Author Topic: Any cyclists? (Read 107532 times)

The Big Train · « **Reply #525 on:** January 25, 2016, 07:35:00 PM »

pfft 'clams wishes he was taller than pullen

AST · « **Reply #526 on:** January 25, 2016, 07:36:42 PM »

ouch, stepped right in that bear trap

pissclams · « **Reply #527 on:** January 25, 2016, 08:19:31 PM »

Quote from: alexander supertramp on January 25, 2016, 07:30:22 PM

Quote from: pissclams on January 25, 2016, 07:24:45 PM
for some reason i was thinking you were taller. i want a road bike but have had issues finding a frame that fits my frame <====LOL JOKE!

how tall are you? I'm assuming you must be tall if you are having difficulty finding a frame.

6'6"

AST · « **Reply #528 on:** January 25, 2016, 08:39:35 PM »

I would look at the endurance frames the manufacturers offer. The one I just got is such a frame and has a little more relaxed geometry and also a slightly longer wheelbase. This might help accomodate your height better. My old frame is awesome but it is an agressive racing style frame and keeps me bunched up.

pissclams · « **Reply #529 on:** January 25, 2016, 09:47:13 PM »

good recommendo, thx

Pete · « **Reply #530 on:** January 25, 2016, 10:10:29 PM »

That is a nice bike!

AST · « **Reply #531 on:** January 26, 2016, 02:34:17 AM »

Quote from: Pete on January 25, 2016, 10:10:29 PM

That is a nice bike!

man, thanks Pete!

SEK_EMAW · « **Reply #532 on:** January 26, 2016, 10:32:55 AM »

Nice bike AST! (Little disappointed to lose my Orbea brother though)

I would really like to invest in the SRAM eTap, but I'm sure I won't be doing that for a while.

Pete · « **Reply #533 on:** January 26, 2016, 12:39:01 PM »

Quote from: Pete on December 21, 2015, 05:02:59 PM

I am here to report a Christmas bicycle miracle. As you might remember, I got a hybrid bike last June and I rode the eff out of it. I decided to go the mountain bike route, and am purchasing a gently used Santa Cruz Tallboy CC 29er, with all XTR components, for about 1/3 of retail. I am beyond excited. I had been holding out for a very high end bike, used. This fits the bill. Man oh man.

Since we are posting bike porn

Catchacold · « **Reply #534 on:** January 26, 2016, 12:41:14 PM »

AST · « **Reply #535 on:** January 26, 2016, 01:03:33 PM »

looks sharp although I will admit I have no idea what I m looking at. I have never entertained the idea of getting a mountain bike for more than a second as I am certain it would end in my death. good luck and happy trails.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #536 on:** January 26, 2016, 02:30:17 PM »

How much was that bike Pete?

SEK_EMAW · « **Reply #537 on:** January 26, 2016, 04:03:54 PM »

Pete. That is sweet!

My list of bike wants is long...new mountain bike, gravel bike, carbon wheelset for my road bike, SRAM eTap....the list goes on and on.

AST · « **Reply #538 on:** January 26, 2016, 05:33:25 PM »

Quote from: SEK_EMAW on January 26, 2016, 10:32:55 AM

Nice bike AST! (Little disappointed to lose my Orbea brother though)

I would really like to invest in the SRAM eTap, but I'm sure I won't be doing that for a while.

i will be keeping my Orbea in the fleet. Want to get a new wheelset for it and possibly stumble across a killer deal on a new gruppo. Love how it handles and attacking the hills on it plus K plan on taking it with me on any weekend rides I do. Keep it in the van as a spare if needed.

Also, have a couple of friends on the fence about road cycling. Might let one borrow it to try and push them over the edge.

pissclams · « **Reply #539 on:** January 26, 2016, 05:48:48 PM »

if you're looking for new wheels, i recommend Industry Nine

Pete · « **Reply #540 on:** January 26, 2016, 09:31:36 PM »

Quote from: Emo EMAW on January 26, 2016, 02:30:17 PM

How much was that bike Pete?

