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Couple of quick video edits from Friday https://vimeo.com/94105674 Point a Lap, very chaotic race. Think I managed 5th. https://vimeo.com/93710455 Scratch Race, managed 2nd place in it. |
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I'll play. Not feather light, but she's about 16.5lbs with the RS80s. After using Di2, I don't think i'd own anything else.
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Sean, curious if you ever found separate bike policies that made any sense. Recently had my 1 yr old Trek poached out of my garage. Wasn't worth filing on the homeowners. Should've lied and said 3 bikes, 3 sets of golf clubs and 3 wakeboards were stolen....
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After 102 miles and 9300 ft of climbing at horribly hilly hundreds. Spec tarmac sworks sl4 di2
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Buddy picked up a 2014 version of the same track bike I have. Last night was its first races.
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Have bike team-mate's SWorks Venge on loan for a little bit. Got it out for a ride today, set a bunch of PR's on Strava during the ride. It rides and climbs very nice. I had to really tweak his set up to get it to fit me. Di2 electronic shifting is nice, did not blow me away but is nice. First time with QRotor rings too. can't say I noticed anything different. Has a Quark power meter on it too.
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My buddy just got a similar Venge. It's blacked out S-Works though with the Roval 60s on it and Force 22. Bike looks awesome. My LBS sold more Venge than any shop in the country last year. They are VERY popular around here.
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My bro had a limited edition cav venge. It was a super nice bike, good middle ground, did everything well. Sure, it's no Giant but a pretty nice bike. Ha ha.
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Anyone riding a 27.5" all mountain full squishy bike? Im thinking about getting one.... looking for something that pedals and can still hit the lift at big bear...
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Ive been on a hard tail, ss for the past 4 years living in AZ and its been great. Just move to socal and the riding isnt real conducive to ss (at least where I have been) lots of steep ups and steep downs. Im planning on building my bike up 1X9 in the mean time. I rode an old santa cruz heckler awhile back and enjoyed it, but I've heard they are kinda flexy compared to the new stuff and I dont think you can get one in a 27.5 Ive got a buddy who is picking up a santa cruz bronson.... I might have to go spin some wheels at one of the local socal yuppie bike shops and see what they have :D |
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Not your standard bike pjorn post, but....
I worked at a bike shop from 1990-94. During that time I eventually had access to pro sheet deals from the industry reps. Summer of '93 I bought myself a stumpjumper M2 FS (long gone, and man was that bike sweet... 23lbs with a Mag21), and my girlfriend a rockhopper sport. I married that girl. She never rode the bike but I'm loathe to toss it, so we moved it to grad school and back afterwards when we began our careers. All the while it's gathered a beautiful patina of dust. Seriously, I doubt my wife has ridden the bike 100 miles in 21 years. So my daughter departs for college next week and rather than buy her a bike, why not let her "not ride" her mom's bike which is already accustomed to not being ridden, right? So I've tuned it up, put on a new chain and new tires, and frankly it rides as nice as it did when I first built it up out of the box in 1993. I'm the only person who has ever wrenched on it and I'm really surprised at how well it has held up. I skimped on repacking the bearings when I pulled the bike out of the box in '93, but I've taken care of that with a fresh packing of phil wood. Note the period correct (i.e. original) purple anno bottle cage and the scott vr suspension fork (also a pro sheet deal... and one of the very few aftermarket options back then) with threaded 1" steer tube to boot. https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui...&sz=w1342-h423 |
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The team I'm on gets killer deals from our sponsoring bike shop. I now understand how racers can afford high end bikes. I'm both scared and looking forward to the end of season deals this year. I want to pick up my team mate's SWorks Venge, and have zero ability to convince the wife two new bikes are needed this year. |
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^^^. Love the old school. I have an old GT Avalanche(90-91?) that I've been thinking about building up(thinking about it for 10 years). Right now, besides peddles, 100% stock. Like you with the SRH, just couldn't see getting rid of it.
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Just picked up another one to add to the stable tonight.
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Love the S2, great bike
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So..... I got some bike parts today....
During install i discovered a crack at my rear drive side drop out :( |
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Negative, frame is a VooDoo Bokor and the rear dropouts slide horizontally so I can run SS. Crack started at the inner radius of the track the dropout slides in. Could potentiall be welded as a bandaid, but to really fix it I would need to machine post welding, and the geometry makes it pretty much impossible. Not financially worth it in my book...
With that said, anyone selling a hardtail XC bike??? I was thinking maybe a ragley piglet 2?! |
All you guys and your road bikes.... im just over here like... MORE TRAVEL :D:D http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...psy75u7qgn.jpg
Officially building a Ragley Piglet2..... Got a 150mm Fox Float CTD with Kashima. Looking for a wheelset currently. |
And the build pic... right after its first shakedown.
