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Here's my old ride, still going strong. A '98 Amp Research -- almost all of which is original.
And my just-purchased-today-bike. A Ridley Orion 2012 model. Cannot wait to get out on the road tomorrow. Woo. :-D
And my just-purchased-today-bike. A Ridley Orion 2012 model. Cannot wait to get out on the road tomorrow. Woo. :-D
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So many wonderful bikes hard to respond to all. ENJOY!
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new Neuvation FC-500
This thing is a smooth riding beast. Full Monocoque carbon frame with electronic ultegra DI-2 package. It climbs like a goat and rides as smooth a silk on the road. I got this one with tubeless Intensive tires and run them about 85PSI. Bought it in August of 2012 and have about 1500 miles on her. I don't think I can ever go back to mechanical shifting.
Nice thing about the neuvation is that I got everything custom to how I wanted it , tires, crank set, stem length, seat, etc and still I only paid $3150. Not a "name" brand such as trek or giant or BMC, but it runs great and I saved at least $1500 over the name brands. Couldn't be happier with my purchase.
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This thing is a smooth riding beast. Full Monocoque carbon frame with electronic ultegra DI-2 package. It climbs like a goat and rides as smooth a silk on the road. I got this one with tubeless Intensive tires and run them about 85PSI. Bought it in August of 2012 and have about 1500 miles on her. I don't think I can ever go back to mechanical shifting.
Nice thing about the neuvation is that I got everything custom to how I wanted it , tires, crank set, stem length, seat, etc and still I only paid $3150. Not a "name" brand such as trek or giant or BMC, but it runs great and I saved at least $1500 over the name brands. Couldn't be happier with my purchase.
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Thank You!! I appreciate that. Mileage on this bike so far is maybe 200 miles plus many trainer and roller miles. I did not get her all assembled until February and weather here has been pretty bad. So far all I can say is wow. The Di2 is flawless and the SL4 frame is more comfortable than the S-Works SL2 I came off of and it is every bit as stiff on the climbs......
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I just moved to Brooklyn but don't have much riding experience yet so I'm hoping this throwback Bianchi Campione is a reasonable place to start. I love it regardless. Here are the specs if interested.
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Bling factor will overcome handling! Ive heard good things about the HED's, the SL's maybe my next upgrade
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Congrats on the new bike. You will most likely find that removing the fork extension will make it behave a little better and get you out of the wind some and removing the kickstand is a good idea as it's one less thing to get caught your leg caught on while riding. This is just a personal thing but I would also take a spray can to the front fork, that bike would look good with a black fork.
Enjoy the ride.
Enjoy the ride.
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Just put this together over the weekend, the frame and fork are new to replace my (suspected) cracked Trek 1000. Haven't yet given it a full ride, still need to make derailleur adjustments and whatnot.
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Last month, moved up from a 10 year old steel touring bike- to a 13 Specialized Secteur Elite (upgraded wheels, tires and brake pads) over the weekend added a new seat post and saddle, dropping another 140 grams over the stock one in the photo. A major change from the 28 pounds, longer wheelbase of the old bike.
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Nice ride... now get rid of them 'flectors
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