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Forum: Road Cycling
04-02-07, 10:06 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,084
Posted By akkahagar

(flame) red. and car, i got a triple, because a...

(flame) red. and car, i got a triple, because a trip that involves some hills is on the cards. don't see myself using the "third" wheel before that trip.

did my first 25 mile ride on the bike -...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-02-07, 10:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,084
Posted By akkahagar

Bought the 1500

Finally, decided to buy the 1500. It's a great bike!
Forum: Road Cycling
03-22-07, 09:51 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,084
Posted By akkahagar

Trek 1500 and alternatives

I am in the market to replace a 20 year old Schwinn. Intended purpose is
a) mainly pleasure riding: I do 20-40 mile runs on my Schwinn, so about that order. Expect the new bike to take me further,...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-31-05, 02:09 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 572
Posted By akkahagar

Drop handlebars on a Trek 7500FX

Someone I know installed drop handlebars (and bar end shifters) on a Bianchi Avenue and says he has a very capable road bike now (he also changed the tires, and the brakes).

I was just wondering...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 11:34 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 656
Posted By akkahagar

I am looking for a new bike, after riding a...

I am looking for a new bike, after riding a beaten up old Schwinn Sprint.

My purposes are 1) rides with a group of friends and with the local cycling club - for which I want to be as fast as...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 10:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,831
Posted By akkahagar

Nope, no snake. Rare stuff would be right...

Nope, no snake.

Rare stuff would be right down his alley :). It is the more common stuff that he holds in disdain, such as my beaten up old Schwinn.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-18-05, 10:31 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,831
Posted By akkahagar

Thanks everyone. Yeah, Bruce yelling at...

Thanks everyone.

Yeah, Bruce yelling at people is an all too common spectacle. Often it is for no reason in particular. But he is cheap, and still good, so students call him a bike nazi but still...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-05, 12:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,831
Posted By akkahagar

Bike shops in Champaign-Urbana

Am thinking of finally plunking down some money and buying a new bike. So far, my experience in terms of bike shops has been Bikeworks, the place on Main owned by Bruce. He is good, but usually he...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-29-05, 03:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,746
Posted By akkahagar

Thanks a lot, sydney. Let me just point out...

Thanks a lot, sydney.

Let me just point out how helpful your post was: I did not even know what a cable stop, a cable guide, etc. was. Since you threw out these words, I am reading up about them...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
07-28-05, 05:54 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,746
Posted By akkahagar

Installing barcons: newbie

I bought a pair of Suntour barcons for my old road bike, a Schwinn Sprint. The bike has stem mounted Suntour shifters, and Suntour derailleurs as of now. The most that I have worked on a bike so far...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-13-05, 08:35 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 283
Posted By akkahagar

I was given Schwinn Sprint on which I have put a...

I was given Schwinn Sprint on which I have put a good number of miles. The saddle on it was a wide foam thingie, and I asked my LBS owner if he had a saddle that wont get soaked in the rain like the...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-06-05, 03:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 341
Posted By akkahagar

You can try this website: ...

You can try this website:

http://www.bikelib.org/roads/maps.htm (http://)

I am a grad student at UIUC, and I can tell you that it would be really stretching it to say that the region is even...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-21-05, 12:06 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 1,869
Posted By akkahagar

My first "season" (~2 months so far): ...

My first "season" (~2 months so far):

Schwinn Sprint: free.
Oil and grease: < $8
Helmet: $48
Frame pump: $20
2 Tubes: $8
Sigma BC 1600: $25
Pedal wrench: $15
Knucklebuster: $17
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-17-05, 09:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 858
Posted By akkahagar

aint no quick release here, phatomcow :) plain...

aint no quick release here, phatomcow :) plain old 15mm nuts. Thanks though, I am checking it right away.
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-17-05, 09:39 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 858
Posted By akkahagar

I should have said "snobbish" rather than pricey....

I should have said "snobbish" rather than pricey. It is a one man shop, and the owner is a decent sort, but looks with great disdain at bikes like mine - he won't touch it himself.

However, he...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-17-05, 06:49 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 858
Posted By akkahagar

I haven't been able to find it yet, but I think...

I haven't been able to find it yet, but I think it is somewhere in the area around the chain, probably at the rear cog.

My LBS is too pricey to work on my bike, and he just sold me a pedal and...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
06-16-05, 11:37 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 858
Posted By akkahagar

Creaking...

After about 6 miles of riding yesterday, my age old Schwinn Sprint started creaking real bad, almost all of a sudden. The creaks happen when I pedal. I checked the seat post, the creaking is not...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-16-05, 11:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 267
Posted By akkahagar

Thanks, I'll do that...

Thanks, I'll do that...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-16-05, 11:02 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 267
Posted By akkahagar

Creaking....

After about 6 miles of riding yesterday, my age old Schwinn Sprint started creaking real bad, almost all of a sudden. The creaks happen when I pedal. I checked the seat post, the creaking is not...
Forum: Recreational & Family
06-14-05, 07:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,663
Posted By akkahagar

Trek 7200 FX: WSD vs. Mens

Hi,
I am looking for experiences of women who have tried riding rode both the mens and the WSD version of Trek 7200FX. The geometry is the same for 7000/7100/7200/7300 (FX/non FX) etc, if anyone...
Forum: Recreational & Family
06-13-05, 08:51 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 884
Posted By akkahagar

Feeling guilty

My wife, for very valid reasons, left the research for her first decent bike to me.

I narrowed it down to Trek 7100, Marin Kentfield, Specialized crossroads. All had Women Specific Design (WSD)...
Forum: Road Cycling
06-05-05, 09:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 615
Posted By akkahagar

Background: I recently started bicycling,...

Background:

I recently started bicycling, because a friend gave me a Schwinn Sprint. I have put about 150 miles on that bicycle, and I enjoy cycling hugely. I like going as fast as I can, and...
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