The "What don't you like about my bike" thread
11-26-08, 10:14 AM
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1) Should have a yellow chain
2) Either get darker grips or wash your hands before you ride the bike
I like how you matched a riser stem with riser bars; too many people put riser bars on drop stems, which I think is like wrapping your arm around your head to scratch your nose.
2) Either get darker grips or wash your hands before you ride the bike
I like how you matched a riser stem with riser bars; too many people put riser bars on drop stems, which I think is like wrapping your arm around your head to scratch your nose.
11-26-08, 10:20 AM
#252
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11-26-08, 10:48 AM
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11-26-08, 12:41 PM
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i know the saddle angle LOOKS wierd, but i tried tilting the nose down & it causes me to slide forward. Actually I must like the nose angled up, cuz all my bikes saddles end up looking like that once I'm done adjusting for comfort.
11-26-08, 01:03 PM
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a dumpster find 1984 Peugeot PGN10
this is how i found it & under normal circumstances i wouldn't "modify" a frame by cutting stuff off, but i think in this case it was ok to do since the 2 of the cable guides on the top tube were bent to hell & it's a freakin Peugeot, not a vintage cinelli or masi or whatever lol
11-26-08, 01:09 PM
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Let's do this... 2006 Lemond Fillmore. I know what's wrong, can you find it?
11-26-08, 01:10 PM
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if you're asking me, i never said dangerous -- i just said they're a recipe for injury. unless you ride exclusively in the drops, track drops just don't make much sense for city riding. You basically get one position -- the tops and corners are compromised. I actually injured my shoulder pretty badly riding long distances with track drops.
11-26-08, 01:16 PM
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if you're asking me, i never said dangerous -- i just said they're a recipe for injury. unless you ride exclusively in the drops, track drops just don't make much sense for city riding. You basically get one position -- the tops and corners are compromised. I actually injured my shoulder pretty badly riding long distances with track drops.
i gotta agree with you here, after about 30miles or so I get really tired on this bike compared to my other ones.
I'm actually putting together a touring fixed/free rig right now with another frame & I'm gonna put 2 brakes w/ hoods & nitto "dream" bars on it.
Track drops look so good tho!
but yeah, for long distance ridess they're not so practical
11-26-08, 01:21 PM
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11-26-08, 01:25 PM
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11-26-08, 03:07 PM
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11-26-08, 03:23 PM
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So many ugly bikes, so little time. so I'll just lump it all in one: Riser Bars: doofy, looks like a clown bike. Deep V wheels- same thing. Aero-spokes: who are you kidding? Odd-ball seat angles: Guess you don't ride very far, eh? Mercier, etc- do we really need more cheap crap from China?