Haha, I don't think it got much warmer than 60 for my ride on Saturday and my nose ran the entire time. I couldn't get warm. When I got home I took a scalding hot shower, it's the only thing that worked.

Part of my problem is my nice jacket and longer gloves are in the back of my friends car and I haven't gotten them back yet.

I hate the could though. I'll take 110 degrees any day.

Saturday was unusually cool, but yesterday was much better(68 degrees).

...we probably moved 80 or a hundred of those through the co-op here as commuters over the last five years. It will cost you more than you think, because you will want to make it turn out nicer after you start on the project than you think you will now. The paint on these is pretty good. Save yourself some time and money and leave it alone. Just use some polishing compound and some wax on it once the bike is stripped down.

Quite a lot. I'm a state champion fiddle player, and have placed on the national level. So... what is your question?

Edit: Just got caught up on the thread. Yeah, rent for a while and see if she's serious first. It's a little odd that the school won't let you take them home... they used to allow that in my day. I typically used a school instrument during class just so I didn't have to haul mine back and forth all the time.

If so, then buy a used one... quality and price will be better. 100 years ago the world output for violin family instruments was several million per year, and a TON of those are still around on the used market, and made of better wood and skill than what can be made cheaply now. Violas will be a little harder to find, and likely a little more, but that's what you get for not playing violin.

But at first, it's all a wash. Cat scratching sounds like cat scratching even on a million dollar instrument.

OMG. How could you consider stripping that sweet magenta to purple fade???!!!

Speaking of Ti, Western has 780mm Ti flatbars for $60.

What a bargain!

If I do end up picking it up, I'm going to try my best to ONLY add cables and bar tape, providing the tires are in good condition. Then I'll give it a few rides to make sure I like it before I dump any more money into it. That way, worse case scenario I just put it on CL and should at least be able to move it for 60 or 80 bucks.

holy ****. i feel an intense need to buy those even though i have absolutely no need for them right now

Oh Zwift, the pleasures of being warm inside and a glass of whisky by my side. Spoiled indeed. All in the safety of my home!

Also, should I go the route of stripping the paint, the specific purpose is to make it look rough. Not going for a brushed or polished look as much as I am "character." It would be a quick chem strip and then rattle can clear. I've stripped a metal frame before and it was easy. The hard part was when I decided I wanted to paint it. That part sucked.

In all reality, the frame might be too small for me. It has a touch of slope on the top tube, and the guy said it was a 21 inch frame (they made a 20 and a 22, I think), but he could be measuring it wrong. It would probably end up similar to the fit on my 56cm Crockett, which does have a 21 inch seat tube according to Trek's website.

EDIT: a quick search on ebay indicates it's probably a 20 inch frame.

eating too much on the bike is going platinum, guaranteed

I basically did not frequent the board during my last bit of school and while I was starting my new job. I think I've only been on here more in the last half year or so, but dang, [MENTION=29415]BillyD[/MENTION] has to be one of the busiest moderators I've seen on any board anywhere at any time. The 41 is especially nuts as of late.

...looks small in the pictures. Too small is never a deal, no matter the price. But a lot of people prefer a smaller MTB frame and set it up for a more upright position. Not sure it's a good choice for a drop bar conversion, though.

It would explain why almost everyone is still too fat for this sport.

Location-specific. I had tights and Under Armour for a couple of my runs last week, but this week it's been fine.

January and February may be rougher.

Similar threads have gotten locked. I was amazed to see it brought back by one of our own. I had guessed a sock puppet, initially.

TOTALLY different bike, but when I did have a mountain bike, it was a Cannondale Large, which is supposed to be a 19 inch. The XL was roughly a 21 inch and when I tried it out, it felt like riding a stretch limo. I'll probably bring a saddle and seatpost with me and see how the rockhopper fits. If I end up with a tall stem, it won't bother me much. I like smaller bikes anyway.

Looking at some rivbike stuff, and I'm imagining the Hardrock would end up looking like a double top tube bike without the "top" top tube. I've seen that result in quite a few of the MTB drop bar conversion bikes in the C&V thread.

Spent the evening replacing the BB5 brakes on my CX bike with TRP Spyre brakes. Things installed easy peasy.

Also mounted Challenge 30mm Strada Bianche tires. They weren't near as hard to mount as I had heard and read. For the record, they measure 32mm mounted.

Any conclusion for the Ti / steel thread yet?

I'm thinking n+1 of a non-carbon variety.

I really like my Spyres.

I have them on my tandem, too. I can't believe how easy they were to set up.

Ti cyclocross bike.

CX is out for me after the injury I did to my butt the first try. I have an aluminum one I put fenders on and call a commuter... although I do not commute on it.