all purpose gear thread

arent you getting a new bike anyways?

i wish i could close my damn eyes and feel like a new me, because 2011 is the year i feel rather old for the first time (weird lower back issues). i need a new lumbar and shit.

I am on the fence about new bike. I am kinda hoping to get a hand me down from one of the P1s tbqh. A boy can dream....

mpls bike swap

went this morning to dodge homework and walked out with:

specialized A1 FS rockhopper frame -- $25
26" wheelset (white ind laced to salsa delgados, free qr skewers and wheelbag!) --- $80
specialized saddle with carbon somewhere in it --- $25 and surprisingly comfortable
wool cycling hat -- $15

Congratulations, you have a velocipede!

http://www.capecodbiketrails.com/Velocipede%20gifs/Robinson-drawing.gif

aaaaaaand a buddy of mine scored an unused carbon cx fork for $50 and a thompson seatpost (w/shitty saddle) for $25

sorry, scored ~for me~

I have put a garmin 500 on lay-by

its a fun thing. still wish garminconnect would return to google mapping, bingmaps is awful.

i heard my road frame is coming back to me this week all coupled up, it's been gone since thanksgiving!

Is there any sort of bike rack that would work for storing a bulky cruiser type bike in an apartment? The one's I see online seem designed to work with light 10 speeds.

anyone got a link to a list of SRAM apex equipped bikes?

anyone got a link to a list of SRAM apex equipped bikes?

Not sure of a list but road.cc reviewed the specialised Allez Apex and rather liked it.

i have a specialized w/apex and am quite happy with it

Is there any sort of bike rack that would work for storing a bulky cruiser type bike in an apartment? The one's I see online seem designed to work with light 10 speeds.

The pulley system I had in London* was rated to 20kg (45lbs) which would probably be ok, however that needs a high ceiling and being able to screw it into joists.

*not sure if I was here when you were.

I = it

so this is more of an MTB thing, since their road components never really took off... but race face is closing down? i'm kind of o_O about it - they never seemed like a company that would be hurting for cash, although i guess with sram just getting better and better, 10 speed, etc, they just couldn't sustain their business anymore.

My gf is very keen to sort out bike storage solutions - even if I get rid of two of mine we'll still have four between us. Do people have any experience of the metal shed type bike storage units you keep outdoors?

i have a shed

I am envious of men with sheds.

looking for a commuter/pub bike. I should just get a pompino right?

those are just english steamrollers, right?

pretty much

not according to GIS

no, the on one is way better for a utility bike imo. it has cantilevers and rack brazeons to make racks and fenders easy. i very nearly bought one but ended up getting a better deal on the since discontinued robroy.

not according to GIS

― jaxon, Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:17 AM (30 minutes ago) [IP: 24.5.84.161] Bookmark

lol!!!

i guess pompino means blowjob in italian

my current fork is a 300g profile ac that is 10 years old and has seen many hard miles and even a couple lay downs. as i was descending deer creek in a tuck at about 50 mph, i thought, is this fork really safe at 10 years old?

light 1" all carbon forks are really hard to find now, and expensive, if you can find one at all (you can still get _beautiful_ woundups, but they are sorta heavy). anyway, i should have bought an easton they were blowing them out in november at half the going rate. now they are all gone afaict.

after much searching and soul searching, i just bought an easton ec90sl straight leg.

straight leg forks, c/d? i say dud, but it's all i could find.

"very nearly all gone"- obv, i found one.

Thank you for your recent order. This is to inform you that your order (#140687) has been cancelled. It was cancelled due to our being out of stock of this item.

guess not. fuck.

to get a fork, im now tryna order a columbus minimal from uk. this is crazy. nice looking non-integrated curved blade fork, except im not loving gloss finish. my seatpin is matte, this could be aesthetic crisis.

our thoughts and prayers are with you u_u

quiddities and agonies of the rolling class - a ruling iltrmb thread

can you sand the fork back a touch to get rid of gloss finish??

i picked up the garmin last week and did a couple of rides over the weekend, pretty good! hunt3r have you seen strava? googlemaps, comparison with other ppl on local climbs, power estimation etc etc. this link should still get you a 3-month trial.

also they just released a free iphone app today iirc

thanks haitch, i've been thinking about strava. last night, i used wordpad to edit a file. i forgot to turn off my garmin and it recorded part of my drive from the mtb trailhead. i fixed .tcx file and uploaded back to garmin connect, mostly successful. it's weird, i know nothing of xml, but it's very intuitive and clear to do.

I just got bar ends and SPD peddles and shoes for my bike. I will fear hills no more.

I can't get my old peddles off!

My new peddles are on!

Just did a lap of cmapus with the SPEDs clipped in; didn't fall off, but I did really enjoy it. Only irritation is how hot & hilly campus is today.

Had my first "SPD moment" on the way to work this morning; unclipped left foot as I approached a pedestrain/bicycle crossing so I could stop in time, lights changed at the last minute, and I tried to carry on rather than stopping. Que slow topple to my right...

Despite many years of SPDing had one of those last week, after two beers. With many spectators.

Need to bring this thread down to earth for a sec: I need a new saddle for my 3-spd townie. Now that I live 5-7 miles from anywhere, I can't ignore how painful the old two-tone seat is anymore.

Who makes a decent sprung saddle that's not inappropriate for an old bike WITHOUT being a "cost of my firstborn" Brooks? Looked at Electra's options, so far they're winning. Anyone else I should check out?

Velo Orange have their sproingy saddles on special for $65 right now

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/saddles/vo-saddle-model-5-sprung-touring.html
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/saddles/vo-saddle-model-8.html

anyone in UK/europe want a free set of KEOs?

anyone in UK/europe want a free set of KEOs?

Which Keos? (would pay postage if they are better than mine)

will take a pic and post them up laterz; couldn't tell you what model, came with pub bike

I'll pass then, was hoping you had gone off your nut and wanted to give away some blade carbons.

loooooooool nah just standard scumbag keos I think #spdforlife

any takers yet? i'd get use out of them tbh.

no takers, they're yours if you want them

dwh0w13 at g00gl3m41l dot c0m

minus all googleproofing natch

http://www.outdoortrekking2010.de/out/pictures/1/menpaceeventjacketblack.jpg

love the aesthetics, eVent fabric, ayo im gettin it