Your latest bike purchase?
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@hozn 119578 wrote:
That is my ti commuter/cx bike; it’s just a Spot fork (the only full-carbon fork I have found for 1 1/8 steerer tube that also has fender eyelets).
Oh! I never noticed that before, and I’ve seen that bike a bunch. It’s probably because you ride so fast, I’ve never been able to see the detail.
Latest upgrade:
Replacement drivetrain for the big bike. Upgrading to 10-speed finally, so I decided to go 1×10. Start with an 11-36 cassette and add a one-up 42t granny ring kit (replace the 15/17 with a 16 and add a 42 behind the 36) to get a really wide spread of gearing.
On the bike. Thats a pie plate of a cog in back!
@hozn 119566 wrote:
Last time I tried new tires, it was a disaster and I went straight back to the tried-and-true 25mm GP4000S. Well, I decided to take another gamble, giving road tubeless another try with a hopefully better tire. This is the 28mm (tubeless) Schwalbe One. First impression is that it is very comfortable and very grippy. It doesn’t feel any faster rolling than the Conti (and I think the crr is actually a little higher, even for the tubeless version), but it feels very smooth. If this lasts, it might be my new warm-seasons commuter tire.
hozn, keep us updated on the Ones – now that I have TUBELESS
rims I am considering trying tubeless tires and looking for opinions.Now if I get hit, it’ll be on video…
Stills are surprisingly good:
Riding to happy hour tonight…Youtube quality kinda sucks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT_qL0uZ310
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Man, kids grow up fast. Love the new Isla “orangey red”; this is the Isla Bein 20 small.
No more coaster brake or needing to carry a 15mm wrench strapped under the saddle (though he was quite proud of how “pro” his tube+tool strap was). The published weight of 17lbs and change is right on. 7-speed cassette, standard road hub spacing, QRs, hex bolts everywhere, of course. The more standard tube dimensions in this model (esp. stem/bar) should make it easier to grow the bike too. (On the smaller sizes Isla uses designed-for-them parts, apparently, so you can’t just swap in a longer stem. This OTOH is a 1″ steerer and standard bar.)
Of course, I stripped off the pie plate and seatpost/bar reflectors (the kid has lights for the dark months), so it’s ready-to-ride. I left on the wheel reflectors, since they seem somewhat useful, honestly.
Unfortunately, he also got a much-coveted Bionicle lego set, so that won over riding the new bike tonight.Edit: I apologize for the tire label not lining up with the valve stem; be assured that I will fix that when we change our first flat. Maybe sooner. I should let Isla know that their attention to detail fell apart a bit there.
@americancyclo 120458 wrote:
it was nice to see you two riding home on the trail last week!
Yeah! — I try to do that once a week, assuming I can leave a few minutes early. I’m really proud of how well he does on the trail now. It was a little sketchy the first couple times, but no accidents (or even near accidents, honestly). Just some rolling into streets and a little drifting into the left lane
I’m not sure with this new bike how it’ll work logistically to take it to school in the morning so I can ride home with him — the 14″ fits neatly into the trailer, but this one won’t. I’ll figure something out. — I would just have him ride it in with me, but his school isn’t open at 6:15.
1. Congrats to junior on the new ride. Everyone knows red bikes go faster.
2. Most excellently excellent that you thought it necessary to apologize for the tire label not lining up with the valve… the sign of a connoisseur!
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