Hippie has a new ride

[bigboi146]

Very nice bike... must weigh as much as a feather.

[pinkpanda3310]

That's a misleading title, I thought it was a trade in and tune up of the missus

My Dad has a couple of bikes and every once in a while he try's to convince me to go riding with him. My brother did for a short time. I would really like to but haven't really got the time.

Do you ride in a group, or vellodrome, or just yourself? These bikes are great (obvioulsy) for keeping the speed up. When I was a little younger I preferred mountain bikes 'cause I was always pullin' wheelies and going over jumps. Other tricks not so much.

[JERRY2KONE]

Thats a nice bike. When we were in Brussels a couple of years ago one of my co-workers at USNATO had one of these. He even installed carbon fiber solid wheel hubs to reduce even more weight and create less drag. Then one day while he was out on a "spin club" run his peddle hub shattered, which sent him into a loss of control and both wheels shattered and he was pretty badly cut up from all of the fiber shrapnal. He was always trying to get me into his hobby, but that would have taken money away from my R/C hobby. Still it is a good way to stay in good health, right? That is as long as you don't crash and burn...

[rchippie]

Thanks guys.

When i was younger cycling was allways more of a passion for me than rc. I worked in bike shops when i was younger as well.

bigboi146
It's light, but not as light as the next model up from this, very noticable difference between the Two.

Panda

Jerry
Thank you. Disc wheels are really meant for time trials & Triathlons only. Plus it is a lot safer to only ride with a RR disc wheel & not a FR Disc. Because a gust will take control of the bike, & then it's all over