Ragley Piglet 2 http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k4...ps4b734925.jpg |
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Anyone race cross? Just got some Fango tubulars wrapped around the 303s. Super light and responsive, but man gluing tubulars sucks.
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Really starting to love tting, great feeling when you get the rig rolling.
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Yes mate I have a power meter. Pulled 325W avg, 330w NP for the TT on Sat. Good for me, got a PB! Going to have a little play around with my bar set up, try coming forward and down a little bit. Should get a bit quicker as the weather warms up too.
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Dorking out my track bike disc for the coming season
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hey will one of you roadies help convert me? Im thinking of picking up something to pedal on flat boring ground..... price range right around 1k, used, I have a think for cool smaller companies. I like the surly pacer but havent seen any floating around in a 50-52 cm
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Also, QPB.com carries Surly. Many bike shops have QPB accounts and can order Surly. The only thing to watch out for is shops with territorial brands (Trek, Specialized...) Shops that carry those brands may not be able to get other makes in. And, of the folks I know with Surly bikes, they have not sold them. Might be why you are having a hard time finding any used. |
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Hey steel is real :) ive been "anti-roadie" for a long time...
Here is my surly disc trucker Attachment 37798 Here is my ragley piglet 2 Attachment 37799 Im not real happy with buying brand new from bike shops unless i can get a super good deal. i have a hard time knowing what kinda markup shops throw on top of QBP's price for "assembly". I get that we "need" local bikes shops and what not, but i personally do not. I built both of the above bikes (other than lacing the wheels) from component level. *end bike shop rant* dont worry, i wont pay to pedal trek, spec, or fisher, something about them turns me off. Do you have any specific jamis frames you'd suggest? Im not completely opposed to the idea of parting the bike together either, maybe i could find a frame. Ive seen a surly pacer frame floating around, but the factory group on the stock pacer is appealing Quote:
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Thanks man, how you like that fork? I dig the green, I really wanted to build a green piglet. I think a pivot mach 6 might be in my future.... |
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I have a massive hard-on for the Surly Instigator 2.0 right now
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Thatd mean QBP price on a disc trucker would be somewhere around $700...... Msrp is like $1400
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What do you guys think of the shimano Di groupsets? found a jamis xenith with dura ace Di2 drive train and i am really hesitant...
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Here is my newest toy. Built it up over 5 weeks ago and won't be able to ride it until later this week due to hand surgery. I'm beyond stoked.
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Great bike!
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Ralph: looking good on the Giant!!
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Joe, which version of the di2 are you looking at? Ultegra or Dura-ace? 10 or 11 speed? Stay away from the 10-speed dura ace, as it was the first version and not compatible with the newer 11 speed stuff. I have ultegra di2 10 speed on my felt Z3 and I love it. I am going to build up a new cross bike this summer and going to go di2 as well. I hate sloppy shifting from worn derailleur cables and the di2 eliminates that for me. I was changing cables 3X a year before then due to stretch. Don't worry about forgetting to charge the battery either, I go over 1000 miles on a charge, and even when it is flashing red like the battery is dead, I can still make it over 100 without a problem. I think di2 is awesome, but I'm not "old school." Look around, it hasn't taken a firm hold in the consumer market yet, so there are deals to be had. Givens its acceptance in the pro peleton, I don't see it going away in our lifetimes.
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Anyone heard of "franco" bikes? http://ventura.craigslist.org/spo/4840758850.html
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I have heard of them and checked them out on their website, but never seen one in person. They look pretty nice though. |
Moved back to the states a few weeks ago and got out on my bike for the first time in a year - it was incredible. Very jealous of some of the eye candy here.
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New Vision and FSA bits on the road and TT/Tri bike. Really like the FSA crank on the Tri bike, would put on road bike if I didn't have a power meter on it. The wide rims along with 25mm wides tires and lower pressure ride so nice.
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I did something stooopid.....and i have been enjoying riding it haha.
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This followed me home today, 2015 Crux Pro Race. Wow 11sp Di is nice. Gonna be my new winter bike.
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When the weather changes here I'll put different tires on and a set of fenders and be good to go. |
Did you see Shimano have DI2 12 speed in the works. You will be able to upgrade 11 speed with a new cluster and chain plus a software reflash.
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Anyone looking for a 51cm carbon bike? Its a Jamis Xenith Team with 10spd Dura Ace Di2
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Ooooooo yeah. New whip Thursday. 2017 TCR advanced SL with the new Di2. First in the country I think. 6.3kg without pedals and std wheels. Super stiff and direct, makes the old one feel like a comfy slipper
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Just picked up this Salsa Mukluk a few weeks ago.. its been a blast!
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