What road bike do you have?
08-22-08, 12:21 AM
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Mine has a suntour sprint group, indexed. It's a really really nice group IMO but being the first year index was ever used period (AFAIK) it leaves some precision to be desired.
08-22-08, 05:41 AM
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My 07 Rocky Mountain Solo 50AC
I picked this up on Ebay for $930. Nearly new with full Rival and Ksyrium Elites.
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08-22-08, 08:49 PM
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1991 Trek 1100 aluminum. R 100 / Exage group, Selle San Marcos saddle, Scott aero bar, Look ARC pedals on replacement Octalink Shimano Sorus triple cranks and new BB, Michelin Erilium 2 Kevlar tires, and ancient mismatched water bottle cages (1 plastic 1 aluminum) from my "spares" bin.
It needs new wheels and upgraded drive train from the 7 spd it has now. If I do upgrade it to 9 or 10 spd I will put DA shifters on the tube rather than brifters.
In the pic it's dirty (again
)and some of the bits are worn but she's got a lot of miles on her and even more left in her. 840 miles this year even with a back injury that had me grounded for several months. I should double that before xmas as long as my back stays put.
It needs new wheels and upgraded drive train from the 7 spd it has now. If I do upgrade it to 9 or 10 spd I will put DA shifters on the tube rather than brifters.
In the pic it's dirty (again
)and some of the bits are worn but she's got a lot of miles on her and even more left in her. 840 miles this year even with a back injury that had me grounded for several months. I should double that before xmas as long as my back stays put.
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08-23-08, 07:38 PM
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Italian paint
My first road bike was a Masi. I experienced some paint chipping, but I thought it was normal wear. Later, I got a Cervelo. The paint on the Cervelo is much better. Maybe it is the Italian paint.
08-23-08, 09:31 PM
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[QUOTE=Teevoe;7330602]Wish I had a vintage like the one above, but mine will do for now.QUOTE]
Nice, i like it. We have the same saddle
I'm curious, which Masi is that?
Nice, i like it. We have the same saddle
I'm curious, which Masi is that?
08-23-08, 09:53 PM
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08-25-08, 01:18 PM
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Since I hadn't posted my new bike on here yet... this is what I've been riding since June. 1,142 miles on this one so far:
...and a bit of customization...
I'm in the market for a few things including a white saddle that makes my crotch happy, a Thomson post, and some fresh bar tape pretty soon... and I'm intentionally not moving any spacers just yet, at least not until the back starts behaving.
...and a bit of customization...
I'm in the market for a few things including a white saddle that makes my crotch happy, a Thomson post, and some fresh bar tape pretty soon... and I'm intentionally not moving any spacers just yet, at least not until the back starts behaving.
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08-25-08, 01:59 PM
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Get my first road bike in 30 years about three weeks ago: an Ibis Silk SL, red. I have Ultegra components with an 11-28 SRAM cassette and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels. I also changed to a compact, slightly oval, carbon handle made by Reynolds. I'm about to switch the pedals from a mountain type (that worked with my current Sidis) to an Ultegra or Dura Ace road pedal and new shoes.
08-25-08, 03:40 PM
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How did you manage to get the decals off? Or did you have it stripped and repainted?
08-25-08, 05:16 PM
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08-25-08, 08:42 PM
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08-26-08, 09:43 AM
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Hey guys i'm new to the forum and new to cycling! I just moved to Austin, TX. I live in Downtown so I figured what better to get than a road bike?
Here are pics of my bike I got yesterday. 2000 or 2001 (not sure) Specialized Allez. Going to take the aero bars off and make some minor adjustments today after work. I still need to get a helmet, shoes and shorts.
Here are pics of my bike I got yesterday. 2000 or 2001 (not sure) Specialized Allez. Going to take the aero bars off and make some minor adjustments today after work. I still need to get a helmet, shoes and shorts.
08-26-08, 11:46 AM
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taken at silver lake, california (off the carson pass highway) en route from berkeley to tahoe city; 2 days...
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08-26-08, 11:48 AM
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^^It's not as flashy as others that I have seen and I like it because of that.
08-26-08, 12:20 PM
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08-26-08, 01:35 PM
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08-26-08, 05:03 PM
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This is my bike. I'm using for commuting to work and for road rides on weekend as well.
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08-27-08, 03:26 PM
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I know it's stock, I but I love it.
I also have this that I'm going to convert to fix for workouts/commuting:
