KM4RT Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 Getting some great spring weather here.....had to stop and flick this view. Quiet country hill roads FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 ^^nice pic man just a few bike pics I have come across Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie McCracken Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 that concorde is sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joker Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Today's race... ugh. Had a great call-up and was in the front row. Was in fourth position at the top of the hill, into second going through the rooted section, into first with a little gap forming on the downhill section, crashed in the off-camber section and snapped my rear shifter in half. The force of the fall shifted my chain into the 12t cog and I couldn't move it without causing more damage. Race over in less than five minutes. In those five minutes I was so muddy you'd think I'd been racing for an hour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 just read a dope article about pedersen bikes Pedersen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabloid- Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 any of you ride this frame? I'm thinking about adding it to the fleet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Today's race... ugh. Had a great call-up and was in the front row. Was in fourth position at the top of the hill, into second going through the rooted section, into first with a little gap forming on the downhill section, crashed in the off-camber section and snapped my rear shifter in half. The force of the fall shifted my chain into the 12t cog and I couldn't move it without causing more damage. Race over in less than five minutes. In those five minutes I was so muddy you'd think I'd been racing for an hour... Gah... looks like we're both members of the broken shifter club now. What'd you have on there anyway, SRAM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 Yep... SRAM Rival. I found a few places online that sell just the single levers but they were both out. Only place local that had Rival levers would only sell me the set. Thankfully they had a set from a bike that went down in a test ride and scratched the left shifter. So they sold the set to me for the price of the singles I found online. Still more money than I can afford. Looking for revenge in Sherwood. Thinking of doing the Ninkrossi race as well. You know, I think I'm smitten with this CX stuff. It's like all my training and racing on the road all year has been to prepare me for the CX season. Ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 Word, I snapped a Rival shifter myself... I'm not sure if it's SRAM or what. Me and a good mechanic friend were actually having a conversation about it and he was saying how he says broken SRAM shifters the most, Campy the second most, and has rarely if ever seen a Shimano one. His speculation was that since the brake lever is obviously also the shifter on Shimano, and since it moves on impact when you crash, that absorbs a lot of the shock that would otherwise crack the body if it was Campy/SRAM. Interesting food for thought. For future reference, price checking through Universal Cycles can be a good bet if you didn't do that already. Some people talk shit about that place, but honestly, having a shop that carries a bajillion items and has a super efficient online inventory system is so awesome in comparison to all the local shops in Eugene that pretty much run their entire shop out of the QBP catalog and nearly always have to place an order when you need anything other than the most standard of components. Also, if you want to race on the cheap there's always SS :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 bought a thomson stem and seatpost this weekend and had my headset put on my frame. i'll get a pic up this week. my niner project is starting to look like a bicycle now. its sexy. you'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 [ATTACH]146899.vB[/ATTACH] this shit is rusted and stuck. like. STUCK STUCK. it will not budge. soaked it with pb blaster today nada.. tried using a bar on my wrench for more leverage and that shit will not move. any ideas????? i dont know if the guy stored this bike in a swamp or what. the frame is fine but basically everything on it was rusted as fuck. this is the last obstacle. it is seriously making me lose my mind. the pic isnt actually the bike im talking about but that doesnt matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn1_fuckos Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 air wrench? just a suggestion not sure if it might cause any damage on the bike though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie McCracken Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 coca cola? liquid wrench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 i understand when people take the time to restore classic bikes, but i DO NOT understand when people restored pieces of shit bikes that were garbage when they were sold, and ought to be in a landfill. that said. if you've got pieces rusted together, odds are you aren't going to get them apart. but, if you soak them in something overnight/for a couple days and let products like wd-40 or your pb blaster ( i have no idea what that is, but i'm sure its similar) or brake cleaner soak in and break up the rust you might get them apart. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolling nowhere Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 wd40 is completely worthless compared to blaster. http://www.blastercorporation.com/ i wouldnt say im restoring a bike exactly. more like taking a bunch of MOSTLY but not completely shitty shit someone gave me for 20 bucks and making something useful for someone to ride back and forth to work on. everything doesnt have to be super nice does it? if its got wheels and rolls and brakes that make it stop and doesnt explode into 300 piece when you sit on it its alright in my book. i hate throwing away useful shit. i took a hacksaw to the bolt and pried it off with a flathead. I AM THE BRUTE SQUAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R@ndomH3ro Posted October 14, 2010 Share Posted October 14, 2010 I would have just stuck with the PB blaster and let is soak overnight, but you got it off. So awesome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acer910 Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 buddy who does the 12 hr endurance races ss just got sponsored by crank brothers. he gets the stuff for less then cost now, too bad crank brothers doesnt make SHIT other then pedals. but im gettin me a set of skewers and a seatpost clamp :lol: ima try to snag a picture of the price list he has for evidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Just registered for the USA Cyclo-cross national championships in Bend, OR... it's going to be so cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soul vice Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 crank brothers makes some dope mtb whee;s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenwings Posted October 15, 2010 Share Posted October 15, 2010 Ok gentlemen, I have a problem...well sorta...I have a Rallye 12 speed road bike and and I'm thinking of converting it to a fixie...any pros or cons about converting? looks similar to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 this is my moms last name. i wonder if we are related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Dunn Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Ok gentlemen, I have a problem...well sorta...I have a Rallye 12 speed road bike and and I'm thinking of converting it to a fixie...any pros or cons about converting? looks similar to this check the rear drop outs make sure it's a bike worth spending money on When I built mine up, I dumped a lot of money into it beyond the drivetrain. Particularly the seat and handlebars, wasn't expecting it to but it really changed how my bike rode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
japillahan Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Any o y'all do touring? I got a mid-80's Trek 520 and i borrowed my buddy's tubus front rack and axiom panniers. they ride super low and it feels damn solid. filled em up with old textbooks on my commute today to feel em out. like i said; solid. I'm doin Minneapolis-Chicago next week. Late october might not have been the best idear for a time of year for a tour but fuckit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Ok gentlemen, I have a problem...well sorta...I have a Rallye 12 speed road bike and and I'm thinking of converting it to a fixie...any pros or cons about converting? Why do you have to convert it? Is the current drive train all fucked up? Because, you know, everyone is moving on to 70's ten speeds. You might as well keep it as is and be ahead of the trend. Why ride what was cool in early 2010 when you can ride what is cool in late 2010? Just leave it the way it is. It'll cost you more time and money to convert it than you're willing to put up. Or save your dollars for a few months and buy a new cheap singlespeed for $350-500. Maybe you'll get some money for Christmas... Hell, you can find the SE Draft Lite online for under $300. You'll probably end up spending close to that to convert your current bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 or this se stout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 CROSS RACE TODAY!!! SHOW UP/THROW UP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newer Bigger Better Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Why do you have to convert it? Is the current drive train all fucked up? Because, you know, everyone is moving on to 70's ten speeds. You might as well keep it as is and be ahead of the trend. Why ride what was cool in early 2010 when you can ride what is cool in late 2010? Just leave it the way it is. It'll cost you more time and money to convert it than you're willing to put up. Or save your dollars for a few months and buy a new cheap singlespeed for $350-500. Maybe you'll get some money for Christmas... Hell, you can find the SE Draft Lite online for under $300. You'll probably end up spending close to that to convert your current bike. all of this stuff was funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 For Joker and any other Portlanders: http://pdxcx.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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