badger1

'New' bike; b'day present from Ms. Badger after I survived major health issues/surgeries summer of '18. Just now starting to get some time/distance on it.

badger1

Bonus: bike shipped with a defective Future Shock cartridge. Specialized was kind enough to replace it, under warranty of course, with this -- FS 2.0 w/full hydraulic damping. Happy birthday to me (just turned 68). If anyone is wondering, yes ... it really is very effective.

BigJonny

Hey Badger1,

Hope you're doing well and putting on the miles (or kms) on that fancy bike you've got. . . it looks really cool!

Just for the record - I had a AAA three years ago and was back on two wheels shortly after my staples were pulled. So here we are. . .

The big 75 is just around the corner (October 2019) and I feel great doing 10 miles (16kms) every morning at 0715 hours on my 1984 Motobecane Mirage Sport in period jersey and shorts.

Have a great recovery and ride hard, ride safe.

J.

badger1

Cheers, mate! Sounds like you are doing really well.

Summer of '18 was my first major health scare, @67. It was all pretty frightening, and kind of close-run for a while. Involved two sudden-onset conditions, treatments for which were contradictory: DVT and brain bleed. All good now, though I'm left with some minor, irritating but not debilitating neurological deficits.

Anyway, distance/time is slowly building back up to my pre-'18 levels, so all good. Two things. First, the period jersey/shorts is cool, as is the bike. I'm an incurable Fred: flat bars, clipless, bike shorts, loose jerseys ... you get the picture.

Second thing: envy. I love SW Florida; we used to spend at least two weeks every year in the Naples area, on the Gulf. Hoping within a year or two that exchange/economy/health insurance permitting we'll get back to that annual pilgrimage ... with luck, extended.

big chainring 

'71 Mercier. Did 35 miles on it today. Great riding bike.

AlmostTrick

Wabi Special, lugged 725 Reynolds steel. One of my 3 fixed gear bikes.

jblack

I’m riding a Trek FX 1. Love it. I am 75 and need a little more exercise. I do Aikido 3 days a week and the bike gives the legs a good workout. Can’t post a photo as I am new to forum.

Jimbosays

zjrog

Performance Access XCL9r Salsa Woodchipper bars, Sora 9 speed.


2006 CAAD8, SRAM Red, Force and Rival components.


1986 KHS Fiero. The only one I've kept. Bought 30 years ago... Upgraded a few years ago to 5600 105 for the most part.

Newspaper_Nick

Can you please show us more of this one in particular?

zjrog

Best I can do right now. Are you looking for something specific?

It was put together by a guy that my wife and I fostered 25 years ago. He sent me this bike 5 years ago when he bought another bike. I had broken my back 3 years before in a cycling crash, and he was hoping to help me get back on a bike. Much as I had got him involved in cycling... He called it a Monster Cross bike.

I have a second set of wheels, looking for a narrower gravel type tire...

Newspaper_Nick

Nothing particular, i just really liked the choices of components. This to me is what a real gravel bike should be like. I bet it is very comfortable even on the roughest of terrains. Maybe a tad slow on tarmac but who cares, we are not racists, right. Great bike.

zjrog

It's a mix of goodies. But yes, it is comfortable most of the time. The drop bars grew on me quickly. I'd built a mutt MTB in the early 90s with drop bars, so this wasn't a new position for me.

It is faster on pavement than I expected. Compared to my other MTBs...

1990 Trek 7000... A really good bike. In it's day and now...

ColonelSanders

Stunning pic.

I love my Surly Troll, it is a hell of a bike.

Did you have to order a special 3D printed part to install your kickstand?

big john

I had one of those and it was the most brutally stiff mtb I ever rode. Any washboard or rocky surface would have me wince. I finally put a suspension fork on it but the rear was still ridiculous. It was my third fully rigid mtb and the other 2 were steel Nishikis and they were much more forgiving.

After that Trek I bought a full suspension mtb (1998) and I'm sold on suspension.

zjrog

I agree the 7000 is stiffer than my other bikes as well. I had an Iron Horse years ago (stolen), and a Fisher HooKooEKoo with front suspension (my son has currently). And the 7000 is stiffer than the 89 Trek 950 I have as well. For the riding I do, though, it doesn't beat me up as much. But as I get stronger and lose more weight that might change. Still, the 7000 was a bike I seriously desired when new. So when this one popped up a few years ago, original including tires and mostly unmolested for $75, I had to have it.

Jimbosays

Thanks for the kudos for my 2019 Surly Troll!

This is my first modern-day steel bike . . . And, yes, there is a certain "plush" feel to the ride that I never experienced with aluminum or carbon frames.

The kickstand is mounted using the 3-D printed part(s) found online and works absolutely great!

I know there are those "Surly true-ists" who dissuade use of a kickstand, but I really do enjoy having one installed and available.

I'm already carrying quite a load (between my chubby self and the steel bike) . . . A few more ounces is not to impact my "performance!"

Here is the YouTube link with a description and order info the the parts (there are two separate parts to order) to easily mount the kickstand:


Hint: Even in the USA it seemed take an inordinate amount to time (3-4 weeks) for the parts to be delivered. The ordering website was easy to use and offers order tracking so you can "see" where you are in the production process.

Good Luck . . . Happy Trolling Down Under!

big john

You sure can't beat that price! I had fun on my 7000 especially smooth trails and I rode it in the snow a lot when I lived in the mountains. Where I ride now I wouldn't be able to handle it. Another thing, back then I used 1.9 tires or 2.1 tires pumped up to 35psi or higher. Probably some modern tires would help.

ColonelSanders

Same here, which came as a very pleasant surprise as I thought the Troll may have been too "overbuilt" to give a plush feel, but it is there.

Okay, that looks like the exact same part I ordered too and I have used it to fit a heavy duty kickstand that claims it can handle 50kg load and it is very stable, when I deploy it.

ultrarider7

DocsDad

2020 Trek Roscoe 8

Jon T

This is what this "old person" rides. My N bike. Bought new in '85. Jon

GeezyRider 

^Looks like you have taken really good care of your Peugeot.

bpcyclist

Charging some lights for morning ride.

Helderberg

Just added this Topstone 105. Love this thing.



Frank.