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12-08-23, 06:09 PM
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I've been fortunate to have above-average spinal flexibility (always have). At 55, I can still bend at the waist and put my palms flat on the floor. I'm not sure how much longer that will last, but I make an effort to keep that flexibility intact. The only change I've made to my road bike setup compared with my race bikes from 20 years ago is a 10mm shorter stem.
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12-09-23, 02:02 PM
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12-09-23, 03:05 PM
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12-09-23, 05:19 PM
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Can a gravel bike be judged for hotness in a roadie forum, or is dirt too cool to be hot?
With the standard being pro road bikes, a MTB is definitely un-hot.
With the standard being pro road bikes, a MTB is definitely un-hot.
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12-09-23, 05:52 PM
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Hot Giant. I love the color, and staged like a boss.
I have no clue wtf that thing is below it.
I have no clue wtf that thing is below it.
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12-09-23, 06:44 PM
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12-09-23, 07:11 PM
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12-09-23, 07:14 PM
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12-09-23, 07:36 PM
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12-09-23, 11:17 PM
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12-10-23, 06:39 AM
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12-10-23, 06:45 AM
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12-10-23, 06:46 AM
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12-10-23, 08:09 AM
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12-10-23, 08:53 AM
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12-10-23, 02:42 PM
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Old picture - It has an SR compact crank on it now for the new year as well as a printed saddle.
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12-10-23, 02:44 PM
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12-10-23, 05:22 PM
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I tend to agree. As someone who started as a MTB’er, then went to road, and bumbled around with CX, gravel riding kind of wraps it all up in one package and touches on many of the things that excite me about riding bicycles. I still ride and enjoy my MTB and road bike, but gravel has gained a big slice of my bike passion pie.
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12-10-23, 08:46 PM
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Well staged, and that's a very nice bike. Hot, but could be smokin'
12-11-23, 08:43 AM
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This forum is for presenting your bike in all it's glory to be critiqued by other members. If you have thin skin, best to post your ride in here: What road bike do you have?
Some guidelines:
1) For best results, stage your bike properly:
a) against a neutral background
b) drive side out, chain on large ring and one of the smaller cassette cogs
c) cranks at any angle, but try to place them where they don't hide parts of the bike.
d) remove seat bags, water bottles, lights, etc. (we really just want to see your bike, not your accessories)
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
a) If you can't handle the criticism, please don't post anymore. Coming back with petty sniping against other members and their bikes, ruins the fun of this thread.
3) If you must criticize, be constructive, and not be mean nor condescending. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
a) If you have a nasty streak and you think this is a good place to be cruel to others, you're in for a bad day.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously)
5) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
a) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
b) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
c) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
d) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed, forever and ever.
(Much of this is copied from Gus90's "rules" from the New and Improved.)
I'll start..... It's old, but I do have a new one in the works.
Some guidelines:
1) For best results, stage your bike properly:
a) against a neutral background
b) drive side out, chain on large ring and one of the smaller cassette cogs
c) cranks at any angle, but try to place them where they don't hide parts of the bike.
d) remove seat bags, water bottles, lights, etc. (we really just want to see your bike, not your accessories)
2) Be prepared to handle criticism and not take this thread too seriously.
a) If you can't handle the criticism, please don't post anymore. Coming back with petty sniping against other members and their bikes, ruins the fun of this thread.
3) If you must criticize, be constructive, and not be mean nor condescending. We all can enjoy a good ribbing now and then and some tongue in cheek humor, but let's not get carried away or make it personal.
a) If you have a nasty streak and you think this is a good place to be cruel to others, you're in for a bad day.
4) A "not" should be followed by a pic of your bike. (Unless you've posted it here previously)
5) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
a) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
b) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
c) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed.
d) If it turns high maintenance, it will be closed, forever and ever.
(Much of this is copied from Gus90's "rules" from the New and Improved.)
I'll start..... It's old, but I do have a new one in the works.
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12-11-23, 08:50 AM
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12-11-23, 09:37 AM
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I must say I am not a 'fan' of gold chains either but considering I paid $25 CDN for a genuine KMC 11 speed chain I can live with it for a few months. After that it can live on the trainer where it will never be seen again in public LOL Thanks for the encouraging remarks tho. I have been trying to find one of these in my size for over 20 years (for a reasonable price) and even then I could only find the frame and built it up.
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12-11-23, 09:46 AM
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I must say I am not a 'fan' of gold chains either but considering I paid $25 CDN for a genuine KMC 11 speed chain I can live with it for a few months. After that it can live on the trainer where it will never be seen again in public LOL Thanks for the encouraging remarks tho. I have been trying to find one of these in my size for over 20 years (for a reasonable price) and even then I could only find the frame and built it up.