The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Rob]

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killer shot!

[wworm]

^ up or down?

anyone gonna be at grinduro in quincy this weekend?

[LateFan]

Bike commute?...or just take the damn trolley?

[wworm]

BraaaaAAAp

[Nick_S]

[wworm]

those are some classy whips on top of that classy whip

[leegf]

^^^ Cool! Post-ride Cars n' Coffee?

[LateFan]

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[BlackbirdM3]

Was your Soloist Carbon? I actually like mine for climbing. I could ride up hills all day long. 61 mph on a bike is fast. I cracked 50 once and it felt fast on those skinny tires.
My chronology was off on the Cervelo but they are still making nice bikes. When they came out with the S5, they had some production problems with the finish on bottom bracket area but I think that has been fixed.

dlm ny country
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QUOTE=BlackbirdM3;4905100]Uh, Cervelo has been around since the late 90s. They got their big break when CSC picked them up as a sponsor in 2003. I had a soloist, it was the most terrifying thing I've ever ridden down a hill. Miles of toptube flex, keeping the thing going in a straight line at speed was nearly impossible. On the flats in an aero position, it was fast as hell, but totally unnerving at speed on a descent.

This is still the fastest bike I've ever ridden.


How fast is it?


Yeah, you read that correctly. And it was rock solid, totally stable. If I want to go any faster, I need a 55 tooth big ring.

Will

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My Soloist was aluminum. I hate carbon frames. It really needed a more substantial top tube. The lateral rigidity was iffy at best. Yes it would climb ok, but as soon as you started pushing it even a little in a corner, it got scary fast.

Will

[dlmrun2002]

bike

Was your Soloist Carbon? I actually like mine for climbing. I could ride up hills all day long. 61 mph on a bike is fast. I cracked 50 once and it felt fast on those skinny tires.
My chronology was off on the Cervelo but they are still making nice bikes. When they came out with the S5, they had some production problems with the finish on bottom bracket area but I think that has been fixed.

dlm ny country
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QUOTE=BlackbirdM3;4905100]Uh, Cervelo has been around since the late 90s. They got their big break when CSC picked them up as a sponsor in 2003. I had a soloist, it was the most terrifying thing I've ever ridden down a hill. Miles of toptube flex, keeping the thing going in a straight line at speed was nearly impossible. On the flats in an aero position, it was fast as hell, but totally unnerving at speed on a descent.

This is still the fastest bike I've ever ridden.


How fast is it?


Yeah, you read that correctly. And it was rock solid, totally stable. If I want to go any faster, I need a 55 tooth big ring.

Will[/QUOTE]

[Nick_S]

Soooooo stoked to be back on my bike!

[Nick_S]

Two months off the bike, got the "all clear!" to ride today! Took tomorrow off work to go shred some DH. Beyond Stoked.

[wworm]

Finished painting my fuse - getting decals cut for it soon. It looks wild in the sunlight, we used a ton of silver flake in the paint. Here are some photos of the maiden voyage in new skin.






Met a dad on the trails who used to race specE30 as well-if you're on here Peter it was nice to meet you!



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[Powling]

Maybe you've already done it, but Toronto kijiji would be a good spot for that. (I have no problem with you posting it here, just saying someone in Toronto will probably want it.)

I have it up there too but no bites yet - figured posting it here in case any R3V'ers out there are interested.

[leegf]

Maybe you've already done it, but Toronto kijiji would be a good spot for that. (I have no problem with you posting it here, just saying someone in Toronto will probably want it.)