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[Eric E. Schmidt]

my rigs

1989 miyata 914, made in japan. originally it came equipped with shimano 105 but after a partial frame restoration a couple of years back i upgraded it with shimano 600 throughout. with biopace chainrings, of course.

it's pictured in commuter guise with continental gp tyres on arayas. in the weekends i ride it with tubulars on wolber aubisque. and a better seat.

i use a '97 kona lava dome for journeys in the wild. here's an old pic.

when strong head winds make me consider taking the car to work i instead pick my merida e-spresso electric with bosch 250w motor. cheating, i know

 

[MyMac1976]

1989 miyata 914, made in japan. originally it came equipped with shimano 105 but after a partial frame restoration a couple of years back i upgraded it with shimano 600 throughout. with biopace chainrings, of course.

it's pictured in commuter guise with continental gp tyres on arayas. in the weekends i ride it with tubulars on wolber aubisque. and a better seat.

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Another real bike!

 

[hypertc13]

I have a friend with a bike with huge tires like that.. I think his may be a bit bigger than those. Anyway.. every time we go riding together people stare at him.

Then there's me with my Trek like.. hey.

Haha, I definitely get a lot of looks and comments every time I ride mine. When I built it up those were the biggest tires you could get. They are 4.7" now they make like a 5.1" or something like that.

 

[dhindo]

 

[Heavy Fluid]

Did you carry it onto the trail? Looks way too clean to have been ridden on dirt. Nice bike though.

 

[GermanyChris]

Did you carry it onto the trail? Looks way too clean to have been ridden on dirt. Nice bike though.

No scuffs on the pedals and cranks it even has the platforms clipped into the pedals, no marks on the saddle or grips..

No wear on the chain rings

A bike not ridden much

 

[amit715]

litespeed firenze

my litespeed Firenze ...love this bike ...thinking about turning it into a fixie .

 

[Heavy Fluid]

This came yesterday, and it is done for the most part now. I need to make minor tweaks like saddle position/height, and possibly redo the bar tape. Currently running single speed. Fixed may be down the road. Always wanted to try it, and now I can. Will be used mainly to commute to work as long as it is not raining or snowing.

 

[Illuminated]

This came yesterday, and it is done for the most part now. I need to make minor tweaks like saddle position/height, and possibly redo the bar tape. Currently running single speed. Fixed may be down the road. Always wanted to try it, and now I can. Will be used mainly to commute to work as long as it is not raining or snowing.

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Love the aerospoke! Similar to my bike!

Got some new Thickslicks!

 

[Heavy Fluid]

Love the aerospoke! Similar to my bike!

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Got some new Thickslicks!

Thanks! Yours looks really nice, loving that color combo. I already swapped out the front tire to a Specialized Armadillo, swapped the stem to a slightly shorter one with more rise, and put my Specialized BG black saddle on there. Looking for another stem, even shorter, with some rise to close the cockpit in a little. Feeling stretched out a bit on it.

 

[sammich]

So, I've been really keen on getting a road bike. So after asking around for advice and some research and looking around. I'm settling on a pretty entry level Giant Defy 1 (2014)

http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-au/bikes/model/defy.1/14893/66355/

It's pure coincidence that it's the same colour as my previously posted Giant Anthem X2.

There's some nice rides out there, but I'm going to start low, and see where I end up. I don't exactly have the best record when it comes to motivation.

 

[pcmxa]

Jamie Exile Comp. Entry level 29er hardtail try out MTB. Which it turns out I love. Though out of for a bit with some broken fingers

 

[aham23]

Amazed I don't have one of just the bike somewhere. Do have a few of me racing it though. I am on the front here.

 

[Menel]

 

[Mr Pink57]

Winter fun

 

[kppolich]

New tri bike fun! Selling my black and grey 58cm and moved to a smaller frame for a better fit. It has a ton of tririg goodies on it too. Also updated bars/stem/seat post on the roadie to ritchey carbon and turning my garage into a winter pain cave.

 

[Menel]

Discovered palm trees in Atlanta this morning!

 

[Heavy Fluid]

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I feel like this looks very familiar.

Finally finished with my commuter for work.

It appears that my inner hipster has issues, because it is a fakie, not a fixie. Custom rear wheel built with a Shimano coaster brake, DT swiss spokes and black nipples.

Changed a few things out, Fyxation track grips/bar ends, Specialized Armadillo tires, Specialized Avatar saddle, and I put a beat to hell Sette EDGE stem on there for street cred.

 

[covisio]

Finally got around to doing something I've been meaning to do for a while, a fork swap on my commuter. It's a Dawes Discovery 401, originally came with a fairly mundane and pointless RST 'trekking' suspension fork. I always ride it locked out anyway, it had started to knock/creak and it was fairly heavy (about 2 kilos).

So I looked around for a suitable rigid replacement that wouldn't break the bank and came across the Salsa Cromoto 29er, which is the closest I could find in terms of geometry. Got it for £78 ($110).

Also picked up a fairly cheap but nice looking headset from ebay, Aest brand, came in at £15 ($20 ish).

Fitted it yesterday evening/this morning and I think it looks pretty good (yes I need some cable ties for the front brake cable). Rides nice too.

This is 'Irritant 1' of 3 irritants I want to address on the bike, the fork (done), the brakes (currently rather shoddy mechanical disks) and the gears (tired Alivio/Altus mix).

Pics attached hopefully.

 

[MyMac1976]

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Winter fun

Nice!

Finally got around to doing something I've been meaning to do for a while, a fork swap on my commuter. It's a Dawes Discovery 401, originally came with a fairly mundane and pointless RST 'trekking' suspension fork. I always ride it locked out anyway, it had started to knock/creak and it was fairly heavy (about 2 kilos).

So I looked around for a suitable rigid replacement that wouldn't break the bank and came across the Salsa Cromoto 29er, which is the closest I could find in terms of geometry. Got it for £78 ($110).

Also picked up a fairly cheap but nice looking headset from ebay, Aest brand, came in at £15 ($20 ish).

Fitted it yesterday evening/this morning and I think it looks pretty good (yes I need some cable ties for the front brake cable). Rides nice too.

This is 'Irritant 1' of 3 irritants I want to address on the bike, the fork (done), the brakes (currently rather shoddy mechanical disks) and the gears (tired Alivio/Altus mix).

Pics attached hopefully.

I've never understood those forks either they don't actually dampen anything and weigh quite a bit.

 

[ethan44]

My 2011 Cannondale Supersix with Sram Red.

Pre-build

Post build

I need to get a longer stem for it, and will most likely sell the wheels and build up a new set.

 

[dhindo]

Just an update

 

[Azorro]

Love the aerospoke! Similar to my bike

Nice, got aerospokes on my ifmode too!

 

[youngw682eni]

Just an update

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What Year and model is this Felt?

 

[Illuminated]

Nice, got aerospokes on my ifmode too!

Not quite the same. Those are aluminum, while the Aerospoke are carbon composite. Plus those rims in the bike you showed aren't even made by Aerospoke.