Hippie has a new ride

i have both.

your right i dont ride on a road bike much, but that is soon to change with the build of this new china carbon bike... should be interesting to see how this progresses.

For me the sram shifting does not compare to that of my shimano... but of course its comparing apples to oranges as my Dirt Jump bike has X5 shifters and X9 rear derailleur, and the bike in the picture above has XTR everything.

I havent driven a car in almost 3 yrs, and have only biked. Its my only means of commuting and you will find me doing 60miles round trip just to run my rc at a track, so i def put a lot of miles on my bike, and like you said I run what feels best / works the best for me =P

[Serum]

We agree to disagree then,

Do me/yourself a favor and try the sram force road 2010 group. It's not as bad as you think it is.

Has your new frame got BB30? that's an easy way to shave of another 100 grams. :)

nah no bb30 here.

Im playing mooch with my road bike and my friend just got the complete SRAM RED group on his cervelo RS, so he said i could have the stock group that came on the bike (ultegra/DA) which uses the reg 68 bb style... so i went with that...

[tedo]

Nice ride Hippie.

I too enjoy cycling, and can totally justify 4k on a bike. My 88 toyota truck has only put on 2500 miles since January!

I used to work on Giant and Sram at my old design job. Our design studio rebranded Giant in 2006, introduced Sram's Rival, Force, Red, XX, X0 - X7...
Fun stuff.

I am currently building a touring bike with all the 100+ miles of goodies and confort.

As of now, I own:
1. Giant Reign X - All Mountain, Freeride. This is the best bike I have ever owned for mtning biking. Beefy enough for chairlift acces, yet pedal friendly for XC. BTW, it's a 1:9

2. Santacruz Chameleon Single Speed (fully rigid).

3. Giant Transport Utility bike. Has front and rear racks that are super strong. They only sold these in the US for 1 year (2008 I believe).

4. On One track bike for commuting 10 miles a day. Say what you must about fix gears, however I have owned this bike since 2000, and a good clean 1:1 direct drive bike is a great commuter.

Again Hippie and everyone else here: Keep riding. Keeps us fit!

[reno911]

What would be a recommendation for something to ride to work?

I'm roughly a couple miles from work and have been seriously contemplating a bicycle purchase, or smaller transportation. I have been looking at the foldable or collapsable models by Dahon. More noticeably the Matrix by Dahon. It is a good size, street tires, as well as disk breaks. I have not decided as of yet if I wanted to purchase something like this or something of the already powered notion like a honda ruckus.

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by Serum

Cool!

Bikes!!

I didn't knew you bike Mike? (and a poet was born)

I recently bought a cannondale supersix roadbike, and i love it. some upgrades, 3ttt parts. Nice bike. matte black/white..

I used to do a good 7500-10000 km on my atb a year, and suddenly saw the light. (bought an on-road after 5 years of off-road)

For my atb, i have also have an oldschool cannondale, which is still going strong after all these km's i put through it. (chris king hubs, which are very durable) last year i picked up a Gary Fisher superfly 29er. To be honest, i am faster on my old cannondale than on the 29er! the 29er is a bit too soft for my likings. It's okay for a long comfortable ride though.

The china-carbon bikes;

My cannondale supersix came with a tiny sticker at the bracket-pot; made in china. (or thailand, can't remember)

Most frames are produced there, as long as there was good engineering involved and a proper quality control, there is nothing wrong with that. Some china parts are best to be avoided though.

If i may suggest a groupset for the roadbike, get a sram groupset. It shaves off a good 500gram, and the best part is that its shifting performance is way better. Sram uses twice the amount of cable travel than shimano. The ultegra 2010, with the cables router through the handlebar are having issues. If you are stuck to the ultegra, get some proper cables, because the stock cables are absolute poop with their plastic end-stops. Way too flexible.

With ATB as well, stepped up to sram, shifting is flawless since then. I am critical when it comes to smooth shifting. Sram took a bad step with their gripp shifts, which where absolutely worthless IMO, but their latest and greatest is perfect.

Wow a blast from the past . How are you rene ?. This bike comes with mostly a Shimano 105 group FR & RR derailurs, & shifters & brakes handles except for the crank set ( Shimano R600) & tektro calipers. The next bike up from the Madone 4.5 that was in stock, a Madone 5.1 comes with ultegra. But it cost $1.000 more than the bike i got. This is my thrid bike in a month . Because i keep on trading up . I would like durace or Ultegra but i can not afford it.
This is what comes on my bike.

