What road bike do you have?
05-04-08, 01:08 PM
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regarding SS/FG, you have to draw the line somewhere, and if there is a forum section just for SS/FG, then that's where those bikes belong.
Just because I ride my MTB on the street from time to time, doesn't mean I should post about it in the road cycling forum, either. I can understand why it was suggested to move the fixie to the SS/FG forum, where it "belongs."
Just because I ride my MTB on the street from time to time, doesn't mean I should post about it in the road cycling forum, either. I can understand why it was suggested to move the fixie to the SS/FG forum, where it "belongs."
05-04-08, 01:22 PM
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Ooooh, bike segregation! What's next, black people?
Damn; nevermind.
Damn; nevermind.
05-04-08, 01:41 PM
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not to incite too much, but doesn't C&V have their own forum too? I think one one would be hard pressed to tell 'rad or viperz or any of a number of others to go post in CV and not here. 
(also, what age qualifies as 'vintage?' lol)
Also, Briereos, I'm sorry for your loss.
(also, what age qualifies as 'vintage?' lol)
Also, Briereos, I'm sorry for your loss.
05-04-08, 04:47 PM
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05-04-08, 07:24 PM
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regarding SS/FG, you have to draw the line somewhere, and if there is a forum section just for SS/FG, then that's where those bikes belong.
Just because I ride my MTB on the street from time to time, doesn't mean I should post about it in the road cycling forum, either. I can understand why it was suggested to move the fixie to the SS/FG forum, where it "belongs."
Just because I ride my MTB on the street from time to time, doesn't mean I should post about it in the road cycling forum, either. I can understand why it was suggested to move the fixie to the SS/FG forum, where it "belongs."
Originally Posted by Henri Desgrange, Founder of the Tour de France, L'Équipe article of 1902
I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five.
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer?
We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!
Isn't it better to triumph by the strength of your muscles than by the artifice of a derailer?
We are getting soft...As for me, give me a fixed gear!
05-05-08, 12:13 AM
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05-05-08, 01:03 AM
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05-05-08, 01:33 AM
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05-05-08, 12:36 PM
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Finally get to post in this thread. I just got my new Pinarello this weekend. Thanks for everyone's help in choosing!!! BTW, the bontrager cranks are going, it was all they had in my length at the time so I could ride it over the weekend. Should have the new cranks this week!!
05-05-08, 12:37 PM
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05-06-08, 10:04 AM
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What road bike do you have?
Yeah I know, right. It is a 60mm with a 25 degree rise. I am 6 foot tall, all legs and arms, extremely short torso!!! I almost need to go custom geometry cause a traditional frame in 63 fits my legs and arms, but not my torso...
05-06-08, 11:50 AM
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I'm about the same height as you (184 cm), also long-legged (I have my saddle at 78.8 cm C-T) and I ride a 56.
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05-06-08, 12:13 PM
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I believe the current practice is to measure a frame by the TT, and make sure it fits. If you're too short for a 63, try a 60 or even a 58... If you're long armed, try loosing the gut and try a smaller sized frame with a bit more drop
I'm about the same height as you (184 cm), also long-legged (I have my saddle at 78.8 cm C-T) and I ride a 56.
I'm about the same height as you (184 cm), also long-legged (I have my saddle at 78.8 cm C-T) and I ride a 56.
Look for adequate TT and HT heights to fit your size.
05-06-08, 01:18 PM
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i'm not crazy about the rolling billboards you all are posting. such nice stuff but so ugly and commercial! don't be a wuss- take sandpaper to your frame instead of a polishing cloth and custom paint it or powdercoat it! women already have reason to be suspicious of a roadies' sperm count- all these $3000 rolling billboards REALLY make it look like you're compensating for something. actually those pinarello forks kinda do look like sperm. so ugly!
05-06-08, 01:52 PM
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i'm not crazy about the rolling billboards you all are posting. such nice stuff but so ugly and commercial! don't be a wuss- take sandpaper to your frame instead of a polishing cloth and custom paint it or powdercoat it! women already have reason to be suspicious of a roadies' sperm count- all these $3000 rolling billboards REALLY make it look like you're compensating for something. actually those pinarello forks kinda do look like sperm. so ugly!
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05-06-08, 05:34 PM
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05-06-08, 06:36 PM
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i'm not crazy about the rolling billboards you all are posting. such nice stuff but so ugly and commercial! don't be a wuss- take sandpaper to your frame instead of a polishing cloth and custom paint it or powdercoat it! women already have reason to be suspicious of a roadies' sperm count- all these $3000 rolling billboards REALLY make it look like you're compensating for something. actually those pinarello forks kinda do look like sperm. so ugly!
Uncross your eyeballs!!!
05-06-08, 09:53 PM
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Go post it in the "Fixed-gear/Singlespeed" forum, made for road fixed-gears/singlespeeds.
I realize your bicycle fits both criteria, but bikeforums has been nice enough to cater to FG/SS riders and provide them with their own bicycles; so use them.
How come I'm the only one annoyedby this? I must be an ass or something (seriously).
I realize your bicycle fits both criteria, but bikeforums has been nice enough to cater to FG/SS riders and provide them with their own bicycles; so use them.
How come I'm the only one annoyedby this? I must be an ass or something (seriously).
