Jackass BFSSFG poseur tarck bicyclist of the day
03-09-10, 08:19 PM
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03-09-10, 09:31 PM
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03-09-10, 10:15 PM
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I've heard that more spacers will have an affect on the stiffness of the steerer tube that you may be able to feel in a heavy sprint or steep, standing climb, but never heard anything about it being a safety issue.
Though I agree, 60mm+ spacers is still silly.
03-09-10, 10:17 PM
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haha @ the last road bike seat.
nice bikes, though.
nice bikes, though.
03-09-10, 10:19 PM
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roadies be gone!!!
03-10-10, 09:46 AM
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03-10-10, 09:48 AM
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That BH belongs in the Bike Porn Thread.
03-10-10, 09:53 AM
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Did he break his saddle?
And I might know that guy in Davis
And I might know that guy in Davis
03-10-10, 10:58 AM
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that saddle isn't broken it's for people who go, "ow, my prostate is as big as an orange!"
03-10-10, 12:44 PM
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I'm not so sure about that. I've seen plenty of actual road bikes with more than 30mm worth of spacers. I say road bikes because they have far less of a tendency to be set up jackassedly. Check these bikes out, they're from the "post your bike" thread over at the road forums. And for reference, most stems have between 35-45mm clamp height.
I've heard that more spacers will have an affect on the stiffness of the steerer tube that you may be able to feel in a heavy sprint or steep, standing climb, but never heard anything about it being a safety issue.
Though I agree, 60mm+ spacers is still silly.
I've heard that more spacers will have an affect on the stiffness of the steerer tube that you may be able to feel in a heavy sprint or steep, standing climb, but never heard anything about it being a safety issue.
Though I agree, 60mm+ spacers is still silly.
There are a few reasons why I suspect that those roadies have their stems pointed down with lots of spacers:
1) Pointed downward is more pro-looking
2) Steerer tube extended over the stem is less custom-looking
3) They want to keep a decent amount of steerer tube for resale value as once it's cut, it's gone forever and may be too low for the potential buyer.
I think that's pretty silly. If you want the power from your arms to make it through to the cranks (and ultimately the rear wheel) then you want as few spacers as possible. The spacers will compress more than the stem. Also up high you are also torquing higher up on the steerer tube which gives you more leverage to flex it. If the bars need to be higher, then flip the stem up and remove 1/2 the spacers.
This is the look they are going for. A fully custom bike will have no use for spacers above or below the stem. Downward tilted stem. This is my ride:
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03-10-10, 12:56 PM
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03-10-10, 03:32 PM
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03-10-10, 06:52 PM
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03-10-10, 07:00 PM
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Meh, maybe it barely squeaks in. Expensive doesnt really mean porn, in my book- I mean, whoopty-do, he swapped the wheels, and regardless of function, the seat looks like a limp wiener.
03-10-10, 08:21 PM
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03-10-10, 09:09 PM
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03-10-10, 09:44 PM
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03-10-10, 09:50 PM
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03-10-10, 09:53 PM
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Wow, you truly are a jack ass.
03-10-10, 09:55 PM
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03-11-10, 05:50 AM
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I don't know what's going on in this thread.
03-11-10, 06:54 PM
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Posers.
03-11-10, 11:34 PM
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There's something jackass about this, but I can't quite tell what.
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010......L/C...L.htm
https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2010......L/C...L.htm