Frameset
Sizes 56,cm
Frame 4 Series TCT Carbon, E2, DuoTrap compatible
Fork Bontrager Race Lite w/E2 aluminum steerer, carbon legs
Wheels
Wheels Bontrager SSR
Tires Bontrager R1, 700x23c
Drivetrain
Shifters Shimano 105 STI, 10 speed
Front Derailleur Shimano 105
Rear Derailleur Shimano 105
Crank Shimano R600, 50/34 (double) or Shimano R-553, 50/39/30 (triple)
Cassette Shimano 105 11-28, 10 speed
Pedals Look clipless
Components
Saddle Bontrager Affinity 1, steel rails
Seat Post Bontrager Carbon, 20mm offset
Handlebars Bontrager Race VR-C, 31.8mm
Stem Bontrager Race Lite, 7 degree, 31.8mm
Headset Integrated, cartridge bearings, sealed, alloy, 1-1/8" top, 1.5" bottom
Brakeset Tektro R540 brakes w/Shimano 105 STI levers

I went to several highend shops before i got this bike. They both sais that the chinese have masterd working with Carbon fiber.

If you want to know were your bike was made read this link.


http://allanti.com/articles/where-wa...made-pg328.htm


Also for those that do not know. Seven time Tour de france winner Lance Armstring is part owner of Sram.

RENO for you it sounds like a Hybred might be right for you. A hybrid is basically a mountin bike frame with road bike wheels. Very comfortable because you ride more upright. But faster because you have the skinnier road bike wheels.


TEDO The only bad thing about Track bikes is, if you stop pedaling you go over the bars. That happened to me the first time i rode one in the 80's .

Well besides going over the bars your also required to wear your sisters jeans on a track bike... kind of a bummer.

[tedo]

Originally Posted by agarabaghi

Well besides going over the bars your also required to wear your sisters jeans on a track bike... kind of a bummer.

Haha, not my sister's. They're your sister's...



Bikes are bikes. Who cares if they are comforts, Madones, or the best lugged vintage Italian road frames.. Atleast we prefer to get great exercise and less miles on our autos.

[reno911]

My biggest peeve with bikers is how they all wear those triathlon clothes no matter where they are going. Seriously, if your going for a leisure bike ride around town do you need to be all fitted up as if in the tour de france? Don't get me wrong, when I see bikers going hardcore on certain streets it all makes sense, but to be strolling through side streets looking like Lance, come on!

[rchippie]

Originally Posted by reno911

My biggest peeve with bikers is how they all wear those triathlon clothes no matter where they are going. Seriously, if your going for a leisure bike ride around town do you need to be all fitted up as if in the tour de france? Don't get me wrong, when I see bikers going hardcore on certain streets it all makes sense, but to be strolling through side streets looking like Lance, come on!

Reno most people wear the shorts for a reason. There is padding in them & they make the ride more comfortable. Plus there are other advantages when wearing the shorts. The jersey acctually keep you cool. Because they wick the sweat away from your body & the helmet saves your noggin in a crash.

[Serum]

Reno... Arh, for the same reason you dress up nice during the weekend wearing your pink mini-skirts and high heels. It just feels great.

It's all to avoid the dead hamster.

A true biker knows that a 16-17 mph average can be a better workout than a 25mph avg. it's a mixed balance of racing and training.

Going fast doesn't mean you are doing a good workout. (which doesn't mean a fast training can't be good from time to time too.)

[reno911]

I was kidding, it really doesn't bother me.

But seriously!

Serum do you live in Reno?

[Serum]

Serum do you live in Reno

Sorry, i thought you meant Rio!

No, i'm from a different part on this planet.

[reno911]

Originally Posted by Serum

Sorry, i thought you meant Rio!

No, i'm from a different part on this planet.

Than how do you know what I wear on the weekends?

I imagine there is some drag involved in road biking/racing and the aerodynamic-ness of the clothing one wears can assist in reducing this drag. All the other things as for the wicking and such are very liable reasons for wearing. I was just being a smart arse!

[Serum]

I've got a large glass ball, that tells me nothing but the uncolored truth!

at some parts biking is pure narcism, have you seen the saddles we use on these things!?
seriously though, i figured you meant it as a joke. (and so was i..) worse part is that i need to explain it though.. (oo,)