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Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-14, 11:44 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 18,836
Posted By idk416

Ha. Yes...a doctor and he can't even spell...

Ha. Yes...a doctor and he can't even spell asplode properly. :lol:
It's the dramatic word that's always gone with carbon failure. I suppose the aftermath can look like it asploded though. Bent...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-14, 11:18 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 18,836
Posted By idk416

It's to do with 'how' it fails when it does.

It's to do with 'how' it fails when it does.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-02-14, 11:17 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 18,836
Posted By idk416

I didn't take that article as saying carbon was...

I didn't take that article as saying carbon was exploding all over the place...just that it doesn't bend like metals so when it does go, it can shatter.
Is that not true?
Forum: Road Cycling
10-01-14, 10:50 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 18,836
Posted By idk416

Bottom line. What will 'break' first. Carbon or...

Bottom line. What will 'break' first. Carbon or steel...
I've seen carbon break a bunch of times. Steel? One time I helped a buddy bend his fork straight on the side of the road after him...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-01-14, 10:37 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 18,836
Posted By idk416

Who claimed that?

Who claimed that?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-23-14, 05:28 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 12,515
Posted By idk416

Looks like it needs some knobbies and a straight...

Looks like it needs some knobbies and a straight bar. Pugly.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-22-14, 10:40 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,562
Posted By idk416

I don't need another reason...but here it is. ...

I don't need another reason...but here it is.
http://youtu.be/DZnrE17Jg3I
Forum: Road Cycling
09-22-14, 10:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,238
Posted By idk416

The one you're riding. (sorry)

The one you're riding.




(sorry)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-21-14, 08:36 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 9,120
Posted By idk416

I love these threads. They bring out the macho...

I love these threads. They bring out the macho men :)
Really though, you're supposed to keep you cadence consistent...so unless its just a short little hill (just power over), you should be using...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-19-14, 02:51 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 5,846
Posted By idk416

This thread reminds me of the other day. Second...

This thread reminds me of the other day. Second day this season I've had the cross bike out. I usually commute to the office on a road bike (25km per), but took trails since I had the cross bike...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-17-14, 06:58 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 19,393
Posted By idk416

I prefer the kind that accentuates my junk. ...

I prefer the kind that accentuates my junk. Better than looking like you're wearing a giant maxi pad.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-14, 06:38 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 11,124
Posted By idk416

Just buy the new bike and don't tell her. Would...

Just buy the new bike and don't tell her. Would she really notice? They all kind of look the same.
Oh...and sell the one you use the least just in case she does notice...then you can say you...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-16-14, 06:21 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 9,708
Posted By idk416

I'm not sure that using a 160 pounder as your...

I'm not sure that using a 160 pounder as your 'big guy' is doing many favours here... Nor the fact that Freire was a sprinter who by definition is much more composed of fast twitch fibres to begin...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-14, 08:51 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,494
Posted By idk416

My best strava times are on descents while...

My best strava times are on descents while commuting on my steel bike with a laptop in my backpack...so yes....fat people go down hills faster (assuming they have the legs to make up for it..which...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-14, 06:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,222
Posted By idk416

Frame/fork, a couple hats and a saddle if I...

Frame/fork, a couple hats and a saddle if I remember correctly. Oh...and a nice box.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-14, 06:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,222
Posted By idk416

Don't worry about the wheels...4k only gets you...

Don't worry about the wheels...4k only gets you the frame :)
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-14, 01:33 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,222
Posted By idk416

I suppose... I've only ever bought one...

I suppose... I've only ever bought one 'reissue'...the merckx super corsa team 711. That was limited to 100 (I think) and sold for $2000 new. I think I paid around 750 nos.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-10-14, 01:17 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 3,222
Posted By idk416

Nice. $4000 though? Wow.

Nice. $4000 though? Wow.
Forum: Road Cycling
09-09-14, 09:20 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 5,286
Posted By idk416

Yes. That's annoying. Do you purposefully bump...

Yes. That's annoying. Do you purposefully bump into people with drinks at the bar?
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-13-14, 04:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 780
Posted By idk416

I think you're about right on the original...

I think you're about right on the original reissue frame/fork (from memory). It think I paid 900 for it. It hadn't been built up.
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-13-14, 04:30 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 780
Posted By idk416

Will post more details when I'm home. For...

Will post more details when I'm home. For now...the frame is SLX. Size 53 (i think).
Forum: Classic and Vintage Bicycles: Whats it Worth? Appraisals.
05-13-14, 08:41 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 780
Posted By idk416

711 re-issue. What's it worth?

Or at least, what would you sell it for. It's a re-issue frame and was built up with modern parts....campy veloce group.

380140
Forum: Road Cycling
10-08-12, 12:06 AM
Replies: 3,133
Views: 553,045
Posted By idk416

277269

277269
Forum: Road Cycling
06-11-12, 07:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,485
Posted By idk416

no bad bikes (sort of)...just bad riders. get a...

no bad bikes (sort of)...just bad riders.
get a book...learn how to maintain it/adjust everything/take it apart/put it together. ride the s&&t out of it and then in a year or two you have an excuse...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-24-12, 09:01 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,974
Posted By idk416

cycling cap. anyone who ever called wearing one...

cycling cap. anyone who ever called wearing one 'fred', has got to be some sort of..............fred.
what's more perfect in the sun than a skull cap like hat with a little peak on the front?
for...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-09-12, 07:35 AM
Replies: 3,133
Views: 553,045
Posted By idk416

Why thank you. Nice AV :)

Why thank you. Nice AV :)
Forum: Road Cycling
04-07-12, 08:08 PM
Replies: 3,133
Views: 553,045
Posted By idk416

244320

244320
Forum: Road Cycling
02-27-12, 07:11 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,026
Posted By idk416

This sounds a lot like my sunday....minus the...

