97's Bike Talk(( MTBs, Roadbikes and BMX riders welcome!!))

[Brently]

Would that be a race number on the steerer tube? Sweet ride btw. Is that carbon and alumium? Looks like lugs at the bottom bracket and on the top tube.

Yeah, the race number is falling off because it was after a 100 mile race in the rain. It is steel and carbon spine. 2006 was the last year Lemond used steel for their spine bikes. Sad! Steel + Carbon = smooth as hell.

[Minotaur]

I'm the same age as you!!

But sometimes, when I'm riding fast I forget that, and I have to sloooow down!


(I know you weren't asking me)

Ride safely

I don't know what 50 is supposed to "feel" like. I've never "felt" whatever age I was. I do get people saying "no way!" when I tell them how old I am. I guess because I shave my head, you can't see the gray hair.

36 years old. I've been riding seriously since i was 20.

I remember being 36!

[meanmo]

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pretty bike..

[meanmo]

I thought about getting part of a chain ring tattooed on the inside of my right calf since there is usually a rookie mark there anyway.

oh man.. dont start the "which side of the bike you get off on" discussion..

[Brently]

oh man.. dont start the "which side of the bike you get off on" discussion..

Am I supposed to wear underwear with my bike shorts!? lol!!!!

[slackdaddy]

oh man.. dont start the "which side of the bike you get off on" discussion..

Either side is fine. It's the over the bars dismount that really sucks.

[Minotaur]

I thought about getting part of a chain ring tattooed on the inside of my right calf since there is usually a rookie mark there anyway.

Oh, you too!?

[FlyingV]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/he...erland&emc=rss

[Brently]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/he...erland&emc=rss

I rode with Andy Hampsten in May!

[Minotaur]

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/17/he...erland&emc=rss

Good read. Thanks. People think that fit and fat are diametrically opposed. Not necessarily true.

[Brently]

BUMP!!!

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[crazykid46]

One of my friends is doing Triathlons and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good bike. I figured this would be a good place to ask.

[Brently]

One of my friends is doing Triathlons and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good bike. I figured this would be a good place to ask.

How much is he looking to spend? Will he be competing often?

[Minotaur]

Take your mountain bike (a road bike is too light to be effective), hoist it up over your head to get it into the bed of your truck. Then take the bike out of the bed of your truck when you reach the ride location.

After the ride, repeat the process of hoisting the bike overhead and putting in the bed of your truck. When you get home, take the bike out of the bed of your truck. You will get a fantastic shoulders workout, especially if you are 5'5".



Seriously, I am risking scratching the truck (Chevy Silverado 1500) and banging the bike by doing this. I'm thinking about getting a trailer hitch-mounted bike rack. Those are the kinds used for SUVs with a trailer hitch, but I wonder how stupid it would be to have one on a pickup truck.

[Brently]

Take your mountain bike (a road bike is too light to be effective), hoist it up over your head to get it into the bed of your truck. Then take the bike out of the bed of your truck when you reach the ride location.

After the ride, repeat the process of hoisting the bike overhead and putting in the bed of your truck. When you get home, take the bike out of the bed of your truck. You will get a fantastic shoulders workout, especially if you are 5'5".



Seriously, I am risking scratching the truck (Chevy Silverado 1500) and banging the bike by doing this. I'm thinking about getting a trailer hitch-mounted bike rack. Those are the kinds used for SUVs with a trailer hitch, but I wonder how stupid it would be to have one on a pickup truck.

Can't you just open the tailgate, lean bike against it.... jump into the bed of the truck and squat down, and pick up the bike?

[Minotaur]

Can't you just open the tailgate, lean bike against it....

I'm too short to reach across the tailgate. I would be leaning too forward with the weight of the bike out in front.

jump into the bed of the truck and squat down, and pick up the bike?

Too much strain on my lower back bending that far forward. I'm too short.

Sometimes it suck being short. OK, it ALWAYS sucks being short.

