my baby 1997 proflex beast ..awesome bike ..
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07-17-2007, 02:53 PM #122
I'll be racing Saturday from Balto to Washington for The Kidney Foundation. If y'all see my big ass go by at Mach19 you better wave! You can't miss me, 6'5" on a roadie isn't hard to miss, lol!! I'll be wearing my own jersey with Rescue Rangers on the back with a pic of my dog Benny on it since he's the nose of the rescue team.
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07-17-2007, 03:29 PM #123
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07-17-2007, 03:48 PM #125
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No problem, I actually really enjoy building and working on bikes, its pretty relaxing after coding all day and dealing with business problems. I built the spectrum from scratch with ebay and craigs list parts and currently am converting my Tirreno Razzo to a fixie.. I really recommend that people learn to do their own mechanical work, its saves a ton of money and you develop a more intimate relationship with your ride which comes in handy if your stuck on the road somewhere..
When you're down by the sea and an eel bites your knee, thats a moray.
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07-17-2007, 04:38 PM #129
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07-17-2007, 05:41 PM #130
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It's good to see some one else on here riding Ti. I use Ti Prep on my bottom brackets. Here are my bikes and yes I am one of those cycling dumb asses who's bikes are worth more than his car. Note the forks and spoons on the saddles so the pics are legal here in the Misc LOL.
Litespeed Saber time trial 9 speed Dura-ace
Litespeed Ultimate road bike 9 speed Dura-ace
Ellsworth mountain XT, Hayes hydro discs, Fox RLC100 fork
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07-17-2007, 05:48 PM #131
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07-17-2007, 06:13 PM #132
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07-17-2007, 06:17 PM #134
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sweet.. Ive never ridden a full carbon but first time I rode my Ti I knew I was in love with it. Its just feels sweet on the road, decents, everything.. Mine was custom for some guy on the east coast but the geometry was pretty close and the price was right so I bought it. I really would like to have another spectrum built or maybe a seven custom built for my body but im pretty happy with what I have now.. Id like to get some decent wheels when I get some jack.When you're down by the sea and an eel bites your knee, thats a moray.
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07-17-2007, 06:23 PM #135
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yea, you just have to get your hands dirty and get a basic maintenance book. They are mechanically pretty simple but their is an art to it that takes time to acquire. By art I mean although its simple their is a human factor to the bike and adjusting things to 'feel' right takes some experience. I basically just sucked it up for a year and made myself do my own work. I ruined some stuff and made some dumb mistakes, but I do all my own work now and tune up my buddies bikes. No one will tune your derailers to shift as smooth as you will on your own rig.
I liked this book for basics..
http://www.amazon.com/Bicycling-Comp...4721777&sr=1-1When you're down by the sea and an eel bites your knee, thats a moray.
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07-17-2007, 06:27 PM #136
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07-17-2007, 06:45 PM #138
don't waste your time with carbon if you're all about the sweet sweet ride of the Ti. I've had several full carbons and they are dull and lifeless to ride. A buddy of mine called them tupperware bikes.
97LT1
If you're looking to pick up some pointers on bike work, just hang out at the local shop while they work on your bike next time. I found that if you bring them good beer, they will be friendly as all heck, and help you learn about bikes and maintenance on them.If its not good for pregnant women then why would it be good for me. - MegaPump
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07-17-2007, 07:01 PM #141
I know that to most of you that know me this is old news. So I hope that you don't mind me posting this again. Last summer at this time my youngest son then 13 and I rode our bikes from Canada to Mexico. It was a total of 1600 miles and was the funnest summer of my life.
We put up a website about it. It is http://bikethewestcoast.spaces.live.com
If you have time check it out. It is divided into 7 albums the one that comes up first is my least favorite. If you can only look at one. Choose northern california the lost coast.
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07-17-2007, 07:18 PM #145
nice ride, fo'sho.
true story: my wife and I met Mr. Greg LeMond at a party when I worked for Trek. It was at the sales directors house, and everyone was there including Gary Fisher and a handful of magazine people. Greg was ****-face drunk, and asked my wife where the bathroom was. She points up the stairs and says, top the stairs. He must heard something like ''by the stairs'' so he proceeds to walk into the coat closet. A good 5 seconds later he stumbles back out, all confused, and looks at her like she told him a lie, and says: ''that's not the bathroom!'' ...she points up stairs and slowly repeats ''top of the stairs'' and he stumbles on his way. lmao!
Glad he could ride a bike better than he could hold his booze!If its not good for pregnant women then why would it be good for me. - MegaPump
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