TAMER Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 ^^ translates to needs more slamt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y.FRESHJIVE Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 I know you guys will like this video. Show yinz what a real race is like, Pittsburgh style baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoFromHouston Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 just got this not long ago. runs smooth. mid level hybrid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shittles..TasteTheAsshole Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Up to 20 cm of snow expected here tomorrow night :yuck: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
count chocula Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hai guiz racey racey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 back on that horses for courses conversation... this is pretty funny to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 haha that was pretty damn cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 Ladies bikes are the new fixed gears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/02/14/road-bike-disc-brakes-are-coming-but-will-they-work/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 interesting read. i don't see the necessity for it in road, its a 'its not broke, don't fix it' scenario imo. there are a couple things i assume about how he was riding as a non-disc rider that he did wrong, namely riding both f and r when you know they're heating up, instead of alternating, and i would question the installation/bleeding in general. BUT brake fade is very fucking real with all discs and i don't think mtb weight weenie mentality comes close to road weight weenie status, so i'm curious to see what compromises will be made to established mtb discs to be turned into road discs. the only reason i switched from v to disc on xc was weather conditions, if i rode dry desert or road consistently i would have almost no need for discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 that was a really interesting read, I've never taken so much of that into consideration while shopping for/installing brakes. I did have a set of hydro hayes el camino brakes get super spongy all of a sudden during a particularly gnarly mountain bike ride. Im assuming that my fluid had gotten too hot, pulled over for a few minutes and squirted some water on the caliper/rotors and it steamed up right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 Fist to be fair canti's dont really work for shit (especially in the mud) and he had it on a cross bike. I would want to put discs on everything if it was a viable option and I never really considered all these variables while on the road. I wonder if mech discs would have saved him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 i used to rock xtr Vs on an xc bike with some decent pads and i rode mud, through streams, etc in CO and never had any serious problems. (occasional mud gum up that would clear up with a couple quick break grabs), but i get your point about cantis in mud. the pinnacle problem with road disc comes down to the long dh sections. fact is that isn't something that has been totally solved in mountain, sponge and fade are still discussed in every break review even at the highest price tag.. and the nature of road doesn't accommodate the sacrifices and breaking techniques that have been made in mountain. i'm definitely curious to see what happens, but it kind of seems like a gimmick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubbish heap two Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 totally into discs for cyclocross. i've raced on mechanical discs in the mud on a friend's bike - was cool. not so into it for road after reading that. dual-pivots work great. they're more or less the gold standard. about the best thing i can see coming from disc brakes on road will be better rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickos Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_blank_ Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Nonsensical bars. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 sik handsteez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 I had a set of bars like that for a minute. Made them out of a pair of messed up 90's looking mtb bars that curled up. Rode them like that for a while, then realized that my arms so close together was compressing my lungs.... In my defense that was almost five years ago. Anywho I bought a mini camelbak backpack and a dual led cygolite 400 lumen thing for $120. The dual led gives a pretty awesome spread. Looks like a halogen highbeam. Im not angling the thing down to the ground to see light. I'm just aiming it straight on and lighting up the whole block. 750 lumens would've looked like the HID kit in my car. Also I bought that topeak iphone drybag. Oddly having your iphone on your stem is the perfect place for it. Bought all this because im getting back into commuting. Pretty excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grove rat Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 i have the chance to get a marin larkspur 7005 series for pretty much next to nothing. i currently have a SE DRAFT, while it's a good bike, it is a little bit too much road only or bike path for me. i like to jump off curbs and cut through yards/alleys/etc. and having gears and good brakes is pretty damn nice lol here is a pic of the closest thing i have found that looks like the marin i am talking about the one i have is all stock i am guessing, cause the bars and tires look a little different from the one pictured. i want to go ahead and get it but i only have one concern: i currently weigh 220 pounds, if i keep the tires aired up properly can i jump off curbs and stuff without getting a flat(snakebite)? i know i cannot go crazy on off-road trails, i just wanna be able to ride through neighborhoods quickly and not end up with flats all the time. the tire size is 700 35c, they are pretty good sized i think but i know you guys will have some good input thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I weigh about that and have been riding a mountain bike for a few months. I rode a touring bike for years but recently made the switch and it's way more comfortable...I think if you're 200+ 26" wheels are the way to go, and you can definitely find something comparable to that Marin (if not better). I see nice MTB stuff going for dirt cheap all the time because everyone wants a track bike. Speaking of which (kind of)...I know this is going to sound like I'm late to the party, but why are people obsessed with looking like bike messengers when there's practically no messenger jobs left? I suppose it's better than everyone dressing like commuters or racers, but I've seen some people go way over the top to the point where when I ask them "Where do you work?" they turn out to be web designers or yoga instructors and have never done a delivery in their lives. Huh, could have fooled me. To me this is a completely separate issue from the fixed gear/shoulder bag fad. These are people going out of their way to look like the real deal...makes me wish I had kept all that junk from when I was a messenger, I could have made some money selling it on eBay to kids in Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decyferon Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 just saw someone trying to sell this John Tomac Tioga/Raleigh (if anyone remembers him) £7000, crazy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y.FRESHJIVE Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 tomac is a bad ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 XC on drops with a suspension fork? That had to be the late 80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Nonsensical bars. And nonsensical brake. Y U NO PUT BRAKE ON FRONT ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup forgot his password Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 So when it locks up it looks like he's skidding. Y U ASK QUESTIONS U KNO THE ANSWER TO? Those nikes on Tomac were before nike ID btw. Someone count the number of things in that picture that probably seemed like a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Tomac is the MAN, been riding small block eights for a few seasons. And to think all this time he was riding monster cross before it was cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaes Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 buy this bike http://richmond.craigslist.org/bik/2895089720.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenwings Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Did anyone go to the Crash Marathon Race in LA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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