i know there has to be some other cyclists on here. what do you ride? are you a strong rider?

hat kind of what?











the old roadie.



























and the track bike. just got back from a 33 mile ride on the motomess.

 

my gf has that bike lol.

Ive got a kilo TT and a stumpy fsr.

 

nice. the motomess is an awesome out of the box fixed gear bike. the kilo tt is nice, as well

 

Yeah ill post some pics of my bike later.

 

I used to race xc mountain bikes back in the day. Still have my race bike in the garage, though it hasn't seen the light of day in probably a decade. Everytime I keep telling myself to dust it off and put it back into riding shape, something comes up.

 

Wow...An old school bike...

 

yeah. an old school bike.

 

sorry for the blurry picture. my iro on the left and the roomie's fuji track on the right. don't ride too hard. ride about four times a week, twelve miles a night. usually just head out to the barnes n noble or to grab a bite to eat. i'm likin the brooks saddle. super comfy? i swear you posted a pic of your bike with bullhorns once before. do the risers feel better?

 

SUPER comfy. the risers, not so much. after 33 miles today, my wrists were KILLING me. oh well. its something different, and yeah, i used to have bullhorns on the bike, as well as road drops. drops + hoods are where its at. **** anything else. especially drops without hoods. risers is probably the most in efficient setup.

btw, fuji track = motobecane messenger = windsor the hour

 

How do you like the brooks saddle? I think i might get one for my next saddle.

 

brooks saddles are made for comfort. they are very forgiving.

 

brooks saddles ftw! they mold to your ass over time.

 

Sorry, no awesome old school action for me.

2008 Gary Fisher Utopia. I would say I'm a strong rider, finished a 100k bike ride in very contoured Alaska in under 4 hours. Also in the summer I rode my bike to and from work almost every day, 18 miles in 20 miles out. I picked a different route home because traffic at 0430 is quite different than traffic at 1700.

I also do alot of trail riding. There are hundreds of miles of trail in Anchorage alone, ranging from blacktop to rutted muddy gnarlyness. Anchorage is HUGE into bicycles.

Frame: Gold Series aluminum
Fork: SR Suntour SF8-NRX, adjustable w/lockout, 63mm travel
Headset: Aheadset semi-cartridge, sealed
Crank: Shimano M443 48/36/26, Octalink
Pedals: Shimano PD M520 off road sport pedals
Front deraileur: SRAM X.5
Rear deraileur: SRAM X.7
Shifters: SRAM X.5
Cassette: SRAM PG950 11-32T, 9spd
Handlebar: Bontrager Sport Riser, 25mm rise
Stem: Bontrager Sport, 10 degree
Saddle: Bontrager Race Lux
Seat post: Bontrager Carbon
Wheels: Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger disc rims
Tires: WTB Interwolf 700x38
Brakeset: Avid BB5, mechanical disc

 

damn son!!!! do work

 

I'm in


2009 Gary Fisher G2 Hardtail Marlin Disc

Some basic specs....
Frame- Gold Series 6061 T6 aluminum, G2 Geometry, butted DT, cold-forged dropouts & BB
Front Shock- RockShox Dart 2, 100mm travel, custom G2 Geometry 46mm offset crown, coil spring w/turnkey lockout, external rebound
Front Derailleur - Shimano M531 Deore
Rear Derailleur - Shimano M531 Deore
Shifters- Shimano Deore M530
Cassette- SRAM PG950 11-32T, 9spd
Handlebar- Bontrager SSR riser, 25mm rise, 620mm width, 6d backsweep
Wheels- Shimano M475 6-bolt disc hubs, Bontrager Ranger disc rims, 32h
Brakeset- Avid BB5, mechanical disc, 160mm rotors
Crankset- Shimano M442-L, 44s/32s/22s





























And some crappy camera phone pics of yesterdays adventure... being an atheist on Easter leaves you bored and by yourself since everyone else is with family and what not. It was a bit chilly, mid 40's, sunny but kinda windy. I decided to go for a ride at my favorite local forest preserve, it was empty cause of the holiday so it was nice.

I did 2 laps around the 5.5 mile loop, all unpaved, some single track, some dirt path, some gravel.






After the 2 laps I started on a 3rd and took it to a small gap in the trees leading to an unmarked trail, it was a lot more fun. I know it nothing extreme or special but whatever, it was a good time.

ride down the hill with roots stick out all over the place and then use the table to hop over the creek


there's some pretty steep inclines filled with exposed roots


ride along the edge of the creek, a few small trees here and there, don't mess up or your going over the edge into the water


There were some other cool parts I didn't stop to take pictures of cause I didn't want to stop my momentum, a board to cross the creek, you have to ride through the creek in a spot, there's it a makeshift branch bridge at one point. Eventually I'll bring with my SLR and get some decent pics.

 

nice. lovin the mtb

 

i dont have a pic right now but i got an orange IRO. i hardly ride now since i gotta bring an 18x24 sketch pad and other art supply crap to school all the time.

www.alohafixed.com <--- my friend's blog

 

going on a fixed group ride on saturday. cant wait. did a tarck century today with a friend from a fixed gear forum.

 

I'll try to take some pics of my Epic once I get it cleaned up and put some new parts on.

 

Nice thread!

All of my bikes are "retro" but none of them were "retro" when I first got them. I don't have pics handy but will post some up soon.

Cinelli Super Corsa is my 'pretty' bike, decked out in Campy SR. My 'daily driver' is a Vitus 979 with a mix of components including some oh-so rare Campy mountain bike bits. Then I have an ancient Ross Mt. Hood as a mountain bike, it's so old that it has motorcycle brake levers - there weren't any rugged brake levers of that style at the time! Then there's the Bianchi Volpe, which has fenders and mondo fat slicks and all that sort of commuter foo. It's a lot of fun. Then there's the tandem, and my wife's collection....

I need a fixie/single speed bike. I've been looking at Surly, does anyone have one?