swedish erotica Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 : Vanilla "Speedvagon" throw some gears on that bitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I saw that bike at NAHBS. The way the rear cable goes through the seat post is tight. If you portlanders miss the show this year, bad move. Me and like thirty+ people might be rallying up there in april, fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That's some cool old school cross style. Drill a hole in the seatpost and get a straight cable line. Nice. Eliminates the need for a hanger too. You can fit a little ferrule on the exit hole. Very clean. Yo Soup if you hit NAHBS this year go check out Igleheart. That's my framebuilder. I do his ads and shit. He sponsered my team last year. incredibly talented steel builder. He works with lots of stainless. Old school MTB guy. Got his start with Chris Chance making segmented forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Oh yeah, just got in from a nice short ride in the first snow of the season. I really miss racing cross this year. This is the time of the season I really start to do well with the cold and bad conditions. All those years as a courier were good for something! HA! Not this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 i might be there watching. are you local? pm if ya want. I'll probably be watching as well. my racing days are over unless a motor's involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HESHIANDET Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 trolly tracks are the most dangerous of all. wet or dry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 i get to cross about 4/5 sets of em everyday too i get this feeling that i'll end up breaking this thin bike if i start trying to jump them shits though is that a realistic worry? (aluminum frame) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Didn't go to the show Soup. I'd like to say I see bikes like that all day long living here but in reality I see maybe five or six... more during the summer months. Vanilla "sponsors" a couple local teams here in town so you see guys riding the road bikes a lot. I've seen a few fixies and a couple of touring bikes of his rolling around too. There's a few other local companies that have folks riding their lines. It's cool to see. Pray for sun when you're here in April... that's usually our wettest month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosoner Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i get to cross about 4/5 sets of em everyday too they aint too bad if your going accrossed them at a right angle, its when your drifting left or right over them that will kill you. gotta cut them sharp. not that i know what the fuck im talking about, there isnt any tracks in reno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Thats pretty amazing. Oh and NAHBS was in san jose the last two years. They fucking moved it up to portland for the 08. We have had 60 mile fixed races from SF to San Jo the last two years so a lot of people are pissed off about the change in cities and are planning on just adjusting the ride into portland. We get some crazy sponsors, and first year a couple of the guys who put the event on towed a keg of Fat tire behind a tandem bike the entire way. apparently its Feb 8 and not april like it was the last couple years. Info over yonder --> http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/2008/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Pascal Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Pascal Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 http://www.fbmbmx.com/media-video.php?video=joelwebedit6-web&w=320&h=256 awesome tune great riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Thats pretty amazing. Oh and NAHBS was in san jose the last two years. They fucking moved it up to portland for the 08. We have had 60 mile fixed races from SF to San Jo the last two years so a lot of people are pissed off about the change in cities and are planning on just adjusting the ride into portland. We get some crazy sponsors, and first year a couple of the guys who put the event on towed a keg of Fat tire behind a tandem bike the entire way. apparently its Feb 8 and not april like it was the last couple years. Info over yonder --> http://www.handmadebicycleshow.com/2008/ Ah... I figured it would be at the Convention Center. If you guys race... where will you start? I hope Ira Ryan has a good booth. I'd like to see more of that stuff floating around on the streets. Not as exciting as Vanilla but I dig the work being done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 My guess is Delores Park, San Francisco. When im sure wont be discussed till january. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amorphic Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Fuck aluminum. Fuck aluminum in the ass with a giant red hot spinning iron cactus. Riding aluminum makes me feel like I'm geting a fucking spinal tap. And I'll tell you why. I'm not a 130 pound cat 2 sprinter so I don't even know why I should even be riding an aluminum frame but I am. Carbon is sweet. Carbon is like assfucking a supermodel while riding down a hill made of butter. But some faggot part of my brain makes me neurotic for riding a frame that's essentially made of plastic. I like metal. Metal lasts FOREVER. Unless it's aluminum, which you accidentally mal-touch and it crumples into fucking dogshit. I'll tell you it's either TI or fucking steel. I can't afford TI so steel it is. Oh and preferably some baller steel like Reynolds 853, not that I can afford that either, but still. Awesome. End Rant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 I ride aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amorphic Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Well wonderful. I can't ride that shit. I'm old. *Oh and also I have no beef with anyone who rides aluminum... I still think you're fucking nutso. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soupBDC Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 IMO there's a lot more to a comfortable ride than just the frame. Carbon post and stem will help. Obviously the saddle makes a huge difference as well. The frame only make a major difference in turns and acceleration, and i've never been flying downhill at thirty five miles an hour through a downhill "15 mph" zoned turn with a decreasing radii and wished i was on a different, or more expensive, bike. What frame do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amorphic Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Oh I hear it on the stem and seatpost...that'll help the vibration a bit but man I still get jolted the fuck out on the gnarly road conditions around here. Expense doesn't mean a whole lot to me...If it rides well great if not then fuck it. My 400$ redline chro-mo frame rides nicer than a lot of more expensive MTB frames. My AL roadie just rocks my ass off plain and simple. I hear you on the precision/stability front...riding an AL frame is like driving a scalpel around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 i also ride redline 4130. my bmx is 4130 too. i've ridden aluminum in the past, have no beef w/ it. i'm only 160 pounds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 ...130 pound cat 2 sprinter... A sprinter who weighs 130 pounds wouldn't do very well in a sprint... they just don't have the muscle or twitch fibers needed to be competitive in that field, unless it's against other 130 pounds riders at the end of a long hill climb. Cool... I just nerded out for a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 Cannondale Super Six 1 Who can tell me anything about this bike? I'm quite possibly going from a Scott CR1 SL to a Cannondale Super Six 1 for next year but I'm curious how the Cannondale rides. The only shop in town I know of that sells Cannondales is full of assholes so I prefer to not go there and test ride. So if anyone has a personal review they can give that would be great... Update: Now it seems I can get an amazing deal on a Look 595 Ultra with full Dura Ace ( w/o wheels ) for the same price as the Cannondale Super Six 1. So... which is the better bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted November 25, 2007 Share Posted November 25, 2007 what if he was only 5 foot tall??? eh, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaise Pascal Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Cannondale Super Six 1 Who can tell me anything about this bike? I'm quite possibly going from a Scott CR1 SL to a Cannondale Super Six 1 for next year but I'm curious how the Cannondale rides. The only shop in town I know of that sells Cannondales is full of assholes so I prefer to not go there and test ride. So if anyone has a personal review they can give that would be great... Update: Now it seems I can get an amazing deal on a Look 595 Ultra with full Dura Ace ( w/o wheels ) for the same price as the Cannondale Super Six 1. So... which is the better bike? HELLO! Earth to Joker. BUY THE LOOK! Fuck all that Cannondale noise. Look has been making Carbon bicycles longer than just about everyone. Very nice stuff. You need a good mechanic to cut the post for you though. Buy the Look. Unless you want to buy American, but the Americans that will sell you one are jerks so forget them...buy the Look. You prolly have race wheels already. If you don't like DA sell it and buy Chorus or Force. My 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NerdUnit Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Oh yeah I came in here to post this. Kids in the Hall - Courier jokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 hahah yeah i think i posted that video here before. love it and that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I was born here Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 I ended up getting a Fuji road bike on eBay a couple months ago for less than two bills. Made 20 years ago by underpaid Japanese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoiseuth Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 my brothers s-works langster frameset arrived yesterday. besides the terrible paint scheme, obnoxious badging, chunky welds, and the name langster, it is pretty cool. that is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swedish erotica Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 t-mobile ended its sponsorship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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