New commuter bike dilemma

[hozn]

That looks like a pretty excellent choice and love the color scheme.

Sounds like some good advice from bentbike to keep tabs on any rust forming on brake cable, but really wouldn’t worry about something like that unless you are constantly riding through heavy rains. The positioning of the caliper is perfect for clearing racks and fenders (it is definitely what I would choose if I were replacing my commuter frame). And someday you will upgrade to hydraulic disc brakes and then there won’t be any concern over cables rusting.

[dkel]

I was in the shop the other day and saw someone test riding a bike like that. Pretty sure I said “you should buy that bike.” At least I admitted I don’t work at the shop. Don’t suppose that was you I was talking to, was it?

[streetsmarts]

It could have been….

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[streetsmarts]

@hozn 145132 wrote:

That looks like a pretty excellent choice and love the color scheme.

Sounds like some good advice from bentbike to keep tabs on any rust forming on brake cable, but really wouldn’t worry about something like that unless you are constantly riding through heavy rains. The positioning of the caliper is perfect for clearing racks and fenders (it is definitely what I would choose if I were replacing my commuter frame). And someday you will upgrade to hydraulic disc brakes and then there won’t be any concern over cables rusting.

Thanks Hozn. i like it.

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[streetsmarts]

@Steve O 145121 wrote:

I like the black fenders with the orange.

Me too. Never had fenders before.

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[streetsmarts]

@bentbike33 145120 wrote:

One thing you will need to keep an eye on is the rear brake cable, especially if you ride in the rain. The end by the brakes faces upward, so water could flow down into the cable housing and cause the cable and/or housing to rust and seize or break the cable. While positioning the rear disk brake between the seatstay and chainstay is probably a good idea from a strength-of-mount-point perspective, I suspect framebuilders had hydraulic rather than cable-actuated disk brakes in mind when they thought it up. You might try slowly dripping some oil into the cable housing (keep it away from the brake pads and disk!) so there is a pool of oil inside the cable housing at the low point.

Thanks. Will keep an eye out….

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[dkel]

@streetsmarts 145146 wrote:

It could have been….

I gave you good advice, then, obviously!

[streetsmarts]

Obviously. Look forward to putting a face with your forum name at the next event.

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[mello yello]

that’s an awesome looking bike! I love orange bikes and fenders. Sweet ride.

[streetsmarts]

Thanks !

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[Judd]

I encourage everyone to take a selfie with streetsmarts new bike.

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[BobCochran]

Hey, nice bike! I too like the orange color.

Bob

[hozn]

@streetsmarts 145170 wrote:

Obviously. Look forward to putting a face with your forum name at the next event.

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He was the guy that came in wearing cycling kit and sat down to at the end corner (your right) at last happy hour.

[streetsmarts]

@hozn 145229 wrote:

He was the guy that came in wearing cycling kit and sat down to at the end corner (your right) at last happy hour.

Ahh. Thanks. I think i now know what cycling kit is. Dont y’all wear that all the time? Is a WABA jersey “kit” or only if it has sponsor names (ie free advertising) on it?

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[hozn]

@streetsmarts 145274 wrote:

Ahh. Thanks. I think i now know what cycling kit is. Dont y’all wear that all the time? Is a WABA jersey “kit” or only if it has sponsor names (ie free advertising) on it?

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Ha, yeah, good question. I guess cycling kit is really anything that is cycling-specific, though it typically refers to road cycling. I don’t think mountain bikers get “kitted up”, though there is definitely mountain biking clothing. It doesn’t need to have sponsors, no; that’s only if it’s a team (or sponsored club) kit, typically — e.g. a few common ones around here are NCVC, District Taco, Veloworks/Spokes, etc. Kit typically refers to shorts and jersey, though I think it can still be “kit” generally speaking if they don’t match (aren’t same brand / same design / same club, etc.).

You probably should start by reading these: http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/

Those are written for road cyclists primarily, and while they’re a bit tongue-in-cheek, for the most part they do actually describe just exactly how one is measured when you roll up to the espresso ride, etc. You’ll see a lot of references to those rules on the boards (especially #5). I’m sure similar sets of rules can be (and have been) written for mountain bikers, urban/hipster/fixie culture, sandal-wearing commuters, triathletes (though maybe they, like Iowa, are only ever on the receiving end of ridicule), etc.

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