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11-12-21, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
My thing with old bikes now is like my thing with old watches - they're SO CHEAP for what you get, if you know how to work on them! But what stops me on the bikes is that my 9 bikes take up about a 7'x7'x7' cube, whereas I have at least 100 watches in 6 smallish dresser drawers, with room for more.
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11-12-21, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LAJ
Bingo. That I do get. I like their stuff, but the team reimbursement is such, it would be seriously silly to go out in anything but team kit at this point.
11-12-21, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Considering the relative inflexibility of trains, it probably makes more sense to move the road so it crosses the tracks at a right angle.
I wonder if they might build a short section "bike path" that goes wide of the road and comes across perpendicular, on each side, though. Hmmm.....
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11-12-21, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
I think he was referring to mowing lawns.
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11-12-21, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I had the 7x9 ears - they're hard to find, but they're out there. Well, unless Trek completely changed the rotary clamp between the '19 and '20 model years.
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11-12-21, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
From what I've been able to research that's exactly what happened. I understand the '19 model had the mast cap whereas the '20 has the internal mast. Regardless, I have not been able to find a 7 X 9 set of ears that fits the '20 model, and the shop tells me there is no such thing.
11-12-21, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I can't do vintage for a drop bar bike - just a part of me that wants some level of interchangeability with my existing bikes - but I really should look at used bikes for a dapper casual ride.
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11-12-21, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
Tomorrow's forecast is looking wetter by the hour. 
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It stopped raining long enough for me to ride down to the coffee shop to grab a bag of beans and have an espresso.
Facing North. The woods where the wind blows our fallen leaves is in the background.
Not a stock photo.
Facing North. The woods where the wind blows our fallen leaves is in the background.
Not a stock photo.
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11-12-21, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
My brother's been outfitting his family with vintage Schwinns. He's currently refurbing a 70s era Suburban for his wife.
A few years ago, one of the guys in my club came across a vintage steel Japanese bike that was locked up off the beaten path. He checked in on it for the better part of the year and then, with winter looming, he decided to liberate it and leave a note. It never did get claimed, so he cleaned it up and uses it for casual rides. It is very dapper with original root beer-ish paint and the new saddle and hammered fenders. I'd love to find something like that - I'm
11-12-21, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
It stopped raining long enough for me to ride down to the coffee shop to grab a bag of beans and have an espresso.
Facing North. The woods where the wind blows our fallen leaves is in the background.
Not a stock photo.
Facing North. The woods where the wind blows our fallen leaves is in the background.
Not a stock photo.
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11-12-21, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
I can't do vintage for a drop bar bike - just a part of me that wants some level of interchangeability with my existing bikes - but I really should look at used bikes for a dapper casual ride.
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11-12-21, 04:47 PM
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My take on old road bikes is, if it was a good bike in 1982, and it's working as well as it was in 1982, then it's still a good bike. There may be newer, lighter, faster, more ergonomic bikes, but a 1982 high-end racing bike was built to ride and ride fast, so that's what I try to do. When I go out on them, I don't baby them.
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11-12-21, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
A fattie would get me out more in the winter and even allow me to hit some MTB trails.
11-12-21, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Afternoon activity
Like a smart sailor, I had to be keenly aware of the unpredictable shifting winds.
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11-12-21, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
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11-12-21, 05:19 PM
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The fenders came in handy for the many puddles I encountered.
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11-12-21, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by genejockey
Yeah, there's not a lot of interchangeability among my bikes. The way I define my collecting drives it in the opposite direction, because I don't want redundancy. So, no two bikes have the same groupset.
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11-12-21, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
The casual bike gets me to the grocery store or nearby social gathering and allows me to wear my Rapha sweaters unironically.
*edit* found a real(ly kind of bad) picture:
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11-12-21, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by abshipp
I can't quite remember the size, but we have a really lovely Time Urbain in the shop that would fit that role nicely. It's even 11 speed Shimano!
It kind of reminds me of the old Trek District Carbon with Gates drive (man, did I want one of those). Out of curiosity, does it have any nods to the practical, like fender or rack mounts?
11-12-21, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by LesterOfPuppets
That area did look too small to be a Billy Joel song 
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11-12-21, 08:25 PM
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Left knee is starting to hurt when I pedal. I adjusted cleat position helped a little bit. Almost feels like something is rubbing……
Should I ice it?
Should I ice it?
11-12-21, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
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11-12-21, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DougRNS
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