Picture of your Bike...[BICYCLES ONLY PLEASE]

[AlphaDogg]

Everyone take pictures of the ****ing drive side. Nobody wants to see the left side!

I tore down my bike and cleaned and waxed it today. Sparkling clean. Now I have to be careful to ride it only in dry conditions. I have my hybrid for rain/snow!

When I took off the drive side pedal so I could soak the crank in varsol, the chainring tore my latex glove and gave me some nasty cuts in my hand. Luckily they're in a low movement area (my palm), so they should heal quickly.

 

[lezmace]

 

[Menel]

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driveside photo man!
Have your shop ditch the dork disc

:Two thumbs up:!!

 

[AlphaDogg]

Do people even pay attention to my posts?

 

[AlphaDogg]

One more photo of mine - I promise I won't spam you any more:

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I am loving it! It just feels really fast now.

That's ****ing hot, but you should trim that periscope. And drive-side pics.

 

[Menel]

Friend turned 50 today, took him on a 96.0 mile loop, through 3 states, out over Signal Mtn, Suck Creek Mtn, and Lookout Mtn with lunch at mile 86 on the Northshore in downtown Chattanooga.

=D

Now for some nerd news.

 

[avro707]

Everyone take pictures of the ****ing drive side. Nobody wants to see the left side!

I tore down my bike and cleaned and waxed it today. Sparkling clean. Now I have to be careful to ride it only in dry conditions. I have my hybrid for rain/snow!

When I took off the drive side pedal so I could soak the crank in varsol, the chainring tore my latex glove and gave me some nasty cuts in my hand. Luckily they're in a low movement area (my palm), so they should heal quickly.

Those pedals are always really tight. I did the same thing once - washed the gash immediately with water and put some Betadine antiseptic liquid on it, bandaged it up. Next time will use a pipe on the end of the torque-wrench to keep my hand well away from the chain-ring. The pipe also gives you more leverage.

I pulled my bike apart on the weekend as well and cleaned the whole thing. It is sparkling now. Amazing to see just how much garbage came off the chain, cranks and cassettes. I cleaned all of the cassettes on all the wheels I have. Put the carbon-clinchers back on and used some Rock-and-Roll Gold on the chain and amazingly, still some dirty residue ran off onto the frame. It's all good now.

I also took the time to adjust the rear-derailleur and get it running really nicely with the carbon-clinchers.

That's ****ing hot, but you should trim that periscope. And drive-side pics.

Thanks! I'm loving it as well. The HED wheels (branded Bontrager) were a very good match to the frame. Happier with those than the Zipp 404s I was initially thinking of getting.

It's going to get a bit hotter with a Fizik Arione saddle (black) coming soon and black bar tape to replace the dirty white stuff. I'm thinking to do something about the stem, but it's not high on the to-do list at the moment. I may do a Di2 installation next. The frame is not bad at all. The wheels chopped a huge amount of weight from it. After that, some Elite Sior carbon/titanium bottle holders might be a desirable purchase just for cool factor.

I'll photograph the other side this afternoon if the light holds up enough.

Trek rare? That are the most widespread brand.

Rare in Sydney. Everyone must have a bike ending in "O". Pinarello, Cervelo, Colnago! It's the done thing. My big boxy Trek bucks the trend.

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Nice bike! Looks very stealthy in black with black logos.

 

[AlphaDogg]

Thanks! I'm loving it as well. The HED wheels (branded Bontrager) were a very good match to the frame. Happier with those than the Zipp 404s I was initially thinking of getting.

What about that periscope you have there? Trim your steerer tube.

 

[avro707]

It's not that important at the moment. If I decide I want to have the bars higher again, I can adjust it. If I trim it, I don't get that ability.

I actually do need to put a spacer under the stem according to a service bulletin. If I do get the steering tube changed, I'll let the LBS do that.

 

[AlphaDogg]

It's not that important at the moment. If I decide I want to have the bars higher again, I can adjust it. If I trim it, I don't get that ability.

I actually do need to put a spacer under the stem according to a service bulletin. If I do get the steering tube changed, I'll let the LBS do that.

If your steerer is cf, then you're running it dangerously. The expander bolt provides extra support for the steerer where the stem clamps on. If you have enough spacers above the stem clamp that it doesn't clamp where the expander bolt is, that can be a problem.

It is best to leave the hacksawing of expensive parts to the professionals, though I cut my alloy steerer myself.

 

[pure3d2]

 

[Menel]

It's not that important at the moment. If I decide I want to have the bars higher again, I can adjust it. If I trim it, I don't get that ability.

