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10-14-09, 06:47 PM
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sf really has some awesome rides.
sf - do you have a gallery anywhere of all your bikes? or at least a picture with your entire fleet?
sf - do you have a gallery anywhere of all your bikes? or at least a picture with your entire fleet?
10-15-09, 02:46 PM
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Felt x:city D
Here is my Felt x:city D. 2009 model I bought a little over a month ago on clearance for $500. I really like it a lot, though I haven't been able to ride it much as of yet. I've added bar ends, SKS commuter fenders, Delta Mega rack, and one Avenir pannier.
This is the first bike I've had that actually suits my needs. I just got the fenders and pannier on yesterday. I'm really looking forward to riding it to get groceries and such.
Sorry for the crappy pics, but it's cold here and I'm sick, so I didn't want to go out. I'll post more (hopefully better) pics when I can. Thanks to the last pic though, I did find my string trimmer line that somehow got pushed under the couch
Wayne
This is the first bike I've had that actually suits my needs. I just got the fenders and pannier on yesterday. I'm really looking forward to riding it to get groceries and such.
Sorry for the crappy pics, but it's cold here and I'm sick, so I didn't want to go out. I'll post more (hopefully better) pics when I can. Thanks to the last pic though, I did find my string trimmer line that somehow got pushed under the couch
Wayne
10-15-09, 04:55 PM
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my newest....lovin' it!!
need to put my rack on it, and get some bar ends, but a great ride as is.
(i did not know this was going to be a show stopper lol)
need to put my rack on it, and get some bar ends, but a great ride as is.
(i did not know this was going to be a show stopper lol)
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10-18-09, 08:50 PM
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Single speed, 700x35 ritchey tires, and lotsa recycled parts.
I prefer sitting more upright and having the extra wide handle bars make it highly manueverable, and thus fun.
Very light weight yet rugged enough for easier trails and the rough streets throughout my neighborhood.
The frame was made by a company named Essex. Anyone know anything about them?
Looking for a front fender to match the rear.
I prefer sitting more upright and having the extra wide handle bars make it highly manueverable, and thus fun.
Very light weight yet rugged enough for easier trails and the rough streets throughout my neighborhood.
The frame was made by a company named Essex. Anyone know anything about them?
Looking for a front fender to match the rear.
10-19-09, 03:38 PM
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Thanks Anaheim. It used to have 23 mm tires that were in pretty bad condition. The last owner must have improperly seated the front tire b/c it was worn down unevenly, practically on the sidewall. Felt like a thud every time it hit that spot, which traveled up through my arms and into my whole body. Very annoying, even without the potholes. It was a good excuse to invest in some new tires.
10-19-09, 08:22 PM
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finally installed the bar ends on the bike (carbon, but kinda yellow green tint to them), but not taking the first ride with 'em til 2 or 3 a.m.
10-20-09, 06:32 AM
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10-20-09, 09:59 AM
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https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=290008
10-20-09, 03:44 PM
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10-20-09, 05:44 PM
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It's not a great picture of my bike, but it is a picture of my Haro Heartland Express LE.
10-20-09, 07:14 PM
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Here's my noble steed with about 850 miles on the odometer, somewhere along the Tunnel Hill Trail in far southern Illinois during the later hours of a 54 mile day. Thanks to my LBS for helping me expand my 50+ fitness accomplishments.
10-21-09, 07:25 AM
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10-21-09, 01:16 PM
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Here's my Giant Cypress. I picked it up this June and have put a few thousand miles on it already. It's become my main ride, and a hope for touring in the spring. Since picking it up I have:
changed the saddle
changed the tire width
switched from schrader to presta tubes
added fenders
added a rear rack and panniers
added a threadless stem adapter
changed the stem
changed to Nashbar trekking bars (I LOVE these things)
added lights
some other things I'm sure I'll edit this post with later...
Anyway, here it is the other week.
changed the saddle
changed the tire width
switched from schrader to presta tubes
added fenders
added a rear rack and panniers
added a threadless stem adapter
changed the stem
changed to Nashbar trekking bars (I LOVE these things)
added lights
some other things I'm sure I'll edit this post with later...
Anyway, here it is the other week.
10-21-09, 03:45 PM
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I like it! What tires and size?
Nice job on the fender install.
I like the cutaways on the panniers.
Nice job on the fender install.
I like the cutaways on the panniers.
10-21-09, 03:58 PM
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I wished my Python Paragon (small, local UK brand) was a classy black or gray like some of the others I see in this thread, but here it is anyway:
The changes I made are:
1. 700x38C tyres changed to 700x28 Ultra Gatorskins
2. New bottom bracket, old one was creaking
3. Added a Cateye Strada computer
Just gave the drivetrain and the frame a good clean on Sunday afternoon and I'm well pleased with it
The changes I made are:
1. 700x38C tyres changed to 700x28 Ultra Gatorskins
2. New bottom bracket, old one was creaking
3. Added a Cateye Strada computer
Just gave the drivetrain and the frame a good clean on Sunday afternoon and I'm well pleased with it
10-21-09, 06:32 PM
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Thanks! The tires are Serfas Tuonos, I went from 38 to 32. The fenders are SunLite Polycarbonates, and for all accounts and what I've seen, are just like the Planet Bike ones, minus the badging on the mudflaps. I've compared the two side by side. The panniers I lucked out on, I found them on Craigslist listed as "bike bags" for about $20. They are an older set of Cannondales. I like them because they have hard platforms on top and down the sides, extending the flat platform on my rack, and red reflectors built in to the rear pockets. The cutaways were just what the doctor ordered: I have no problem pedaling at all with them on.
10-22-09, 08:08 PM
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Back in August I purchased a new Gary Fisher Zambrano which I posted earlier in this thread. One of the reasons for that was the Schwinn Frontier that I had in storage shed looked to need to much work. After sitting in shed for the better part of ten years the wheels, crank arms and assorted nuts and bolts were covered with surface rust. The tires were dry rotted, the tubes leaked and the brake pads would not even touch the wheels. I decided a couple of weeks ago to try and clean it up with new tires and tubes, strip the rust off everything with some steel wool and my dremel tool and touch up some of the chips on the frame. I got the bike back together a couple of days ago and to my surprise everything works.
After researching the bike I found out it is a '92 Frontier and it was marketed as a "City Bike" but was listed as a mountain bike in the original sales brochures. To me it looks more like a hybrid than a mountain bike, I am not sure when the hybrid term first came into use or if it belongs in this forum but here are a couple of pics.
After researching the bike I found out it is a '92 Frontier and it was marketed as a "City Bike" but was listed as a mountain bike in the original sales brochures. To me it looks more like a hybrid than a mountain bike, I am not sure when the hybrid term first came into use or if it belongs in this forum but here are a couple of pics.