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05-16-11, 12:55 PM
#2301
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Bikes: 2011 Trek FX 7.3 | 2015 Trek FX 7.4 | Lotus Classique
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05-16-11, 01:25 PM
#2302
Flying Under the Radar
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Location: Northeast PA
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Just out of curiosity. Why sell of the FX 7.7 for a 7.3? They don't seem to even compare.
05-16-11, 07:34 PM
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i got the 7.7 and was so excited yet i barely rode it... i felt awful looking at my ~$1700 bike just sitting there so i sold it. i put maybe 80 miles on it in about 10 months 
i felt like i was watching it depreciate so i sold it - at a loss - but still recovered a good chunk of my $.
so with part of that $, i went to miami
and with the rest i got a great deal on the 7.3 for a little over $500. it's funny because i think i like the 7.3 so much more than the 7.7 but i dont know why. i've actually put more miles on the 7.3 than i did on the 7.7 in less time.... no sure why that was...
plus because the 7.7 was such a light bike, i feel like i barely got a workout riding it. im drenched in sweat after a 25 mile ride on the 7.3 but on the 7.7, i remember my longest ride was 45 miles and i came back to my place sweating but it just didnt feel like a workout... maybe it's bc the manhattan/westside bike path is flat, maybe it's all just in my head, but whatever the reason is, i am enjoying the 7.3 more.
nothing against the 7.7 whatsoever - it was an awesome bike and it sucked getting rid of it because it was a graduation gift to myself... but i just could not watch it day to day collecting dust in my apartment... i dont do centurys, i dont race, i ride in jeans most of the time so the 7.7 just felt like gross overkill for my level of interest interest in cycling...
i felt like i was watching it depreciate so i sold it - at a loss - but still recovered a good chunk of my $. so with part of that $, i went to miami
and with the rest i got a great deal on the 7.3 for a little over $500. it's funny because i think i like the 7.3 so much more than the 7.7 but i dont know why. i've actually put more miles on the 7.3 than i did on the 7.7 in less time.... no sure why that was... plus because the 7.7 was such a light bike, i feel like i barely got a workout riding it. im drenched in sweat after a 25 mile ride on the 7.3 but on the 7.7, i remember my longest ride was 45 miles and i came back to my place sweating but it just didnt feel like a workout... maybe it's bc the manhattan/westside bike path is flat, maybe it's all just in my head, but whatever the reason is, i am enjoying the 7.3 more.
nothing against the 7.7 whatsoever - it was an awesome bike and it sucked getting rid of it because it was a graduation gift to myself... but i just could not watch it day to day collecting dust in my apartment... i dont do centurys, i dont race, i ride in jeans most of the time so the 7.7 just felt like gross overkill for my level of interest interest in cycling...
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05-17-11, 04:20 AM
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I have a trek utopia. It came with 700x35 tires but I put on 700x25 and drop handlebars. i like it a lot better that way. I have pics of it somewhere on this forum.
05-17-11, 08:41 AM
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Seeing Trek Utopia is weird. I've looked into Gary Fishers for about 6 years before I finally bit the bullet and got my Gary Fisher Utopia. Then, the year after I get it, Trek kills the Gary Fisher brand name and now they are all "The Gary Fisher Collection by Trek." I know it doesn't matter, but I'm glad mine is Gary Fisher branded.
05-17-11, 01:05 PM
#2307
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: south cost , ma. usa
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Bikes: cannondale bad boy solo headshok 2011 giant cypress sx 2006 with 700x32
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well here's a picture of my cannondale baadboy solo headshock : temp pedals on in this photo . pre ordered it started riding as soon as my dealer called me. i've read reviews of it being worth the over payment. after coming off a cypres dx with 700cc X 32cc michellin pilot's. All i can say is the bad boy is much better all around and for my urban and rural rides. it's proving it's self just fine.
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05-17-11, 04:04 PM
#2308
I let the dogs out
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well here's a picture of my cannondale baadboy solo headshock : temp pedals on in this photo . pre ordered it started riding as soon as my dealer called me. i've read reviews of it being worth the over payment. after coming off a cypres dx with 700cc X 32cc michellin pilot's. All i can say is the bad boy is much better all around and for my urban and rural rides. it's proving it's self just fine.
05-17-11, 08:13 PM
#2310
Fat Bottomed Fredwina
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Do most of you have really long legs and arms? So many handlebars set low, and seats so high. I have short legs, average arms, and a long torso. If I set my handlebars down that low I'd probably roll right over the front tire Nice bikes, everyone.
Nice bikes, everyone.
05-17-11, 11:17 PM
#2311
Ha ha ha ha ha
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Also, I think many hybrids on here are close to level "saddle to stem" (or stem slightly higher) which many feel comfortable set at.
05-17-11, 11:20 PM
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well here's a picture of my cannondale baadboy solo headshock : temp pedals on in this photo . pre ordered it started riding as soon as my dealer called me. i've read reviews of it being worth the over payment. after coming off a cypres dx with 700cc X 32cc michellin pilot's. All i can say is the bad boy is much better all around and for my urban and rural rides. it's proving it's self just fine.
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05-18-11, 07:55 AM
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well here's a picture of my cannondale baadboy solo headshock : temp pedals on in this photo . pre ordered it started riding as soon as my dealer called me. i've read reviews of it being worth the over payment. after coming off a cypres dx with 700cc X 32cc michellin pilot's. All i can say is the bad boy is much better all around and for my urban and rural rides. it's proving it's self just fine.
05-19-11, 08:49 AM
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05-19-11, 04:00 PM
#2321
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I spotted this unsuspended Lefty fork today.
05-19-11, 07:36 PM
#2324
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05-19-11, 10:27 PM
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I could be wrong, but with the curve line on those bar ends, aren't they should be point to the front for your hand position instead?
