Sanderdev

True, I only ride this bike for fast riding (around 100k), not for the rides in the city. I've got a converted racingbike from Zieleman for that. Thanks for all Nice replies!

TenSpeedV2

You quickly get used to it.

velofinds

New tires = new photos. These are easily the most expensive tires I've ever bought (and I paid the LBS price, too, not the 'what can I get them for online' price), so I hope they last awhile (and are all that they're cracked up to be).

Mumonkan

mind the debris, i hear theyre fast but not super durable

velofinds

Debris is one thing but my other worry is the odd pothole that I'm inevitably not going to be able to avoid. Looks like I'm going to have to start riding super slowly if I want to protect my 'investment'.

Mumonkan

random metal bits in the road have caused me plenty of flats and headaches with tires but never potholes, and i got a lot of really bad ones down here

ride the **** out of em. dont get fast tires just to baby them

SpeshulEd 

My first set of gp4000s lasted just over 24 miles when I blew out the sidewall on the rear tire...and I had bought them from a local shop to make sure I liked them before I ordered them in mass quantities. I was pissed. It was like $70 down the tube.

johnnytheboy

that pista needs dorps

johnnytheboy

is that a dent in the tt of that bare knuckle?

sickz

yes

T13

No way, drops look cool, but not really practical in the city.....

thedapperest

>says drops aren't practical for the city
>rides bullhorns

jlafitte 

All other things equal, if you're in the drops you're working with a reduced range of vision. This plays in favor of texting/homicidal urban motorists.

johnnytheboy

>says dorps aren't practical
>rides vintage track bike on the street
>with $100 worth of racing rubber on it

T13

Yeah, that's exactly what I was referring to. I guess I should've been more specific.

50voltphantom

Dorps would be nice but those bullhorns are proper.

velofinds

Thanks guys. I like dorps, ran them in the past, and wouldn't rule out running them again in the future. But I also value diversity... both diversity of aesthetics (visual diversity) as well as a diversity or variety of riding styles and positions. Given that I already have dorps on a couple of the other steeds (road bikes, but still), I figured I'd have a go with bullhorns on the tarck bike. The RB002s do look goddamn sweet if I don't say so myself

Mumonkan

i miss a track bike with bullhorns honestly, you feel like youre always going fast as **** and you can take off form a stop like nobodies business

T13

Bumping yer knees on drop ends sucks too, whether they are capped or not.

sickz

drops ********

that's three hand positions. only worthy alternative is risers.

Cute Boy Horse

Was:


Is:




I never used the brake and that handlebar was awful.

sickz

negative.. corsas are one of the more durable tires i've ever ridden. puncture resistant, light, fast, high max psi, they also last quite a while when on skidding duty...

they are hands down my favorite tire.

Unkle Rico

Rattle can job?

Cute Boy Horse

Yep. Just got to know what you're doing.

SquidPuppet

What frame/fork/year? I dig it. Little extra wheelbase.

I see you took a file(?) to the top tube. Looks sanitary.