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hairlessbill 09-11-07 10:17 AM
Keep the cage. It's nice to have some water when you are not wearing your bag or camelbak or whatever. As for buying water on the go, good luck with that out in the rural roads and climbs around here. I agree it looks better without the cage but it also looks better without the brake and I wouldn't skip that either.

andre nickatina 09-11-07 10:28 AM
what i want to know is how a steel bike clocks in at 17 pounds with deep v's on it.

crushkilldstroy 09-11-07 10:30 AM
Originally Posted by andre nickatina (Post 5249202)
what i want to know is how a steel bike clocks in at 17 pounds with deep v's on it.
It's called lying. It's super easy.

I've got a nice old steel Marin mountain bike that weighs 14 lbs.

straightballin 09-11-07 04:45 PM
Originally Posted by crushkilldstroy (Post 5249220)
It's called lying. It's super easy.

I've got a nice old steel Marin mountain bike that weighs 14 lbs.
did you ever consider the size of the frame,or the TYPE of steel used to make it? don't be so quick to assume

humancongereel 09-11-07 04:50 PM
Originally Posted by lamalex (Post 5239036)
Looks aren't for posers. Aesthetics are important. They're not the end all and be all, and function should always come before fashion, but there's nothing wrong with wanting to make your bike, or anything else attractive. One can make a very good looking bike without compromising the performance; imho, many extremely good looking parts, are also very high quality. examples: Phils, most NJS frames, Nitto stems/bars, Tashis, Brooks, Selle Italia saddles, and many more.
form that follows function is some of the coolest form i know. hell, some of those mad max bikes are def courier bikes, and you know the reason they look tough as hell is because they're made to be tough as hell.

frymaster 09-11-07 11:24 PM
isn't anyone going to tell him to line up his valves with the decals?

sheesh.

oh, and how long are those cranks?

andre nickatina 09-11-07 11:33 PM
Originally Posted by straightballin (Post 5251865)
did you ever consider the size of the frame,or the TYPE of steel used to make it? don't be so quick to assume
hey, i'm not saying a steel track frame can't be built up to 17lb. hell, my nice steel track frame probably weighs somewhere around that (and it's made out of that super nice kaisei tubing i keep raving about), i just haven't gotten around to taking it to the shop yet to put it on the hanging scale. it's just that a steel frame with heavy rims like deep V's is most likely going to weigh more than 17lb unless everything else is extremely light componentry. my best guess is that chances are better than not that the OP used the (inaccurate) bathroom scale method.

straightballin 09-12-07 07:46 AM
Originally Posted by frymaster (Post 5254509)
isn't anyone going to tell him to line up his valves with the decals?

sheesh.

oh, and how long are those cranks?
hahaha i'll line those up. they're 170mm Sugino RT with a 42t chainring

straightballin 09-12-07 07:47 AM
Originally Posted by andre nickatina (Post 5254542)
hey, i'm not saying a steel track frame can't be built up to 17lb. hell, my nice steel track frame probably weighs somewhere around that (and it's made out of that super nice kaisei tubing i keep raving about), i just haven't gotten around to taking it to the shop yet to put it on the hanging scale. it's just that a steel frame with heavy rims like deep V's is most likely going to weigh more than 17lb unless everything else is extremely light componentry. my best guess is that chances are better than not that the OP used the (inaccurate) bathroom scale method.
yeah I used the scale method, how innacurate is that? 17 pounds didn't seem odd, I can lift the bike over my head with one hand, with hardly much effort.

Morgie 09-12-07 07:56 AM
Originally Posted by Tapeworm21 (Post 5234929)
And some toe clips. You're going to kill yourself on that thing.

Brakes, cake, pedals, clips... in that order.
it says in the post that those are SPD/platforms....

http://www.bobshop.de/out/oxbaseshop...es/1/974_1.jpg

andre nickatina 09-12-07 10:22 AM
Originally Posted by straightballin (Post 5255588)
yeah I used the scale method, how innacurate is that? 17 pounds didn't seem odd, I can lift the bike over my head with one hand, with hardly much effort.
it's just inaccurate, i can't give a +/- number for how much it's on or off by. if you want to know the real weight, take it to a bike shop with a hanging scale. just sayin.. :p

straightballin 09-12-07 08:47 PM
Originally Posted by Morgie (Post 5255643)
it says in the post that those are SPD/platforms....

http://www.bobshop.de/out/oxbaseshop...es/1/974_1.jpg
thanks for pointing it out,didn't wanna seem like an ******* and correct him. I'm running double sided SPD's now though, shimano M-540's. like em better than the generic.


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