What do old people ride, lets see your bikes
08-23-17, 02:22 PM
#1626
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08-24-17, 12:25 PM
#1627
aka: Mike J.
Univega Sportour out on today's lunchtime lap.
08-27-17, 07:18 PM
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aka: Mike J.
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08-28-17, 01:27 PM
#1631
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Here are my current rides. Trek 6000 Mtn. Bike, Diamondback Insight Hybrid and my road bike. Road bike is a Wiel carbon frameset built-up with Shimano 105 10 speed components with some Rolf Vector wheels.
08-28-17, 01:41 PM
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Bikes: 1964 Legnano Roma Olympiade, 1973 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Raleigh Super Course, 1978 Peugeot PR10, 2002 Specialized Allez, 2007 Specialized Roubaix, 2013 Culprit Croz Blade
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2013 Culprit Croz Blade. The best bike nobody ever heard of. All carbon, Di2, TRP cable disc, a great ride. I ride vintage, too, but sometimes modern is fun too. This is out in Somis, CA yesterday with Moorpark Ride Group. I'm 68 yrs old. This is my newest bike and the '64 Legnano, had since new is my oldest.
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08-29-17, 04:10 AM
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08-29-17, 05:04 PM
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New York City and High Falls, NY
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08-29-17, 05:11 PM
#1640
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Ridley Aedon 605A
Giant Talon 29er
Giant Talon 29er
08-29-17, 07:06 PM
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08-29-17, 08:06 PM
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Bikes: Airborne "Carpe Diem", Motobecane "Mirage", Trek 6000, Strida 2, Dahon "Helios XL", Dahon "Mu XL", Tern "Verge S11i"
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Going on 68 and commuting by bike every day. Well, it's a "multi-modal" commute by folding bike and train, so I'm only doing about 7 miles a day, but I do it all year. On weekends I do longer rides on my 15-year-old Airborne. Working up to a Century in September.
>You're only as old as you act<
Steve
Images L to R: Tern VS11i ("fair-weather" commuter), Dahon Mu XL (winter commuter), Airborne Carpe Diem (touring/recreational)
>You're only as old as you act<
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Images L to R: Tern VS11i ("fair-weather" commuter), Dahon Mu XL (winter commuter), Airborne Carpe Diem (touring/recreational)
08-31-17, 10:32 AM
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Just picked this up yesterday. First new bike in a loooong time. I'm swapping the pedals for some SPDs and riding it to work tomorrow. Woot!
08-31-17, 09:28 PM
#1648
Spin Meister
Not sure if I ever posted this. It's my Trek Émonda. I switched out the wheels and cassette and it's quite lightweight. At the moment, though, I'm recovering from a stress injury and am only riding it on the flats. What a waste!
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09-01-17, 10:25 AM
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Skinny tires don't float, man!
Did my first commute on it today. About 3 miles on gravel path and the rest (12 miles) on paved trails and roads.
First impressions: It gets sideways in loose gravel quicker than fat kids eat cake. I'm coming off MTBs with 2.25s on 'em, so I suppose that's normal and just something I'll have to adapt to. The rear derailleur needs adjustment. It's missing when moving to the smaller cogs. The shop said they wanted to see the bike after about 10 hours of ride time to adjust brakes and shifty bits, so I'll let them know that then.
It was a dream on pavement, though. It felt like pushing nothing at all. The saddle and bars were comfortable, although I found my right hand going to sleep. Having a whole lot of options on the bars was nice. I rode most of it down in the drops and some of it up on the horns. I'll figure out what works, and I need to invest in some good gloves.
Nothing on Earth is better than hydraulic disk brakes. A little bit too much play in the brake levers, but I can have the shop adjust that, too.
The integrated shifters are gonna be a learning thing for me, though. I've always had triggers for lots of single track quick shifts, so the paddles are going to take a little getting used to. Mostly I need to lighten up on my touch. A couple of times I engaged the brake when shifting, which is a drag (heh) because when you're as slow as I am, momentum is everything.
The stock platforms are small and I have really fat feet so I'm going to put my old M505 SPDs on it, as soon as I find a replacement adjustment screw for one of 'em. Which is akin to the Holy Grail, apparently.
Generally, I'm really happy with it. I hope I can make it home tonight.
Did my first commute on it today. About 3 miles on gravel path and the rest (12 miles) on paved trails and roads.
First impressions: It gets sideways in loose gravel quicker than fat kids eat cake. I'm coming off MTBs with 2.25s on 'em, so I suppose that's normal and just something I'll have to adapt to. The rear derailleur needs adjustment. It's missing when moving to the smaller cogs. The shop said they wanted to see the bike after about 10 hours of ride time to adjust brakes and shifty bits, so I'll let them know that then.
It was a dream on pavement, though. It felt like pushing nothing at all. The saddle and bars were comfortable, although I found my right hand going to sleep. Having a whole lot of options on the bars was nice. I rode most of it down in the drops and some of it up on the horns. I'll figure out what works, and I need to invest in some good gloves.
Nothing on Earth is better than hydraulic disk brakes. A little bit too much play in the brake levers, but I can have the shop adjust that, too.
The integrated shifters are gonna be a learning thing for me, though. I've always had triggers for lots of single track quick shifts, so the paddles are going to take a little getting used to. Mostly I need to lighten up on my touch. A couple of times I engaged the brake when shifting, which is a drag (heh) because when you're as slow as I am, momentum is everything.
The stock platforms are small and I have really fat feet so I'm going to put my old M505 SPDs on it, as soon as I find a replacement adjustment screw for one of 'em. Which is akin to the Holy Grail, apparently.
Generally, I'm really happy with it. I hope I can make it home tonight.
09-01-17, 01:43 PM
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