The "Should I..." Thread
04-10-13, 08:41 PM
#3076
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So my father wants my Pacer frame and I'm going to give it to him. Which means I need a new road frame. Should I:
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...0052_511694_-1
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=2445
I haven't happened upon anything else. Local CL is dead.
https://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...0052_511694_-1
https://bikeisland.com/cgi-bin/BKTK_S...ls&ProdID=2445
I haven't happened upon anything else. Local CL is dead.
04-11-13, 12:33 AM
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Nashbar only has three sizes, which might influence your decision if you want anything but a 50, 58 or 60.
04-11-13, 07:29 AM
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04-14-13, 05:51 AM
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which langster? the original lanster or the rear sloaping top tube langser "yuck" or the newer track langster.
04-14-13, 05:55 AM
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If it's that city theme frameset, nah. I've seen barely ridden completes in my area (Cali) for like $300.
04-14-13, 06:05 AM
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04-14-13, 03:10 PM
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Should I pick this up? https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/3742928907.html
04-14-13, 03:20 PM
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If one of the dents he states is on the downtube, it looks pretty bad. If the dents are truly nothing, try to go $150.
04-14-13, 04:32 PM
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04-15-13, 12:02 AM
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Should I paint my fork?
It's currently seafoam green and every other part is black, though my stem/seat has some small white trim on it.
It's currently seafoam green and every other part is black, though my stem/seat has some small white trim on it.
04-15-13, 12:22 AM
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No. Green is cool.
I'm looking for a bike to train on, mostly for tris... I'm getting tired of doing them on my 25 year-old aluminum roadbike. Should I get this, or go with a more conventional road frame? If it matters, I'm pretty short, so the 49cm frame and 650c wheels look promising.
https://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...mpact-crankset
I'm looking for a bike to train on, mostly for tris... I'm getting tired of doing them on my 25 year-old aluminum roadbike. Should I get this, or go with a more conventional road frame? If it matters, I'm pretty short, so the 49cm frame and 650c wheels look promising.
https://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...mpact-crankset
04-15-13, 05:43 AM
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No. Green is cool.
I'm looking for a bike to train on, mostly for tris... I'm getting tired of doing them on my 25 year-old aluminum roadbike. Should I get this, or go with a more conventional road frame? If it matters, I'm pretty short, so the 49cm frame and 650c wheels look promising.
https://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...mpact-crankset
I'm looking for a bike to train on, mostly for tris... I'm getting tired of doing them on my 25 year-old aluminum roadbike. Should I get this, or go with a more conventional road frame? If it matters, I'm pretty short, so the 49cm frame and 650c wheels look promising.
https://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes...mpact-crankset
04-15-13, 09:01 PM
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Currently riding with a boat anchor as my rear wheel, want to get something lighter and more silver.
Was looking at Open Pro's, tb-14's, CXP22's etc but couldn't find a decent price for just a rear wheel.
Then I found a Mavic MA3 rim laced to a 32h Phil hub. No cog, but 2 phil lockrings. The thing looks pretty pristine, he's firm on $200.
The quality of the hub is above and beyond anything else I can find, and the guy says he's run MA3's on several wheels and never had a problem with the spoke holes cracking. Plus the single wheel market is pretty much tiny to non-existent so.....
Should I buy this wheel or keep looking and hope I find something cheaper or better for the same money?
Was looking at Open Pro's, tb-14's, CXP22's etc but couldn't find a decent price for just a rear wheel.
Then I found a Mavic MA3 rim laced to a 32h Phil hub. No cog, but 2 phil lockrings. The thing looks pretty pristine, he's firm on $200.
The quality of the hub is above and beyond anything else I can find, and the guy says he's run MA3's on several wheels and never had a problem with the spoke holes cracking. Plus the single wheel market is pretty much tiny to non-existent so.....
Should I buy this wheel or keep looking and hope I find something cheaper or better for the same money?
04-16-13, 02:55 AM
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Should I get a Garmin Edge 200 ($150), Edge 500 ($250) or the new Edge 510 ($300)? I'm about to get a new phone as well and I know the 510 can interact with androids and do some cool things. Any suggestions?
04-16-13, 02:12 PM
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Coming from a 800 which died twice, the 500 has near infinite battery life. Meaning expensive is not necessarily better.
04-16-13, 03:14 PM
#3098
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I haven't had my 500 ever come close to running out of batteries on a ride.
Maybe it's my Garmin telling me to HTFU
Maybe it's my Garmin telling me to HTFU
04-16-13, 07:01 PM
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Finding stuff like that on ebay second-hand in Aus is not as easy as it is in the states, I did also manage to find a coupon code for the website that gives me 20% off, so 20% off those prices again! I think the 200 is out of the picture, it doesn't have the possibility of adding cadence or heart rate monitors if I feel like it. I think I may end up buying the 510 because pretty.
