The R3V Bicycle Thread

[LateFan]

Just slightly disorganized and unclear lol

I don't think so! Crisp and smart.

[Rob]

my favorite

[leegf]

my favorite

That looks like fun

[leegf]

I made a bike in Japan and I'm getting into road cycling. Riding around the bay area means every ride has a gnarly climb and an even gnarlier descent and with this bike and its twitchy front end its wicked fun.

This looks so proper. Kudos.

[wworm]

Hey thanks man. Finally getting a thomson x2 stem for it which was the last piece of the puzzle. Will post better/less blown out pics of it soon.

[Nick_S]

Took a trip down to Sedona, AZ with the lady to get some relief from winter in Colorado. Unreal scenery and great riding.









Brought the BMX too.


Had to stop for a little photo shoot in Monument valley!

Apparently my photo's didn't show up so I'll try this again.

















Hope those work this time.

-Nick

[Nick_S]

Got out early on the squishy bike today

[Rob]

I'd need my hiking boots for that!

[wworm]

yeah holy moly that looks like a gnarly little section there. ^

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picked up a 2017 specialized fuse last weekend as my entry into the realm of mountain biking. Very very stoked.

[Rob]

I'm going to use this space to bitch about new "standards", and how ridiculous it is trying to keep up, or upgrade an older bike. Headsets/steerer tubes/axles/bottom brakes/brake mounts. F!

[wworm]

^ Its a pain in the ass. Makes you have to sell last years model and buy this years just to avoid getting stuck in a "they dont make that anymore" situation.

[leegf]

Are we talking mountain or road?

For road, I would guess any shop in this here US of A can support mechanical 11 speed SRAM or Shimano with a conventional English threaded bottom bracket, and likely will be able to for many years to come. I get that the industry introduces a lot of new stuff each year and tries to get consumers to adopt, but if you just unplug from that hype machine, then I don't see the problem.

[lti_57]

Just Picked this up Last Saturday at the urging on my Son
Damn the kid was right this thing is amazing great ride corners well
1x11 sram drive train is awesome

[Jb325is]

I've had this bike for a few months now, 3rd bike since getting pretty serious about MTB 3 years ago. Love this thing so far, going to Asheville in 2 weeks to ride Pisgah area again with it. It's my first XL frame bike (previous was Giant Trance 1 L) and you can definitely feel the longer wheelbase of the XL on tighter singletrack but this bike absolutely rips on fast downhill type stuff.

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[wworm]

^super rad. I like canyons stuff lately

Are we talking mountain or road?

I only really see this as an issue with the mtb industry. Doesn't really bother me too much anymore as I've gotten used to it but I'm pretty sure the fork on my specialized fuse is blown or broken and I have to get a 2017+ because of boost front hub spacing. Not too mad about it because that means I have to get a nicer fork but I can definitely see how it'd bother some people.

That being said, anyone got some budget friendly 120mm travel 27.5+ front shock suggestions?