For those of us that ride bicycle's, what do you ride?
Post pics if you can... I'll snap a pic or two of mine later and post the pic :D

I ride a Panasonic DX-6000. Cro-Mo steel, weighs in at 21ish pounds. It has Shimona 600 componets (Just before the rename of them to Ultrega)

Yeah...its old...;)

Trek Madone 5.9 (http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2004/road/madone59.jsp)

http://img.alibaba.com/img/product/11/16/29/11162906.jpg


I think it's a 2005 model? not sure...
Everything's dura ace, but campy would be better.
15 lbs soak'n wet

Trek Madone 5.9 (http://www.trekbikes.com/bikes/2004/road/madone59.jsp)


I think it's a 2005 model? not sure...
Everything's dura ace, but campy would be better.
15 lbs soak'n wet

Very Nice.
When you get the campy send me the dura ace :cool: :lol:

Canondale R2000 is my road bike. Ultegra group.

I also built a hybrid bike, as I had planned to bike from NY to FL, and this was going to be my crappy road and hill climbing bike. Gotta find a photo of that one too.

I think mine's an older Trek 570. It's got wheels, shifters, pedals, cranks, sprockets and a seat. $15. Great buy! :tucool:

http://www.foolserrand.com/funneh/graphic/trek570.jpg

Not my specific one but close.

Also have the Cannondale track bike purchased from the guy in the middle (with the Hed-3 wheels)

http://www.vcbikesport.org/images/gallery/VCB_track1_0606.jpg

Wheels didn't come with it, though. :(

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/5236/nonamesc0.gif

I want a single speed. Im thinking of setting up my GT Mountain frame to a single speed. Ill save money that way. :tucool:
I also have an old school BCAmerica 10speed. Wooohooo. :D

Road bike- Specialized Allez

Mountain bike- Specialized Rock Hopper Comp

Both have been real good bikes for me, although I am in the market for a full suspension bike now.

Mountain bike- Specialized Rock Hopper Comp
I have this as well. Bought it new last year. Have used it maybe half a dozen times. :o

TiSport Road (http://www.titaniumsports.com/road.html) size medium. Dura Ace, Reynolds Ouzo fork, Speed Play pedals (not 100% thrilled with the pedals, the rest is sweet). My first Ti bike, it handles at the speed of thought. Maybe not quite as stiff as I'd like....It's so smooth, I feel like I must be losing energy on climbs, but that may just be conditioning from the teeth-rattling carbon bikes I rode in the mid-90s and my current commuter below. It was an eBay purchase for a good price (don't recall exact number). I'll return to racing with it this season after a 9-year absence.

I commute (short, 9 miles round trip) and do errands on a single speed freewheel Al frame bike with bullhorn handlebars, BMX pedals for easy quick dismount (former messenger habit), and front and rear brakes. This one, (http://www.nycbikes.com/item.php?item_id=521) with modifications. Sometimes on rough roads I wish I still had my 20+ year-old Fuji steel-frame beater, but then I remember how much lighter this one is.

I go freewheel. Handling's easier because you don't have to worry about where your pedal is going to be during your turn. I used to do fixed with just a front brake, but if one brake cable snaps (and they always do, and at the worst possible time), it's always better to have a second (a lesson I learned the hard way). Plus, my knees do not like the fixed gear slow-down back-pedal any more.

Mountain bike- Specialized Rock Hopper Comp



I've got the same one :tucool:

TiSport Road (http://www.titaniumsports.com/road.html) size medium. Dura Ace, Reynolds Ouzo fork, Speed Play pedals (not 100% thrilled with the pedals, the rest is sweet).
nice.

Why do you not like speedplay?
Did you switch from something else?

I learned on speedplay and kept it on all of my bikes, so i havn't tried anything else.
Plus the benifit of being able to clip in quickly at the start of a race is nice.
Hills/sprinting i hate them, though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v426/fishtanker/4300disc_rallybluesilver.jpg

Trek 4300, i changed the tires with semi-slicks to make it more raod friendly. Looking into purchasing a Trek Hybrid Fitness model this year.

I have a Specialized Expedition Sport. It's a hybrid. The thing I like about it is I can ride without being hunched over the handelbars.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v220/saberry/03ExpeditionSport_d.jpg

Nice collection we seem to have going on here at JSF.
Question for the ones who may know....
When Riding my bike I only seem to be able to get my bike to the second gear sprocket on the back. After that I seem to be just pushing waaay too hard to go faster :mad: , and is not sustainable. Is this due to needing more training, or should I start looking into a better freeweel setup on the back? Maybe a better set of chainrings?
I have (I think) 7 speed on the back, and a double chainring on the front.

