What did you do for your Hybrid today
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Converted the Nishiki to a 1x7 with 2mm thick washers for now
It came with a riveted Tourney, but I had once bought an Acera for the 'ole Raleigh, and took it off that bike to use it here.
Saved 1.18 lbs, but still have to remove the combo brake/shifter to shed a couple more ounces.
This will someday be a 1x10 Deore with an 11t-36t cassette, but can't seem to buy that from a reputable site right now.
It came with a riveted Tourney, but I had once bought an Acera for the 'ole Raleigh, and took it off that bike to use it here.
Saved 1.18 lbs, but still have to remove the combo brake/shifter to shed a couple more ounces.
This will someday be a 1x10 Deore with an 11t-36t cassette, but can't seem to buy that from a reputable site right now.
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Nice working making the parts you had suit your needs! Is that the original rear derailleur? It looks a little more "vintage" than the bike.
I bet that bike rides nicely. It's got a long wheelbase and appears like a comfortable ride.
I bet that bike rides nicely. It's got a long wheelbase and appears like a comfortable ride.
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Yeah, the bike is quite comfortable. Very different from what I was riding, yet felt good from day-one.
The Tourney 14t-28t freewheel wore out this year, so I bought new wheel with a Deore freehub, and use the 11t-28t from the Raleigh.
With the 11t now, I no longer need the 48t chainring, and could finally do the 1x7.
Here's a stock picture from 2017. My pit crew found numerous things which were not adjusted properly from Dicks Sporting Goods
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Your pit crew looks like a professional lot. They're dressed in all black, completing the look. My crew didn't get their livery squared away -- one wears black and one wears orange!
I bought my daughter a GT Laguna Pro from Dick's several years ago. It was a great value on sale at $299 (not so much at "regular" price). But I certainly needed to adjust several things to make it right to ride, and for typical bike guy OCD (things like cable routing) -- something I'm glad to do for such a low entry price point (as long as the material quality of the bike is high enough, which it is).
I bought my daughter a GT Laguna Pro from Dick's several years ago. It was a great value on sale at $299 (not so much at "regular" price). But I certainly needed to adjust several things to make it right to ride, and for typical bike guy OCD (things like cable routing) -- something I'm glad to do for such a low entry price point (as long as the material quality of the bike is high enough, which it is).
#1455
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I Finish my project with Maxxis Refuse DualCompound 700x40c with 524g. Is very hard to find kevlar tires without grooves in Brazil. 1740g out; 1050g in.
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Going to try to ride as far into the winter as I can, so I put a set of Cascadia fenders on my 25-yr old Mongoose Crossway.
Can't believe I lopped off the back end.
Can't believe I lopped off the back end.
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#1457
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added ergon GA3 lock on comfort grips to my hybrid the other day and love them wish i would of bought them a long time ago.
#1458
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I attached a Bluetooth speed sensor on my Fuji, and mounted on a mag-trainer to go Zwifting on the cheap. It was 85 degrees hot in Southern California.
Got my old mag trainer working on Zwift.
Got my old mag trainer working on Zwift.
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Adjusted brakes, cleaned and relubed chain, cleaned gear cluster, washed and waxed frame and mudguards, saddlesoaped and treated leather saddle.
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Awesome looking hybrids here. Played a little handle bar switch. My Son digs the straight bar and I crave the dirt drop so the Schwinn Fastback and my Specialized Globe exchanged.
Crab! Don’t have a pic of the Schwinn. Bars on the Globe are super comfy and the bike is now a full 9 speed.
Crab! Don’t have a pic of the Schwinn. Bars on the Globe are super comfy and the bike is now a full 9 speed.
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what did you do yo your hybrid
today i swapped out seats from my old bontrager to giant upright
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Rode my size 17.5" 7.6 FX for the first time in many months (the one in the background is a size 15".) It was a nice, breezy 26°-Celsius afternoon here in Jeddah today.
I almost forgot just how fast this thing is. More importantly, I almost forgot just how comfortable this thing is. I decided to take it out instead of one of my folding bikes on a 20-mile round trip for an errand I needed to run, thinking that since I'm riding into a much busier part of town, I probably could use the extra speed and comfort. I figured right.
I left just before 1:00 PM and was back home by 3:25 PM. By the time I got where I was going at 1:44 PM, I felt as though I hadn't even been riding a bike at all for 45 minutes or so. Absolutely nothing hurt or felt sore, and I wasn't even close to exhausted or tired. I love this bike.
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I changed the original 3X7 Twist Grip shift system to 3X8 with RapidFire shifters on my Giant Cypress DX. I also installed Kenda Kwik Drumlin tires that I had on hand because they didn't fit well on another recent project bike. While I was at it, I "re-silvered" the trim and accessories. Some years ago, I had replaced the original fake-shock threaded fork with a rigid threadless one. Having that original fork become a pogo stick when standing to pedal was not delightful. The replacement fork, spacers, and stem were black, as was the rack I had on it. In this update I painted the fork silver, and I replaced the spacers, stem, and rack with aluminum-finished versions.
