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01-07-16, 09:38 PM
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01-10-16, 08:55 PM
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01-11-16, 12:58 PM
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I bet this will be found appealing to a lot of people! Hot for what it is, I just don't find older bikes all that attractive. I can appreciate what they are, but rarely would give an older style bike a second look.
01-11-16, 01:16 PM
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My new (used) foul weather bike. So it's it "Cold r Not"?
01-11-16, 04:25 PM
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Upgraded groupset, wheels, pedals, bar tape and cables...
01-11-16, 05:14 PM
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01-11-16, 07:50 PM
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Not sure.. kinda the Zoolander of bike outfitting
01-12-16, 08:33 AM
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01-12-16, 09:06 AM
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01-12-16, 09:08 AM
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01-12-16, 09:43 AM
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Increase hotness by leveling the top of the bar so that it is parallel with the stem and top tube. You will need to push the hoods down a little too so that they are not pointing at the sky.
If you need the hoods where they are then lower the bar by lowering the height the stem. The lower stem in relation to the height of the seat will increase the hotness factor as well.
If you need the hoods where they are then lower the bar by lowering the height the stem. The lower stem in relation to the height of the seat will increase the hotness factor as well.
01-12-16, 10:37 AM
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01-12-16, 11:38 AM
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Thanks for the feedback fellas. I see your point about the tops but that doesn't quite work with these vintage Modolo bars. They were one of the first ergo bars, before STIs & Ergos, so weren't designed to tilted up flat on top like modern bars. So, a nod to modernity with a foot still in the past.
Thanks. Still too early to tell re the ride. I haven't yet glued up the tires, and need to fiddle a bit with the RD. However, the geometry and set up is basically the same as my steel Look, a fantastic ride, so I have high hopes.
Thanks. Still too early to tell re the ride. I haven't yet glued up the tires, and need to fiddle a bit with the RD. However, the geometry and set up is basically the same as my steel Look, a fantastic ride, so I have high hopes.
01-12-16, 12:21 PM
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Update.
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01-12-16, 12:41 PM
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Thanks for the feedback fellas. I see your point about the tops but that doesn't quite work with these vintage Modolo bars. They were one of the first ergo bars, before STIs & Ergos, so weren't designed to tilted up flat on top like modern bars. So, a nod to modernity with a foot still in the past.
Long ago I was told that the drops should be level with the top tube for riding in the drops. Is that the case here? Or the way the hoods interface?
Not trying to challenge. Sincerely trying to learn.
01-12-16, 12:42 PM
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So hot, it melted the snow.
01-12-16, 07:20 PM
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01-12-16, 08:23 PM
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Hmm, this is an interesting bike... I certainly see what you're looking at there, and feel the purposeful expression and sportiness of the bike. However, I feel the bike is also expressing a conflict between its modern and retro sensibilities one which isn't fully resolved in the whole. The wheels, the cages, and the handlebar have this practical, throwback quality to them, while the forward facing seat clamp, zero setback post, a**-hatchet saddle, and thin stays on fat frame tubes, and industrial style lack of adornment, suggest a detail oriented, aesthetics-to-the-back, pragmatic approach to getting a job done right.
So not hot, but a good looking, interesting bike...which is probably more of a compliment than saying it's hot, although if you wanted to take it there, I think you could, easily.
I hope it rides great!
So not hot, but a good looking, interesting bike...which is probably more of a compliment than saying it's hot, although if you wanted to take it there, I think you could, easily.
I hope it rides great!
01-12-16, 10:09 PM
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6.1kg as pictured.
01-12-16, 10:28 PM
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01-12-16, 10:33 PM
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01-12-16, 11:02 PM
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Hmm, this is an interesting bike... I certainly see what you're looking at there, and feel the purposeful expression and sportiness of the bike. However, I feel the bike is also expressing a conflict between its modern and retro sensibilities one which isn't fully resolved in the whole. The wheels, the cages, and the handlebar have this practical, throwback quality to them, while the forward facing seat clamp, zero setback post, a**-hatchet saddle, and thin stays on fat frame tubes, and industrial style lack of adornment, suggest a detail oriented, aesthetics-to-the-back, pragmatic approach to getting a job done right.
So not hot, but a good looking, interesting bike...which is probably more of a compliment than saying it's hot, although if you wanted to take it there, I think you could, easily.
I hope it rides great!
So not hot, but a good looking, interesting bike...which is probably more of a compliment than saying it's hot, although if you wanted to take it there, I think you could, easily.
I hope it rides great!
(The ride is an absolute dream, by the way
).
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