Benzine
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| posted on 15/9/16 at 02:35 PM |
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Giant defy 1. Pink tyres were a quarter the price of black, plus nobody wants to steal a bike with pink tyres. Win win!
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peter030371
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| posted on 15/9/16 at 03:05 PM |
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Not exactly bike porn...
 
Fuji_R
Fuji Roubaix with Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels. Its getting a bit old now (its 'tired' and things keep wearing out) and I have an itch for
something with more carbon and eTap shifting but not sure my bank manager agrees its an itch worth scratching yet 
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Brian R
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| posted on 15/9/16 at 09:40 PM |
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Specialized Secteur Elite and Specialized Camber Comp 29er. Both nice bikes although the atrocious Island roads make riding the road bike a pain at
times.
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nick205
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| posted on 16/9/16 at 10:19 AM |
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My Genesis Croix de Fer bike - I think marketed as a "cyclocross" bike, but for me a comfortable road bike. I also have a 1995 Saracen
MTB, which apparently is now "vintage" - how to make a man feel old 
ETA (1)...first bike I've purchased without pedals. Not an issue as I wanted to fit my own clipless pedals anyway and the bike shop were kind
enough to fit them for me to ride it home.
ETA (2)...You may also notice that it's not Aluminium or Carbon Fibre framed. For me steel is still the material of choice for cycle frames.
[Edited on 16/9/16 by nick205]
[Edited on 16/9/16 by nick205]
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nick205
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| posted on 16/9/16 at 10:20 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Giant defy 1. Pink tyres were a quarter the price of black, plus nobody wants to steal a bike with pink tyres. Win win!
With the grip tape the tyres look fine to me and if it reduces the desirability to thieves then that's good too.
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jps
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| posted on 16/9/16 at 01:10 PM |
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Yep, keen cyclist here - and actually the decision to find time to build a car was partly sold to my wife on the basis I'd scale back my cycling
a bit.
Have ridden plenty of time trials, I think i got down to 24:13 for 10 miles and 1:04:58 for 25 miles. I always enjoyed circuit racing more and did ok
on occasion but the step up to 'proper' road racing proved beyond me on the couple of occasions I tried.
Have ridden the Dunwich Dynamo a couple of times, 125 miles overnight from Hackney to the Suffolk Coast and the Ronde Picard in France - 187 km on
closed roads! Great experiences.
Also rode plenty of mountain bike races in Thetford Forest over the years, always tough on the lower back!!!
Currently mostly commuting a few miles each day by bike(used to do 25 plus! ) but the distance is so short I run when I can now. Manage rides some
weekends and a bit of turbo trainer when I can but difficult to stick at it with no competition goals!
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cjwood23
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| posted on 14/3/17 at 08:45 PM |
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Sorry for the thread revival!
Here are my current bikes.
2012 Carrera Fury HT
Has been upgraded over the last 3 years with:
Mavic Crossride wheel set
Nukeproof 760mm bars
KS eTen dropper post
Shimano Deore brakes
This is the bike that got me back into MTB after a few years off. It's been brilliant and has handled days over the Peaks, Wales, Shropshire and
locally round Cannock.
Next up is my Nukeproof Mega TR.
Built this up last year as I fancied a full suspension bike. Current spec is:
Recent upgrade is a nice set of shiny Marzzochi 55's to replace the Fox 32's.
Next upgrade is going 1x with a Sunrace wide range cassette and 32t front narrow wide.
The HT will be getting a fork upgrade with the Fox's I've taken off the Nukeproof which should make it a bit slacker and more trail then
XC.
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Chris
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luke2152
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| posted on 14/3/17 at 09:41 PM |
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Been cycling to work on my fixie for the last 2 months. Its 2 minutes slower than driving on a good day but 30 minutes faster than driving on a bad
traffic day. Cannot believe how dirty a bike gets doing just 16 mile/day in manchester looks like I've been mountain biking.
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jps
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| posted on 17/3/17 at 02:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by luke2152
Been cycling to work on my fixie for the last 2 months. Its 2 minutes slower than driving on a good day but 30 minutes faster than driving on a bad
traffic day. Cannot believe how dirty a bike gets doing just 16 mile/day in manchester looks like I've been mountain biking.
Partly because of this - and despite having 3 other bikes (2 road bikes - one with full mudguards and a mountain bike) I bought a bike specifically
for riding to work. Lucky to have these guys locally: http://www.re-cycle.org/get-involved/buy-bike and to find they had a proper 'Dutch'
bike in stock - a Batavus.
Basically this gave me:
Hub gears - lower maintenance/less wear and tear/minimal risk of any other damage
Full mudguards - so bike stays reasonably clean as do I
Sealed chaincase - minimal maintainence/minimal chain wear
Hub brakes - so it makes no difference if a wheel goes out of true (the front has)
Dyno front light - so batteries aren't a problem
Built in lock - so I can park it when I go to the shops on the way home without any concern
Luggage rack at the back - so I can drop a pannier on if I want (although I use a rucksack usually)
Schwalbe marathon tyres - essentially bombproof and they are filled with 'tyre slime' - so punctures have not been an issue
And - which I had not anticipated - a very upright riding position which helps with being seen in traffic.
All for £120 - which I found fairly quickly justifiable against petrol and parking costs.
I manage to average 21-22kph on it and I have a few ups and downs to tackle.
I clean the bike about once every 3 months - at which point it is totally filthy on the bits not protected by the mudguards - but because the major
wear parts are well covered they stay pretty much fine - it's just cosmetic dirt.
[Edited on 17/3/17 by jps]
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adithorp
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| posted on 17/3/17 at 11:00 PM |
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Please don't call it a "fixie"  Fecking Americanism! You'll be talking about hoods, trunks, fenders and mufflers
next. It's fixed' as in abbreviation of fixed wheel and always has been.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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