Your latest bike purchase?

[dkel]

@NicDiesel 83910 wrote:

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I sooo want some of these. Not cheap, though, and the $15 cheap pannier I bought some months ago does work. Still…

[NicDiesel]

I got a set, delivered, for $112 today from Pro Bike Kit thanks to an extra 20% off coupon. They take a while to deliver to the central and western US but they’re pretty quick on east coast delivery.

[dasgeh]

This thread has lead me to a million-dollar idea: Stitchfix for bikes!

[n18]

@dkel 83915 wrote:

I sooo want some of these. Not cheap, though, and the $15 cheap pannier I bought some months ago does work. Still…

Check out these Bushwacker panniers. You get two of them for the price of one($50 total). Each one is separate and independent. They are not attached to each other by a piece of cloth like some panniers, so you can use only one, and give or sell the other one, or use it on a different bike. I almost bought them, but I couldn’t find them in local stores, so I don’t know how easily they fold. I ended up buying Jandd Pannier from Green Lizard Cycling at Herndon. It included only one pannier, but it was good enough for me.

[n18]

@dkel 83772 wrote:

Going home with the Straggler may be a foregone conclusion anyway. I’m mostly concerned with fit; I already love the thing, and I’ve done copious amounts of research.

For basic bike fit, download the PDF file at the following web page:

http://bikefitkit.com/bike-fitting/how-to/use-smart-goniometer.html

You could order their kit, or use one of these protractors from Home Depot to measure the angles(I have the $9 one). By trial and error before using this method, I found that I could go uphill faster if I raise the seat by an inch or two but not more or less than in this range, and after measuring the angles at this new position, I found that they correspond with what’s mentioned in the PDF file. There are three positions to check, and the recommended angles are 90, 120, and 150 as mentioned in the PDF file.

If you have the time, watch this longish but very informative for “new” people video about Bike Fit. It covers both the biological and mechanical aspect of bike fit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxNznrlRXGU

[vvill]

@hozn 83896 wrote:

Sweet! Look forward to the build pics. Is that a bike for racing? I was really tempted to do the Force22 on my build, but I somewhat stupidly built my wheels with a 10-speed only hub — to save $30 (on $800-worth of wheel parts …). So I did 10-speed Force. I figure 10-speed still has a few more years before it is obsolete, though I assume 105 going to 11 is the tolling of that bell. (When dealing with disc-brake hubs, though, there’s still a prevalence of 10-speed stuff since MTB is a little slower to add a cog.)

I’ve really had trouble getting behind 11 speed, perhaps because my bikes are all 9/10 speed (or 7 speed on my old MTB). I think the next wheelset or whatever I get will be 11 speed compatible though just for future proofing, even though I have no intention of upgrading anything else. None of the Shimano cranksets/rings I have will be compatible with the new 4 bolt chainrings either.

[bluerider]

I bought a Salsa Vaya frameset and all its associated parts. Still working on it.

[hozn]

@83(b) 83785 wrote:

Thanks! I had actually run across your review of the FM145/166 via google. Small world! I’ve been thinking of doing a very similar build but would really like to spring for hydraulic brakes and Di2. I think it’ll be a few seasons before the tech has settled down to an acceptable price point and worked out any kinks. Hopefully by then I’ll have worn out something significant on the Lemond and can easily justify it!

Oooh, here is an attractively priced disc road option ….

http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/04/30/new-culprit-roadi-alloy-disc-brake-race-road-bike-matches-killer-spec-w-killer-price/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BikeRumor+%28Bike+Rumor+RSS%29

[cyclingfool]

@NicDiesel 83910 wrote:

Today I pulled the trigger on a set of Ortlieb panniers so I can start going grocery shopping now that the ice and snow is all gone. Oh yeah, and I plan on using them when I ride up to Duluth this fall.

I’m jealous, both for the ride, but mostly for the panniers. And orange, too. When my Axioms die, I plan on getting some Ortliebs. I’m torn between orange and red. Nice choice.

