The R3V Bicycle Thread

[BlackbirdM3]

Back during Winter Break from school:

Where is that? It looks familiar.
Will

[lambo]

Well...my bike was stolen. Fuckin' ball-less waffleswaffleswaffleswaffles bags.

Well, if neither I nor the police can find my bike I'm looking at rebuilding one of these that I found on CL.

[jeremy5000]

[Mr. Burns]

you're a roadie at heart, because if I owned that it would be beaten like a red headed step child daily.

needs more banged up/battle scars.

[jeremy5000]

you're a roadie at heart, because if I owned that it would be beaten like a red headed step child daily.

needs more banged up/battle scars.

Haha so quick to judge... It was actually like 10 minutes after I finished building it, it definitelydoesnt look that clean now.

[magicswan20]

my anger towards japanese people and their driving habits has finally pushed me over the edge... but in a good way :] my new project:

[noE30]

my anger towards japanese people and their driving habits has finally pushed me over the edge... but in a good way :] my new project:

always liked those but the integrated seat tube throws me off. Lets see some pics once its built.

[magicswan20]

funny story about the seat post... i wasnt able to have it shipped to me in japan b/c it was too tall or sumthing to ship to apo. so i have to figure that one out =/ anyway im super excited about building it up. i never thought i would be as stoked as i am to stop driving and start riding again lol

[steinbachphoto]

always liked those but the integrated seat tube throws me off. Lets see some pics once its built.

Looks like a more TT geometry than road geometry. Intentional?

[Nick_S]

Looks like a more TT geometry than road geometry. Intentional?

I spy horizontal dropouts. Track geometry.

[steinbachphoto]

I spy horizontal dropouts. Track geometry.

My TT frame (11' Cervelo P2) has horizontal drop outs, it's to be able to adjust the gap between the rear wheel and the seat tube cut out.

[Nick_S]

My TT frame (11' Cervelo P2) has horizontal drop outs, it's to be able to adjust the gap between the rear wheel and the seat tube cut out.

Ahhh true...I forgot about frames like that. The frame is the Fuji "track pro" though.

[BlackbirdM3]

Looks like a more TT geometry than road geometry. Intentional?

Of course its TT/Track geometry. Aside from Cervello, no major manufacturer is going to mass produce an aggressive geometry frame for road use. Nor are they going to use aero tubing to build it. Too much time, and $ to make a new mold for their Chinese mass produced cookie cutter carbon frames that won't sell well because they are too aggressive for a weekend warrior.

I went custom to build an aero tubed crit bike. Its got an 11.25" tall bottom bracket, and TDF TT geometry (74 degree seat tube is the maximum allowed for a UCI TT bike.) with really short chain stays. The bike is a rocket, and with a swap of the bars and stem becomes a very good 40K TT bike.

Will

[oxymoron]

couple years back

[gooseadrian]

What do you guys recomend for a good everyday commuter bike?