This sounds a lot like my sunday....minus the part where I had to ride back into the wind for the last half of the ride. Would have preferred the other way around : )
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-10, 10:54 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 903
Posted By idk416

"this" being the internet?

"this" being the internet?
Forum: Road Cycling
12-08-09, 08:33 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 5,956
Posted By idk416

"early version" doesn't exactly exude...

"early version" doesn't exactly exude confidence....
Forum: Road Cycling
10-10-09, 08:12 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,440
Posted By idk416

i'll let that go on the basis that all flyer fans...

i'll let that go on the basis that all flyer fans are at best borderline r e t a r d e d.
very colourful picture there though! good job operating a computer!
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-09, 10:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,440
Posted By idk416

+1,000,000?:rolleyes:

+1,000,000?:rolleyes:
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-09, 10:48 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,440
Posted By idk416

re read my post boys. i said most racers are in...

re read my post boys. i said most racers are in the same boat.
sensitive bunch.

the quote for you "it's a waste of $ for most guys who race regionally too. nothing to do with posing ya baby."
...
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-09, 10:25 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,440
Posted By idk416

piss your $ away however you like. maybe on a...

piss your $ away however you like. maybe on a one speed trike with PT?
it's a waste of $ for most guys who race regionally too. nothing to do with posing ya baby.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-09-09, 09:57 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,440
Posted By idk416

don't race + PT = SUCKER.

don't race + PT = SUCKER.
Forum: Road Cycling
10-05-09, 08:33 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 5,110
Posted By idk416

tom's been m.i.a. on slowtwitch for a few weeks...

tom's been m.i.a. on slowtwitch for a few weeks and this is a guy who would post a dozen times a day before.
something's up for sure.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-27-09, 08:58 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,710
Posted By idk416

don't latch onto a paceline....especially if you...

don't latch onto a paceline....especially if you don't ride in groups.
group riding carries some risk as is....the last thing you need is for some
stranger to get in the mix and **** up your...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-17-09, 07:13 PM
Replies: 278
Views: 16,996
Posted By idk416

i don't see what 99% of these posts have to do...

i don't see what 99% of these posts have to do with the op wanting an italian bike made in italy (for example). brand heritage obviously just isn't a concept that's understood around these parts.
i...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-09, 04:02 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 2,462
Posted By idk416

yes...triathlete chicks are smokin'....generally...

yes...triathlete chicks are smokin'....generally MUCH hotter than cyclist chicks....at least around here it's not even close.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-29-09, 03:06 PM
Replies: 110
Views: 6,613
Posted By idk416

a few weeks back i hit 52 mph in a time trial (on...

a few weeks back i hit 52 mph in a time trial (on my TT bike).
got hit by a big cross wind at the bottom...scared the **** out of me.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-22-09, 10:35 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 761
Posted By idk416

i have the RL and the RXL and both are great. i...

i have the RL and the RXL and both are great.
i never think about them, so they must be good.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-09, 12:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,052
Posted By idk416

white saddle and white fizik tape!

white saddle and white fizik tape!
Forum: Road Cycling
07-16-09, 11:33 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,002
Posted By idk416

i'm calling user error on your reading...

i'm calling user error on your reading comprehension.

for what it's worth, i didn't receive the call that i was promised, so that makes a total of 2
failed and promised call backs, 6 ignored...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-15-09, 09:41 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,104
Posted By idk416

either way...in weightlifting you train to lift...

either way...in weightlifting you train to lift more and in cycling you train to go faster. both are just the products of more power.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-15-09, 09:10 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,104
Posted By idk416

well....you can't hop on a heavy bike and proceed...

well....you can't hop on a heavy bike and proceed to get dropped. it's assumed that you get on the bike a ride at your usual speed (or try to).
the meathead analogy would be weightlifting....you...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-15-09, 08:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 2,104
Posted By idk416

you're all wrong. of course it helps. if you...

you're all wrong. of course it helps.
if you run with a backpack of bricks, your power increases and without the pack, the power stays.
same with a bike.
if your training at your max on a light...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-09, 08:42 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,002
Posted By idk416

user error? really? i realize we don't know...

user error? really? i realize we don't know each other, but i assure you, i know how to order something online and i know what i've been told on the phone (twice).
also, if you read what i've...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-09, 07:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,002
Posted By idk416

i think that's what i'll do. i've got a 3/4...

i think that's what i'll do. i've got a 3/4 complete cross bike here and it's driving me nuts.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-09, 06:41 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,002
Posted By idk416

it's from a recently discovered collection of...

it's from a recently discovered collection of kafka rants.
Forum: Road Cycling
07-14-09, 06:14 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 2,002
Posted By idk416

it's never effected anything before ordering from...

it's never effected anything before ordering from the u.s. or europe....and i've ordered a lot from both over the past couple years.
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