xoxoxoxoLive

This is my new Diamondback Insight 1 (after adding a few things today). : )

mac4095

Yes that's the one. Only able to put one mile on it, love the way it rides.

AlphaDogg

I hate to say it, but that looks ridiculous. However, if it works for you, go with it! Ride that thing hard (hehe that's what she said!... I'm soo immature).

Edit: From my electronics knowledge (I'm not only active on this forum, y'know! I have another favorite forum, where I have over 2,000 posts), I know why your iPhone camera performed so poorly. It is because you took the picture in a poorly lit area and the image sensor in the phone performs very poorly in low light situations.

justfitme

You probably missed it - It is winter set up. To ride a bike in snow is not very normal..right? How the bike can look normal for abnormal riding?

To me every detail and part of this bike is seems to be very logical.

xoxoxoxoLive

You might get a Laugh out of this then.



Had to buy a new one a few weeks ago. LOL !

AlphaDogg

Does it work now? When an electronic device comes in contact with water, you are supposed to make sure it's off and then put it in uncooked rice (it draws the moisture out) for 3-5 days. DO NOT attempt to turn it on after it comes into contact with water.

xoxoxoxoLive

I just went to Apple and picked up a new one, they restored all my APPS, contacts, everything in just a few minutes, with ICLOUD back up. Didn't even know I was using it. Was there washing the mud off an MTB..

bjjoondo 

I really like your winter bike set up, SWEET, but even I have to wonder how you use the "aero-bars" much, seems you'd need to keep your hands on the reg. bars in the snow and ice for max. control??

nrowensby

1994 Specialized HardRock Sport - Drop-Bar Conversion by owensbyphoto, on Flickr

giantcfr1

Subarashii WONDERFUL!!

xoxoxoxoLive

Nice Job !

Jimbo47

Here is my Diamondback Insight 2 on the trail this morning!

mac4095

I know that trail! Nice bike. Bit cold this morning.

LarDasse74

Looks great!

One more concern: do you ever feel like you have too much pressure or numbness in you hands when riding?

Same question to you, Jimbo - ever get numb hands or feel like there is too much weight on your hands when riding?

Jimbo47

It was 38* when I parked at Tobin Park this AM, but I was prepared, and I had a pretty good 22 mile ride all the way up into McAllister Park and back and tacked on a few more miles after that.

One thing about it, it wasn't very crowded for a Saturday morning!

LarDasse74, in answer to your question is no I don't, but that might be remedied in your case by trying to adjust your seat where it's either level or tilted slightly back to transfer your weight a little rearward.

On my old bike it didn't fit, and I had that problem, but when your fitted correctly to the bike it isn't a concern, so you need to tweek yours until you find a happy medium.

nrowensby

My longest ride is a little over 10 miles, but I didn't have any numbness in my hands/arms then... nor any other time I've ridden. I really like the multiple different hand positions the drop bars offer, which was the reason I did the conversion, not for any speed/aero reasons.

xoxoxoxoLive

Good Looking Bike !

quattroG

Nice. I have a 2010 Insight 2 in Silver. Love it in black.

Jimbo47

Thanks guys!

AlphaDogg

I returned those godawful Forté Kōr barends. There was absolutely no padding and it was torture (I know this from riding on the trainer, not going on an actual ride ). I won a pair of Agogo ultralight bar ends on ebay. Buy it now price was $20, and there was no bid at 1:30 left in the auction. So I kept watching it, and at 10min before the end of the auction I put in my lowball bid of $0.99. I won the pair! I ended up paying $6 because of shipping, but I think I got a great deal! I taped them and installed them right when they arrived. I'll post a picture when I go for my next ride!

zerogravity

nooooo! =(

Steely Dan

the bike is my winter/foul weather bike. when riding through ice and snow i do stay up on the flat bar, but there are many days (the vast majority of this winter) between december and april when we don't have snow and ice on the roads, but we do have SAVAGE winds blowing in off of lake michigan (i ride directly along the lakeshore on my daily commutes) so aerobars to the rescue.

giantcfr1

You did well. Looking forward to an updated pic of your bike.

AlphaDogg

I'm also awaiting my replacement front wheel from Sports Authority. It was out of true beyond repair (rim was bent from me hitting a pole back in october and I finally got around to having them replace it because I was sick of having my brakes open so wide). I am currently using a 27" steel wheel from my dad's 80's Motobecane road bike as a riser for the front end for the trainer. I do not plan on riding with it, but if I have to, the guys at the Bike Mechanics subforum assured me it would be ok.

xoxoxoxoLive

Just picked this up today at Performance Bike's, there really is a lot of difference between it an the Insight 1 .
(This is the 2011 Diamondback Insight 2 model) Very nice Bike for the price. Richard