Astronomical

This.

My soft tissues can handle it, even better if one has chamois.

teedoff087

I might be the exception. I wear a cup all day so I can take it.

helloamerican

i'm really quite taken aback by the wonderful advice you've given lately- i'd love to see what your bike looks like so we know you can "back your **** up" and arn't just some insecure small man acting like a tough guy about bikes.

rustbelt

Looks like it wants to punch you in the face then carry your limp body on to the nearest cliff and drop it down. Pretty badass.

Astronomical

The last time I posted a picture of my bike I got banned.

Scrodzilla

Time to post another one.

hairnet

Chamois is just to prevent chaffing, not pad your taint. Your soft tissue can't take it, that's why we sit on our bones.

If your wrists and palms hurt then work on your core strength so you're not supported wholly on your palms/wrist

cc700

i need to fix this whole area. maybe risers is the answer if i want to keep all this stuff on there.

JohnDThompson 

Or just get some road bars instead of the track drops.

Fugazi Dave

Your wrists and palms would be fine. We're talking a handful of degrees, not 45.

chaifilms

Seat post, Color, Bottle cages... and all those spacers! I'd also go with a different color saddle and grips.

I like that rack though, especially seeing what you carry on it in the other thread!

feetpower

my "night mode" gets my bars pretty jumbled up too. brake lever, headlight, computer on stem. i was thinking about a bell but its just too cluttered.

is it awkward to ride the tops when the lever isnt closer to the stem? or is it 100% drops?

cc700

i really hardly ever use the brake. i just like having it in case.

it's more comfy with risers but i hate the look of the bike with risers. maybe i just need some nicer grips... the risers have black ourys. they dirty my palms and look played out.

Astronomical

The risers get the most play out of the bars I have because my back is a bit on the ****ty side.
You can give me hell about the veeps; I don't like that part either.

renton20

I like the adidas bike sooo much, but whenever I see track drops with a cross lever on the unwrapped top section I want to punch babies. I think that it might be the new raleigh that has track drops with two cross levers. All I'll say is that I'm grateful that I am no where near a maternity ward right now

pancake4life

Don't punch babies bro.

Scrodzilla

^ Awesome.

psirue

+1

Noobert

cc700- i think thats the wrong brake cable

fuzz2050

Sweet bike, but I'm not the biggest fan of CTEMA racks, they tend to mount to high up and make the handling go all wonky (although yours looks pretty good). Also, I seriously don't like the strut used for mounting, do they just hijack one of those from a Wald basket?

psirue

where's the rear fender? why not full fenders?

why did bikesdirect (or surly for that matter) not choose cantis over dual-pivots?

what's the difference between this bike and every other gyeswho bike?

front light, but no rear light? front light looks blocked by the cetma.

dbgray21

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craigcraigcraig

boring

cc700

true, it's a mountain cable.

that settles it, i'm going back to risers and my easton stem. i'll save the dedas for brakeless track use.

dammit. i hate risers.

TMonk

u into horns at all?