nrowensby

2009 Compact...

Steve90068

the thread is "what road bike do you have?" not "Critique the road bike others have"

therh

Sora are Tiagra?

nrowensby

Sora

therh

Oh ok, I was curious, looks like a nice bike, I had though about getting one

Flatballer

I think most people are just trying to help. Bars are put in a certain position for a reason. Bikes are set up a certain way for a reason, I think many people just aren't knowledgeable about bike set up, and are probably going to leave cycling early because they didn't enjoy it because they were uncomfortable.

rc51crazy

not trying to be mean..but that rack is placed completely wrong..looks like a rear hatch glass waiting to break at the next bump to me..nothing should be touching the glass..it shoulb be in a "V" postion with the upper arm just below the glass and the lower arm on the top of the bumper.

therh

I don't have a road mount, but was kind of thinking that the bike was not on there correctly.

SnowJob

My Traitor Ruben.

craigcraigcraig

Nice to see another Ruben. I love mine.

emveezee

I was, indeed, just trying to offer some advice. Handlebars are quite a personal thing, so if you like what you've got, great. But, there are lots of options these days for a bar that will keep the ramps relatively level and the hoods high while still providing comfortable reach to the levers from the hooks.

nrowensby

Thanks... I had no idea how to mount it, I will try to reposition it as you said when I put it back on the car next time. (This was my first time using it, wife picked it up for $3 at a yardsale.)

Midwest Ullrich

52cm sloping Extreme Power. Full Record 10s. Neutron Ultra wheelset with Pro Race 3 tires. Deda Newton bar and stem. Look Keo pedals. Cateye microwireless. Still searching for the "perfect" saddle.....

avance

Specialized Roubaix Apex

Andy_K 

I finally finished my LeMond Nevada City build.



Between rain, laziness and waiting for parts this bike was sitting in my garage for 3 months before I even put foot to pedal. Now I'm having a hard time convincing myself to take the regular commuter to work.

I posted this bike a while ago in the Hot'R'Not thread with a level stem and high seat post for "style" reasibs, but here it is in an actual ride-friendly setup (except the saddle position -- I have no idea how it got that far forward). I picked this up on CL for $300, moved over some Ultegra components that were languishing on my Cross Check, bought matching brakes and built some Ultegra/A23 wheels.

This is my first non-CX road bike since I was a teenager. As much as everybody raves about caliper brakes, I get this much stopping power out of my cantis. I do love the way this bike corners though. If my block were square and flat I might have spent the first hour I had it on the road just going around the block.

Drummerboy1975

My 06' Specialized Allez Sport Triple.

Tyranniux

and thanks for the advice, un-wrapped the tape and moved the bars and hoods as suggested, you were bang on with the 15 degrees by the way!


feels much better now.

regards

Beachgrad05

My new bike: Trek Madone 3.1 Apex (not sure why the picture is so small)....

Werkin

Oil rigs rule!

Green is kool too craigcraigcraig.

UCIMBZ

Why?

UCIMBZ

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SpinDr

Dolan Preffisio w/ Campagnolo 2009 Veloce gruppo. Khamsin wheels, Ritchey WCS Classic handle bars, Fizik Microtex tape, Giant saddle.

therh

My new Fuji Roubaix 2011 2.0

emveezee

Cool. I'm glad that worked. Cheers.

emveezee

Ergo bars like that simply aren't intended to have the drops pointing so steeply down. Makes the hooks awkward to use pretty much precludes one from using the the ends of the bars.