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In the last few days I switched out my Fuji's vintage Belt saddle for a new Spoon Charge saddle and swapped flat MB bars for a set of Linus porteur bars. I am loving the new bars - they give you more of a drop bar feel with increased power as a result The jury is still out on the Charge saddle. It looks great but is not as comfortable as the old Belt leather saddle which I found at the town dump!
Before shot:
With new saddle:
Linus porteur bars:
On today's chilly ride:
Before shot:
With new saddle:
Linus porteur bars:
On today's chilly ride:
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#1467
Must be symmetrical
It's great to see this often underappreciated type of bike getting the attention it deserves. But the under-appreciation is really a US phenomenon--when I moved abroad I was surprised that these were really the dominant type of bike in Europe.
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It does look very similar, but no it is a "Belt". Someone told me that it was a Japanese copy of the Brooks saddles, but I have found no more information on it. Maybe among our august membership someone can shed some light on the "Belt" brand saddles.....
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Here's some more information on Belt saddles.
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I went a bit crazy and purchased a Canyon VCLS 2.0 seat post for my trek dual sport. I thought it was expensive, but at the end it I don't regret it: the comfort improvement is noticeable, it doesn't wobble like suspended seat posts (it's actually designed flex more front and back than vertically, what matches better the movement of a bike rotating around the front wheel), and I don't want anymore to buy a carbon bike to avoid dealing with the rigidity of the DS, so it was a good purchase in terms of avoided costs.
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I went a bit crazy and purchased a Canyon VCLS 2.0 seat post for my trek dual sport. I thought it was expensive, but at the end it I don't regret it: the comfort improvement is noticeable, it doesn't wobble like suspended seat posts (it's actually designed flex more front and back than vertically, what matches better the movement of a bike rotating around the front wheel), and I don't want anymore to buy a carbon bike to avoid dealing with the rigidity of the DS, so it was a good purchase in terms of avoided costs.
We often will read that the frame material is irrelevant, it is all down to design, or that once you have wide tyres, the frame becomes irrelevant for comfort etc.
Yet despite having a bike with wide tyres and a suspension fork, you were still clearly impacted by the frame stiffness and sought out an expensive carbon seatpost to correct for the stiffness.
And in this same thread there are people with aluminium framed Trek FX bikes, with narrower tyres, talking about how comfortable their bikes are.
So did Trek go crazy on frame stiffness for the DS range?
#1474
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This is what fascinates me about bikes with aluminium frames.
We often will read that the frame material is irrelevant, it is all down to design, or that once you have wide tyres, the frame becomes irrelevant for comfort etc.
Yet despite having a bike with wide tyres and a suspension fork, you were still clearly impacted by the frame stiffness and sought out an expensive carbon seatpost to correct for the stiffness.
And in this same thread there are people with aluminium framed Trek FX bikes, with narrower tyres, talking about how comfortable their bikes are.
So did Trek go crazy on frame stiffness for the DS range?
We often will read that the frame material is irrelevant, it is all down to design, or that once you have wide tyres, the frame becomes irrelevant for comfort etc.
Yet despite having a bike with wide tyres and a suspension fork, you were still clearly impacted by the frame stiffness and sought out an expensive carbon seatpost to correct for the stiffness.
And in this same thread there are people with aluminium framed Trek FX bikes, with narrower tyres, talking about how comfortable their bikes are.
So did Trek go crazy on frame stiffness for the DS range?
The explanation is more than probably in the intended use. The Dual Sport fills for me a gap between a cross-country MTB and a gravel bike, and I use it that way: my typical rides involve ~20mph non-technical off-road sections with cobbles and roots or poorly maintained gravel tracks. For more technical sections, the material of the seat post does not matter, as I'm not sitting on the saddle anyway. I guess that FX riders are mostly riding on pavement, and if they were to approach the trails that I'm riding on, they would do it much slower. Also, the effects of discomfort start to be noticeable after 1h30, on this kind of trails. I've done 60miles rides on asphalt with it (suspension locked) and comfort was OK. But gravel is my preferred environment, and for this use, the stock DS is too stiff to my taste.
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Things I've done to my '21 Roam 2:
Topeak Explorer Rack
Topeak MTX Trunk Bag not shown
Topeak seat bag
Rockshox Paragon Gold RL fork
Arundel Looney Bin bottle holder
SKS Bluemels fenders, matte black
Topeak Explorer Rack
Topeak MTX Trunk Bag not shown
Topeak seat bag
Rockshox Paragon Gold RL fork
Arundel Looney Bin bottle holder
SKS Bluemels fenders, matte black
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