[Harry Meatmotor]

@vvill 83958 wrote:

I’ve really had trouble getting behind 11 speed, perhaps because my bikes are all 9/10 speed (or 7 speed on my old MTB). I think the next wheelset or whatever I get will be 11 speed compatible though just for future proofing, even though I have no intention of upgrading anything else. None of the Shimano cranksets/rings I have will be compatible with the new 4 bolt chainrings either.

I think you’ll find that a lot of hub manufacturers realized that the difference between 9/10 spd and 11 spd compatibility amounts to merely machining away 1.85mm of the cassette body splines and including a matching 1.85mm spacer. That work wasn’t much to entertain, and therefore maintaining 9/10/11 spd compatibility will be pretty simple. of course, i’m leaving campy out of the discussion…

[brendan]

@cyclingfool 84011 wrote:

I’m jealous, both for the ride, but mostly for the panniers. And orange, too. When my Axioms die, I plan on getting some Ortliebs. I’m torn between orange and red. Nice choice.

I got Erin the yellow ones with orange dots. Because…dots!

B

[vern]

For a post-Christmas present I bought myself a Fuji SL-1 road bike. It’s carbon, and probably stupidly, I’m using it as a commuter bike. I got it for pennies on the dollar because it’s a 2010 vintage, but new out of the box. It became my numero uno bike, taking the place of my 1997 Trek 1220, which I want to winterize for this coming winter. I’m pretty happy with the Fuji so far, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around how light it is and how it handles. It’s really, really different from the old Trek, but I’m starting to feel more as one with it.

So my wife said to me the other day…”You’re going to get rid of your old bike, right?” Are you crazy?!

[NicDiesel]

@cyclingfool 84011 wrote:

I’m jealous, both for the ride, but mostly for the panniers. And orange, too. When my Axioms die, I plan on getting some Ortliebs. I’m torn between orange and red. Nice choice.

The ride up to Duluth is tentatively scheduled for mid-October, assuming I don’t blow out my legs or heart training for it. I haven’t ridden with panniers before so I’m going to start testing these out doing grocery shopping each week, hopefully they’ll hold up.

[cvcalhoun]

No recent purchases of a bike as such. But I just got a new InSTEP Ride N Stride Bike Trailer and Stroller, so I can haul my granddaughter around when she’s here.

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[vvill]

@Harry Meatmotor 84014 wrote:

I think you’ll find that a lot of hub manufacturers realized that the difference between 9/10 spd and 11 spd compatibility amounts to merely machining away 1.85mm of the cassette body splines and including a matching 1.85mm spacer. That work wasn’t much to entertain, and therefore maintaining 9/10/11 spd compatibility will be pretty simple. of course, i’m leaving campy out of the discussion…

Maintaining it to be backwards compatible to 9/10 yeah, is simple, but I already have a bunch of 9/10 speed wheels that won’t fit a 11 speed cassette.

@vern 84271 wrote:

For a post-Christmas present I bought myself a Fuji SL-1 road bike. It’s carbon, and probably stupidly, I’m using it as a commuter bike. I got it for pennies on the dollar because it’s a 2010 vintage, but new out of the box. It became my numero uno bike, taking the place of my 1997 Trek 1220, which I want to winterize for this coming winter. I’m pretty happy with the Fuji so far, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around how light it is and how it handles. It’s really, really different from the old Trek, but I’m starting to feel more as one with it.

So my wife said to me the other day…”You’re going to get rid of your old bike, right?” Are you crazy?!

Nah, not stupid. Most of my miles in general, and for commutes, have been on my “light” road bike (or nowadays, my other drop bar 700c bikes). It’s more efficient to commute on than a hybrid/MTB, and I think it made me better at learning to spot/react to potholes, bumps, etc. and how to ride in bad weather. Especially after I crashed and broke my elbow.

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