyata Pro that feels perfect. The other main squeeze is a 1963 Raleigh Sports that has been a ton o’ fun to ride.
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10-01-18, 07:37 AM
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Not vintage but maybe a classic?
My Cervelo Superprodigy saw the most miles but I really didn't get out on the bike much this summer, who would have thought a new baby would take up so much of time, lol??
My Cervelo Superprodigy saw the most miles but I really didn't get out on the bike much this summer, who would have thought a new baby would take up so much of time, lol??
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