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Hi everyone, here's a new ride I just picked up, it's a B'Twin Nework 500. B'Twin is the bicycle brand of Decathlon, a big sport chain from France. The bike was on sale for dirty cheap money on the Internet as they are getting rid of the final stock... I could not resist.
It comes with Hayes mechanical disk brakes and a SRAM i-motion 3. Some not so common features: it has an eccentric BB for chain tensioning and an elevated chainstay that would allow to mount a belt drive (maybe in the future.. )
I can't way to put some km on it!
It comes with Hayes mechanical disk brakes and a SRAM i-motion 3. Some not so common features: it has an eccentric BB for chain tensioning and an elevated chainstay that would allow to mount a belt drive (maybe in the future.. )
I can't way to put some km on it!
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Hi everyone, here's a new ride I just picked up, it's a B'Twin Nework 500. B'Twin is the bicycle brand of Decathlon, a big sport chain from France. The bike was on sale for dirty cheap money on the Internet as they are getting rid of the final stock... I could not resist.
It comes with Hayes mechanical disk brakes and a SRAM i-motion 3. Some not so common features: it has an eccentric BB for chain tensioning and an elevated chainstay that would allow to mount a belt drive (maybe in the future.. )
I can't way to put some km on it!
It comes with Hayes mechanical disk brakes and a SRAM i-motion 3. Some not so common features: it has an eccentric BB for chain tensioning and an elevated chainstay that would allow to mount a belt drive (maybe in the future.. )
I can't way to put some km on it!
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The midpoint mount on most fenders has an oblong hole to adjust height, shouldnt be too much of an issue, and should only take a minute or 2 to adjust if you dont have a rack on.
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So does that mean that the chain (or belt) doesn't need to loop through the rear triangle, so a split chainstay is not an issue? That's a cool idea! How does that different geometry affect the ride?
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Here's another minor cool detail of the bike:
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That's pretty cool. I'd like a custom stem cap, but (like a tattoo), I can't think of what I'd want it to be. One Less Car is pretty cool, but I would only want to do that if I actually got rid of a car (dropping to a 1-car family).
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my 1983 or 84 Trek 620 with upright handlebars "ondella" i think was their name, and 90mm Sturmey aAcher from drums and 70mm drum rear with 7 speed sprockets. bought the bike for $10 at a yard sale and had the wheels built up for winter and rainy day commutes. its even more comfortable than my old recumbent bike!
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Here's my winter commuter: 2012 Fuji Nevada 2.0. Built up a Shimano dynamo hub front wheel with a Supernova front and rear light. Tires are the Nokian Hakkapeliitta W240's, which I find to be fantastic tires! Today there was 2-5 inches of fresh powder on the trails, so I brought a set of XC skis just in case it got deep enough to get some skiing in on the way home.
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Here is the latest rendition of my Soma Double Cross. Since the last photo, the bike has been my exclusive commuter and weekend's ride bike (around 1k km). So I just recently parted with my Felt QX75 (https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...l#post16935685). It has gone to a new owner, whom I believed needs it more than I do. Meanwhile, the Soma has gotten some minor updates (Soma high rider stem, cantilever brakes), and as of recent one major update (American Classic Victory 30 wheelset). With this latest update, the bike looks kinda confused whether it has a classic or a sporty look. If anyone of you guys have any opinion, just shoot.
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I took these pictures of my "rain bike" yesterday and thought I would share them here since it's mainly for commuting. The attraction of this bike is riding in freezing rain (it was 31° and raining when I took these), and keeping the wind off in cold weather. I also have cargo capacity in both the front and back.
The sides aren't actually wavy - that's an optical artifact of the covering.
It's hard to judge scale with this bike, but inside it's a drop bar road bike. The windshield is forehead height when I'm in the drops with almost parallel back.
The sides aren't actually wavy - that's an optical artifact of the covering.
It's hard to judge scale with this bike, but inside it's a drop bar road bike. The windshield is forehead height when I'm in the drops with almost parallel back.
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wphamilton I've never seen anything like that, props for your creativity! I wouldn't be surprised to find reports about free roaming wild beast in your area
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Here is the latest rendition of my Soma Double Cross. Since the last photo, the bike has been my exclusive commuter and weekend's ride bike (around 1k km). So I just recently parted with my Felt QX75 (https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/...l#post16935685). It has gone to a new owner, whom I believed needs it more than I do. Meanwhile, the Soma has gotten some minor updates (Soma high rider stem, cantilever brakes), and as of recent one major update (American Classic Victory 30 wheelset). With this latest update, the bike looks kinda confused whether it has a classic or a sporty look. If anyone of you guys have any opinion, just shoot.
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Here's my winter commuter: 2012 Fuji Nevada 2.0. Built up a Shimano dynamo hub front wheel with a Supernova front and rear light. Tires are the Nokian Hakkapeliitta W240's, which I find to be fantastic tires! Today there was 2-5 inches of fresh powder on the trails, so I brought a set of XC skis just in case it got deep enough to get some skiing in on the way home.
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Went for a ride this morning........
Deepest snow so far with this new bike. Those tire ruts were terrible... definitely need a more aggressive tread for snow.... plan to get a full winter wheelset front dyno/roller brake hub and rear 8 speed IGH with coaster built in.
Yes, these are crocs... and they work.
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Deepest snow so far with this new bike. Those tire ruts were terrible... definitely need a more aggressive tread for snow.... plan to get a full winter wheelset front dyno/roller brake hub and rear 8 speed IGH with coaster built in.
Yes, these are crocs... and they work.
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