Winter ain’t all bad…
11-30-21, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dmanthree
Love it. I bet Naples Maine won't be so good, either! "My" maples will be in the high 70s low 80s.
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11-30-21, 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by seypat
The tripod needs to go. It's clashing with the rest of the room. 
11-30-21, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Perfect for yielding sap to make syrup.
11-30-21, 01:26 PM
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Y'all have my sympathies. Around here, it's the best time of of year for cycling. 
11-30-21, 01:42 PM
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chaadster , nice looking Fiat. I always liked that model.
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11-30-21, 01:58 PM
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I wash and wax my bike every 2 or 3 rides, touch up any scratches. I like working on stuff almost as much as riding it. Nice set up OP.
ETA. I have the same seat on one of my bikes. Good saddle
ETA. I have the same seat on one of my bikes. Good saddle
11-30-21, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Rdmonster69
I wash and wax my bike every 2 or 3 rides, touch up any scratches. I like working on stuff almost as much as riding it. Nice set up OP.
ETA. I have the same seat on one of my bikes. Good saddle
ETA. I have the same seat on one of my bikes. Good saddle
Thanks for the compliments!
11-30-21, 02:07 PM
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Nope. It ain’t all bad at all.
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11-30-21, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dmanthree
I'll see if I can get a photo of some sap buckets hanging off the Cypress trees.
I tease my friends in the panhandle…I tease!
11-30-21, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Damn, that’s fastidious! I pride myself on riding tight, clean, quiet bikes, but being honest, only wash as needed and only wax every couple of years. I do touch up dusting, wiping, and spray detailing fairly regularly, though.
Thanks for the compliments!
Thanks for the compliments!
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11-30-21, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Kapusta
Nope. It ain’t all bad at all.
11-30-21, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Sun in winter! Major feels happening over here…! Awesome!
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11-30-21, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Isn’t that how the rednecks out in the panhandle say it, “sap-riss”?
I tease my friends in the panhandle…I tease!
I tease my friends in the panhandle…I tease!
:-D
Haven't been to the panhandle...yet.
11-30-21, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Is winter a time you do anything in particular to the bike?
11-30-21, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfchild
I ride my bikes outdoors. because that`s what bicycles were designed for...I don`t use indoor trainers and I don`t wax or polish my bikes.
11-30-21, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
Same for the punching bag.
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Are those just gravelking slicks on the kinesis? How much snow do you tackle with them? I'll be mounting up the SK's in 650b soon.
Probably pull my 29er out and get it ready -- spent all last winter on a treadmill. Don't think I can use the treadmill consistently this winter without something else to spice up the exercise routine.
Probably pull my 29er out and get it ready -- spent all last winter on a treadmill. Don't think I can use the treadmill consistently this winter without something else to spice up the exercise routine.
11-30-21, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
What?! Where are you that the snow ain’t stuck yet? Here in Ann Arbor, we just got another inch or two on top of what we got the other day! I wouldn’t be surprised if it melts off before spring, of course, but I’d call it legit winter snow!
I hear you on the temptations, though… I nearly pulled the trigger on a pair of King Manythings fork racks in pink anodize the other day, and I’m waiting for some new carpet and other interior bits for a winter garage project for the Fiat.
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I hear you on the temptations, though… I nearly pulled the trigger on a pair of King Manythings fork racks in pink anodize the other day, and I’m waiting for some new carpet and other interior bits for a winter garage project for the Fiat.
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12-01-21, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rsbob
Gorgeous car. My step brother had one and did something like this - but then I enjoy modifying cars which is not for everyone.
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Originally Posted by GrainBrain
Are those just gravelking slicks on the kinesis? How much snow do you tackle with them? I'll be mounting up the SK's in 650b soon.
12-02-21, 06:07 AM
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OOwee! Now that's one eye catcher of a bike good job fixin that beauty up!
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12-02-21, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
But you do know what wax, polish, and indoor trainers were made for, of course… 😂
12-02-21, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chaadster
Maybe don’t ride *all* of them…?!
Back in spring, I sold my trusty commuter of sixteen years…I don’t recall why, exactly, but it was dumb, as the bike was perfectly set up for MI winter rides, and was well past the point that I much cared whether I trashed the drivetrain with salty slurry and grime. That said, I always had a garage to thaw the bike in, and all the bits lasted really long. It was still on original derailleurs, and I think I only changed chain and cassette a couple of times in that period, yet it ran and shifted great. In fact, the guy I sold it to actually said he couldn’t believe I was selling it for $500 and thought I could get a lot more! It was an ‘04 Novara Buzz I paid $650 for new!
Back in spring, I sold my trusty commuter of sixteen years…I don’t recall why, exactly, but it was dumb, as the bike was perfectly set up for MI winter rides, and was well past the point that I much cared whether I trashed the drivetrain with salty slurry and grime. That said, I always had a garage to thaw the bike in, and all the bits lasted really long. It was still on original derailleurs, and I think I only changed chain and cassette a couple of times in that period, yet it ran and shifted great. In fact, the guy I sold it to actually said he couldn’t believe I was selling it for $500 and thought I could get a lot more! It was an ‘04 Novara Buzz I paid $650 for new!
12-02-21, 06:25 AM
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And yes I wax and polish it too!
12-02-21, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Dominck
I'll tell you that bike needs to be waxed and polished and I wouldn't even ride it in the rain if it were mine! Too dang nice!
other painted bikes which are not quite so sensitive, perhaps because of paint quality or color, or perhaps because the bright bits aren't quite as bright and shiny as these are. I picked Campagnolo Athena Carbon, with its bright silver brakes and derailleurs and carbon fiber crankset, to complement the juxtaposition of modern and classic design elements in the frameset, but I’m a long time fan of Campagnolo’s famously jewel-like, silver finishes anyway.
In any case, I do ride it in the rain, but my maintenance habits, combined with the component quality and durability, seems to allow the bike to take it. It’s coming up on nine years old in a couple of months, and I think it still looks pretty good. There are two good-size chips on the seattube from a downhill crash with another bike…in the rain. One of these days, I’ll try to find an automotive touch-up paint that kinda matches and try to make it look a little better.
