Show Off Your Road Cycle

[jdp211]

Nice bike, now get rid of the reflector and dork disk

[gls:maverick]

any issues with the seatpost on the foil? that yellow is stunning!

I haven't had any time to get out for a serious ride but in the few 10-15 minute spins I have done I don't notice anything wrong with the seat post. It adjusts fine and locks in place with zero effort.

[bdYYZ]

Just picked this up...Very excited...Hope the link works I have issues posting pics for some reason...

[Junk T.I.]

just picked this up today.....

[jdp211]

[sportwgn]

Trek 360

[bbk]

Probably not the place to show off this kind of ride, but here's the bike I use most of the time nowadays:

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Note the 700x33 tires.

Kind of dirty, too.

[sportwgn]

^I think that rig is awesome bbk. Nice color scheme.

[bbk]

Thanks. It's good to know someone else appreciates artisan built bikes.

[Quattro Krant]

Lugged steel frames always get a from me

[BsickPassat]

back from the shop (& business trip for me)




now with:
- Mavic Ksyrium Elite
- Kool Stop Salmon
- SRAM PG-1070 11-32t
- Shimano Deore XT 9-speed rear shadow derailleur
- KMC X10SL chain
- Continental Grand Prix 4-season 700x25c

guess I need to update my sig

[Son]

[j0oftheworld]

Son and I are getting into it..
He's got the need for speed but I wanted to start him out w. a hybrid for around town'n.
Trek 7.2FX 15.5", and mines the Livestrong 9th District 58cm.

[SpeedyD]

Thanks. It's good to know someone else appreciates artisan built bikes.

It's a beautiful frame, buy there's some serious clashing with the components going on in terms of design.

[bbk]

It's a beautiful frame, buy there's some serious clashing with the components going on in terms of design.

The frame isn't vinatage era and I ride it a lot, so there's no reason to try to mimic a vintage bike. Furthermore, if you go to NAHBS, the lugged handbuilts are almost always displayed with a modern group. In my eye, there's no "clash" between an ornate lugged frame & modern components, because I've seen a lot of bikes with that mix. (Kind of like a Singer Porsche).

On the other hand, if you're referring to the black stem & large ring, I agree they clash; but I built it up with stuff I had lying around. They are going to be replaced soon with a silver Ritchey stem and a silver Shimano 46 tooth ring.

I like the mixture of traditional and modern. Other examples:

[whiteligergti]

Here is my humble contribution to a great thread
Introducing my Specialized Sirrus, I tried keeping it
period correct as much as possible.



Cheers

[vegandub]

Here's my current road stable

Seven Resolute SLX...


And "Rusty". I went to frame school over the winter and built this. It was a lot of fun!!



I powdered it a faux-rust. Came out really cool IMO.





-Jim.

[vinividivici]

Built up on the cheap, I have maybe $600 in it-

[bbk]

Here's my current road stable

Seven Resolute SLX...


And "Rusty". I went to frame school over the winter and built this. It was a lot of fun!!



I powdered it a faux-rust. Came out really cool IMO.





-Jim.

Clean joints. Looks nice!

BTW, what kind of brakes are on Rusty & what's the reach?

[WOB-JDR]

2004 LeMond Buenos Aires
105 brakes, front derailleur
Ultegra shifters, rear derailleur
Mavic Ksyrium Equipe w/ Pro3 Race

Picture is at the intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway and Campbells Mountain Road, Tyro, VA

[synthsis]

Built up on the cheap, I have maybe $600 in it-

specs? price breakdown? $6hundo is CHEAP, nice work

[vinividivici]

specs? price breakdown? $6hundo is CHEAP, nice work

Haven't actually done that yet, this could get interesting:

* Got the Mountaincycle Virtue frame (W/ Easton carbon stays), Carbon fork, Cane Creek headset, RaceFace seatpost, Cane Creek calipers and a pair of bars that wound up on my SS for $109 shipped, but I felt so bad after I saw it was ~$70 to ship it to me, I paypalled the guy another $41 to make it an even $150 shipped.
* The 6500 Ultegra brifters were $85 this past fall off craigslist
* The FSA omega bars and Truvativ stem were $40 on ebay, a take off from some other bike
* The Cane Creek Cronos wheels came on a local craigslist sourced motobecane cross bike with a bastardized mix of campy veloce, shimano and sram that I scored for $400 (ad link), I figure they're good for $150 of value. Included in this preice are the Panaracer tires, nameless tubes, stock skewers and SRAM 970 cassette.
* The 5500 105 deraileurs were $40 for the pair used (craigslist)
* Truvativ Rolleur Carbon Cranks, Rings and BB were $63 shipped, another ebay purchase.
* The Flite Saddle was a recent ebay score for $43
* The Shimano PRO bar tape was maybe $10 off cambria bike.
* Jagwire cables and housings were essentially free- traded volunteer time for them at the local coop
* Old Shimano (look built) PD-1056 Pedal were traded for- I gave a kid at the coop a pair of mountain toe clip pedals I paid maybe $15 for for them. $8 for cleats.
* Chain is a SRAM 971 I just put on, got for like $23 on pricepoint.
* The generic cages and Cateye computer I had kicking around, but let's say $30 for all those as well.

Let's tally it up-
$150 Frame/calipers/bars/post
$85 STIs
$40 Bars & stem
$150 Wheels/tires/tubes/cassette
$40 Deraileurs
$63 Cranks
$43 Saddle
$10 Bar tape
$23 Pedals/Cleats.
$23 Chain
$30 Cages/computer
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$657 with a generous price on the wheels. Add another $15 for cables if you really want to split hairs. Other than the bottles, that's EVERYTHING pictured. Some would argue pedals, cleats, cages and computer don't count, I can't say I agree with that.

There's no huge secret to getting a nice bike for cheap, it's just a lot of patience, enough spare cash to jump on a good deal and the knowledge to identify one when you see it plus the mechanical knowhow to put it together yourself. It's all 5+ year old technology, but it rides nice- there's not an itch I'm feeling that a new bike could scratch for three times the money I have in this thing.

I love this bike, some ride pics-

[crashmtb]

Got to play with a supersix ultimate evo
Spot the vain attempt to get it near uci legal weight!

Interesting fact: super record weighs 1lb more than stock build

[Holden McNeil]

Here's my current road stable

And "Rusty". I went to frame school over the winter and built this. It was a lot of fun!!



-Jim.

Hey Jim - Where did you go to frame school?

Also took home my demo bike for the season: 2012 Scott Foil 20 - Stay tuned for an updated picture.

[vegandub]

BBK, they're standard reach FSA Gossamers on there. Actually, I think they're Sram Force in that picture.

Holden, I went to Brew in North Carolina. It was a great experience

-Jim.

[sitn2low]

One day after the 2012 Ontario Ride to Conquer Cancer (227 km from Toronto to Niagara Falls) I decided it was time to add to my collection. For the RTCC, I used a Giant TCX2 cyclocross. Picked up this Cannondale R700 today...



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[jmuscava]

Got to play with a supersix ultimate evo
Spot the vain attempt to get it near uci legal weight!

Interesting fact: super record weighs 1lb more than stock build

Best thing about this ridiculously awesome bike is clearly the platforms lol. Built one of these up in our shop a little while back along with a scalpel ultimate. Incredible machines.

[tiptronic]

Best thing about this ridiculously awesome bike is clearly the platforms lol. Built one of these up in our shop a little while back along with a scalpel ultimate. Incredible machines.

I would love to get a high-end Cannondale someday. My CAAD8 proved tough and capable on my last 545 mile tour!

[Swoosh0217]

Today, I bought a set of Forte Titan wheels with blade spokes. They are very light and looked great. So I tried it on with the white tires and here's how it looks.

[iTech]

Picked this up last week...2011 CAD10 5 Leftover....got a smoking deal on it.


Wife got a new men bike as well..

[jdp211]

[jdp211]

And this one

[kickapoo]

Had this for a while until Cannondale decided they wanted it back. It was a CAAD9-5 bike with a Shimano 105 Drivetrain. Reason they wanted it back? they mispelled their own brand name on the downtube.

[username]

^hilarious! did they give you any kind of special upgrades or swag to make up for their mistake?

[sportwgn]

That is pretty comical. Did you keep it or allow them to fix their made on a Monday goof?