"I saw this deal, and thought someone might like it" thread.

[jopamora]

At least it isn’t all red.

[ShawnoftheDread]

The Clymb has a Civilian BIG FRENCH WORDS cx frameset for $439 (after 25% site-wide discount for the next two days).

http://www.theclymb.com/all/brand-event/338689/show-product/494979?f=mi

[KelOnWheels]

@ShawnoftheDread 59166 wrote:

The Clymb has a Civilian BIG FRENCH WORDS cx frameset for $439 (after 25% site-wide discount for the next two days).

http://www.theclymb.com/all/brand-event/338689/show-product/494979?f=mi

BIG FRENCH WORDS! Man, that’s nice looking.

I saw a Big French Words at Bikenetic the other week, it was vurry nice.

[mello yello]

Drool. Bakfiets.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/3938494084.html

Still expensive.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@mello yello 59304 wrote:

Drool. Bakfiets.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/bik/3938494084.html

Still expensive.

That’s been listed for a couple of weeks now. Might be ripe for bargaining.

[dasgeh]

I think someone posted before and I think I said this before. But if not: I don’t think it’s bakfiets brand. If it is, it’s probably worth $1000, maybe $1250 (looks like probably $2000 new). If not, I’d be more leary. If someone gets details, I’d be happy to opine.

[mello yello]

I’m probably not in the market anyway. I have a lot of old frames under the house and a welder, and think it would be a fun challenge to build one.

In other news, there is a very nice rolling hard case right now at the Community Forklift (hyattsville, md) that looks the right size for a bike box. I’m not sure if a full size frame would fit without S&S couplers, but probably. Take your measuring tape. It’s $30. Currently it houses a display on energy efficient windows.

Not affiliated, I just shop there a bunch.

[dasgeh]

58CM Handsome Devil / Alfine 11 internal-gear / dyno hub – $1275

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/3963507089.html

Damn you tall people

[Tim Kelley]

@dasgeh 59433 wrote:

Damn you tall people

A 58? What you have to be at least 5’10 to ride one of those?

[vvill]

@KelOnWheels 59170 wrote:

BIG FRENCH WORDS! Man, that’s nice looking.

I saw a Big French Words at Bikenetic the other week, it was vurry nice.

Wait wut? they sell them or were they just servicing someone’s? I’m curious to know what they look like in person.

That frame on the clymb was a pretty decent spec.

@dasgeh 59433 wrote:

58CM Handsome Devil / Alfine 11 internal-gear / dyno hub – $1275

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/bik/3963507089.html

Damn you tall people

That’s a pretty good deal for a very nice spec’d bike! I’m still considering getting a front dyno hub wheel for the winter. Only problem is… disc brake or non disc brake wheel?

[KelOnWheels]

@vvill 59471 wrote:

Wait wut? they sell them or were they just servicing someone’s? I’m curious to know what they look like in person.

That frame on the clymb was a pretty decent spec.

They were just servicing one – I think it was a Vive Le Roi – the model that was on Competitive Cyclist last year with the really big fat fork. It was in that really cool sweetpea color scheme too

[vvill]

Ah yeah, I looked Online Very Closely at that sweetpea model! It’s interesting what’s happening with Civilian. It seemed they quickly became the “in house brand” of backcountry/competitivecyclist and now they’re running solo again. Their newest batch of CX stuff is quite interesting, I like this SSCX with belt drive and disc brakes

[img]http://www.ridecvln.com/wp-content/themes/civilian/timthumb.php?src=http://www.ridecvln.com/wp-content/gallery/13-lrlv-dlux/lrlv-dlux_4.jpg&w=710&h=500&q=100[/img]

In other news the Kona Jake 2014 is in ORANGE! fUUUUUUU guy trollface
That’s okay, just means I can still n+1 because I don’t have an orange bike yet.

[KelOnWheels]

@vvill 59489 wrote:

Ah yeah, I looked Online Very Closely at that sweetpea model! It’s interesting what’s happening with Civilian. It seemed they quickly became the “in house brand” of backcountry/competitivecyclist and now they’re running solo again. Their newest batch of CX stuff is quite interesting, I like this SSCX with belt drive and disc brakes.

I luuuuuurve the paint job on that. It has orange. And a belt drive. And discs. And BIG FRENCH WORDS.

[dasgeh]

@vvill 59471 wrote:

I’m still considering getting a front dyno hub wheel for the winter. Only problem is… disc brake or non disc brake wheel?

I grabbed a Raleigh Detour Deluxe off craigslist to have as a “no excuses” bike. It has fenders, relaxed, but not very relaxed geometry, IGH, sloped top tube, dynahub for front and back lights, bars for panniers (oddly enough no rack), thicker tires. It takes away all of the “but the road is wet”, “but it’s dark”, “but it needs fixin'”, “but the lights need recharging” excuses for taking the bike around town. I love it. For trips under 3 miles, I don’t think twice about taking it.

My problem is that my commute is 4.5 miles, and it’s just a little too heavy and upright. It only adds 5-ish minutes each way, but it’s just not as happy commuting (especially going up the Rosslyn hill). But my road bike can’t take panniers. I got the Arkel rack, but it only works with a trunk bag. And now that I’ve gone sans backpack, I don’t want to go back. Any suggestions for how I can get panniers on a Felt ZW25? Or do I want to bite the bullet and find a touring bike that’s similar to the Felt geometry but made to carry stuff? And does anyone have one size 53-54 I could test-commute?

[ShawnoftheDread]

@dasgeh 59506 wrote:

I grabbed a Raleigh Detour Deluxe off craigslist to have as a “no excuses” bike. It has fenders, relaxed, but not very relaxed geometry, IGH, sloped top tube, dynahub for front and back lights, bars for panniers (oddly enough no rack), thicker tires. It takes away all of the “but the road is wet”, “but it’s dark”, “but it needs fixin'”, “but the lights need recharging” excuses for taking the bike around town. I love it. For trips under 3 miles, I don’t think twice about taking it.

My problem is that my commute is 4.5 miles, and it’s just a little too heavy and upright. It only adds 5-ish minutes each way, but it’s just not as happy commuting (especially going up the Rosslyn hill). But my road bike can’t take panniers. I got the Arkel rack, but it only works with a trunk bag. And now that I’ve gone sans backpack, I don’t want to go back. Any suggestions for how I can get panniers on a Felt ZW25? Or do I want to bite the bullet and find a touring bike that’s similar to the Felt geometry but made to carry stuff? And does anyone have one size 53-54 I could test-commute?

Or bite the bullet and pedal your new Raleigh until you get used to it and the hill seems easy.

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