When Riding my bike I only seem to be able to get my bike to the second gear sprocket on the back.

I would recommend leaving it. When you get more powerful on the bike you'll love that gear and it's a great goal to work up to. Also, when you've developed your power the replacement gear's gonna feel really wimpy.

I have (I think) 7 speed on the back, and a double chainring on the front.

Good explanation of gears, ratios, and cadence here. Cycling Cadence & Bicycle Gearing (http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/touring/gears.htm)

I have this as well. Bought it new last year. Have used it maybe half a dozen times. :o

Mine is many years old. It has evolved quite a bit from when it was new. Still a great bike for me. Great components, light, durable.

nice.

Thanks, right back at you.

Why do you not like speedplay?
Did you switch from something else?

Long ago I had Shimano pedals, and wanted to upgrade to Speedplays when they first came out. Unfortunately, I was broke and about to get really out of shape. When I got this bike, it had no pedals, so I thought I'd finally go for the Speedplays on it.

I get toe-numbing more often than I ever did with my old Shimanos, and I suspect that it's due to the smaller overall platform of the Speedplay pedals. I feel like I can't put any force through the back of the ball of my foot, and I've monkeyed with the cleat position all over the place. I'm considering going the other extreme and getting Look pedals at some point in the future.

Also, I tend to "toe-in" more than I should for strict pedalling form, and the permissiveness of the huge Speedplay float range isn't helping me with that. The float is comfortable, but more than I need, and the range offered by the Shimanos was fine, IIRC.

Plus the benifit of being able to clip in quickly at the start of a race is nice.
Hills/sprinting i hate them, though.

Quick in/out is a bonus, but I was able to manage that feat with my Shimanos as well. And yeah, when climbing or sprinting, I really feel like I'm going to snap those little Speedplays right off. Quite unnerving.

I would recommend leaving it. When you get more powerful on the bike you'll love that gear and it's a great goal to work up to. Also, when you've developed your power the replacement gear's gonna feel really wimpy.



Good explanation of gears, ratios, and cadence here. Cycling Cadence & Bicycle Gearing (http://www.kenkifer.com/bikepages/touring/gears.htm)

Thanks for the info.

Looked at my bike and the front chainrings are shimano biopace 52/45. 7 speed rear. I go through with the math on the site that you left when I get the chance.
Posting a pic of my ride here in a bit. :lol:

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18369I ride both a Barcroft Dakota, and an Actionbent tadpole trike.

I have a GT Karakorum, but it needs work...

Digging up an old thread, mainly because I finally have a pic of the bike.
Don't laugh too hard. Its actually a fun ride :D
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Here's mine....
http://d2creative.smugmug.com/gallery/1109730
http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/51634365-M.jpg

and I'm just about to start building up a singlespeed from scratch starting with an IRO Jamie Roy frame.

Here's mine....
http://d2creative.smugmug.com/gallery/1109730
http://d2creative.smugmug.com/photos/51634365-M.jpg

and I'm just about to start building up a singlespeed from scratch starting with an IRO Jamie Roy frame.

That is a beautiful piece of art you have there! :tu:

And mine... she has thrown me a few times but we are getting along well now. Just completed a 40km XC race yesterday in 2h28m. :tucool:

http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/motobecane/images/nemesis2007med.jpg

UPS is dropping this off today. It's a Motobecane Nemesis, bought from somebody on Ebay (same as the one from bikesdirect.com). Not many of these around, since only available online or from a few stores in the South, but for $987 shipped I got a tri bike with ultegra across the board (except for dura-ace bar-ends) and 1520 gram wheels. I believe the frame is the same as on the Fuji Aloha 2.0, but I will confirm that later. Bike will be under 20 lbs, but I'm not sure to what degree yet...think it may be a couple under, though, but I will weigh once it's put together!

The bikes at this place are sickeningly cheap, but the only catch is their customer service is a bit slow, from what I hear. They have some rude prices on road and mountain bikes, if anybody is considering one :)

I have a Toureasy ss recumbent I've had it for 8 yrs, and it's great. only numbness is on butt when riding more than 8 hours.
www.easyracers.com

That Motebecane is nice looking. Pretty good deal.

FYI, Motobecane bikes were the bees knees back during the influx of french bikes in the US in the 70's. Top notch and very popular. Years later they fizzled out and the company disappeared. Recently, the name was sold and they are now cheap frames made in China with no affiliation to the original company. But who cares. That's a sweet looking ride and even if the frame didn't last for some reason you've got some great components that can be switched to a new frame. I'm pretty much doing the same thing right now... building up a bike with good components but on a cheap $200 aluminum frame.