check out my ride....

roadrider84

themadbiker

Hey Roadrider,

I see you got rid of that awfull saddle that comes with it! Don't know about you but my Rear was soar after only 30 miles. AlI wanted to do was get off the dam thing!!!!
Now with a little help from Selle my ride is supurb.

themadbiker

A bigger picture!



As if someone wants to see one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Giant Phil

Heres me steed. Annoyingly, usually the first thing people comment on is stem, lol

Regards

Phil

Lagavulin

Respect. Wish I could ride with bars that low. :oops:

redddraggon

Giant Phil wrote:

Heres me steed. Annoyingly, usually the first thing people comment on is stem, lol

Don't take this the wrong way but it looks like you got the fit miles wrong.

OK, a large drop is fine if you want it that way. But what you have there is effectively a 4cm or 5cm stem (maybe even less) - that really affects the handling - even when I use a 9cm stem I can tell a large difference from a 11cm stem.

Perhaps you should have got a smaller frame with shorter top tube and head tube, and then you could have run a "proper" stem angle and length

roadrider84

themadbiker wrote:

Hey Roadrider,

I see you got rid of that awfull saddle that comes with it! Don't know about you but my Rear was soar after only 30 miles. AlI wanted to do was get off the dam thing!!!!
Now with a little help from Selle my ride is supurb.

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He'll yeah, it's the first thing I did!! When you spend such a substantial figure on a bike you would have expected a half decent saddle but no they give you a really bog standard one! Still, some fool paid me twenty quid for it on ebay! I love your ride though, great set of wheels too!

2tired2ride

My 09 Boardman Road Team

softlad

Giant Phil wrote:

Heres me steed. Annoyingly, usually the first thing people comment on is stem, lol

blimey - that's the wierdest setup I've ever seen. You must have arms like a gorilla..

SCR Pedro

softlad wrote:

Giant Phil wrote:

Heres me steed. Annoyingly, usually the first thing people comment on is stem, lol

blimey - that's the wierdest setup I've ever seen. You must have arms like a gorilla..

That's a pretty good looking bike. What wheels & tyres do you have there? Do you find they make much of a difference?

Pedro

Giant Phil

Ahh, yee, do like the bars nice and low. Thats a slightly old pic, I have actually brought them up alittle for comfort.

As for the ride, here are the following bits and pieces I've stuck on

Shimano 105 Wheel set
Hutchinson Equinox Blue tires
Specialized Toupe 143 Team Saddle
Some crazyass stem, can't remember the make.

Defo, the wheels and thinner, racer tires make a HUGE difference. Climbing hills is so much easier now as well. They really are nice, and transform the look of the bike. Would highly recommend them. Haven't punctured on those tires yet, after 300 miles.

PM me if you want any more info.

Phil

Lagavulin

Were you aware Vredestein and Michelin make orange tyres?

Muhahahahaha!! :twisted:

Giant Phil

Lagavulin wrote:

Were you aware Vredestein and Michelin make orange tyres?

Muhahahahaha!! :twisted:

Ain't quite getting the relevance of that mate.

Phil

Lagavulin

Sorry Phil. Please ignore the ramblings of a red wine-fuelled idiot. :oops:

JC.152

my Focus variado in this mornings snow







might get a white saddle to match the hudz next

fooshnicken

Oops double post

fooshnicken

This is my latest addition, which I picked up just before Christmas. I had to wait quite a long time but hopefully you'll agree that she is a beauty.



I was expecting the bike to come with a Sora Groupset but the front mech has been upgraded to Tiagra and the rear mech is 105.

I love my new bike

PS I have taken the reflectors off and flipped the stem while I get used to it.

Anonymous

Blimey! That's a long seatpost!

Is this a new Orbea design with no seat tube?



Nice bike mate

marusches

nice bike I got the silver and red gavia but im wishing i would have got your colours now ive joined ferryhill wheelers CC and they ride in blue and white.just acquired some carbon bottle cages for mine.whats yours like up hills my seems to really be responsive?
what wheelset does yours have?

fooshnicken

It's great going up hills, however it is my first road bike so I am fairly un-knowledgable, The wheelset are Shimano Kronos?, but I ma thinking of changing them for some R500's, RS20's or maybe even some Mavic Aksiums in black.

a_n_t

changed a few things on mine so here's another pic

jimycooper

wowza!!
i love the handlebars

Rich-Ti

jimycooper wrote:

wowza!!
i love the handlebars

They do look good - what are the bars?

a_n_t

mine? e-bay cheapos

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3K-FULL-ERGO-CARB ... dZViewItem

marusches

fooshnicken wrote:

It's great going up hills, however it is my first road bike so I am fairly un-knowledgable, The wheelset are Shimano Kronos?, but I ma thinking of changing them for some R500's, RS20's or maybe even some Mavic Aksiums in black.

they look nice .hard to tell with it being your first bike.but i have a old steel gt road bike and the difference is unbelievable.rs20's seem good wheels and the 105 wheelset is good too.They are probably crap wheels but i seem tempted to try rodi airline's.

http://www.ferryhillwheelers.org.uk

Lagavulin

a_n_t wrote:

Lovely looking bike that. 8)

Have you seen the state of the 2009 Mortirolos? :x

fooshnicken

a_n_t wrote:

changed a few things on mine so here's another pic

That's a lovely looking bike

fooshnicken

marusches wrote:

they look nice .hard to tell with it being your first bike.but i have a old steel gt road bike and the difference is unbelievable.rs20's seem good wheels and the 105 wheelset is good too.They are probably crap wheels but i seem tempted to try rodi airline's.

http://www.ferryhillwheelers.org.uk

I think I will go with the RS20's but it all comes down to cost

a_n_t

Lagavulin wrote:

Have you seen the state of the 2009 Mortirolos? :x

I have now :shock:

Compton77

wow, those bars on the Orbea look like copies of FSA K-Wings?