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    What do you ride?

    Do to knee problems, I'm not able to ride nearly as much or as hard as I used to. I'm still a gear head though, and still lust after all things carbon and titanium. I know we have some accomplished and even casual riders on this board. I'd love to hear about what others ride, both road and mountain.

    I currently have an Ibis Mojo hardtail, just for riding around. It's a classic and timeless bike and design. It's got the Moron steel tubing (more on their ends, a dig at Genius tubing), but sadly doesn't have the famous Ibis Hand-Job rear brake cable guide.
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    This fall I decided to give road biking a shot and started with an entry-level Specialized Secteur. I like it quite a bit for what it is, and I'm hoping to use it quite a bit this spring when the weather improves. I passed my old Rock Hopper on to my son.

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    I've been riding road bikes for more than 20 years now. I'm 6'6" and have had a hard time finding a set up that suits me, especially at high speeds where things tend to get a little squirrelly.

    I've ridden Trek, 3 different styles of Bianchi (one of which was a solo coast to coast adventure), and Tomassini. I currently ride a custom Co-motion frame disguised as a Fish Lips which is owned by a good friend of mine.

    After trying my hand at with other metals and composites, I don't think I'll ever own a non-steel frame again. I'm probably too much of a traditionalist, but for comfort and performance, that's the bang for my buck.

    The 64 cm frame is complimented by a carbon Wound-Up fork and geared out in full Dura Ace. The biggest issue is that, like my music collection, little has been invested into it since I got married 7 years ago. Which has been okay since it's only been ridden about that many times a year since, but as my kids get a little older, I'm holding out hope that this improves.

    About the time that I got married, I got connected with a frame builder in Montana who owns a company called Kirk Frames. This guy shares my identical build (tall and skinny) and so I was intrigued on what kind of machine he could put together for me. Well, since I didn't have any complaints about my Fish Lips and lacked the funds to build up a completely new bike, this thing has sat in a frame bag in my garage for 8 years. An unfortunate tragedy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dwight Schr-Ute View Post
    I've been riding road bikes for more than 20 years now. I'm 6'6" and have had a hard time finding a set up that suits me, especially at high speeds where things tend to get a little squirrelly.

    I've ridden Trek, 3 different styles of Bianchi (one of which was a solo coast to coast adventure), and Tomassini. I currently ride a custom Co-motion frame disguised as a Fish Lips which is owned by a good friend of mine.

    After trying my hand at with other metals and composites, I don't think I'll ever own a non-steel frame again. I'm probably too much of a traditionalist, but for comfort and performance, that's the bang for my buck.

    The 64 cm frame is complimented by a carbon Wound-Up fork and geared out in full Dura Ace. The biggest issue is that, like my music collection, little has been invested into it since I got married 7 years ago. Which has been okay since it's only been ridden about that many times a year since, but as my kids get a little older, I'm holding out hope that this improves.

    About the time that I got married, I got connected with a frame builder in Montana who owns a company called Kirk Frames. This guy shares my identical build (tall and skinny) and so I was intrigued on what kind of machine he could put together for me. Well, since I didn't have any complaints about my Fish Lips and lacked the funds to build up a completely new bike, this thing has sat in a frame bag in my garage for 8 years. An unfortunate tragedy.
    64cm!! I get crazy looks on my 58cm bikes (I could step up to 60, but it would be a stretch - and then I couldn't stick it in the back seat of my truck as easy).

    I am now in triathlon mode so I ride a Cervelo P2, which I love. My road bike - the one I share with my lovely wife, who is also tall enough to warrant a 58cm frame - is a Specialized Tarmac. I have SRAM components on the Tarmac (Rival grouping) and Shimano on the P2 (Ultegra). I think the Shimano shift a bit crisper but I like the SRAM lever system much more on non-tri bikes.

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    I saw this and thought of my UB5 cyclist buddies:

    Montague Paratrooper Pro Folding Bike


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    The Montague Paratrooper Pro bike is built like a tank, folds like a Swiss Army knife, and weighs less than body armor. Backed by a DARPA grant, David Montague designed the original Paratrooper bike in 1997 to be used by the U.S. Marines. The result was a cycle that a paratrooper could unfold as soon as he hit the ground. The Paratrooper line hasn’t been changed much for civilian use, but the expanded line now includes the Paratrooper Pro, a bike that’s great for the daily commute but truly excels at extreme-terrain trail riding....



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    The School of Medicine has been pretty dead for a while. Hopefully people are still out there, being healthy in secret.

    The triathlon my brother and I have been training for the past 9 months is just a couple of weeks away. I'm feeling pretty good about the swim, something I never thought I'd say. I won't be fast, but I won't drown either.

