Bicycle Brahs Part 2 - The Lance Armstrong Ball (literally bicycle)

[Firelifter181]

Matters how serious the trails are. Trails can mean dirt/gravel trails that are flat, or downhill trails with jumps.

Nothing too serious. Im not planning on jumping with it.

[camaleom]

I finally signed up for Strava. I've been using MayMyRide for the last six years. Strava looks pretty cool.

strava is cool stuff for sure!

now u can track yourself and see how fast u get on your reg segments!

[Leaf12]

Yeah, i'm 5'10 and my Kona Jake is a 54cm

6'3 here and my Kona Jake the Snake is 59cm
Love the bike, I do need new tires though.

[KilaByte]

What are you guys using for bike racks?

Hopefully I can get some help ITT, I'm looking to buy my old man a bike rack for his bday, not knowing much about them I've blindly narrowed it down to these two:

http://www.amazon.com/Swagman-Cross-...c192a55ebb5166

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Sports-D...f24f6b2e2ea7ec

Any pros/ cons between the two styles?




Also this is the hitch I'll be installing (open to suggestions as well):

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower...284b98d3aa4db1

Any help would be appreciated, will rep.

[MtnJax]

What are you guys using for bike racks?

Hopefully I can get some help ITT, I'm looking to buy my old man a bike rack for his bday, not knowing much about them I've blindly narrowed it down to these two:

http://www.amazon.com/Swagman-Cross-...c192a55ebb5166

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Sports-D...f24f6b2e2ea7ec

Any pros/ cons between the two styles?




Also this is the hitch I'll be installing (open to suggestions as well):

http://www.amazon.com/Reese-Towpower...284b98d3aa4db1

Any help would be appreciated, will rep.

i've been using this on the back of my Jeep for the past 2 years. thinking of going to a hitch rack though

http://www.thule.com/en-us/us/produc...bike-_-1679939

[KilaByte]

^Yea I'm only considering hitch racks ATM.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

What are you guys using for bike racks?

I'm doing the take off wheels and use trunk method. No thanks jeff.

[ErikTheElectric]

^ Get a hitch installed and look into the Thule "T2".

[ErikTheElectric]

Rocked the new giant kit out on my ride today.


First time ever riding in colored bibs, lol.

inb4 Bike selfie

[jj121591]

First RR of the season on Saturday - 65 miler with rolling hills in a field of around 75. Instigated a 4 man break at the top of a climb around mile 18 and we all worked together to stay away from the pack until I attacked again with about 8 miles to go and it whittled down to myself and one other guy. Unfortunately (yet wisely...) my companion proceeded to sit on my wheel despite my best efforts to shake him until about 300m to go whereupon he outsprinted me as I did not have the legs to respond since I had just towed this dude for 20 minutes. Lesson learned! But hey, got 2nd place, stayed upright, and earned some sweet prize money... I'll take it!

Planning on racing a hillclimb in 2 weeks so hopefully that one will be less about tactics and more about raw strength (or w/kg for that matter...)

[Rambostyne]

First RR of the season on Saturday - 65 miler with rolling hills in a field of around 75. Instigated a 4 man break at the top of a climb around mile 18 and we all worked together to stay away from the pack until I attacked again with about 8 miles to go and it whittled down to myself and one other guy. Unfortunately (yet wisely...) my companion proceeded to sit on my wheel despite my best efforts to shake him until about 300m to go whereupon he outsprinted me as I did not have the legs to respond since I had just towed this dude for 20 minutes. Lesson learned! But hey, got 2nd place, stayed upright, and earned some sweet prize money... I'll take it!

Planning on racing a hillclimb in 2 weeks so hopefully that one will be less about tactics and more about raw strength (or w/kg for that matter...)

job = good

man = dave

[camaleom]

First RR of the season on Saturday - 65 miler with rolling hills in a field of around 75. Instigated a 4 man break at the top of a climb around mile 18 and we all worked together to stay away from the pack until I attacked again with about 8 miles to go and it whittled down to myself and one other guy. Unfortunately (yet wisely...) my companion proceeded to sit on my wheel despite my best efforts to shake him until about 300m to go whereupon he outsprinted me as I did not have the legs to respond since I had just towed this dude for 20 minutes. Lesson learned! But hey, got 2nd place, stayed upright, and earned some sweet prize money... I'll take it!

Planning on racing a hillclimb in 2 weeks so hopefully that one will be less about tactics and more about raw strength (or w/kg for that matter...)

quabbin is always fun

[ChaseW]

Do you guys use aero road bars? I just got



http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...bar/509/73305/

and



http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/...deg/551/57275/


Gonna combine that with gel tape and brb riding on pillows. Should help my wrists a ton.

[ErikTheElectric]

First RR of the season on Saturday - 65 miler with rolling hills in a field of around 75. Instigated a 4 man break at the top of a climb around mile 18 and we all worked together to stay away from the pack until I attacked again with about 8 miles to go and it whittled down to myself and one other guy. Unfortunately (yet wisely...) my companion proceeded to sit on my wheel despite my best efforts to shake him until about 300m to go whereupon he outsprinted me as I did not have the legs to respond since I had just towed this dude for 20 minutes. Lesson learned! But hey, got 2nd place, stayed upright, and earned some sweet prize money... I'll take it!

