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Title: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: Canonball on April 03, 2009, 10:57:16 AM
just curious if anyone else rides and what they ride. ive been off the saddle a while, i was commuting to work before the GS came along and havent ridden much since but i'm converting my bike to fixie atm. i think that'll motivate me to ride a little more, almost like haveing a new....old.....bike lol

here's how she sits now until i get a fixed/ss hub........
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/drumsnotjames/IMG_0475.jpg)
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: joshr08 on April 03, 2009, 11:00:31 AM
the chain and sprockets are on the wrong side of your bike.
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: cafeboy on April 03, 2009, 11:01:49 AM
No that's the Sportster bike  :thumb:
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: Toogoofy317 on April 03, 2009, 12:39:38 PM
I ride but I gotta get a road bike. right now I'm using my Royce Union. Is a good bike just a bit heavy! Actually, getting out to do a short ride haven't ridden in quite sometime so not going to be a long ride at all!

Mary
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: bettingpython on April 03, 2009, 01:31:46 PM
I've got an old raleigh I drag out when I have visons of trying to recapture my glory daysof amatuer racing and a 28" waist, I was a ranked junior and an olympic hopeful. Now I am a fat old man.
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: spc on April 03, 2009, 01:43:05 PM
Way back when I was a pup (16-17) I used to put the hurt on the old guys in my club with a little bastard bike I built.
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: Critter on April 03, 2009, 02:01:52 PM
I ride a RANS rocket recumbent myself, and I'm doing a cruzebike conversion on a Wal-Mart moutain bike I have.  Since I've started riding 'bents I don't think I could ever ride a wedgie bike again 
Title: Re: anyone ride road bikes?
Post by: bombadillo on April 03, 2009, 09:46:30 PM
Just got a trek 1000 myself.  Its the lowest end of their road bikes but suited me just fine.  For under 500 bucks, I got a decent frame and pretty darn light weight with carbon seatpost and forks.  It is a nice riding bike with a bunch of trick little extras and I threw on a nice headlight, tail light, computer, couple of water bottles and some new tires. Got some shimano SPD pedals and the thing works like a charm.  The only thing I really want to upgrade is front deurailler (sp) and the shifters.