[FlyingV]

I'm too short to reach across the tailgate. I would be leaning too forward with the weight of the bike out in front.

Too much strain on my lower back bending that far forward. I'm too short.

Sometimes it suck being short. OK, it ALWAYS sucks being short.

Why not just pull up parallel to the gate, reach over with one hand and open it? Or maybe Im not visualizing the scenario correctly.

[crazykid46]

How much is he looking to spend? Will he be competing often?

I think he said upwards of 2 grand if needbe and he he'd compete as often as he can, so yeah, that'd be often.

[Minotaur]

Why not just pull up parallel to the gate, reach over with one hand and open it? Or maybe Im not visualizing the scenario correctly.

What I thought he meant was to open the tailgate down, stand in front of the opened tailgate (on the ground) and put the bike in the bed behind the tailgate. Then close the tailgate. That's where I would be leaning forward at the waist with the weight of the bike out in front of me to put the bike in.

I checked out Thule bike racks. There is a 2 bike rack for hitches that is $139.00 That's not too bad. I have the spare tire version for my old Jeep Wrangler. That thing was great. I don't know if it can be adapted for the hitch.

I know... I'm overthinking this.

[UberBerzerker]

One of my friends is doing Triathlons and was wondering if anyone could recommend a good bike. I figured this would be a good place to ask.

does he want a bike to use for triathlons, or actually a TRI-bike? They are drastically different, just fwiw.

http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/bikes/difference.shtml

[UberBerzerker]

an example of a nice Tri-Bike

http://www.feltracing.com/products/p...8,20,51&pid=23

[97LT1]

Well here's my bike guys and gals....what to you think?

[97LT1]

Why not just pull up parallel to the gate, reach over with one hand and open it? Or maybe Im not visualizing the scenario correctly.

My bike is pretty light. Its not much trouble to move it around.

[H2whoa]

My bike is pretty light. Its not much trouble to move it around.

hey 97 i am not a real big mtb fan but your bike is pretty sweet i have to say smokes mine for sure.

[97LT1]

hey 97 i am not a real big mtb fan but your bike is pretty sweet i have to say smokes mine for sure.

Thanks. I bought it new in 99. I can't every see parting with it. It should last another 10 years if i keep up with maintainence and change the parts most prone to wear(delrailers, shifters)

[H2whoa]

Thanks. I bought it new in 99. I can't every see parting with it. It should last another 10 years if i keep up with maintainence and change the parts most prone to wear(delrailers, shifters)

damn good stuff lasted that long is pretty good...i have had 4 different bikes in the last 10 months...not very reliable plus 1 was stolen.i always maintaned my bikes but they are just poorly made.

[Minotaur]

Well here's my bike guys and gals....what to you think?

Very cool ride!

And bar ends! Can't find them anymore. I had them on my old mtb. Made me feel like I was riding a charging bull. Hey, simple pleasures for a simple mind.

[justdragit]

Here's my baby .. usually put about 40-50 miles per week on it ...

[r33t]

Take your mountain bike (a road bike is too light to be effective), hoist it up over your head to get it into the bed of your truck. Then take the bike out of the bed of your truck when you reach the ride location.

After the ride, repeat the process of hoisting the bike overhead and putting in the bed of your truck. When you get home, take the bike out of the bed of your truck. You will get a fantastic shoulders workout, especially if you are 5'5".



Seriously, I am risking scratching the truck (Chevy Silverado 1500) and banging the bike by doing this. I'm thinking about getting a trailer hitch-mounted bike rack. Those are the kinds used for SUVs with a trailer hitch, but I wonder how stupid it would be to have one on a pickup truck.

Hey man,
I've set these racks up on pickup trucks plenty of times, and I think they look totally normal... if not cool. You've gotta stick it to your front end, and take it off when you're not moving bikes though.... cause otherwise would be pretty lame.

[Al Swearengen]

Here's my baby .. usually put about 40-50 miles per week on it ...

Makes me hungry for that Specialized stump jumper.