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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 03-02-12, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshVFX
Almost done, but here is a first glance of my new baby
Beautiful. I love the look of cosmics, especially when de-stickered.
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Originally Posted by JoshVFX
Almost done, but here is a first glance of my new baby
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Nice bike.
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Old 03-03-12, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JoshVFX
Ultegra Di2 is the best group set you can buy......Cosmics are a great everyday wheel with a deep profile and I got them new for $800........

The 41 at it's best, or worst. Depends on your perspective.
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Old 03-03-12, 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by MrMorrill
You'd consider going from sora/tiagra to Sram Rival/105 crank is lateral? I know the wheels won't make a killer difference but the price was low so my impulse set in and I bought them haha.
the crank was lateral. getting rival was huge.
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Old 03-03-12, 10:35 AM
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my 2011 trek 5.2 Madone
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Old 03-03-12, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by adriano
the crank was lateral. getting rival was huge.
I picked up the 105 double for 35 brand new. Since I live in a pretty flat area I dropped the triple. It was more preference rather then upgrade.
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Old 03-04-12, 05:28 PM
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My 2009 Tarmac Pro. Snapped this with my phone when I was out for a ride yesterday.

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Old 03-04-12, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by X-LinkedRider
With pedals and those wheels? I would be surprised by that, but hey. Yes, please let us know how 'she' rides.
I just weighed her by a digital step-on scale, and it gave me a reading of 17.5lbs. I did this setting her back wheel on and me holding her up as well as standing on top holding her and subtracting my weight. I got the same weight both times.
So somewhere around 17-18 lbs before changing the wheelset.
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Old 03-05-12, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by BIG EYE
My 2009 Tarmac Pro. Snapped this with my phone when I was out for a ride yesterday.

Nice Bike! Hopefully you can wash the Charger stank off if it
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Old 03-05-12, 02:32 PM
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Nice Bike! Hopefully you can wash the Charger stank off if it

Hahaha! There was some Porsche auto crossing going on in the parking lot, so i stopped to watch for a couple minutes
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Old 03-05-12, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG EYE
Hahaha! There was some Porsche auto crossing going on in the parking lot, so i stopped to watch for a couple minutes
they did that at candlestick park too. I mooched off my buddy's invite. So fun!
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Old 03-05-12, 08:30 PM
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Some progress with my extreme make over ww edition on my old back up bike.

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Old 03-05-12, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by BIG EYE
Hahaha! There was some Porsche auto crossing going on in the parking lot, so i stopped to watch for a couple minutes
Those are fun. Several years back they has a classic car rally there and it was a blast. Mother-in-law lives up the hill and when the Padres sucked there, we would park and walk down. Used to see 20-30 games a year there. We may see one a year now that they play downtown. Too dang expensive for the Average Joe.

Some progress with my extreme make over ww edition on my old back up bike.
SA your back up bike is worthy of a full time ride for me. Its looking very nice.
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Old 03-05-12, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Soloist Assassin
Some progress with my extreme make over ww edition on my old back up bike.

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I was skeptical at first but I have to say it looks legit
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Old 03-05-12, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike F
SA your back up bike is worthy of a full time ride for me. Its looking very nice.
Originally Posted by mazdaspeed
I was skeptical at first but I have to say it looks legit
Thanks guys. BTW, I think I am going to revert back to the old bars, and stem, but with glossy black Fizik bartape. I think I may paint the shift levers a fresh coat of black. Not only is the original setup nearly 100g lighter. I think the traditional bend looks better on the horizontal top tube frame compared to the compact bars. I did well in crits with it last year, they are much stiffer than the K-Wings, but I do prefer the shape of the K-Wings. That is all they have going for them. I am also considering putting on a KCNC crankset, to cut even more weight off. I have it, just don't know if I want to use it on this bike or not.

Close up to expose legitness:
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Old 03-05-12, 11:45 PM
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^ looks stealthy.
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Old 03-07-12, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by ruskko
Sharp looking bike, is that a Raliegh?
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Old 03-07-12, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Jaymadd
Sharp looking bike, is that a Raliegh?
I was thinking a GT (GTR)
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Originally Posted by ruskko
I like how one valve stem is longer than the other.
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Originally Posted by Doin Work son
Sharp looking bike, is that a Raliegh?
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Originally Posted by Pinkbullet3
Sharp looking bike, is that a Raliegh?
This guy...
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Originally Posted by Pinkbullet3
Sharp looking bike, is that a Raliegh?
I see what you did there
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