put the long stem back on
04-12-12, 08:01 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,264
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5151 Post(s)
Liked 3,411 Times
in
2,235 Posts
put the long stem back on
and flipped the front reflector around and down so it was in line with the stem and below the bars and less like a parachute. need a smaller thinner more aero rear trunk.
04-12-12, 08:03 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 8,552
Bikes: Wilier Izoard XP (Record);Cinelli Xperience (Force);Specialized Allez (Rival);Bianchi Via Nirone 7 (Centaur); Colnago AC-R Disc;Colnago V1r Limited Edition;De Rosa King 3 Limited(Force 22);DeRosa Merak(Red):Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Hydro(Di2)
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 550 Post(s)
Liked 276 Times
in
144 Posts
Cool story bro! 
04-13-12, 03:38 AM
#4
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,264
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5151 Post(s)
Liked 3,411 Times
in
2,235 Posts
lol riveting, I know. how about a lame cell phone pic to jazz things up. I have a picture of the short one I took off but I don't know how long verizon is gonna take to get it to my email ... 
since I raised the bars I've been thinking maybe I can handle the reach of the long stem. so now there's something to test next ride out.
since I raised the bars I've been thinking maybe I can handle the reach of the long stem. so now there's something to test next ride out.
Last edited by rumrunn6; 04-13-12 at 03:51 AM.
04-13-12, 03:53 AM
#6
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,264
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5151 Post(s)
Liked 3,411 Times
in
2,235 Posts
yay I took the wheel reflectors off and the other nite I was out and as I was passing an intersection I was thinking I would have liked the rotational side reflectivity that they provided.
saw a cop giving out tickets to bikers in Wellfleet a couple years ago - don't know why but I want to keep my ride street legal.
saw a cop giving out tickets to bikers in Wellfleet a couple years ago - don't know why but I want to keep my ride street legal.
Last edited by rumrunn6; 04-13-12 at 09:47 AM.
04-13-12, 03:59 AM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Long Beach, CA
Posts: 808
Bikes: Scott CR1 Pro, Eimei
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 59 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
yay I took the wheel reflectors off and the other nite I was out and as I was passing an intersection I was think I would have liked the rotational side reflectivity that they provided.
saw a cop giving out tickets to bikers in Wellfleet a couple years ago - don't know why but I want to keep my ride street legal.
saw a cop giving out tickets to bikers in Wellfleet a couple years ago - don't know why but I want to keep my ride street legal.
04-13-12, 04:55 AM
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Boone, North Carolina
Posts: 5,094
Bikes: 2009 Cannondale CAAD9-6 2014 Trek Domaine 5.9
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I haven't had one on my bike in so long, I forgot them came with reflectors on the front.
04-13-12, 06:20 AM
#9
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,264
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Mentioned: 109 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5151 Post(s)
Liked 3,411 Times
in
2,235 Posts
yup ride at night, not a lot but enough to have good lights. I used to commute year 'round so I got lights when the commute went black. I always ride with strobes even on sunny days cuz when I'm in shade I'm invisible. I also go pretty fast and have to cross many intersections, the sooner they see me the more likely they are to judge my speed and plan whether they will wait or go. I bought this bike used. the wheel reflectors were on but the front reflector was off. not sure what the owner was thinking.
hey does anybody know whats up with all the database errors?
hey does anybody know whats up with all the database errors?
Last edited by rumrunn6; 04-13-12 at 09:47 AM.