I also ride singlespeed on the road (read: freewheel, not fixed. Lycra, not urban hipster. Metrics, centuries, and group training rides, not polo or messengering. You get the message.) Unfortunately, those of us who are singlespeed roadies actually have a hard time in the ss/fg forum, and every now and then dip our toes (covered in proper cycling shoes that click into SPDs, not Puma soccer sneakers loosely held by two toe straps per pedal) in the road forum to connect and share with people turn miles of long, open tarmac under our wheels. You see, a majority of the people in ss/fg are about spoke cars, aerospokes, messenger bags, and how to *******ize a perfectly innocent 1970s Colnago track bike. Singlespeed roadies are a minority there ("dude, flip your back wheel and fixed, it's so much more natural", "dude, lose the brakes and just do skid stops", "dude, helmets and lycra are for *******, just get a 1970s Campagnolo hat and roll your jeans to the ankles".)
Sigh.
So we are just a minority looking for a home and a little support. Kinda like mountain bikers once did. Kinda like American cyclocrossers did (not too long ago). Don't worry, Campy, SRAM, and Shimano will still churn out 20-speed gruppos, and you will still see gobs of derailleur and gear porn on "show us your road bike". For us though, it's all about the riding, and while we may be 19 gears short, were still out for 19mph all day long with two waterbottles in tow.
05-06-08, 10:04 PM
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Wow, just read this and felt the need to respond. Here goes:
I also ride singlespeed on the road (read: freewheel, not fixed. Lycra, not urban hipster. Metrics, centuries, and group training rides, not polo or messengering. You get the message.) Unfortunately, those of us who are singlespeed roadies actually have a hard time in the ss/fg forum, and every now and then dip our toes (covered in proper cycling shoes that click into SPDs, not Puma soccer sneakers loosely held by two toe straps per pedal) in the road forum to connect and share with people turn miles of long, open tarmac under our wheels. You see, a majority of the people in ss/fg are about spoke cars, aerospokes, messenger bags, and how to *******ize a perfectly innocent 1970s Colnago track bike. Singlespeed roadies are a minority there ("dude, flip your back wheel and fixed, it's so much more natural", "dude, lose the brakes and just do skid stops", "dude, helmets and lycra are for *******, just get a 1970s Campagnolo hat and roll your jeans to the ankles".)
I also ride singlespeed on the road (read: freewheel, not fixed. Lycra, not urban hipster. Metrics, centuries, and group training rides, not polo or messengering. You get the message.) Unfortunately, those of us who are singlespeed roadies actually have a hard time in the ss/fg forum, and every now and then dip our toes (covered in proper cycling shoes that click into SPDs, not Puma soccer sneakers loosely held by two toe straps per pedal) in the road forum to connect and share with people turn miles of long, open tarmac under our wheels. You see, a majority of the people in ss/fg are about spoke cars, aerospokes, messenger bags, and how to *******ize a perfectly innocent 1970s Colnago track bike. Singlespeed roadies are a minority there ("dude, flip your back wheel and fixed, it's so much more natural", "dude, lose the brakes and just do skid stops", "dude, helmets and lycra are for *******, just get a 1970s Campagnolo hat and roll your jeans to the ankles".)
05-07-08, 08:09 AM
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Wow, just read this and felt the need to respond. Here goes:
I also ride singlespeed on the road (read: freewheel, not fixed. Lycra, not urban hipster. Metrics, centuries, and group training rides, not polo or messengering. You get the message.) Unfortunately, those of us who are singlespeed roadies actually have a hard time in the ss/fg forum, and every now and then dip our toes (covered in proper cycling shoes that click into SPDs, not Puma soccer sneakers loosely held by two toe straps per pedal) in the road forum to connect and share with people turn miles of long, open tarmac under our wheels. You see, a majority of the people in ss/fg are about spoke cars, aerospokes, messenger bags, and how to *******ize a perfectly innocent 1970s Colnago track bike. Singlespeed roadies are a minority there ("dude, flip your back wheel and fixed, it's so much more natural", "dude, lose the brakes and just do skid stops", "dude, helmets and lycra are for *******, just get a 1970s Campagnolo hat and roll your jeans to the ankles".)
Sigh.
So we are just a minority looking for a home and a little support. Kinda like mountain bikers once did. Kinda like American cyclocrossers did (not too long ago). Don't worry, Campy, SRAM, and Shimano will still churn out 20-speed gruppos, and you will still see gobs of derailleur and gear porn on "show us your road bike". For us though, it's all about the riding, and while we may be 19 gears short, were still out for 19mph all day long with two waterbottles in tow.
I also ride singlespeed on the road (read: freewheel, not fixed. Lycra, not urban hipster. Metrics, centuries, and group training rides, not polo or messengering. You get the message.) Unfortunately, those of us who are singlespeed roadies actually have a hard time in the ss/fg forum, and every now and then dip our toes (covered in proper cycling shoes that click into SPDs, not Puma soccer sneakers loosely held by two toe straps per pedal) in the road forum to connect and share with people turn miles of long, open tarmac under our wheels. You see, a majority of the people in ss/fg are about spoke cars, aerospokes, messenger bags, and how to *******ize a perfectly innocent 1970s Colnago track bike. Singlespeed roadies are a minority there ("dude, flip your back wheel and fixed, it's so much more natural", "dude, lose the brakes and just do skid stops", "dude, helmets and lycra are for *******, just get a 1970s Campagnolo hat and roll your jeans to the ankles".)
Sigh.
So we are just a minority looking for a home and a little support. Kinda like mountain bikers once did. Kinda like American cyclocrossers did (not too long ago). Don't worry, Campy, SRAM, and Shimano will still churn out 20-speed gruppos, and you will still see gobs of derailleur and gear porn on "show us your road bike". For us though, it's all about the riding, and while we may be 19 gears short, were still out for 19mph all day long with two waterbottles in tow.