Planning on racing a hillclimb in 2 weeks so hopefully that one will be less about tactics and more about raw strength (or w/kg for that matter...)

Nice work my dude!

Do you guys use aero road bars? I just got


Gonna combine that with gel tape and brb riding on pillows. Should help my wrists a ton.

I use those exact ones on my Giant TCR and they are THE GOAT.

[ChaseW]

Nice work my dude!



I use those exact ones on my Giant TCR and they are THE GOAT.

Awesome! Good to hear. I got them for free so I don't have a really vested interest but I'm excited about my hands/wrists feeling better.

Is your TCR the Advanced SL? Looks like a sweet bike

[jj121591]

quabbin is always fun

haha, you know it

[ErikTheElectric]

Awesome! Good to hear. I got them for free so I don't have a really vested interest but I'm excited about my hands/wrists feeling better.

Is your TCR the Advanced SL? Looks like a sweet bike

That's dope!


My bike isn't the SL. It's the TCE Advanced Pro 0. (non integrated seat post)


I do like the color scheme on the integrated seat post (with the ultegra groupo) though!

[ChaseW]

That's dope!


My bike isn't the SL. It's the TCE Advanced Pro 0. (non integrated seat post)


I do like the color scheme on the integrated seat post (with the ultegra groupo) though!

nice man, bikes killer. Obviously nice bars, those are good wheels, and the dura ace gruppo is unbeatable. Mines been working flawlessly for years.

My uncles a current world champion pro cyclist and my aunt (his wife) works for a major road bike manufacturer so I've been spoiled with nothing but the best my whole riding career lol

As someone who's ridden $3-4K bikes and $12k+ bikes, the difference really isn't that much.

You ride for Giants team?

[Idioteque]

I'm really digging this Canyon frame and would love to upgrade but 2.5K EURs so like $2.8K, damn...wife would kill me...Maybe after the bonus

[ErikTheElectric]

^ DOPE bike. I'd buy it just for the wheelset. lmao

nice man, bikes killer. Obviously nice bars, those are good wheels, and the dura ace gruppo is unbeatable. Mines been working flawlessly for years.

My uncles a current world champion pro cyclist and my aunt (his wife) works for a major road bike manufacturer so I've been spoiled with nothing but the best my whole riding career lol

As someone who's ridden $3-4K bikes and $12k+ bikes, the difference really isn't that much.

You ride for Giants team?

I wish! I don't have the skill level to ever ride for a team, lol.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Changed my road handlebars from 40cm width/deep drop to 44cm width/"compact" drop. God damn, bike feels perfect now.

Crushed some strava segments with record tailwind the other day lmao.

Riding is the goat activity.

[ErikTheElectric]

^ thought you only rode MTBs brah?

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

^ thought you only rode MTBs brah?

I have a road bike and a mtb. I'm going to be climbing mt lemmon in a couple weeks with the road bike. Can't wait.

[jj121591]

Riding is the goat activity.

yuss.

[ChaseW]

Changed my road handlebars from 40cm width/deep drop to 44cm width/"compact" drop. God damn, bike feels perfect now.

Crushed some strava segments with record tailwind the other day lmao.

Riding is the goat activity.

44cm bars are GOAT for tall guys like us with broad shoulders. It seems weird that just 2 cm on each side makes such a big difference but it really does.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

44cm bars are GOAT for tall guys like us with broad shoulders. It seems weird that just 2 cm on each side makes such a big difference but it really does.

Feels way more stable. I'm a lot more confident at high speeds now as well.

[Rambostyne]

Just looked outside and saw snow flurries. I feel like I've been waiting for temperate weather for years. Meanwhile, I hit my goal of 400 miles for April yesterday. But it was one of the most unpleasant rides I've ever done. First of all, it was a downpour. The temp was 45 degrees. And to top it off wind speed was 21 mph. So I'm completely soaked in a 37 degree windchill. My entire body went numb. I took a hot shower as soon I got inside but I couldn't feel it so I kept adjusting the water hotter and slowly the numbness dissolved. Next month should stay above freezing so the goal is 600 miles.

I feel pathetic putting up such measly numbers now that I compare to other riders on Strava. They all seem to ride in a week the distance I do in a month. I don't know how they find the time.

Oh, and my brakes failed me today. I live 3/4 up a hill that leads into a t-intersection and I'm applying the brakes at the top of the hill and couldn't slow the bike under 10 mph so I had to steer into the curb to stop. I had to walk halfway back up the hill to my building. I just tightened them a week ago. Must be from all the residue of the street greasing up my rims.

[IlIl]

I've been wanting to get into mountain biking for awhile and recently been seeing a bunch of stuff about single speed bikes. Would I be crazy to get one as a first mountain bike? I live in Florida and if the bike trails are anything like the hiking trails, it's gonna be a lot of flat riding.

[RustlerB]

Can't wait for this weekend, Tour De Yorkshire's gonna be passing through my training and racing roads. Any other brah's going out to watch it?

Also just cleaned my bike properly for the first time this year

[deapee]

in...had city pedals on (clipless on one side, flat on the other) because I was recovering from a broken ankle -- switched back to my SPD's now.