    I have been trying to run, but stupid injuries keep hampering my efforts. I sprained my right ankle stepping on a rock one morning in May, and then the past few weeks I can't run more than 3 miles without getting a calf muscle strain in my left left leg. It's always in a slightly different place, and a compression sleeve doesn't seem to be helping. I am resigned to possibly walking part of the running portion, not because of lack of fitness, but due to calf pain.

    The one thing I have been struggling with is getting time on my bike. I don't like going out early in the morning when it is dark, and riding at night hasn't been much of an option lately. So I decided to start commuting to work on my bike once or twice a week. It is 19 miles from my house in Centerville to my office west of the airport. Most of the way I am on the Legacy/Jordan River trail, so I feel pretty safe. Our building has showers, and I'll bring my work clothes to work the day before so I don't have to lug them on my back.

    I am riding an old mountain bike (seen in the OP of this thread). I decided not to invest in a road bike until after the triathlon to see if it is something I want to continue doing, and see how my knees hold up. I tend to get tendonitis in my left knee especially, but I have been able to keep it under control pretty well by trying to spin smoothly on the pedals, and at a higher cadence than I used to use in my younger days.

    I was having problems finding a street tire that worked well on my mountain bike. I tried some WTB slicks from Performance Cycle, but kept getting pinch flats or torn sidewalls. I finally found some Continental GatorSkins that fit a 26" wheel on Amazon. They have been amazing. There is so much less rolling resistance, and they look like a road bike tire (see pics below). The issue was getting them on. I struggled for hours, and couldn't get the last little bit over the rim. I pinched 4 tubes trying to use levers. I finally took them to a bike shop and paid them to put them on. It took 3 bike techs 45 minutes and 4 tubes as well to finally get them on. I felt a little bad paying them just $4 per tire. Luckily, GatorSkins are pretty flat resistant, many users claim they have gone 2,000 miles without a flat. It's a good thing, if I were to get a flat on a ride, there is no way I would be able to patch or change the tube.

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisrenrut View Post
    I finally found some Continental GatorSkins that fit a 26" wheel on Amazon. They have been amazing. There is so much less rolling resistance, and they look like a road bike tire (see pics below). The issue was getting them on. I struggled for hours, and couldn't get the last little bit over the rim. I pinched 4 tubes trying to use levers. I finally took them to a bike shop and paid them to put them on. It took 3 bike techs 45 minutes and 4 tubes as well to finally get them on. I felt a little bad paying them just $4 per tire. Luckily, GatorSkins are pretty flat resistant, many users claim they have gone 2,000 miles without a flat. It's a good thing, if I were to get a flat on a ride, there is no way I would be able to patch or change the tube.
    Conti's are always hard to get on the first time, but will stretch so you should be able to get at least one side of with tire levers. Gator skins SHOULD be pretty good with flats, but I haven't had a tire yet that can with stand a heavy duty staple on the road.

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    I'm going to get my first bike soon. Ride it to work, and do some pleasure riding along the paved/dirt trails. Nothing rough, so I think a hybrid will suit me just fine.
    I know ZERO about bikes, and I don't want to pay a lot of money. Maybe if I really get into it, I'll drop $1K on something down the road.

    Would I be dumb to buy something like this online?

    http://www.bikesdirect.com/products/.../avenue_fb.htm

    I'm not sure I really care about a perfectly sized bike. It's a 4-5 mile drive to work, and I just looking to green up my life a little, and get some more exercise.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pheidippides View Post
    64cm!! I get crazy looks on my 58cm bikes (I could step up to 60, but it would be a stretch - and then I couldn't stick it in the back seat of my truck as easy).
    Oh, it gets worse. I have to use a mtn bike seat post to get the length needed to be properly fitted. Needless to say, I was a popular drafting target back in the racing days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dwight Schr-Ute View Post
    Oh, it gets worse. I have to use a mtn bike seat post to get the length needed to be properly fitted. Needless to say, I was a popular drafting target back in the racing days.
    Lol, that's the way I am in a group - the guy everybody likes to draft off of. I'm not a huge guy but I'm pretty big as people who know me can attest.

    In the group I used to ride in there was a woman who was a very good cyclist. I always hated trying to draft off of her because she was so small. It was like getting no effect at all.

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    Lemond Ti frame. Favorite bike ever.

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    I ride an Orbea Opal. I rode a Kestrel for years until it got stolen from my garage, the Orbea had a similar ride. I used to ride a 61cm frame, but switched to 58cm on my Orbea, not certain if I like it as much. I kind of like being stretched out a bit.

