What road bike do you have?
10-04-15, 05:11 PM
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2015 Felt Z5 full carbon w/ 105. Still getting the bike dialed in - shot on a shakedown ride after some cockpit adjustments. No time taken to remove saddle bag, rear light or bottles.
10-04-15, 10:05 PM
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You're right! I guess I've never looked at my bike from the front and from that low a perspective.
10-05-15, 08:44 AM
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Hello folks,
New to this forum.
I have a Motobecane Century Pro Disc. Recently purchased. ( I've heard these online bikes get a bad rep in forums. lol )
But I'm very happy with it.
New to this forum.
I have a Motobecane Century Pro Disc. Recently purchased. ( I've heard these online bikes get a bad rep in forums. lol )
But I'm very happy with it.
10-05-15, 10:35 AM
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10-05-15, 11:05 AM
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It's 54 (medium). I am 5'7"-ish and it fits good. Rides pretty good. Its comfortable, fast, has good tires, looks good too. Specialized has base model Diverge that's only $850.
10-05-15, 11:20 AM
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They don't really, they get recommended a lot here for their low price - just make sure you can work on it yourself
10-05-15, 12:29 PM
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10-05-15, 12:51 PM
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10-05-15, 02:47 PM
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If you link from an outside website and don't choose to save the photo on Bike Forums, the picture is large. If you choose to save a copy here, they're thumbnail size...same as if you upload a photo from your computer directly to your comment. If you click on the thumbnail, you should get the larger photo.
Best option is to upload the photo to a site like imgur and then put the photo.jpg address in the img brackets - [.img]photo.jpg[./img] (no periods)
10-05-15, 03:39 PM
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Thank You, that's really nice to know you are comfortable with and bet you are happy. so much the reason for me to want one over the GT Grade. I really like the design and affordability on the Diverge A1 for my first entry into gravel bike. plus it is lighter than my 29er mtb for all round riding except tough terrains.
Just bough a size 54 Giant Defy with 28c tires but a little too big for my 29" inseam 5"9" body. coming off as a mountain biker, I prefer more stand over height and more upright upper body when it comes to on/off road riding. So I am looking at the Specialized Diverge A1 52cm frame. I had a old flat bar Sirrus 51cm with 100mm stem and fits well. nice and reliable hybrid bike but need to replace it with a do-it-all gravel/road bike.
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10-05-15, 08:29 PM
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10-05-15, 08:48 PM
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Oh oops I kind of misunderstood. Pretty much all of them will, but in any case if you're trying to save money by buying a bike online its probably worth it to do your own assembly and maintenance.
10-06-15, 06:29 PM
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2015 Aircode
10-07-15, 02:33 PM
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Just picked this up Friday.
I can't say I am a huge fan of SRAM, but I am loving everything else so far. My first real bike. :-)
Brand new 2014 Izalco Team SL 4.0
I can't say I am a huge fan of SRAM, but I am loving everything else so far. My first real bike. :-)
Brand new 2014 Izalco Team SL 4.0
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10-07-15, 06:20 PM
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10-13-15, 05:44 PM
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Indyfab touring bike without the touring gear. Super comfortable position compared to my regular ride and great fun on gravel too.
10-15-15, 07:52 AM
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I guess I'm old fashioned, but there is just too much going on here. Its like modern art that I just don't get.
I'm sure it rides fantastic. Do you notice any rubbing on the front brake at all? One of my riding buddies used to have a specialized sirrus flat bar bike with zertz inserts in the fork, and when you got out the saddle and gave it a good thrashing the front brake used to rub. Not enough to slow you down, just enough to squeek and drive you nuts. This was a few years ago and I am sure they have worked it out though.
I'm sure it rides fantastic. Do you notice any rubbing on the front brake at all? One of my riding buddies used to have a specialized sirrus flat bar bike with zertz inserts in the fork, and when you got out the saddle and gave it a good thrashing the front brake used to rub. Not enough to slow you down, just enough to squeek and drive you nuts. This was a few years ago and I am sure they have worked it out though.
10-15-15, 08:11 AM
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I guess I'm old fashioned, but there is just too much going on here. Its like modern art that I just don't get.
I'm sure it rides fantastic. Do you notice any rubbing on the front brake at all? One of my riding buddies used to have a specialized sirrus flat bar bike with zertz inserts in the fork, and when you got out the saddle and gave it a good thrashing the front brake used to rub. Not enough to slow you down, just enough to squeek and drive you nuts. This was a few years ago and I am sure they have worked it out though.
I'm sure it rides fantastic. Do you notice any rubbing on the front brake at all? One of my riding buddies used to have a specialized sirrus flat bar bike with zertz inserts in the fork, and when you got out the saddle and gave it a good thrashing the front brake used to rub. Not enough to slow you down, just enough to squeek and drive you nuts. This was a few years ago and I am sure they have worked it out though.
10-15-15, 12:41 PM
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Just picked up this Carbon frame Origin 8 from my buddy for $200 and added my older Mavic Ksyrium Elite S wheels, and FSA handlebars. I plan on using this as a trainer and second bike. The bike rides really nice.
10-16-15, 10:41 PM
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No pics but I ride an old Bianchi Campione de Italia'. It's Celeste and I keep it in pristine condition. I love this bike even after all these years.
10-17-15, 01:30 PM
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