anyone here race or ride ATB, cyclocross, road, TT, or Triathlon?ride just for fun? for exercise? to commute?
I'm in the market for a road bike, probably fixed gear.Any advice as far as pricing? I'd like to go used over new.
I ride my generic Schwinn for fun.
my current personal road bike/TT bike.Kestrel Talon SL with full shimano ultegra grouppo, and fulcrum Evo 5 wheelset.modular VHM OCLV110 carbon fiber frame, fork, seatpost, stem, and bars
my 21 year old Tange2 road bike. Had it since '87.first 'real' bike I ever bought. Now it's relegated to my fluid trainer for winter workouts.Shimano 600EX S.I.S. grouppo, and BioPace II chainrings11-21 6 sp freewheel, and 42/52 chainrings
>>13670nothing wrong with that>>13667hmm fixies aren't my forte, but sheldonbrown.com has a lot of info on them.Most fixies are DIY projects more so than something bought in a store, so you may want to figure your gearing and then build your own from the frameset up, epending on what you want, or convert an existing bike you like to a fixie.
>>13691Well it'd really only be for commute and from my house to my work is 100% flat.I've seen some fixed gears on craigslist in my area for $125. It seems like a decent price to me, but I'm not sure on bike pricing.
my ATB.Trek Fuel EX 9.5 ('07)OCLV110 carbon frameShimano XTR groupRock Shox SID world cup fork and MC3.R rear shock with remote adj. poplocksMavic crossmax SL-R wheelset with Maxxis Larsen TT UST tires (tubeless)nice bike. 22lbs for a full suspension bike isn't too shabby.
>>13692absolutely.I was going to suggest CL or eBay in that case.just pick up a kryptonite mini U lock and that's about all you need to secure the bike at work, too.put the U lock through the back wheel, and around a post as noted here:http://www.sheldonbrown.com/lock-strategy.html
pure sex. hand crafted rear drop out
>>13703Thanks for the help.
>>13714any time. I love riding, I'm just more of a TT/roadie.Just getting into ATBs now, too. That Trek is my first full suspension bike.
>>13677just beautifulunfortunately my campa road bike from the 80s died not so long ago in an accident with a truck... :(so i cant post that onehere the replacement
>>13860very nice, and thanks.STI levers.. Ultegra group?that's a nice lookin bike.It's hard to part with the old ones. I can't bring myself to sell the old bike I have.
>>14076mainly Campagnolo Centaur Group with some Chorus parts
>>14902ahh nice stuff. Campy's groups have always been like artwork. I remember drooling over the C-Record set back in the 80s even.great lines.