Addiction 2021.1
Klaatu..Verata..Necktie?
Join Date: May 2007
Location: SF Bay Area
Posts: 18,501
Bikes: Litespeed Ultimate, Ultegra; Canyon Endurace, 105; Battaglin MAX, Chorus; Bianchi 928 Veloce; Ritchey Road Logic, Dura Ace; Cannondale R500 RX100; Schwinn Circuit, Sante; Lotus Supreme, Dura Ace
Liked 12,428 Times
in
6,354 Posts
First test of alternative saddle for the Battaglin - white San Marco Regal. Big thumbs down. COULD NOT get comfortable. Seemed to accentuate the harshness of the ride, plus lack of a relief channel* kept me from rolling my hips forward, so I hunched over.
On to the next. Now, what to do with the Regal...
*(sounds like a euphemism for an open sewer
On to the next. Now, what to do with the Regal...
*(sounds like a euphemism for an open sewer
__________________
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
"Don't take life so serious-it ain't nohow permanent."
"Everybody's gotta be somewhere." - Eccles
![genejockey is online now](images/statusicon/user_online.gif)
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: At Large
Posts: 56,765
Bikes: Have two wheels
Liked 4,654 Times
in
2,552 Posts
First test of alternative saddle for the Battaglin - white San Marco Regal. Big thumbs down. COULD NOT get comfortable. Seemed to accentuate the harshness of the ride, plus lack of a relief channel* kept me from rolling my hips forward, so I hunched over.
On to the next. Now, what to do with the Regal...
*(sounds like a euphemism for an open sewer
On to the next. Now, what to do with the Regal...
*(sounds like a euphemism for an open sewer
![rjones28 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: At Large
Posts: 56,765
Bikes: Have two wheels
Liked 4,654 Times
in
2,552 Posts
![rjones28 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,188
Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3
Liked 3,781 Times
in
1,277 Posts
Some of it is so smooth you could ride a gravel bike or even a road bike with the right tires. Other parts are sketchy even on my enduro bike with 2.8 tire. I couldn't find a picture of the loose rocks near the bottom but they are a challenge. There are lots of rocks that don't move, too, making pedal strikes a concern.
Kind of the same around here but not as bad - it's a lot like this. It can be really smooth dirt but then at other times it will be just littered with baby heads and other smaller rocks.
*not my pictures*
![](https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1600x1200/p6pb16234363_1af7caa73f91bb3f999883add1d7a6d320038898.jpg)
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1500x2000/5de9ef39_d400_404a_a235_4499cb6bdf4fjpeg_orig_scaled_1a52265baad1096caffdcf589328eee1d7ff71dc.jpg)
![abshipp is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Posts: 25,624
Liked 9,467 Times
in
4,645 Posts
![Frown](images/smilies/frown.gif)
![big john is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
he said member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: is everything
Posts: 13,802
Bikes: yes please
Liked 1,951 Times
in
1,207 Posts
A friend broke his frame and it took a long time to sort out if they were going to warranty it, or he would have to buy a new bike so I offered to let him use my CAAD5 on the condition that he NOT race it and just use it to keep in shape. Montrose ride was approved. He had it for 5 months, raced it and crashed in a race, scratching it up and putting a deep gouge in the fork. He also swapped parts around and when I got it back it wasn't rideable because the drivetrain was mis-matched.
I offered to sell it to him cheap, I would have taken $200, but he wouldn't buy it. We weren't close friends and after that we weren't friends.
I offered to sell it to him cheap, I would have taken $200, but he wouldn't buy it. We weren't close friends and after that we weren't friends.
![ls01 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Likes For ls01:
Should Be More Popular
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Malvern, PA (20 miles West of Philly)
Posts: 43,317
Bikes: 1986 Alpine (steel road bike), 2009 Ti Habenero, 2013 Specialized Roubaix
Liked 9,221 Times
in
4,273 Posts
![datlas is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
• —
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Land of Pleasant Living
Posts: 12,344
Bikes: Shmikes
Liked 5,973 Times
in
3,220 Posts
Doesn’t always take much, but yeah, not chilblain country.
![MoAlpha is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
he said member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: is everything
Posts: 13,802
Bikes: yes please
Liked 1,951 Times
in
1,207 Posts
![ls01 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Mostly Harmless
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: At Large
Posts: 56,765
Bikes: Have two wheels
Liked 4,654 Times
in
2,552 Posts
![rjones28 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Likes For rjones28:
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,145
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Liked 6,885 Times
in
3,580 Posts
What you planting? Mrs BD hasn't issued any directives suggestions yet.
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
![BillyD is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,145
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Liked 6,885 Times
in
3,580 Posts
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
![BillyD is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,188
Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3
Liked 3,781 Times
in
1,277 Posts
Since now I'm running full tubeless and dropped the pressures a bit, riding has gotten a bit easier. Although one of the last times I was cleaning things up I found a pretty decent dent in the rear wheel, so I guess I still have some work to do figuring out the appropriate pressure
![Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)](images/smilies/rolleyes.gif)
Or maybe I'm just not a good MTB rider
![lol](images/smilies/lol.gif)
![abshipp is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: Greenville SC
Posts: 4,188
Bikes: 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubile, 2020 Holdsworth Competition, 2022 Giant Trance 29 3
Liked 3,781 Times
in
1,277 Posts
Be careful out there on the internet today, folks.
It's always such a silly place around this time of year...
It's always such a silly place around this time of year...
![abshipp is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,145
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Liked 6,885 Times
in
3,580 Posts
![](https://i.imgur.com/GtgVlyG.jpg)
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
![BillyD is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Likes For BillyD:
he said member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: is everything
Posts: 13,802
Bikes: yes please
Liked 1,951 Times
in
1,207 Posts
(Sigh) yeah, me too. 3" last night. I went to Lowes around 8pm for more paint...naturally. There was nothing @ that time. I finished painting the Foyer and while putting tools away I noticed I was looking at snow, around 11:45pm or so.
Was a complete and total shock. I heard nothing about snow on weather reports/news etc. I should have taken a picture.
Was a complete and total shock. I heard nothing about snow on weather reports/news etc. I should have taken a picture.
![ls01 is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Administrator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hudson Valley, NY
Posts: 33,145
Bikes: Merlin Cyrene '04; Bridgestone RB-1 '92
Liked 6,885 Times
in
3,580 Posts
![](https://i.imgur.com/Bk41xEw.gif)
__________________
See, this is why we can't have nice things. - - smarkinson
Where else but the internet can a bunch of cyclists go and be the tough guy? - - jdon
![BillyD is offline](images/statusicon/user_offline.gif)
Likes For BillyD: