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Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
01-16-24, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 392,133
Posted By fabian.milea

Yes, the solution to hide the cables below the...

Yes, the solution to hide the cables below the down-tube is both elegant and practical with minimal weight loss. It also has a little mud protector but I took it of as mostly I ride on dry terrain......
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
01-15-24, 04:13 AM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 392,133
Posted By fabian.milea

Hi everyone. I've got a Giant Toughroad SLR1 from...

Hi everyone. I've got a Giant Toughroad SLR1 from 2016 and we had a lot of rides together, on all kind of surfaces... from long distance touring along the Danube with the family, to top of the...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
08-23-21, 03:51 AM
Replies: 596
Views: 310,155
Posted By fabian.milea

I still have my TR SLR1 from 2016, done more than...

I still have my TR SLR1 from 2016, done more than 10k km on it and still rides very nice. Just did a touring trip this summer on the Danube from Linz to Vienna with my wife and our two boys, 8 and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-19-19, 12:43 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 34,992
Posted By fabian.milea

I found copy of the H-bar on the local market, I...

I found copy of the H-bar on the local market, I set it up yesterday and took a test ride. I love the confort, the multiple hand positions, the aero positions... I do not feel the bike as stable as...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-14-19, 03:21 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 34,992
Posted By fabian.milea

Thank you both for your feedback. Decided to...

Thank you both for your feedback. Decided to follow your advice and I've ordered a handlebar like the one you suggested... I will come back with impressions.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-09-19, 06:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,678
Posted By fabian.milea

I can recommend them as well, I have a set of...

I can recommend them as well, I have a set of Marathons Supreme and I really like them.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-09-19, 06:44 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 34,992
Posted By fabian.milea

Hi guys, After one year of owning my TR and...

Hi guys,

After one year of owning my TR and a MTB for serious offroad riding, I want to transform my TR into a road bike as much as possible. I've set it up with a pair of road tires, 32x700 and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
11-01-18, 03:26 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 34,992
Posted By fabian.milea

Thanks for the replies, I've decided to keep the...

Thanks for the replies, I've decided to keep the TR as a city/trekking/road bike, exactly the purpose it was build for, a hybrid. I will use it for commute and longer trips with panniers and stuff,...
Forum: Mountain Biking
10-26-18, 02:58 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,113
Posted By fabian.milea

Freedom

Because you can go almost anywhere, today's MTB's are some mean go anywhere machines. The feeling of reaching a summit on a bike its greater than the same summit hiking for me. I do it as stress...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-26-18, 02:49 PM
Replies: 596
Views: 310,155
Posted By fabian.milea

New tires

It was time for a change of tires,now, after two seasons and more than 5000 km the original Maxxis are worn off. I did use, during the last summer, a set of schwalbe marathon mondial 2" on road and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-25-18, 11:58 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 34,992
Posted By fabian.milea

Hi, I took my Thoughroad to a XC race last...

Hi, I took my Thoughroad to a XC race last weekend and I had a lot of fun. The course was mostly on fireroads and not to technical. Also, this summer I went on some more serious mountain rocky track...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-21-17, 12:15 PM
Replies: 3,982
Views: 649,511
Posted By fabian.milea

Yesterday, after work, my Giant TR, took me on a...

Yesterday, after work, my Giant TR, took me on a micro adventure. We rode 38km an 1300m to the nearby mountains. I reached the camping spot right after the sunset and I spent the night just me and my...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-17-17, 12:31 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,213
Posted By fabian.milea

I also use 700x2.0 Marathon Mondials for paved...

I also use 700x2.0 Marathon Mondials for paved roads and gravel roads and put on the original Maxxis tires on off-road, trails and during winter. I like to adjust the preasure in the tires when...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-17-17, 02:05 AM
Replies: 3,982
Views: 649,511
Posted By fabian.milea

300km in 2 and a half days

Hi guys, I took my Giant Toughroad for a weekend ride on the roads over the hills of Transilvania, Romania. We had a wonderful time, done 300km, we had no issues, I used the new Schwalbe Marathon...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-13-17, 02:16 PM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 392,133
Posted By fabian.milea

I got a new pair of Schwalbe Marathon Mondial...

