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01-26-14, 07:15 PM
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01-27-14, 02:24 PM
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01-27-14, 02:31 PM
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So last year I picked up a Motobecane Vent Noir frame/fork set from Bike Island to upgrade my old Trek 1000. Really nice Kinesis set. I rode it for a while before I came across a pseudo-family member selling a Trek 5200 US Postal bike for $200 with Mavic Ksyrium Elites, full Ultegra/DA, and Bontrager Blade CF bars; I snapped that up to use the parts on my Vent Noir. When I saw it, though, I decided to ride it because it was really cool. A couple of weeks back, the forks cracked. Last week, cracks started showing up where the chain-stays meet the BB shell, and I could hear it creaking. So, I moved all the parts onto my Vent Noir. Here it is now, I think it looks really sweet:
It needs new brake cables (the ones I moved over are too short) and to be put in front of your garage door shifted to the big chainring and small cog for a better picture, this was taken minutes after tightening everything down except the brake cables.
It needs new brake cables (the ones I moved over are too short) and to be put in front of your garage door shifted to the big chainring and small cog for a better picture, this was taken minutes after tightening everything down except the brake cables.
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01-27-14, 03:42 PM
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1999 GT something or other, aluminum frame, unpainted, shimano 600 all around
looks like an old lawn chair, the unpainted part
wle
1999 GT something or other, aluminum frame, unpainted, shimano 600 all around
looks like an old lawn chair, the unpainted part
wle
01-27-14, 05:35 PM
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01-28-14, 04:43 AM
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Here's my Daccordi start campagnolo.. I've bought it on the web..
https://daccordistore.it/corsa/21-bic...lo-veloce.html
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01-28-14, 02:21 PM
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01-28-14, 02:55 PM
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2014 C'dale synapse carbon 5 105 
Removed the relectors (not shown in the pic), added the saddle bag, lenze light in the front, rear light, shimano clipless pedals, bottle holders and cateye computer
DSC_0003 by Jake.W, on Flickr
DSC_0006 by Jake.W, on Flickr
Removed the relectors (not shown in the pic), added the saddle bag, lenze light in the front, rear light, shimano clipless pedals, bottle holders and cateye computer
DSC_0003 by Jake.W, on Flickr
DSC_0006 by Jake.W, on Flickr
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01-28-14, 05:39 PM
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01-28-14, 05:43 PM
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What do you think of the ride? I am thinking about getting a Synapse carbon 5 or 6.
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01-28-14, 06:44 PM
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I still can't get over the fact that there is a bike is on top of a TV (well, part of it anyway).
01-29-14, 11:42 AM
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Just had my 2004 Bianchi Axis frame stripped and re-painted by a local frame painter. I was never crazy about the checkered flag design, and it also had a couple of corrosion spots I wanted to repair. I will be building the bike back up in the next few weeks. Here's a few pics.
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01-29-14, 05:48 PM
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Just had my 2004 Bianchi Axis frame stripped and re-painted by a local frame painter. I was never crazy about the checkered flag design, and it also had a couple of corrosion spots I wanted to repair. I will be building the bike back up in the next few weeks. Here's a few pics.
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01-30-14, 08:28 PM
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Last week after watching a small drama unfold on CL, I ended up picking up a 1990 Trek 1000. Other than swapping out rims, I'm leaving it more or less original. I rode one similar (year newer, better components & different color) in college.
01-31-14, 06:24 AM
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01-31-14, 10:05 AM
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Do you use that bag while riding, or is it just hold the bike up?
Is it meant as a saddle bag/spoiler maybe?
Sorry I just never seen something like that on a bicycle.
Sort of reminds me of those big box stores that sold those "Kawasaki/X-game" bikes with the plastic fairings.
Dirtbike/motocross looking bicycles.
Don't get me wrong, I like your bike, Im sort of biased when it comes to Giant.
Is it meant as a saddle bag/spoiler maybe?
Sorry I just never seen something like that on a bicycle.
Sort of reminds me of those big box stores that sold those "Kawasaki/X-game" bikes with the plastic fairings.
Dirtbike/motocross looking bicycles.
Don't get me wrong, I like your bike, Im sort of biased when it comes to Giant.
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01-31-14, 01:02 PM
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My favorite Ebay seller had one for auction, so I bid on it and won. I'm pretty happy with the Selle Italia SL I have on my roadbike. The Tioga was going on my folder/commuter which had a Selle Italia C2 gel that I din't like. When I 1st took it out of the box, it seemed very stiff. No give at all when I press on it. But after a few rides and some adjustments, I like it. I'm around 200 lbs. and I think the saddle weighed 145 grams on my scale. Make sure you don't get a fake one. Better to pay a bit more for the real thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNUbcxAGosw
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01-31-14, 02:05 PM
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He's the inventor of the thing.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sp...th-bicycle-bag
https://cycletechreview.com/2014/bags.../speed-up-bag/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sp...th-bicycle-bag
https://cycletechreview.com/2014/bags.../speed-up-bag/
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Just had my 2004 Bianchi Axis frame stripped and re-painted by a local frame painter. I was never crazy about the checkered flag design, and it also had a couple of corrosion spots I wanted to repair. I will be building the bike back up in the next few weeks. Here's a few pics.