The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Justin B]

I gotta get my damn rear wheel trued accurately. I think I did more harm than good last time I futzed with it. Bought a trainer (Kinetic road machine) to spin at home, then all of a sudden it got all sunny out and shit. Damn. Ah well, still a good tool to get back and fit. Goal is by the end of the summer have gone on a few rides with my boss/coworker cyclists. Problem is, they're all good and will go for a century as a nice day ride. Oi.

[delatlanta1281]

awesome man. my trainer did wonders for me. I must say, now that it's warm, I do not miss it.

[scabzzzz]

I moved back to the west side of town THANK GOD. Bike riding has officially begun ova here... Feels good too. OH, and the girl I'm dating, she rides a legit Panasonic. Its gonna be a fun summer :)

[scabzzzz]

Here's a pic of my Trek. I never thought I'd get into road riding, but lurking on the bike thread here has changed me over.... Thanks guys, one more damn hobby. Going for a 20 mile ride after a shitty day at work is a great way to unwind. Now a picture

Ill buy the wheels off that bike. Seriously. PM if you want some cash.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Pics of girl, and POS.

[Jand3rson]

LBS score today! One of the local bike/ski shops is going under, and they are clearing out the shop like it's fire. When I got there, there wasn't a lot left, but I managed to get a really nice aluminum Felt stem, a Park crank wrench and a spoke tool, 2 sets of tire levers, 2 tubes, and a set of new brake pads, all for $25 out the door. Would have come to $70 normally. The front part of the clamp on the stem is too big for my bars tho, can you shim it?

[Jand3rson]

So the Felt stem wasn't going to work, so I went back down there and picked up a Ritchey WCS that they had for $10, and it fit perfectly. It's just a tad bit longer, and I angled my bars down a bit, and it feels better than my last stem. I think I like this one better than the Felt one, too.

Oh, and Phil Wood died about the middle of last week.

[91 318is]

crappy picture of me riding my fixed gear

54cm IRO, velocity deep v's, MKS's pedals, the usual

[Jand3rson]

Now I'd like to get back to posting pics of bikes.

[digital_cowboy]

Here is my coaster brake conversion

[Jand3rson]

Looks great! Bronzit sticker FTW.

But... you do know bronzits are suicidal, right? You will R3V that bike.

[digital_cowboy]

Are they? Aw shoot, I just picked up another bronzit e30 too.... We'll at least I wear a helmet

[Jand3rson]

That is awesome. lulz

Do you actually wear one, tho? I love mine, it's a Giro Atmos. They're like $180 new, I got it for $50 on Craigslist, from someone who actually turned out to be a friend of mine. He wore it once and didn't like it.



Looks just like that, but the carbon fiber sections in mine are black.

[aintnothang]

That's a nice helmet, I wanted one but got another giro. Still kinda sad.

[FredK]

Here is my coaster brake conversion

Did you paint this bike Bronzit? Or is it just a gold bike with a Bronzit sticker? If it's the former... dude.

If it's the latter... dude.