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Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-24, 02:30 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Very hot, but if I recall correctly, the Mavic...

Very hot, but if I recall correctly, the Mavic R-Sys wheels are known for exploding. Get you some polished Velocity Quills laced to Record hubs with 28 DT Revolutions and send it.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 02:26 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Haha, yeah one day I'll finish this ******g...

Haha, yeah one day I'll finish this ******g garage.

As for the bar tape, I thought that all black would be boring, which is why I went camo. It has black in the splotches so I thought that...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 01:50 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Aright guys, time for my flogging. What do you...

Aright guys, time for my flogging. What do you think?
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Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 09:05 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

DUDE YES. I'm not huge on actually riding...

DUDE YES.

I'm not huge on actually riding old steel bikes, but man I like looking at them and that thing is spot on.

How often do you ride this thing?
Forum: Road Cycling
03-18-24, 09:03 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

This is a stem flip away from greatness. ...

This is a stem flip away from greatness.

These bikes are so awesome, I remember when they first came on the market around ~2006ish, I remember thinking they were FUTURE BIKES! I'm impressed that...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 09:33 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Ah, man that's weird. For the 9 speed...

Ah, man that's weird.

For the 9 speed Shimano stuff, my target is to have the levers vertical. That puts the hood sloping up, which seems uncomfortable, but somehow it works on those old school...
Forum: Road Cycling
03-13-24, 08:43 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Man, there's a bunch of weird bar/hood position...

Man, there's a bunch of weird bar/hood position combinations on these bikes.

The black Emonda:
-Bars need to be rotated down a pinch, and the shifters need to move up a bit on the bend to keep...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-22-24, 09:04 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Put some lower profile wheels on the Crux, she’s...

Put some lower profile wheels on the Crux, she’s lookin FOINE now. At least IMO. Yes, I know she’s dirty, but she’s a groad bike and groad is dirty business.

Hot or Not?
...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-23-23, 12:47 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Good to know about the Enve brake track--the...

Good to know about the Enve brake track--the carbon rim brake wheels I used circa 2015 were terrifying dry or wet. And I live in the mountains and I'm 195-200 pounds, so heat buildup is a big...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-23-23, 10:11 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Hot Bike. A couple things I wouldn't do/use on...

Hot Bike. A couple things I wouldn't do/use on my own bike, (rim brakes and carbon clinchers, those bars look ouch with those super tight and vertical drops, and man I've had one of those seats and...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-11-23, 03:56 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

So, I got a CAAD8 full bike a couple months ago...

So, I got a CAAD8 full bike a couple months ago for $200, and it came with 9-speed Shimano hoods. 9-speed Shimano is what my first road "modern" bike had on it back in 2002, so it felt like home,...
Forum: Road Cycling
01-11-23, 12:54 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

The shifters are at a weird location on the...

The shifters are at a weird location on the handlebar, looks uncomfortable. Its weird though, the mismatched frame and fork don't really take away from it much. Kinda gives it a "race appliance"...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-21, 01:04 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Ahh, missed your update. Where are the updated...

Ahh, missed your update. Where are the updated pics!?
Forum: Road Cycling
09-13-21, 06:59 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

What is going on with the bike fits on these two...

What is going on with the bike fits on these two bikes? The Specialized has the seat slammed like a bmx bike, but the stem is a 120 with 50mm of spacers underneath. Just FYI, you don't have to...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-24-21, 09:06 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Hey, no hate here. People with physical...

Hey, no hate here. People with physical disabilities and/or poor conditioning should be able to ride just as much as everyone else.



:D
Forum: Road Cycling
04-15-21, 11:09 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

I like the bike overall, but if you've got to run...

I like the bike overall, but if you've got to run your saddle that pointed down to alleviate pressure, you've got the wrong saddle or the wrong position on your bike. Have you tried one of those...
Forum: Road Cycling
04-06-21, 09:12 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

I'll bet it matches with the ID of the aluminum...

I'll bet it matches with the ID of the aluminum tube used for the seat tube so that they don't have to use a reducing shim welded into the frame.
Forum: Road Cycling
04-04-21, 03:25 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Ooh. I like that. With that said, you better be...

Ooh. I like that. With that said, you better be fast riding that thing.
Forum: Road Cycling
03-15-21, 07:25 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Almost looks like you should be on a size larger...

Almost looks like you should be on a size larger frame? There's a lot of seatpost and lot of spacers under that stem.
Forum: Road Cycling
01-05-21, 08:56 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

I bought a saddle like that from a swap meet when...

I bought a saddle like that from a swap meet when I was in college, and got about a weeks worth of riding on it before I realized that the Selle San Marco badges had totally destroyed my only set of...
Forum: Road Cycling
12-16-20, 01:57 PM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

I think the short stem is the other part of it...

I think the short stem is the other part of it too though. I'm guessing that you've got long femurs and T-Rex arms! As a fellow short-armed guy, I'm always a bit jealous when I see other guy's...
Forum: Road Cycling
02-05-20, 07:31 AM
Replies: 2,348
Views: 354,081
Posted By Phatman

Hey, I've got a 2002 Lemond Alpe D'Huez too, I...

Hey, I've got a 2002 Lemond Alpe D'Huez too, I bought it new and I don't plan on selling it since its got such a past.

I bought it in high school at Race Pace Bicycles in Ellicott City, MD with...
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