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06-30-09, 12:57 PM
#5176
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The area where I live has the worst car drivers I've ever encountered (except for India).
If they kill me, I don't want them to be able to say: "I didn't see him."
06-30-09, 11:39 PM
#5177
Ths Hipstr Kills Masheenz
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super happy with it now. totally visible as long as the cheap dx light is on full power.
in the front there's a blaze1w superflash and an mte ssc p7-d 5mode from dx and in the rear a stealthPBSF with a mars 3.0.
a headset bell, too.
07-01-09, 01:45 AM
#5178
Share the road.
cc700,
Nice Bike! It looks really fast. I am running the same lights (and I love 'em) except I have the 8 mode.
Nice Bike! It looks really fast. I am running the same lights (and I love 'em) except I have the 8 mode.
07-01-09, 02:09 AM
#5179
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Location: East Metro Atlanta, GA, USA
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Here, finally, are couple of camera-phone shots of my 2009 Giant Seek 2. I've added a Jandd Expedition pannier rack, Brooks B17, a shorter/higher stem, and handlebars which are higher and more swept back, fenders, better/matching bottle cages, the smiley face valve stem covers from my avatar, and SPD pedals.
Also, as you may be able to see, I like blinkies.
Planned upgrades/accessories include a dynamo front hub with dynamo-driven lights, front pannier rack, a couple of trailers from Wike.ca, and a Thorn Accessory T-Bar (105 mm). The tires are now Michelin City tires.
As of this posting, I only have 350 miles on the bike (that LOW?!) but it has been a painful 350. I finally have the bike in comfortable shape.
@melkman: don't be surprised if you flat with those stock tires pretty quickly, especially a pinch flat. (My tires are now Michelin City tires.)
Also visible in these photos is an overloaded and imbalanced grocery load which gave me quite a bit of trouble until I balanced the weight distribution a little better.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/81288188@N00/3678009836/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/81288188@N00/3677194331/
Also, as you may be able to see, I like blinkies.
Planned upgrades/accessories include a dynamo front hub with dynamo-driven lights, front pannier rack, a couple of trailers from Wike.ca, and a Thorn Accessory T-Bar (105 mm). The tires are now Michelin City tires.
As of this posting, I only have 350 miles on the bike (that LOW?!) but it has been a painful 350. I finally have the bike in comfortable shape.
@melkman: don't be surprised if you flat with those stock tires pretty quickly, especially a pinch flat. (My tires are now Michelin City tires.)
Also visible in these photos is an overloaded and imbalanced grocery load which gave me quite a bit of trouble until I balanced the weight distribution a little better.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/81288188@N00/3678009836/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/81288188@N00/3677194331/
07-01-09, 04:14 AM
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interesting wheelset, why the difference between front and rear. in fact, if anything I would think the wheel with a higher spoke count would be in the rear
please excuse me if this has been addressed/asked already
nice bike!
please excuse me if this has been addressed/asked already
nice bike!
07-01-09, 09:30 AM
#5183
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these were just some spare rims i had lying around... i will get a higher spoke rear when i can. however, just being careful around bumps and only weighing as much as i do, i think i'm okay.
07-01-09, 10:08 AM
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yes, good form does a lot to keep equipment happy, also good quality. I accidentally started a whole debate about wheel quality and spoke count this spring, so that's why it caught my eye. again, nice ride!
07-01-09, 10:24 AM
#5185
Who farted?
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07-01-09, 08:37 PM
#5186
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
My truck got new fenders and rode in a parade today...
07-02-09, 10:07 AM
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aka Tom Reingold
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That debate was fun, rumrunn6! And many of us got a lot out of it.
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07-02-09, 10:09 AM
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got a long weekend and good weather coming up - gonna try out (break-in) that other new wheel if it kills me :-)
07-02-09, 12:48 PM
#5189
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Not that I'm not brilliant, mind you, but it's a front rack.
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1246560195295
https://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1246560195295
07-02-09, 12:53 PM
#5190
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07-02-09, 03:09 PM
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07-02-09, 10:30 PM
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07-03-09, 12:52 AM
#5193
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
I built it a year ago and it has proven itself to be a pretty versatile bike as although I built it for hauling immense amounts of stuff (which it does really well) it is also a really nice riding bike.
At 45 pounds it does not weigh much more than my old Raleigh but does not feel like a heavy bike at all.
I must have ridden 50 km today as I was all over the city, went down into the valley a few times (it is 800 - 1000 feet of climbing on steep grades to get out), and by day's end was carrying about 40 pounds of stuff.
The great thing about long bikes is how well they distribute loads which makes carrying tons of stuff far easier than one would think when you have the right gearing.... my maximum load to date was 200 pounds.
07-03-09, 07:19 AM
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Thanks !
I built it a year ago and it has proven itself to be a pretty versatile bike as although I built it for hauling immense amounts of stuff (which it does really well) it is also a really nice riding bike.
At 45 pounds it does not weigh much more than my old Raleigh but does not feel like a heavy bike at all.
I must have ridden 50 km today as I was all over the city, went down into the valley a few times (it is 800 - 1000 feet of climbing on steep grades to get out), and by day's end was carrying about 40 pounds of stuff.
The great thing about long bikes is how well they distribute loads which makes carrying tons of stuff far easier than one would think when you have the right gearing.... my maximum load to date was 200 pounds.
I built it a year ago and it has proven itself to be a pretty versatile bike as although I built it for hauling immense amounts of stuff (which it does really well) it is also a really nice riding bike.
At 45 pounds it does not weigh much more than my old Raleigh but does not feel like a heavy bike at all.
I must have ridden 50 km today as I was all over the city, went down into the valley a few times (it is 800 - 1000 feet of climbing on steep grades to get out), and by day's end was carrying about 40 pounds of stuff.
The great thing about long bikes is how well they distribute loads which makes carrying tons of stuff far easier than one would think when you have the right gearing.... my maximum load to date was 200 pounds.
Today's a shopping day and I'm going to be carrying a lot of tofu, later.
The trip involves a couple of hills that I intend to kill. I might even sweat.
I guess you know how to weld, eh?
07-03-09, 08:10 AM
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Goodness, 65er, what were you carrying?
Are you living a car-free life?
Are you living a car-free life?
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07-03-09, 09:34 AM
#5196
GATC
Here's my kid (8 next week) on the home stretch of his 4 mile ride home from summer camp:
07-03-09, 05:10 PM
#5197
Retro-nerd
My Surly...
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Would you like a dream with that?
Would you like a dream with that?
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07-03-09, 05:21 PM
#5198
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
I haven't found any touring bikes that have a longer wheelbase than my Globe Sport.
Today's a shopping day and I'm going to be carrying a lot of tofu, later.
The trip involves a couple of hills that I intend to kill. I might even sweat.
I guess you know how to weld, eh?
Today's a shopping day and I'm going to be carrying a lot of tofu, later.
The trip involves a couple of hills that I intend to kill. I might even sweat.
I guess you know how to weld, eh?
You would like this...it is two complete workstations and a portable bike shop I carried around all last summer.
07-03-09, 06:06 PM
#5199
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07-03-09, 06:25 PM
#5200
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
If they don't find you handsome...they should find you handy and it is amazing what one can do with duct tape, zip ties, and spit.
But seriously...
It is actually much like a Brompton folder in how it goes together... without the bolted in centre brace and rack assembly the bike will pivot at the rear dropout and essentially fold up.
But seriously...
It is actually much like a Brompton folder in how it goes together... without the bolted in centre brace and rack assembly the bike will pivot at the rear dropout and essentially fold up.