It was pricey. I bought it used, and still set me back $2K. It was a $5K+ retail bike in 2012, all carbon with high end components and crap like that. WAY more bike than I need or deserve. I wouldn't have spent that much, but it was Xmas for myself and I won a bunch on the Royals World Series and so I decided to go bigger than what I needed.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #541 on:** January 26, 2016, 10:15:42 PM »

Sweet, congrats! Buy once cry once.

The Big Train · « **Reply #542 on:** January 26, 2016, 10:35:45 PM »

did they just run out of wiggle room on that seat, 5k+ and an infant couldnt fit on that thing

IPA4Me · « **Reply #543 on:** January 27, 2016, 06:00:27 AM »

Quote from: The Big Train on January 26, 2016, 10:35:45 PM

did they just run out of wiggle room on that seat, 5k+ and an infant couldnt fit on that thing

You can't ride a Peewee Herman seat for long rides. You'll maim the boys.

ednksu · « **Reply #544 on:** January 27, 2016, 01:55:10 PM »

Quote from: IPA4Me on January 27, 2016, 06:00:27 AM

Quote from: The Big Train on January 26, 2016, 10:35:45 PM
did they just run out of wiggle room on that seat, 5k+ and an infant couldnt fit on that thing
You can't ride a Peewee Herman seat for long rides. You'll maim the boys.

Yeah good seats function like leaf springs and there are different sizes for fits. Soreness > numbness

IPA4Me · « **Reply #545 on:** January 30, 2016, 05:43:16 AM »

60F in Kentucky today. Think I'll give the roadie a tuneup and hit the Louisville Loop after the Cats game.

Pete · « **Reply #546 on:** January 30, 2016, 06:39:00 AM »

I went out for about an hour yesterday. Man, I could really tell how strong I had gotten by last September and what I had lost by not riding for the past 4 months. I had been running like crazy, just not riding. I didn't really appreciate how different those muscles were.

IPA4Me · « **Reply #547 on:** January 30, 2016, 08:44:23 AM »

It's great to be able to keep the cardio going with running through the winter but you really need a bike trainer to keep those quads firing.

asava · « **Reply #548 on:** February 01, 2016, 04:18:58 PM »

Quote from: Pete on January 26, 2016, 12:39:01 PM

Quote from: Pete on December 21, 2015, 05:02:59 PM
I am here to report a Christmas bicycle miracle. As you might remember, I got a hybrid bike last June and I rode the eff out of it. I decided to go the mountain bike route, and am purchasing a gently used Santa Cruz Tallboy CC 29er, with all XTR components, for about 1/3 of retail. I am beyond excited. I had been holding out for a very high end bike, used. This fits the bill. Man oh man.

Since we are posting bike porn

yeaaaaaaah. 'grats Pete and welcome to the tallboy club! they are very fun bikes.

Quote from: pissclams on January 26, 2016, 05:48:48 PM

if you're looking for new wheels, i recommend Industry Nine

i9 torch to stans arches is all you really need in this world to be happy. who gives a crap if it sounds like i'm fishing every time i stop pedaling?

michigancat · « **Reply #549 on:** February 01, 2016, 05:00:52 PM »

I had a tick in a rotation while pedaling and I looked at my pedals and they looked shot. Got new pedals. Used a coworkers pedal wrench to remove the old ones, promptly rounded the nut on the LH to make it unusable. Soaked it in penetrating oil for a while, it still wouldn't budge. Cut off the petal, drilled out a hole, tried a screw extractor (because it had a nice square edge and I thought it would work better). I was wrong. Broke off the screw extractor in the hole left in the old pedal. Today I went to a bike shop by my work to see if they had new crank arms. The guy was a total dick and was like, "why on earth would we stock that, there's like a thousand combinations of crank arms". Called my local bike shop to see if they had any and they're like, "oh yeah we've got all kinds, just bring it in."