I got a new pair of Schwalbe Marathon Mondial 700x2.0 for my Giant Toughroad SLR 1 to replace the almost worn Maxxis Maxxlite tires. I really like the Maxxis tires that the bike was equipped with,...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-12-17, 02:25 PM
Replies: 3,982
Views: 649,511
Posted By fabian.milea

Yesterday I took my Giant Toughroad SLR 1 2016...

Yesterday I took my Giant Toughroad SLR 1 2016 for a long trip in the Carpatian Mountains, in the center of Romania. I did 150km, 50km on forest gravel roads, most of them downhill. The bike had...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
07-12-17, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,577
Views: 392,133
Posted By fabian.milea

I got the same one last week for my Giant...

I got the same one last week for my Giant Toughroad SLR 1, took it yesterday for a test, 150km, 50k forest gravel road, it feels much much better than the stock one.
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
04-07-17, 06:40 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

sdsyver - congrats on your new ride, it looks...

sdsyver - congrats on your new ride, it looks great, have a nice time on your tours.
I got mine last September. I just passed 1200km, not so much during the winter, but I showed her the snow a...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-25-16, 03:50 PM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

600km report: I just love this bike, I can...

600km report:

I just love this bike, I can not have enough riding with it. I've used for almost 2 months and I find it comfortable, fast, fun, versatile and good looking.
I've been using a heavy...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-09-16, 10:11 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

I was for a short ride with yhe fenders and I'm...

I was for a short ride with yhe fenders and I'm happy with them. I had to aplly a little rubber between the rear fender and the upper support of the rack as they where very close. They are shaking a...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-08-16, 05:58 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

The fenders are original Giant ToughRoad 29"...

The fenders are original Giant ToughRoad 29" fenders.
Here is the link from the Romanian shop:
APARATORI SET - GIANT TOUGHROAD 29" - Giant Bicycles Romania...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-08-16, 12:20 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Colonel, the rear fender is not starting from...

Colonel, the rear fender is not starting from down between the start of the chainstays. It starts up where the back rack is fixed. Here are some pics:...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-07-16, 01:51 PM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Hello. Nice setup you have there, Colonel. I also...

Hello. Nice setup you have there, Colonel. I also have a handlebar bag and I have problems setting my light in the middle. I need to get a raiser like you have. I also have a full cockpit on my...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
10-03-16, 02:50 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Hello guys, thanks for the link coominya ....

Hello guys, thanks for the link coominya . (http://www.bikeforums.net/members/coominya-444586.html)
Coming from a trekking bike with a wider saddle and more vertical position, I've found the...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-25-16, 02:07 PM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Hello, As I had been using a more classical...

Hello,

As I had been using a more classical trekking bike for the last 7 years, for some 7000 km, I got used to a position on the bike that was quite upright, the bike had a similar raised and...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-22-16, 05:23 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Nice bike, Larry, have fun off road... you can...

Nice bike, Larry, have fun off road... you can now do some serious downhill with this monster.

Here are some pics with my bike:...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-21-16, 12:04 PM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Thank you for the warm welcome. I know how it is...

Thank you for the warm welcome. I know how it is to be far from your bike. Mine is now at my brother in law for a few days as heavy rain came when I was there for a visit.
I was very impressed by...
Forum: Hybrid Bicycles
09-21-16, 02:09 AM
Replies: 266
Views: 64,195
Posted By fabian.milea

Hi guys, I've been reading this thread and the...

Hi guys, I've been reading this thread and the one on TR SLR 2 for the last weeks after this bike has got my attention. I'm from Romania, and I just did my first 200km on my new favorite bike, the...
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