I actually do need to put a spacer under the stem according to a service bulletin. If I do get the steering tube changed, I'll let the LBS do that.

Yes, but you don't need that much. Different manufacturer's reinforce their forks in different ways and have different tech bulletins and recommendations. Trek seems to offer the most conservative recommendations (http://www.trekbikes.com/pdf/carbon_care/10TK_Carbon_Steerer_Info.pdf), not all manufacturer's do, I went with their conservative bulletin necessary or not for my Lynskey/ENVE.
5-40 mm below stem.
5mm above stem.

Also see the post below... as to why you should get rid of the periscope.

You could always get different angled stems in the future. +/- 6deg, 10deg, 12deg and lenghts and you can get height back out if you get old, fat, and your back goes to **** on your or something and you need raise the bars up.

If your steerer is cf, then you're running it dangerously. The expander bolt provides extra support for the steerer where the stem clamps on. If you have enough spacers above the stem clamp that it doesn't clamp where the expander bolt is, that can be a problem.

It is best to leave the hacksawing of expensive parts to the professionals, though I cut my alloy steerer myself.

 

[OllyW]

Riding down a rooty mountain track in Kitzbühel, Austria.

 

[GoCubsGo]

AlphaDogg are you going to lose your **** if people don't post pics the way you want them to? I notice you have two concerns, drive side pics and whether someone has seen your bike. It is ok if people don't post their pics from the drive side. I realize that is the true bike geek porn side and all but it'll be ok.


avro707 I have a buddy who just bought that bike and instead of sawing the stem he just bought a new one after he rode for a week to determine his most comfortable riding position. May be a good idea, keeping the stock stem on the side should you ever decide you want it. That is a very nice bike, congrats on it.

 

[725032]

AlphaDogg are you going to lose your **** if people don't post pics the way you want them to? I notice you have two concerns, drive side pics and whether someone has seen your bike. It is ok if people don't post their pics from the drive side. I realize that is the true bike geek porn side and all but it'll be ok.

Agreed... Alphadog needs to take a chill pill. This forum is for everyone

 

[avro707]

avro707 I have a buddy who just bought that bike and instead of sawing the stem he just bought a new one after he rode for a week to determine his most comfortable riding position. May be a good idea, keeping the stock stem on the side should you ever decide you want it. That is a very nice bike, congrats on it.

The part in question is alloy, not carbon - so I'll leave it as it is for the moment, I swapped one of the spacers around - it doesn't make that much difference to the fit.

And thanks for the comments - I do love the bike a lot. It's going on nearly 1 year old now. I'm very happy with it. I'm now just doing upgrades here and there.

And for a bike that doesn't have the top-line frame (it's a 4.5), it sure does fly with some light wheels on it. When I first put those new wheels on it, I was stunned at how quickly I was going. I think the term that came to my mind was a four letter expletive beginning with "F".

 

[AlphaDogg]

AlphaDoggIt is ok if people don't post their pics from the drive side.

**** NO. Just kidding. I'm just imitating the crazies on bikeforums. BFers on here understand what that's like.

 

[Xavier]

Riding a slammed stem is fine. Just get your fit right.

Riding without a topcap is ok with a properly installed stem.

Cutting your steer tube is fine. Why pay the LBS $30 or whatever to do what you could do for free?

Non-Drive side ftw. Speaking of...

 

[AlphaDogg]

Why pay the LBS $30 or whatever to do what you could do for free?

Everything you said is true. An answer, however, to your question is that most people don't have 32tpi hacksaws and figure it's worth it to pay for the LBS to do a service instead of buying a tool and using it once.

Regarding the non-drive side pic, I will find you and I will kill you.

 

[angemon89]

She isn't the lamborghini of fixies, but I love her.

 

[GoCubsGo]

**** NO. Just kidding. I'm just imitating the crazies on bikeforums. BFers on here understand what that's like.

I've lurked quite a bit in the bike forums and didn't notice that much. Not that I don't understand the bike geek porn and such.

 

[avro707]

I'm not on those bikeforums (or at least not that one in particular).

And the drive side photo for the bikeforums addicts. (apologies for crappy iPhone photo).

 

[Illuminated]

Originally purchased a GT Mountain bike at REI, rode a few times, was too big, so exchanged it for the Raleigh Port Townsend. I asked them to take the fenders off, so now it looks way better.

Rides smooth!

 

[Xavier]

^ Looks fun!

Here is an update after I cleaned her up a bit:

 

[AlphaDogg]

^ Looks fun!

Here is an update after I cleaned her up a bit:
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Ooh! Old school campy! :megusta: