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04-05-10, 09:29 PM
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Picked this up yesterday, 2009 Jamis Coda Sport. I worried about the color but it has a nice reddish mahagony hue.
04-13-10, 10:21 PM
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04-14-10, 12:32 AM
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04-14-10, 12:06 PM
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Interesting general question. A lot of the "ergo" grips I see seem to have typical kinda slick rubber. The ones I have look very matte and are ever so sightly, kinda sticky. I sweat a LOT, so what I have now is actually quite good, it's VERY rare that I feel my hand slipping...
04-14-10, 07:01 PM
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04-15-10, 09:14 AM
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My Trek 7300fx
I bought it in 2005 and have used it mainly as a path and urban/city bike. The only items still stock are the frame, fork, saddle, and seatpost.
Drivetrain is full XT except for Deore Cranks with 26/36/48t rings. An 11-34t cassette is in back. Wheels are durable 32 spoke Mavic T520s with XT hubs.
An Origin 8 SpaceBar with ergo grips makes for a comfortable riding position. When Conty 28c Sportcontacts are mounted, the bike ride very plush. My intention is to start using it for light trail riding so I just mounted 40c Michelin TransSprint tires to it. It's not so buttery smooth on pavement now, but isn't terrible either.
Trek7300fx Small..jpg
Drivetrain is full XT except for Deore Cranks with 26/36/48t rings. An 11-34t cassette is in back. Wheels are durable 32 spoke Mavic T520s with XT hubs.
An Origin 8 SpaceBar with ergo grips makes for a comfortable riding position. When Conty 28c Sportcontacts are mounted, the bike ride very plush. My intention is to start using it for light trail riding so I just mounted 40c Michelin TransSprint tires to it. It's not so buttery smooth on pavement now, but isn't terrible either.
Trek7300fx Small..jpg
04-17-10, 03:45 PM
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Your Quick is sick! I need to get our boss at Quick Messenger Service to outfit the fleet with those. Haha, that might happen.
Here's my old Marin Mill Valley with a 'crash replacement' frame. They sell frames at cost to customers who crashed their bikes and in my case to a customer whose bike showed no evidence of crash and probably should have been covered under warranty and replaced for free. I have this one now. It's a nice looking bike. I can't pull my BAW trailer with the carbon stay. I think straight round tubes are stronger vs. weight than curved ones, but it's a nice looking frame. We have the earliest blooming azalea in Maryland, you should have seen it last week.
Here's my old Marin Mill Valley with a 'crash replacement' frame. They sell frames at cost to customers who crashed their bikes and in my case to a customer whose bike showed no evidence of crash and probably should have been covered under warranty and replaced for free. I have this one now. It's a nice looking bike. I can't pull my BAW trailer with the carbon stay. I think straight round tubes are stronger vs. weight than curved ones, but it's a nice looking frame. We have the earliest blooming azalea in Maryland, you should have seen it last week.
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04-18-10, 05:49 AM
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Your Quick is sick! I need to get our boss at Quick Messenger Service to outfit the fleet with those. Haha, that might happen.
Here's my old Marin Mill Valley with a 'crash replacement' frame. They sell frames at cost to customers who crashed their bikes and in my case to a customer whose bike showed no evidence of crash and probably should have been covered under warranty and replaced for free. I have this one now. It's a nice looking bike. I can't pull my BAW trailer with the carbon stay. I think straight round tubes are stronger vs. weight than curved ones, but it's a nice looking frame. We have the earliest blooming azalea in Maryland, you should have seen it last week.
Here's my old Marin Mill Valley with a 'crash replacement' frame. They sell frames at cost to customers who crashed their bikes and in my case to a customer whose bike showed no evidence of crash and probably should have been covered under warranty and replaced for free. I have this one now. It's a nice looking bike. I can't pull my BAW trailer with the carbon stay. I think straight round tubes are stronger vs. weight than curved ones, but it's a nice looking frame. We have the earliest blooming azalea in Maryland, you should have seen it last week.
04-18-10, 06:45 AM
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It might be a better trailer, but it wouldn't be my trailer! My BikesAtWork trailer is designed to carry the load balanced over the trailer wheels. There shouldn't be significant tongue weight if loaded properly.
Generally speaking, weight on a bike is best carried as low as possible. My BOB trailer distributes weight between the trailer's single wheel and the bicycle's rear wheel.
Generally speaking, weight on a bike is best carried as low as possible. My BOB trailer distributes weight between the trailer's single wheel and the bicycle's rear wheel.
04-19-10, 07:54 PM
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mikeschn....
would love to see pics of your Ultra...NICE! How do you like it so far? I haven been too sucessful finding reviews on them to date, so it would be cool to hear your experience. I love mine but the seat is more like a torture device!
would love to see pics of your Ultra...NICE! How do you like it so far? I haven been too sucessful finding reviews on them to date, so it would be cool to hear your experience. I love mine but the seat is more like a torture device!
04-20-10, 02:41 AM
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04-20-10, 07:45 AM
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They are Avenir Ergo Grips I am almost sure of it. I used to sell very similar ones that came with the Diamondbacks. Spoony that is a nice ride for 250 really. I check this bike out every time I go into Target. But then I realize I don't need any more bikes, especially one I won't even ride really.
04-20-10, 12:33 PM
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My hybrid bike
The specs:
Frame: Alu7005
Crank: Shimano 105 triple 30-42-52
Cassette: Shimano SLX 11-28
Rear derailleur: Shimano XT rapid rise
Front Derailleur: Shimano R443
Shifters: SRAM Attack
Brakes: XT M770 set
Now that's what I call a hybrid bike ...
Bigger gears than most roadbikes but small enough gears to do some uphill trails aswell
04-20-10, 12:49 PM
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Okay, here's the pic of the Quick CX Ultra...
More pics in this thread!
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...a#post10703661
More pics in this thread!
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...a#post10703661
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04-20-10, 04:47 PM
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Got a Cube Nature over a year ago and did some big miles in the first year. It became apparent what was actually needed to undertake a years worth of commuting so:
New Fork - Surly Karate Monkey CroMo 29er (got rid of the stock hydraulic job....no use)
Two wheel rebuilds with DMR Revolver disc hubs front and rear (cartridge bearings...banish the cup and cone hubs)
New FSA headset (cartridge bearing)
Shorter stem (I was feeling a bit stretched over the bike)
And a Avid BB7 disc brake system with Avid levers and Goodridge cabling. I needed a system that i could easily maintain and was robust (ditched the failing Hayes Stroker Ryde set)
Trying to find optimum position so I have not cut the steerer yet. It feels a lot better than it did set up like this though and I'm looking forward to doing some big miles. The angle I went for on the rebuild was to make the bike as easy to maintain as possible but only time will tell if I've made the right choices.
other info:
Shimano Deore OEM 48/36/26 crank on XT hollowtec II bottom bracket (the last XT BB lasted 6000miles!!!!!)
XT long cage derailleur (again the XT jockeys lasted 6000 miles)
Thomson seat post seems to have remedied my habit of breaking them.
And Ergo grips...comfort is everything.
New Fork - Surly Karate Monkey CroMo 29er (got rid of the stock hydraulic job....no use)
Two wheel rebuilds with DMR Revolver disc hubs front and rear (cartridge bearings...banish the cup and cone hubs)
New FSA headset (cartridge bearing)
Shorter stem (I was feeling a bit stretched over the bike)
And a Avid BB7 disc brake system with Avid levers and Goodridge cabling. I needed a system that i could easily maintain and was robust (ditched the failing Hayes Stroker Ryde set)
Trying to find optimum position so I have not cut the steerer yet. It feels a lot better than it did set up like this though and I'm looking forward to doing some big miles. The angle I went for on the rebuild was to make the bike as easy to maintain as possible but only time will tell if I've made the right choices.
other info:
Shimano Deore OEM 48/36/26 crank on XT hollowtec II bottom bracket (the last XT BB lasted 6000miles!!!!!)
XT long cage derailleur (again the XT jockeys lasted 6000 miles)
Thomson seat post seems to have remedied my habit of breaking them.
And Ergo grips...comfort is everything.
Nice customisations too.