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03-01-20, 05:53 PM
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03-02-20, 10:47 AM
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Thanks - the tires are Clement Xplor USH, 700x35. They came with the bike and seem pretty good. The smooth center section throws up a lot less sand/rocks compared to the Gravelking SKs on my geared bike and seems to roll well on pavement. The frame has room for a bigger tire, though, so I'm looking for something with a little more volume.
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03-02-20, 11:18 AM
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Thanks - the tires are Clement Xplor USH, 700x35. They came with the bike and seem pretty good. The smooth center section throws up a lot less sand/rocks compared to the Gravelking SKs on my geared bike and seems to roll well on pavement. The frame has room for a bigger tire, though, so I'm looking for something with a little more volume.
Thanks for that. It is always good to get good feedback! I'll put them on my list of potentials. BTW, what year is that bike?
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03-02-20, 01:22 PM
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This one's a 52cm, and I'd really like to swap it for a 55.. if anyone knows of one for sale.
03-02-20, 05:08 PM
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Love that Macho Man (Nature Boy?)
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03-03-20, 08:42 AM
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Love your original Madison! I had the chance to buy one that was NOS, but sadly it was not my size. BTW, I think phobus's bike is a Nature Boy. I love that shade of green. All City has come out with some really nice colorways.
03-03-20, 09:20 AM
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It's an older Nature Boy too, they haven't done cantis in a good while.
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Yeah, it's a Nature Boy. That makes three canti bikes for me now, it's #savetherimbrake headquarters over here.
Also, it is nice that the Nature Boy has the bottle cage on the downtube. That is the one niggle I have with my Big Block, the bosses being on the seat tube. But I can live with it.
03-04-20, 02:34 PM
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03-08-20, 08:01 AM
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Yeah, it's a Nature Boy. That makes three canti bikes for me now, it's #savetherimbrake headquarters over here.
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Loving the Nature Boy, and the Madison is a beaut!!!
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Properly adjusting canti's is like anything else in life. After you do it a few times and get the hang of it it's a no brainer. But for the impatient type there's always mini V brakes you can run instead. Canti's are my favorite brakes and this comes from someone with a hydraulic disc bike.
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Properly adjusting canti's is like anything else in life. After you do it a few times and get the hang of it it's a no brainer. But for the impatient type there's always mini V brakes you can run instead. Canti's are my favorite brakes and this comes from someone with a hydraulic disc bike.
03-10-20, 01:52 PM
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This isn't mine, but I'm probably going to buy a Wabi Thunder later this year. They posted this custom color on FB and I love it. I have a vintage Univega bike almost the exact color. In person it's really sharp.
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