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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,458
    edited March 2009
    Some fecker stole Johnny's bike :shock:


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    Makes more sense with a picture :oops:
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  • carlessbrit
    carlessbrit Posts: 34
    took a break from work to ride on the ice rink!
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    see the video at:
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    After a new saddle, some bar tape and connecting the rear brake cable this will be my new commuter, oh and a new job would help :D

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    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    ITB - that needs to race. You're going to race on it, aren't you? You're not going to waste a bike like that, are you? :wink:
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Yes i'm going to race :D maybe :D
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • AndyOgy
    AndyOgy Posts: 579
    edited March 2009
    How do you post pictures which aren't 4 times the size of the agerage computer screen?
  • phish23
    phish23 Posts: 1
    Hey,

    Question from an absolute beginner: I wanna buy a bike to go to work (~15 min far) and generally cycle in the city. I have an opportunity to buy a mountain bike (Scott) on the pic below for 170 eur.

    Does it make sense to use a mountain bike in the city?.. What are the disadvantages?

    Thanks!

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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Welcome!

    It's not a mtb as such because it doesn't have suspension, but put some slick tyres on it with solid puncture resistance (e.g. Specialized Armadillos) and away you go. :)
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    itboffin wrote:
    Yes i'm going to race :D maybe :D

    No "maybe" about it. I'm after a cross bike to race, so, if you don't race it, I'm going to drive to your house and liberate it. :P
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • MrChuck
    MrChuck Posts: 1,663
    There are a lot on here without mudguards- what do you all do when it rains?
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    cjcp wrote:
    Welcome!

    It's not a mtb as such because it doesn't have suspension, but put some slick tyres on it with solid puncture resistance (e.g. Specialized Armadillos) and away you go. :)

    he said the P word :shock:

    You what happens next :lol:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • snellgrove
    snellgrove Posts: 171
    MrChuck wrote:
    There are a lot on here without mudguards- what do you all do when it rains?

    I get a wet arse.

    I need to post a piccie of my bike... used to use for leisure only, but I now commute on it. It's a 2005 Scott CR1 team. I love it to bits.

    :edit:

    Found an old picture:

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    Big: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/30/92218 ... f8a1_o.jpg
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    MrChuck wrote:
    There are a lot on here without mudguards- what do you all do when it rains?

    I get a wet ars*.

    Yup. And it helps keep the drafting fairies off my a@rse in wet weather.
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
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    I need to buy some new 'guards for it. It's a lot better than the crappy red bike it's replaced - the only things that have survived are bars/rear mech/front mech/wheels/cassette/tyres/saddle/peddles.

    Could do with some better tyres too, but funds don't allow at the moment.....
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    drool and it rides like a dream :D

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    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    You got X wheels?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Sadly not the budget has run dry for ALL itboffin bike projects but this little beauty is road ready, tomorrow is the maiden voyage :D
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    Sell the Bontys and get some handbuilt X wheels that are strong enough for both road and X
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • Jehannum
    Jehannum Posts: 107
    Hi All! I've been lurking here for a while and thought it was time to come out into the open. My old commute was this...

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    I had an "off" last year and replaced it with an eBay purchase of this...

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    I added the mudguards, carbon aero seatpost.

    12½ miles commute, one way three times a week, weather and knees permitting.

    Doog.
    Reduce your carbon footprint - ride a metal bike!
  • sarajoy
    sarajoy Posts: 1,675
    Jehannum wrote:
    Hi All! I've been lurking here for a while and thought it was time to come out into the open. My old commute was this...

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    I had an "off" last year (...)
    Wow - what happened?
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  • Jehannum
    Jehannum Posts: 107
    I was biking into work, down a steep hill at ~ 25mph ~ on that lovely shiny smooth blacktop they use all over the place these days. A car pulled across my path about 80 yards away and I braked. No biggie so far, but as soon as I hit the brakes, both wheels locked up abd I slid into a parked car. Next thing I knew I was sitting on the ground while kind people did the necessary. Broke my nose, a couple of ribs and the windscreen of the target car. It took about 2 weeks to get all the little shards of glass out of my forehead. :-(

    I was lucky, really. I wasn't wearing a helmet [I use one now!], and apart from a scar and the still-sore ribs, I'm fine. I now have 3rd party insurance for this sort of thing.

    Doog.
    Reduce your carbon footprint - ride a metal bike!
  • dal105
    dal105 Posts: 31
    My new commuting steed....

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    Carbon/Alu Giant TCR Alliance frame with Ultegra 9-speed drivetrain and Bonty racelite wheels
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    Rides:
    1) Specialized Langster (green one, SS) - FCN 5
    2) Giant TCR Alliance- FCN 4

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  • vanquished
    vanquished Posts: 66
    2009 Giant Bowery 72:


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    Running fixed, and after the initial system shock, I think I'm getting used to it. Still a bit concerned about leaving that leather saddle out in the rain all day long, but if the worst comes to the worst, I'll just have to MTFU and get a slightly more weatherproof replacement...

    The bars are track-bars - riding on the brake hoods is fine, but the very curved nature of the top stretch feels a bit odd. Riding on the drops themselves feels a bit OTT for the commute...
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    2009 giant bowery 72 - FCN: 5
  • vorsprung
    vorsprung Posts: 1,953
    Winter Single Speed
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    Summer Orbea racey bike
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  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    WOW, look at the size of your saddlebag! It must weigh the Earth! What do you have in there?!
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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    vorsprung wrote:
    Winter Single Speed
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    Summer Orbea racey bike
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    Have you got an extra joint in your forearms? If not, how on earth do you reach the brakes?
  • msw
    msw Posts: 313
    Ugly but effective.

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    http://www.flickr.com/photos/10303269@N04/3441503234/

    When this was new it was "the lightest bike we've tested under £500". It's not any more. It shames me to admit that I once put white bar tape on this.
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  • AndyManc
    AndyManc Posts: 1,393
    New bike bought today (big pic), I never know what size to put up :roll:


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    So i'll do two :P

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  • oxoneil
    oxoneil Posts: 147
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  • kyoukoku
    kyoukoku Posts: 105
    well I've had it for three weeks now and it's just had it's first proper wash after all the rain from last week:

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    and a few other shots here:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyoukoku/sets/72157617047007570/
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