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    I ride a mid range(components) Sectaur. It is my first road bike, and it has served me very well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
    I ride a mid range(components) Sectaur. It is my first road bike, and it has served me very well.
    I think the secteur is a good bike. I think it's pretty much like the Roubaix except aluminum instead of carbon fiber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jarid in Cedar View Post
    I ride a mid range(components) Sectaur. It is my first road bike, and it has served me very well.
    How do you like the compact frame? My first road bike was a Giant with a compact frame that got squirrely in fast descents, massive speed wobbles (one time so bad that once I got the bike back under control I had to sit on the side of the road and think about what exactly I wanted to do with my life for a bit).

    At the time I was told it was because I was 'too tall' for a compact frame. I switched to a more traditional frame after that and had no issues. Since then I've had guys as tall and taller than me ride compact frames with no issues.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocker Ute View Post
    How do you like the compact frame? My first road bike was a Giant with a compact frame that got squirrely in fast descents, massive speed wobbles (one time so bad that once I got the bike back under control I had to sit on the side of the road and think about what exactly I wanted to do with my life for a bit).

    At the time I was told it was because I was 'too tall' for a compact frame. I switched to a more traditional frame after that and had no issues. Since then I've had guys as tall and taller than me ride compact frames with no issues.
    I am 6'0", but I am more torso than legs(cursed Scottish genes!), so the compact frame really fits me well. I hit 55 going down Snoqualmie without a wobble or any scary handling. I may eventually upgrade, but probably not until I decide that I want to try more challenging rides like LOTOJA.
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    I have a Cannondale R2000 that I bought new in 1998 when we moved to Philadelphia. It has Ultegra components and I upgraded the wheels to Mavic Kysrium. I'm a bit over 6'5" and the 63cm frame works pretty well. In Philly I rode quite a bit - we had a group at work that would go out weekly, and during the summer and fall I would ride the 8 miles into work and add some more on the way home. There are some great bike trails as well. From our house to Valley Forge and back was about 30 miles all on a paved trail. Since moving back I don't get out much at all due to work, family, laziness. I've priced out a Santa Cruz Tall Boy but haven't pulled the trigger yet - maybe this spring.
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    Some of you will laugh but I now have a Vespa S150.

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    Sweet! Two words- lane splitting
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    Might have to get me one of these and put drum-n-feather stickers on it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by LA Ute View Post
    Some of you will laugh but I now have a Vespa S150.

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    Is this what comes after the sports car?

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    What do you ride?

    Quote Originally Posted by Diehard Ute View Post
    Is this what comes after the sports car?
    Skipped that step. Also skipped the motorcycle. But, chrisrenrut, I do have a Biltwell helmet.

    "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
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    "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold."
    --Yeats

    “True, we [lawyers] build no bridges. We raise no towers. We construct no engines. We paint no pictures - unless as amateurs for our own principal amusement. There is little of all that we do which the eye of man can see. But we smooth out difficulties; we relieve stress; we correct mistakes; we take up other men's burdens and by our efforts we make possible the peaceful life of men in a peaceful state.”

    --John W. Davis, founder of Davis Polk & Wardwell

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    Quote Originally Posted by LA Ute View Post
    Some of you will laugh but I now have a Vespa S150.

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    Awesome....I like your style my friend!
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    What is the name of the carbon bike manufacturer in Utah County? My brother has one of those and loves it, and I am contemplating getting one. I need to get back into riding so I can lose the 30# or so I have packed on over the last 15 yrs of having a desk job...

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    Is it Fezarri?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rocker Ute View Post
    Is it Fezarri?
    I think so. Any thoughts? I kind of dig the thought of a custom sized frame.

    Looking back I should have purchased a bike from Ted Wojcik when I lived near him (and knew his son). They are fully custom built and are GORGEOUS. I love the flame design on the lugs.

    http://www.tedwojcikcustombicycles.c...ary-frame.aspx

    (And to be honest, when I said 30# I really meant 55#. But I am 6'6", so perhaps I carry it better...)

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    I haven't heard much about them actually, just positive stuff. Truth be known, if you like the ride and it is a quality bike then it is a good bike. The main cost differences really come down to grams lighter on a bike. 99% of cyclists can shave more grams on their body cheaper than on their bike.

    The other thing to consider is the type of riding you are going to do, if you are going to do lots of centuries an aluminum might be harsh, if you are doing short rides it is just fine.

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    When I was a teen our scout/YM group did a lot of riding. We would ride to Lake Powell every summer, and many of us got hooked. For a number of years I would ride 10-20 miles before school every morning and then do a 50+ ride every Saturday with my friends. One dream was to do a cross-country ride. (Note: Dwight Schr-Ute, you need to tell the story of your trans-America ride sometime)

    Then life got in the way for 15 yrs. I am ready to put on some road miles again. Some of the rides near me offer world-class views of some of the most stunning scenery in existence, and it is a shame that I do not take advantage of it!

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    Eat my dust.


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    Dude, I doubt I could even catch up to that big wheel. My wife does triathlons and teaches spin classes and she just laughs at me...

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