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the problem with those cdales is that they shouldn't even be locked. wheeling that out for a commute is a fail to being with. so far eds is the only one which is sensible. and the cdales could both lose an entire lock by simply installing some locking skewers. efficiency fail.

those bike shelves are such a good idea.

going to have to try that.

i always tension any factory wheels I buy.

ok i'm really done reading now.

long post aboout some factory wheels.

also you don't spray anodize coatings. you dip the part into a bath. the pattern you described is paint. and it's powercoated.

i stopped reading after that.

http://www.chariandconyc.com/penfield-colrainbackpack.aspx

"dream" street? twofortythree is what i'd try to go with. but there are tons of others out there.

if i was trying to get away without breaking bank, i'd just get a nice specialized P series. they're nice.

http://gizmodo.com/5640825/and-the-most-ridiculous-photochopping-award-goes-to

comments.

just built this for my sweatheart.

awwwww.....

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is this the aforementioned beach bike?

(this may need an image to deliver, but fuck it.)

yeah, not that impressed, handling on a R3SL made it feel sluggish and unresponsive, also a tad soft.
S3 was rock hard and way to unforgettable for long distances, fast, but not a bike i would consider buying.

eh. i love em.

I have ridden MTBs since 1985 when did you first ride one?

Good luck riding a bike setup like that up hill. I would choose single speed for that sort of bike setup every time as riding up hills and any distance is not what it is made for. You are thinking of an XC bike I think...

actually around 1985. that bike is more fun with gears, but simpler quieter and able to bar spin without them. asking why it has gears is just stupid because the answer is obvious. It's so you don't have to push it up everything with an incline while also being able go down hills without spinning out. Its about as dumb as asking why others don't have gears. that answer is obvious too.

Why would you need gears on those bikes? Not as though they would actually be ridden any distance with the riders knees hitting their chin would they?

um.... to go different speeds and make it up hills?

the perfusion of stupidity on this forum with regard to MTBs is mildly irritating.

anyway this is well done.

intro is a bit annoying.

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/life-cycles-teaser.html

never got why people like cervelo bikes, they just aren't that nice or good.

ever been on one?

A nice Feather:

niceest bike i've seen in a long time.

most dumb threads don't bother me. most... but when making the dumb thead clearly took more time than using google would have...

Would rim tape work with holes that big?

there are a few trials rims which are drilled like that.

whether it will work at 100+ psi is another story.

there bmc goes again making the ugliest bikes in the world.

ed you build nice bikes. minus the spok card in that other un

black sidewalls is all id change to match the seat (and i'd use black tape)

nice.

Just put all the stuff I had around on my RecordPro, just to test it.

To do:

• Half link
  
• Fixed instead of SS
  
• Replace bartape
  
• Replace rear HSON with Corima (rebuild with trackhub)
  
• Replace saddle (Regal ?)
  

• Replace cranks, brake and seatpost with something period-correct.

• Not sure about destickering the Corima, although it would look better.

really like this, minus the conversion aspect. looks grea though. i'd gear it up, but still. nice.

Now who's going to start telling me that this bar isn't design to be flipped the other way round so the cyclist can go home in an more upright position on their race bike?

throws towel down

he still made the best post on the page thus far. myself included.

http://www.sybarites.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/louis-vuitton-aquarelle-bag.jpg

If you're asking about value... IMO I don't think its worth dropping a grand on new parts for a road bike you're going to build yourself.

For that money you're much better off going to Condor, having a chat, getting measured, fitted and them building it for you.

why the hell is building the issue?

takes about 2 hours to build a bike up from sratch. and thats when you're baked drinking beers even

plus fitting on a stock frame is silly. you can't find your own seat height and stem length?

You're likely to be looking for 26mm bars I should think, but you
Also, use a bit of cut up beer can as a shim rather than tape - it's much much safer that way, and you can get a lot of leverage by using the drops.

will not work.

you heard it here first.

Finally finished building this for the missus, and handed it to her as a complete surprise yesterday. Unfortunately I had to scrap my idea of drop bars after she announced she liked to sit up when riding, hence the tiny stem and risers. She hasn't ridden in a fair few years, and it's just for fun, so no clipping/strapping in (and she'll never* ride fixed). I also avoided a nice Athena groupset on it as I know who'll be maintaining it. It rides bloody brilliantly though (more fun than my bikes dammit)

*I'm going to work on it

assuming it's comfy, this is really nice.

i'm thinking of building up something like this for myself with gears though.