Mikeymk1

Here is my new Mark V. I just go it today. This will be my "around town" ride. I didn't mean to have so much black on it, but those are the parts I had . I'm going to get a new seatpost and stem soon. I want a black and silver thing going.

Frame/Fork: Iro Mark V

Bars/Stem: Profile Design Risers w/ Oury girps/ Bianchi Stem

Crank/Chainring: Sugino RD/Messenger 46T

Wheelset: Alex DA16 with Iro hubs w/ Gatorskins

Front Brake: Shimano Tiagra

Saddle/Post: Brooks B17/Promax

Pedals: MKS

delicious

don't think i ever posted these here. i'm pretty into both my bikes...i generally use the GTB for commuting and in the rain, but they both get used. it's interesting how differently they ride.

TR909

Let us know how they differ, I have a capo (i understand the differences between the og track, etc.) but have always ogled GT's.

delicious

I like the way both of them ride. The GTB is "smoother" feeling, maybe due to the slacker head tube angle. The Cannondale is more fun though.

chase.

love them both. fenders aren't distracting on the gt, which is rare. i think you need a grand mighty or double-row campy chainring on the cdale, for some reason.

sweatpants

Today was a very good day. I finished putting together my first road bike, learned how to skid, and took it for a short rip around the neighborhood, wimp-gears and all haha. My hands are bearing too much weight, so I'm about to research that. It's a Pake 55, I don't know how good all the parts are, but it seems like a pretty decent bike. I'm stoked!

Astronomical

Angle saddle to level

rejoice.

cc700

+1 and bars

magoolc1

This might seem like a silly question but why are alot more of these bikes going towards risers intstead of drops and bull horns?

cc700

because risers are hella sweet bro!

Cynikal 

Cuz we all secretly want hybrids but can't bring ourselves to get one. Same thing behind the "hip pouch" which is a fanny pack with a cooler name.

doomkin

brand new, nearly stock, cannondale capo bbq
- deda pista bars
- strong g grips
- shimano spd-sl's
- surly 3/32" cog (need to save up to upgrade the whole drivetrain to 1/8")
- dura ace cog

she'll be seeing her (and my) first track time tonight if the weather holds up.

and my daily rider:


surly steamroller with some stuff.

cc700

those strong-g's look awesome, how are they?

magoolc1

Im curious and not trying to get anything going, i thought about it and i can see where it might be a bit more comfortable to ride in a upright posistion, but with the GT up there it has a stem that looks like it points down but you have the straight bar on them. Could not drops with the stem in the neutral posistion bring the same result?..like i said im a bit new and was just wondering.

magoolc1

Ive been wanting to build one of these for over a year i just have not stumbled on a frame to build yet.

cc700

discuss risers in the riser thread, it's on the first page.

redfooj

risers = pbr
drops = bud

is why

~stella

heads up: you're running long pull brake levers with short pull brakes.

cc700

brake, singular.

doomkin

i know. i picked up a pair of v-brake drop levers for another project with v-brakes but they fell through. i wanted some drop levers with the bars so i just made 'em work. it's not perfect but it gets the job done.

doomkin

a son of a ***** to get on. we stopped using rubbing alcohol/hair spray at work so i did it with an air compressor. it squeals like crazy and my boss made me take it down into the basement and work on it so i didn't deafen the other wrenches.

delicious

you're right, it's kind of silly. i had the stem already and like the way it looks on there. i don't usually ride with drops because 90% of my riding is stop/start city stuff and the risers work with that stem to put me where i want to be.

HOLYROLLER

Here is my rat rod FG, finished the rust this weekend.

reedreeder

+1 for the HED on that TK2. perfect frame for that wheel/wheel for that frame.

cc700

nice picture!
https://velospace.org/node/2188

takes me back!