timwhit
Hairy Aussie
The streets are garbage here and I have a carbon frame. It has not shattered yet.
My brother-in-law has one and swears by it. It's out of my price range as well, I'm considering one of these for comfort.
The Scott is more like the Specialized Tarmac, which is a hardcore racer and not comfortable at all.
I'm not entirely sure. Mid to upper 20's I think. I guess I should weigh it. The new front suspension fork is very plush. The platform damper is very cool....that I know of. I'd imagine the ride is pretty plush. How much does it weigh?
Am I the only one who rides a dual suspension mountain bike with slicks on it instead of a road bike?
So?You're losing a lot of power with that plush ride.
No, actually I've never ridden a nice road bike. I don't think I'm allowed since I don't have any spandex clothing and haven't shaved my legs.Have you ridden a nice road bike recently?
Platform dampers rock. Turn the adjustment on the top of the shock all the way clockwise and it's nearly locked out (it will still give if the impact is strong enough). It has 6 positions that range from plush to near solid.Truth is I wouldn't mind a plusher ride myself, but I'm unwilling to sacrifice any speed at all for it. A suspension where I could dial in the amount of travel on the fly would fit the bill. On smooth roads I could just lock it out.
I put in about $500 in parts a few years back (mostly upgrading to a 10-speed drive train plus new wheels/airless tires). These parts still have plenty of life left in them. Because of that, I'm going to strip all the rust off the frame this winter, see if I can get the broken chainstay welded, repaint it, then use it as a errand/beater bike. My brother might get a Mig welder, so he could probably do the repair. I've been riding for the last 10+ years with my half-assed repair (the metal plate attached with a screw on one end, a hose clamp on the other). It's worked remarkably well, but it's ugly. Since I'm going through the bother of giving the frame a nice paint job, I want everything done right. You can see my "repair" below:What are your plans for the raliegh?
6 Cree XPGs running at up to one amp, powered by 4 26650 DeWalt cells, for a headlight. I'll likely use a red Rebel for a tail flasher. I'll probably start a thread over at CPF once I'm done building the headlight. My existing bike light (~150 lumens) really isn't cutting it, either. I sometimes don't see potholes until I'm almost on top of them.What do you plan on doing for bike lights? I right quite a bit at night as well, particularly in the winter, and what I have isn't cutting it.
It has always been my understanding that bicycle lights have never really been designed to allow the cyclist to actually see the road with enough time to avoid pot holes or other obstacles. They are all way too dim. Rather they are designed so that cars can see them with enough distance to avoid hitting them.
Seems to me, if you can build lights bright enough to see with then they will sell like hot-cakes especially if you can use a wheel generator to power them. However, for those that are unwilling to accept the drag of a generator, a light weight battery would be fine.
At those prices you might as well mount a decent handheld flashlight (or two) to the handlebars like this or this. It'll be far more useful since you can use it as a flashlight when it's not mounted to the bike.There are lights available that are plenty bright enough to see, you just have to be willing to spend a lot of money.
After you pay $150 for a flashlight you don't misplace it. :rotfl:Of course, when you misplace your flashlight you've lost your bike light then too.
After you pay $150 for a flashlight you don't misplace it. :rotfl:
I've never put more than two on the same bike. Placing the additional ones too high could certainly hurt the knees....and several pedals hurt the knees.
I've never put more than two on the same bike. Placing the additional ones too high could certainly hurt the knees.