What road bike do you have?
07-15-12, 09:14 PM
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Just picked up this Worksman Dutchie this weekend. The factory is having a showroom/floor model sale Sun & Monday. Got this one for about half off list price. Good stuff 
07-15-12, 11:37 PM
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I think they're more a "big box store" type of bike.
If it works, ride the hell out of it till it breaks!
2011 Bianchi Via Nirone 7. After giving up a bike that was far too large for me, I needed to get my Bianchi fix quickly, so I settled for 2011 on clearance. Yeah, it's got Sora components, but I'm going to upgrade those ASAP. Just not sure which component set will give me the most bang for my buck, but something tells me that it's Ultegra.
Where did you find that decal/sticker on the fork?
07-16-12, 12:07 AM
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2011 Bianchi Via Nirone 7. After giving up a bike that was far too large for me, I needed to get my Bianchi fix quickly, so I settled for 2011 on clearance. Yeah, it's got Sora components, but I'm going to upgrade those ASAP. Just not sure which component set will give me the most bang for my buck, but something tells me that it's Ultegra.
07-16-12, 02:21 AM
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07-16-12, 06:04 AM
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07-16-12, 06:57 AM
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Oh, I knew it was equipped with Sora, but I hate white on red (that was the Tiagra) and there weren't any 105s in my size for purchase.
As for the decal, the URL is what you get when you squeeze the quote on the sticker into a single word and add a .com. (Profanity filter won't let me post the URL.) I've since removed the huge sticker from the fork and moved it to a more subtle spot on the bike.
07-16-12, 07:25 AM
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07-16-12, 08:40 AM
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07-16-12, 10:10 AM
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Agreed, they were on the SL4 this year, but Cancellara's win was aboard the (S-Works) SL3.
I would also agree that although it is not the preferred Crit frame, the slight compliance built into the frame can make a big difference on rough roads and circuits while sacrificing little in weight or performance. It's not a sprinters frame.
I would not agree that Paris-Roubaix is a cyclocross race. Of the 160 miles, only 30 is on cobbles.
Most of the riders use 26-28mm tires, but the remainder of the bike setup is pretty standard for road racing.
Sorry to have hijacked the thread.
What road bike do you have?
I would also agree that although it is not the preferred Crit frame, the slight compliance built into the frame can make a big difference on rough roads and circuits while sacrificing little in weight or performance. It's not a sprinters frame.
I would not agree that Paris-Roubaix is a cyclocross race. Of the 160 miles, only 30 is on cobbles.
Most of the riders use 26-28mm tires, but the remainder of the bike setup is pretty standard for road racing.
Sorry to have hijacked the thread.
What road bike do you have?
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Agreed, they were on the SL4 this year, but Cancellara's win was aboard the (S-Works) SL3.
I would also agree that although it is not the preferred Crit frame, the slight compliance built into the frame can make a big difference on rough roads and circuits while sacrificing little in weight or performance. It's not a sprinters frame.
I would not agree that Paris-Roubaix is a cyclocross race. Of the 160 miles, only 30 is on cobbles.
Most of the riders use 26-28mm tires, but the remainder of the bike setup is pretty standard for road racing.
Sorry to have hijacked the thread.
What road bike do you have?
I would also agree that although it is not the preferred Crit frame, the slight compliance built into the frame can make a big difference on rough roads and circuits while sacrificing little in weight or performance. It's not a sprinters frame.
I would not agree that Paris-Roubaix is a cyclocross race. Of the 160 miles, only 30 is on cobbles.
Most of the riders use 26-28mm tires, but the remainder of the bike setup is pretty standard for road racing.
Sorry to have hijacked the thread.
What road bike do you have?
07-16-12, 11:53 AM
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07-16-12, 12:06 PM
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Who cares, it's his bike. If we all lived are lives worrying about if we offended someone then life would suck. Im sure there are plenty of people that are offended that "we" as cyclists spend thousands of dollars on toys when other people are struggling to eat
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Or our bikes are more expensive then our cars.
(or theirs like UCIMBZ collection.)
07-16-12, 12:15 PM
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Not all of us cyclists buy our bikes as toys. Lol, there are way more people commuting on their bikes than just going for group rides. My guess is in China or Holland you have like 1000 commuters to every road cyclist. I am just making those number up, but you get the point.
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07-16-12, 12:29 PM
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Not all of us cyclists buy our bikes as toys. Lol, there are way more people commuting on their bikes than just going for group rides. My guess is in China or Holland you have like 1000 commuters to every road cyclist. I am just making those number up, but you get the point.
you missed my point entirely
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07-16-12, 12:37 PM
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07-16-12, 12:44 PM
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That was honestly not directed at UCIMBZ, it was meant as a bit of an apology for having derailed the thread and my attempt to redirect it by re-stating the thread's title.
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That is a stellar collection though.
(Is there a way to see larger photos without signing into Yahoo?)
My budget only allows for 1 nice road bike, 1 nice mountain bike and a cruiser bike.
Even at that I'm stretching the dollars a bit.
(Is there a way to see larger photos without signing into Yahoo?)
My budget only allows for 1 nice road bike, 1 nice mountain bike and a cruiser bike.
Even at that I'm stretching the dollars a bit.
07-16-12, 04:04 PM
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Well, nearly all of my bikes are tagged with that sticker, and in the past, I've upheld the opinion of "screw 'em if they can't take a strong opinion". However, maybe I want my road bike to show a bit more maturity as I get older, so I moved a smaller version of said decal to the inside of the chain stay.
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Not all of us cyclists buy our bikes as toys. Lol, there are way more people commuting on their bikes than just going for group rides. My guess is in China or Holland you have like 1000 commuters to every road cyclist. I am just making those number up, but you get the point.
