Anyone into cycling? - Page 17

motordavid · #1 01-03-2014, 12:48 PM

JCL, et al...
Back at the initial bike shopping ranch:
After driving around our new winter hideout community, and adjoining streets & roads, I am thinking a single speed city bike is dumbed down too much.

So, back to studying the Trek, et al brand sites; a 'few gear speeds' may be more applicable. Not looking to cover miles and miles, but there are some very good, lightly traveled roads around our new FL Winter Shack community, just crying out for more than a single speed bike.

The local bike shops need a visit, though their on line prices are basically bust out list price.
BR, mD

primeral · #2 03-26-2014, 04:11 PM

Hey all, Jeff (JCL) linked me to this thread and I wanted to share.

I got tired of people stealing my stuff, so I made an interior rack.

That said I do have the hitch and I had to do some modding to get the aero kit to fit. The 8200 Dremel with the 12V Li-Ion battery KICKS @$$, btw.

I had a Pinarello KOBH for an entire week before someone cut the cable and stole it off my platform hitch rack. I am now on a generic no-label Taiwanese carbon and fork frameset with generic no-label aero wheels. It's so boring-looking that I doubt anyone will want to steal it. It is outfitted with a complete 10-speed SRAM Red Black Edition groupset, including the crank and brake calipers. The Specialized Toupe saddle is the most comfortable seat I have ever ridden on, bar none, and I do the century rides and the back to back MS 150 rides. Nowadays, that sh-t gets stored inside the X5.

Other current bikes include a Haro ICS 3.0 mountain bike and a Yamaha Stryker XVS-1300

The red bike was my Opera Leonardo carbon (lugged) with Dura-Ace groupset. It's technically also a Pinarello? Enjoy the pictures