Your latest bike purchase?

[cvcalhoun]

@Vicegrip 157812 wrote:

If you still have the bike and all the parts I bet that can be fixed. (Edit). Took a look a the frame online and it is likely an easy fix for someone that can Tig weld and just so happens to have a 600 pound Syncrowave. No shipping on this one, gonna need to bring it over.

If I get it to you, can you get it to Phoenix bikes when you’re finished? It looks like I could get most of the way to your house via Metro, and just ride it the rest of the way (which would also mean I’d have a way to get home bikeless), so it’s doable.

[Vicegrip]

@cvcalhoun 157829 wrote:

If I get it to you, can you get it to Phoenix bikes when you’re finished? It looks like I could get most of the way to your house via Metro, and just ride it the rest of the way (which would also mean I’d have a way to get home bikeless), so it’s doable.

Can get it to them when done. Can give you a lift back to metro but it sounds like it might be less effort all around to come get it.

[cvcalhoun]

@Vicegrip 157835 wrote:

Can get it to them when done. Can give you a lift back to metro but it sounds like it might be less effort all around to come get it.

Okay, I’ll let you know when I have the new one.

[mstone]

@Vicegrip 157818 wrote:

? Was in a Performance bike last week and there were plenty. Flat, road, disk, cheap, expensive and in-between. Not trying to sell Peformance bike or any brand just point to one sellers selection of bike types.

Last time I was in a performance there weren’t many decent commuter/utility bikes on the floor but I guess that might have changed. There were lots of flat bar racy road bikes (skinny tire/no utility) and heavy hybrids, but not the range of the website.

[cvcalhoun]

New bike arrived! Even though it’s pretty much the same model I had before (Trek Verve 2; old one was Trek 7300), I did get some nice upgrades. The frame is a 21″ instead of a 19″, which means the handlebars are higher, allowing me to ride more upright. The gears are the type with levers instead of the type that involves twisting the grips. Once I stop trying to twist the handlebars anyway out of habit, I think they’ll be a lot crisper, with less slipping. The kickstand attaches near the back, instead of in the center, making the bike more stable. I got the rigid fork instead of the suspension fork. The handlebar seems to have a bit more room, so I was able to put my Garmin on it instead of on the post.

I did swap out the old wheels, tires, and seat. Sorry, Presta fans, but I like my Schraders! The old wheels and seat were better quality than what comes standard on the bike. And I really wanted the 35s on the tires instead of the 38s it came with, because my tire chains won’t fit onto anything wider than a 35.

Vicegrip says he can fix the frame, and then donate the bike to Phoenix Bikes. So I put the wheels and seat from the new bike back onto the old one. And the bike shop agreed to keep the old bike for him until he can pick it up. (Vicegrip, you have a PM.)

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[EasyRider]

Today’s commute was the first for my new Rivendell Rosco Bubbe.
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[Steve O]

Finally got around to putting my new fenders on. These are SKS. My previous ones did not have the mudguards. The front mudguard is really low, which I hope does an even better job of keeping water/grime off my feet.
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[dkel]

Are those the SKS Longboards?

[Steve O]

@dkel 159327 wrote:

Are those the SKS Longboards?

Yes

[vern]

So after getting a slow leak flat last Thursday I swapped out my very worn 23mm Conti GP 4000s tires for a 25mm version of the same. I’ve never had 25mm tires before on the road bike. Now, after about 110 miles I can say I am thrilled with the new tires. I can’t believe how much difference 2mm in width makes in terms of reducing the jolt from bumps and uneven pavement. I can’t imagine that I’ll ever go back to 23’s.

[Tania]

@Steve O 159342 wrote:

Yes

I have these, on the bike you saw me riding last week. I love them and that bike always looks cleaner than it should. Only downside is their length means you need to hop off curbs rather than roll off them and they’ll even scrape a bit over some speed bumps. And maybe avoid deeper gravel…

[hozn]

@vern 161117 wrote:

So after getting a slow leak flat last Thursday I swapped out my very worn 23mm Conti GP 4000s tires for a 25mm version of the same. I’ve never had 25mm tires before on the road bike. Now, after about 110 miles I can say I am thrilled with the new tires. I can’t believe how much difference 2mm in width makes in terms of reducing the jolt from bumps and uneven pavement. I can’t imagine that I’ll ever go back to 23’s.

Heh, just don’t try 28s!

I got rid of my stock of 25mm tires after switching the road bike to 28s and realizing that I didn’t feel any reason to go back. Honestly, I don’t really mind the narrower tires from a ride perspective, but I don’t see any disadvantage with 28mm. (In theory they roll faster and the Schwable Pro One 28mm only weighs 20g more than the 25mm version.)

[vern]

@hozn 161120 wrote:

Heh, just don’t try 28s!

I got rid of my stock of 25mm tires after switching the road bike to 28s and realizing that I didn’t feel any reason to go back. Honestly, I don’t really mind the narrower tires from a ride perspective, but I don’t see any disadvantage with 28mm. (In theory they roll faster and the Schwable Pro One 28mm only weighs 20g more than the 25mm version.)

OK, I’ll start watching prices on 28s so I can lay them in store for the swap out around the end of the summer.

[Mario20136]

@hozn 161120 wrote:

Heh, just don’t try 28s!

I got rid of my stock of 25mm tires after switching the road bike to 28s and realizing that I didn’t feel any reason to go back. Honestly, I don’t really mind the narrower tires from a ride perspective, but I don’t see any disadvantage with 28mm. (In theory they roll faster and the Schwable Pro One 28mm only weighs 20g more than the 25mm version.)

I used to ride 25c’s until I switched to Gatorskins 28c’s and that was 3 years ago. I never looked back. In addition to having low rolling resistance you can ride the 28c’s in the dirt, gravel, dry/wet pavements and are often puncture resistant. I must say these tires are very reliable and well made. The tires ride about 6-7k before tire Detreading.

[hozn]

On the topic of big tires, I just got these 43mm Panaracer GravelKing SK tires (tubeless, of course) and am gonna test them out for the next week or so. Thinking these might be a good dry option for Hilly Billy Roubaix. Initial impressions are that they roll pretty quickly. Not as quick as G-One tires, but they’re a bit beefier, so that is expected.

I am pleased that these fit easily. Looks like the frame will comfortably clear 45mm tires. Heck maybe it’d do 47, which is definitely diminishing the appeal of those 650b 47mm Horizon tires on my shelf.

In reviewing this photo, I realize I did a bad job lining up the label and valve stem in the front.

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