Got a new Bike!

[CasiUSA]

Bike...bike-cycle.... I got a new bicycle 

After about a 3 year hiatus from biking, I'm back on the pedal saddle. I have never done road, I've been a BMX, Trials and MTB guy my whole life, and old-fartiness has kicked in. I'm still holding off on the spandex and leg shaving, but I am psyched to try road for a while.
It's a new Felt F55 that I got a good deal on from the bike shop I worked at as a kid cause the owner is still there.


Also bought the lady a nice used GT ZR4000 Road bike off eBay this week. See if she comes riding also, odds are it will be a nice wall ornament for the apartment.

[spc]

Ksyrium rims?  I forget are those tubed or tubeless.  So you gotta be running Ultegra or Dura-Ace.
Nice Bike  

[CasiUSA]

Yeah, it's a Dura-Ace/Ultegra mix, and the wheel set is actually Mavic Aksium Clincher- which I like better... I just don't trust tubeless tires.

[Absolute Rescue]

If you ever get up to Orange County to ride hit me up. Nice Ride.

[spc]

I've been out of the loop for a while.  Those must be the new ksyrium's.   Back in the day I did sprints and Time Trials so I was all for tubeless at about 180psi.  Have fun,  I've heard nothing but good things about Felt

[ben2go]

NICE! Trade ya a GT Outpost Trail for it. 

[makenzie71]

Pablo should hear of this...

[CasiUSA]

Pablo should hear of this...

Speaking of which, where the hell has he been? I haven't seen him post in a while...

[bettingpython]

Sweet bike. I have an old raleigh I keep around because I keep thinking I will get baxk in shape one of these days
My last real road bike was a Vitus aluminium frame I started with and built up from the ground up. 1985 was when I built that bike I quit cycling in 88.
Prior to that I had an older Bianchi frame my uncle quit using I built with Shimano 600ex parts. My first road bike was when I was 10 I got a 20" nishiki frame with 24" sewups.

Sorry seeing that radially laced front rim got me all nostalgic. Thinking about doing that on my Vitus.

[makenzie71]

casi...he's crazy busy man.

[pandy]

How many cc's is that?? Wait...Where's the engine!!?? 

[CasiUSA]

How many cc's is that?? Wait...Where's the engine!!?? 

It's 1 Casipower and runs on tap grade beer fuel 

[ben2go]

How many cc's is that?? Wait...Where's the engine!!?? 

It's 1 Casipower and runs on tap grade beer fuel 

Damn, it you beat me to it.

[pandy]

It's 1 Casipower and runs on tap grade beer fuel 

[ohgood]

Sweet. One of the cat 2's I used to toy with had a nice felt. He was the fire-hydrant type, I'm the bean pole type.

My old trek 5900 is gathering dust. There are group rides daily of >60 roadies here, I'm just lazy I guess.

Good choice, now damn the torpedos, shave and slide into spandex ! It's the only way for >110 mile rides !

PS - Chicks really dig the shaved legs.

[CasiUSA]

Good choice, now damn the torpedos, shave and slide into spandex ! It's the only way for >110 mile rides !

PS - Chicks really dig the shaved legs.

I've done the Boston-NY Aids Ride (+/- 300 Miles in 3 days) on a Mountain bike with slicks, baggy pants and hairy legs. It's amazing what you can do when you're too insecure for spandex and leg shaving 

[Mk1inCali]

My little bro just picked up a Felt F4.  Good bikes, feels real solid.

Have fun!


Pablo trimmed his collection down (last I heard) to a Bianchi road frame with fixed gear wheels.  That's what I've got, aside from an old MTB that I converted to SS.

[porsche4786]

The spandex isn't all that bad after you ride with it, it's feels great when you are moving, you stay a lot cooler, and you don't have all that drag from shorts. But please never wear spandex shorts without a jersey as well. nice bike!