The R3V Bicycle Thread

[leegf]

Scary- glad it wasn't worse.

Nice Cipo jersey :)

[BlackbirdM3]

For the first time in 17 years, I got tossed off the bike last night. I think I had a slow leak in the front tire, leaned into a fast downhill corner, and rolled onto the sidewall of the tire dumping me in a sliding heap on the ground. I was doing about 40 when this happened. Needless to say, I'm a little sore today (Happened last night) The bike is more or less ok. I was able to ride it the 10 miles home. It now has a flat front tire leading me to believe the slow leak is what got me.


Nothing deep, just a good bruise on my left shoulder and right hamstring. the rest is just missing upper layer of skin. (that stings like hell.)

Will

[leegf]

Bunch of bikes on the back of an E30 = would get an enthusiastic thumbs-up from me on the road.

[LateFan]

^^ I do not. I've seen production electrics around lately. Some of them pretty slick. How does an add-on set-up work?

Pics!...
My son's ragtag fleet and cross bike. It's got Campy shifters / brakes, Shimano derailleurs with an adapter, and some SRAM piece somewhere I forget - it's a weird hybrid of new and used parts. Those tubeless wheels are kind of cool - they can air down for races with no pinch flats.

No bike riding here for weeks - forest fire smoke is bad, air warnings every day.

[mbonanni]

Anyone here have experience with motorized bikes? Just picked up a cruiser to commute to school with but am interested in either converting it to electric or gas.


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[leegf]

That's a nice-looking rig.. I'd ride it for sure.

[LateFan]

Nice to see that Greg LeMond is back, producing nice steel bikes, making those nice carbon bikes with TIME in France, and now partnering with this Australian research university to produce lower cost carbon fiber.

http://www.bikeforums.net/road-cycling/1048418-anyone-ridden-lemond-washoe.html

It sounds like the Washoe was made by Zen Fabrication in Portland until that company closed down. Not sure who makes the frames now.

https://www.facebook.com/LeMondBikes/

Any color, any components you want.

Here’s where I found reference to carbon fiber manufacturing in Oak Ridge TN and a materials research group in Australia.

http://lemond.cc

Echelon Sports, Tucson...

http://echelonsportcycling.com/products/521-lemond-washoe-frameset

The Washoe’s a nice bike, people love it. 853 steel.

[LateFan]

Yeah, I'm addicted.

Pretty place.

[scabzzzz]

Cannondale CAAD4 Saeco (new commuting project)

Cannondale CAAD4 by Geoff Potter, on Flickr

I have this bike as well! I think Ive seen 3 or 4 now.

Does yours have the full Campy Record setup? Love this fucking bike. Fits me so well.

[ST1G]

Yeah, I'm addicted.

[lambo]

It sounds like you're looking for a cross-country, all-around bike. Up, down, rocks, trails, roads. They go downhill plenty fast for an all around rider with good technique.

I'd strongly push a hardtail bike. No reason to haul all that hardware up steep hills all the time for a bit of suspension cush. When they race bikes, they race hardtail XC bikes. There are hardtail bikes now down into the low 20 lb range, close to road bikes, which is kind of amazing. Nice when going UP.

Similar to used cars - a reputable name frame builder, good components, light wheels, non-abused by a seller who took care of it.

If the frame is great, you can always update components easily.

Look at 29" wheels for easier rolling, also 27.5. But absolutely nothing wrong with standard 26".

Don't be fooled by cool graphics (I always am...), research quality.

Just some random names I'm familiar with - Yeti, Kona, Ibis, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Rocky Mountain, the former Gary Fisher (RIP - I have the last good steel Fisher), Jamis, seven, Ritchey, Moots......there's a million others. I don't like Trek as a corporation in collusion with L Armstrong. Also, they're like the General Motors of bikes.

Look into which are the good local bike shops, go in, ask some questions, see what's what. They sometimes have a classifieds bulletin board or consignment bikes.

Hmm I was originally looking around for a full suspension bike but I'll start considering a hardtail again. The last mountain bike I had was a Specialized hardtail. The last mountain bike I rode was my dad's hardtail 29er. I can't say I was much of a fan of the 29" wheels. They didn't seem as maneuverable. 650b sounds like a sweet spot but it's hard to find them used, as far as I've seen.

[LateFan]

So I need some advice... I'd really like to get back into mountain biking. I'm interested in regular old trails, some pavement stuff, and mild downhill stuff (I have never really done it so I'm not sure how to correctly describe it). I'd like to keep it between $1000-1500 for a Craigslist bike. Any recommendations for bikes to look into?

It sounds like you're looking for a cross-country, all-around bike. Up, down, rocks, trails, roads. They go downhill plenty fast for an all around rider with good technique.

I'd strongly push a hardtail bike. No reason to haul all that hardware up steep hills all the time for a bit of suspension cush. When they race bikes, they race hardtail XC bikes. There are hardtail bikes now down into the low 20 lb range, close to road bikes, which is kind of amazing. Nice when going UP.

Similar to used cars - a reputable name frame builder, good components, light wheels, non-abused by a seller who took care of it.

If the frame is great, you can always update components easily.

Look at 29" wheels for easier rolling, also 27.5. But absolutely nothing wrong with standard 26".

Don't be fooled by cool graphics (I always am...), research quality.

Just some random names I'm familiar with - Yeti, Kona, Ibis, Santa Cruz, Specialized, Rocky Mountain, the former Gary Fisher (RIP - I have the last good steel Fisher), Jamis, seven, Ritchey, Moots......there's a million others. I don't like Trek as a corporation in collusion with L Armstrong. Also, they're like the General Motors of bikes.

Look into which are the good local bike shops, go in, ask some questions, see what's what. They sometimes have a classifieds bulletin board or consignment bikes.

[Dussen]

So I need some advice... I'd really like to get back into mountain biking. I'm interested in regular old trails, some pavement stuff, and mild downhill stuff (I have never really done it so I'm not sure how to correctly describe it). I'd like to keep it between $1000-1500 for a Craigslist bike. Any recommendations for bikes to look into?

I build my Cannondale for less than $1k. And it's got some pretty sweet stuff. Find a frame you like and build one.


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[lambo]

So I need some advice... I'd really like to get back into mountain biking. I'm interested in regular old trails, some pavement stuff, and mild downhill stuff (I have never really done it so I'm not sure how to correctly describe it). I'd like to keep it between $1000-1500 for a Craigslist bike. Any recommendations for bikes to look into?

[M-technik-3]

thanks need spme trays for another car.