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[dcv]

I’m better at spotting bikes than riders on the trails. Riding glasses and helmets are like superhero disguises, they befuddle me. What do you ride?

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[Certifried]

Here’s my “fun bike”

26AUG12 004 by certifried, on Flickr

And my commuter. It’s no coincidence that it looks like Greenbelt’s. He let me ride his, and I was immediately impressed enough to buy one. Proteus made me a great deal, too, so if you’re looking for a commuter bike make sure to head up to see them (had to get the plug in lol)

004 by certifried, on Flickr

[Tim Kelley]

@Dirt 35572 wrote:

I’m actually contemplaing dropping a size on my steamroller because the fit isn’t perfect…

Let me know if you end up selling your oversized frame real cheap!

[Dirt]

@Tim Kelley 35719 wrote:

Let me know if you end up selling your oversized frame real cheap!

I will. I was thinking of getting it painted and having extra water bottle braze-ons added and building it up again. I do love that bike. You certainly will be welcome to use it any time when I finish that project.

[Tim Kelley]

@vvill 35651 wrote:

And earlier I took my getting-close-to-2 year old on her longest bike ride ever, a trailblazing 6.66mi:

Funny–666 is Pete’s phone number.

[DaveK]

@Tim Kelley 35719 wrote:

Let me know if you end up selling your oversized frame real cheap!

You already have a singlespeed!

[vvill]

@Tim Kelley 35725 wrote:

Funny–666 is Pete’s phone number.

I let my daughter play with the phone the other day and when I took it from her to prevent actually dialling, it read “666”. This was the day before the 6.66mi ride.

[Bilsko]

@dcv 35608 wrote:

I love the design of the frame, geometry and graphics. The frame, crankset and wheels make it feel stiff laterally, can’t sense any flex at all during out-of-saddle climbs or sprints. Some things that could be better are the welds, the drivetrain is louder than my steel bikes (think it’s the aluminum) and the aluminum is thin-walled. I have a dent on the top tube from barswing. This bike definitely catches people’s eyes, it’s gotten catcalls on M street a couple of times. The Mash SSCX is sweet, I think you should get it. Definitely.

I’m on it, boss. Will report back once I’ve successfully completed my mission.

[vvill]

So instead of a SS CX, I could just ride a hybrid? Same cachet right?

It’s been getting a bit too cold for father-daughter rides so I jettisoned the child seat for now, and put on my spare wheels. Amazing how much nicer the bike looks when it doesn’t have 32 spoke wheels with reflectors. I do have a spare dropbar laying around too so it probably wouldn’t be too hard to actually convert this into a “SS CX”. The frame fits up to 32s, maybe 33s. Only issue is the frame is a bit too big for me. I can shorten the reach with a different stem but I don’t want it to be too twitchy either.
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[dcv]

@vvill 35799 wrote:

So instead of a SS CX, I could just ride a hybrid? Same cachet right?

It’s been getting a bit too cold for father-daughter rides so I jettisoned the child seat for now, and put on my spare wheels. Amazing how much nicer the bike looks when it doesn’t have 32 spoke wheels with reflectors. I do have a spare dropbar laying around too so it probably wouldn’t be too hard to actually convert this into a “SS CX”. The frame fits up to 32s, maybe 33s. Only issue is the frame is a bit too big for me. I can shorten the reach with a different stem but I don’t want it to be too twitchy either.
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i always get the itch to tinker, what are you missing in your fleet? methinks a singlespeed or fixed gear.

[OneEighth]

Twitchiness makes riding fun.

[vvill]

@dcv 35802 wrote:

i always get the itch to tinker, what are you missing in your fleet? methinks a singlespeed or fixed gear.

yep, definitely missing a SS/FG
also:
29er, 650b MTB, any decent MTB really
aero road bike,
BMX/trials,
touring bike, cargo bike, fatbike
IGH with belt drive, front dynamo hub
carbon, steel, titanium, bamboo
SRAM, Campy, Microshift
etc.

Lots more needed. I never said recumbent though.

I’m constantly tinkering. I moved a quite few doodads around over the last few days – as well as un-babying the hybrid, I have my road bike on my trainer (and who wants to waste a Gatorskin on that), and I restored my 26″ MTB to closer to its original build (rode it yesterday).

[dasgeh]

@vvill 35799 wrote:

It’s been getting a bit too cold for father-daughter rides so I jettisoned the child seat for now, and put on my spare wheels.

That’s why I love the BoBike Mini — the windscreen! Keeps the kid (and rider) out of the wind, extending the season. Especially when she’s got some tough Norwegian blood.

[DismalScientist]

@dasgeh 35808 wrote:

That’s why I love the BoBike Mini — the windscreen! Keeps the kid (and rider) out of the wind, extending the season. Especially when she’s got some tough Norwegian blood.

Rule #5 applies to kids as well.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@DismalScientist 35817 wrote:

Rule #5 applies to kids as well.

I’m always telling my six-year-old to cowgirl-up, with varying results.

[TwoWheelsDC]

So this happened..2013 Cervelo R3. ZOMG this thing is amazing! And working with FreshBikes was a fantastic experience, as well…I totally understand why they’re so popular. The 54 fit me like a glove and my fitting with Clovis took just a few minutes. The only real change is that he moved me from a 100mm stem to a 90mm.

I’ll take some better photos tomorrow, but I had to ride it home in the dark tonight, so I only got this one in the store. Glad I brought lights to the shop with me!

[Author]

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