'bout time I posted a pic of my bike
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'bout time I posted a pic of my bike
I've actually had this bike for a few months now but i never bothered to post it. Not super impressive by any means but still worthy of posting i think.
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wow that seat is way bigger than I thought it was!
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Damn it, those curvy seatstays are litespeed's signature!!
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Very nice. Ride the hell out of it!
Originally Posted by Hummeth
I've actually had this bike for a few months now but i never bothered to post it. Not super impressive by any means but still worthy of posting i think.
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If you want a comfy saddle upgrade, you could try the Terry Fly Ti.
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I had a Fuji Newest 2.0 last year - loved it, till it got run over by a truck...A long story involving me lending out the bike, and an out of control motorist. I'm now looking at getting a Fuji Team, and have a Fuji Track I picked up used...damn bikes are expensive...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
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Originally Posted by Ardor
I had a Fuji Newest 2.0 last year - loved it, till it got run over by a truck...A long story involving me lending out the bike, and an out of control motorist. I'm now looking at getting a Fuji Team, and have a Fuji Track I picked up used...damn bikes are expensive...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
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Originally Posted by Ardor
I had a Fuji Newest 2.0 last year - loved it, till it got run over by a truck...A long story involving me lending out the bike, and an out of control motorist. I'm now looking at getting a Fuji Team, and have a Fuji Track I picked up used...damn bikes are expensive...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
Looks like a JRA (just riding along) story. Surely it will be warranteed.
Hope the person you loaned it out to is alright.
To the OP. Very nice bike, hope she brings you thousands of miles of smiles.
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Originally Posted by pelotonracer
Curved aluminum seatstays?
Az
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Originally Posted by Ardor
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
That'll buff right out...
Az
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OP - Nice bike - hope you love ridin it
At least it isn't carbon, so it should be easy to weld back together
Originally Posted by Ardor
If anyone wants to see what a fully loaded ford expedition does to an aluminium roadbike...
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/21...d09f4d.jpg?v=0
https://farm1.static.flickr.com/92/21...d09f4d.jpg?v=0
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Originally Posted by rollin
OP - Nice bike - hope you love ridin it
At least it isn't carbon, so it should be easy to weld back together
At least it isn't carbon, so it should be easy to weld back together
Hummeth, Enjoy your bike!
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Originally Posted by Ryleeryno
So many OCP violations. Picture must be taken at high-noon to avoid shadow, adjustable stem? oh how you disapoint me. Nice bike, like the curved seat-stays; suppose to deflect road vibrations.
To add to the picture taking hints. Notice how the panels of your garage door curve at the top and bottom of your photograph. This is called barrel distortion and is typical in most wide range zoom lenses to some degree. In this case it is extreme. To solve this just remember to step back a little, maybe 5-10 feet and then zoom in just a bit to reframe the picture. This will eliminate the barrel distortion. If you zoom all the way in those straight lines will curve inward, that is known as pin cushion distortion. Usually the middle of the zoom range there is little or no distortion even on the most inexpensive digital cameras.
Example:
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Now go have fun riding.
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The badge is Lifetime i think.
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The mate I lent it out to was fine, thankfully. He's one of those silly mountain biking types, he saw the car about to crush him, and jumped off into the ditch. The bike was fully covered by insurance, and is feeding the fund for my new Fuji Team that I'm ordering next week
He, of course, was "just riding along" - shame the car decided not to do the same
He, of course, was "just riding along" - shame the car decided not to do the same
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Originally Posted by VT Biker
I did not know they sold futons for bikes until now.
Nice ride. Congrats. One of my bikes has a big seat and I kinda like it.
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Originally Posted by Az B
That'll buff right out...
Az
Az
Aren't the pedals supposed to be at 9 and 3 or some crap like that for the photo?
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I'm not sure. I thought I should hide the left crank behind the seatpost.
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