imschur Posted September 29, 2012 Report Posted September 29, 2012 Time to sling my fat ass over a bike and get my body and mind in a better place. Not looking for a race bike by any means. Looking at a bike with relaxed geometry. So far Im leaning towards these current models Specialized RoubaixFelt Z4/Z5Cervelo R seriesTrek Modoneon the low end the Giant Defy 1Anyone familiar with these bikes? Any other recommendations? Relaxed geometry under $3000
edgecrusher Posted September 29, 2012 Report Posted September 29, 2012 They are all nice, but if you aren't racing, then the Giant will be enough bike. Small part upgrades once you find out what you don't like is cheaper than the 1k entry buy of the others, and it's unlikely you'll upgrade enough to reach that point. We have some real nice trail riding up here if you want to dust off the mtn bike :)
imschur Posted September 30, 2012 Author Report Posted September 30, 2012 My concern is not buying the right thing first time. My GF Sugar was like $1800. After one season I dumped just as much into it in XTR, saddle and pedal upgrades
edgecrusher Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 just remember, this years xtr is next years xt….. ::) …. shoulda got a jamis! yuck yuck! <laughs> peddles and saddles are worth the cash though for sure.
blue109 Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 Hey.....I have a $3800 jamis... ;DAnd if you dont already...keep an eye on chainlove.com and its sister sites for stupid discounts on cycle/sports gear. I usually keep gearscan.com open on my computer and it watches all of the deal pages.
edgecrusher Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 i have two jamis', i wasn't bad mouthing them! ;D i was recommending them, and they have road bikes too!
unforgiven Posted September 30, 2012 Report Posted September 30, 2012 where's the fuckin motor,apehangers? :o Way to quite. <lmao> <thumbsup>
imschur Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 Well i had to euthanize another one of my cats today. 3rd in 5 months to go down with cancer. I took the day off to do the deed. Afterwards to get out of my funk I went bike shopping.Ended up with a bike not on my list, funny how that works. Hit the credit card pretty hard but the 2012's are on sale because the 2013's are coming in.I ended up with a Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105 http://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes/road/performance-road/synapse-carbon/synapse-carbon-sm-5-105-compact-cranksetMine looks almost like the one in the link. The paint is just slightly different but same colors.
edgecrusher Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 very nice, would like to get a roadie, someday…… need two bassenettes and some more baby goods before i can spend me money ???
imschur Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 The boss is suggesting I sell my Gary Fisher Sugar to offset the cost. It's a nice thought <laughs>
edgecrusher Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 just say no…. tell her you need it to ride with me in the spring…. when we can finally get together… shoot and ride…. before academy starts!
imschur Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 she's actually pretty pleased it's not gun related.
edgecrusher Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 she's actually pretty pleased it's not gun related.hah! that's funny, I jokingly added a scope to the baby registry and sent it to the wife then promptly took it off by the time she called… she was laughing on the outside but one has to wonder... ::)
imschur Posted October 6, 2012 Author Report Posted October 6, 2012 hah! that's funny, I jokingly added a scope to the baby registry and sent it to the wife then promptly took it off by the time she called… she was laughing on the outside but one has to wonder... ::) well she already knows your a good shot. You did get a twofor ;D
98Z5V Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Drew, sorry about the feline buddy, brother. That just sucks. Bad. :'(I hate when it comes to that, and hate going through it.
unforgiven Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 The down side to pets,sorry to hear brother Drew.Critters break your heart.
imschur Posted October 22, 2012 Author Report Posted October 22, 2012 Well Im loving the this bike. After 3 weeks Im up to a 12.25 mile loop a few days a week when weather and daylight permit. Distracted drivers will be the death of me.
Wolfgang1952 Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 This is my baby, a 1998 Honda Valkyrie 1500 C. I have close to 200.000 miles on her now. I’ve done a little work on it. Did a major tune job, took her from 105 stock hp to over 155 dynode hp. I like to play with the crotches.Wolf
wetncold Posted October 15, 2015 Report Posted October 15, 2015 I have to have motors on mine. Bad knees and a lack of wanting to perform strenuous activity.
billymagg Posted October 4, 2020 Report Posted October 4, 2020 On 10/5/2012 at 7:57 PM, imschur said: Well i had to euthanize another one of my cats today. 3rd in 5 months to go down with cancer. I took the day off to do the deed. Afterwards to get out of my funk I went bike shopping. Ended up with a bike not on my list, funny how that works. Hit the credit card pretty hard but the 2012's are on sale because the 2013's are coming in. I ended up with a Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105 http://www.cannondale.com/2013/bikes/road/performance-road/synapse-carbon/synapse-carbon-sm-5-105-compact-crankset Mine looks almost like the one in the link. The paint is just slightly different but same colors. Yes, I realize this is a zombie post, I knew you guys had lots of bad habits, I'm still riding my old Cannondale R700, and an 06 Pinarello Prince that I built from the frame up, that frame hung on the wall of a local (only an hour away) LBS. My daughter has my old Cannondale R700 56 cm, and I converted the 53 cm into a flat bar road bike for my wife.. I built the Pinarello up as a flat bar with old Shiman 9 speed stuff which I had imagined would be cheaper, but in the end cost a krap load of cash... I probably should have just gone with Campy, but I love the looks/function of Shimano's 9 speed equipment, yeah, aesthetics gets expensive, and now I most just pedal around the neighborhood, been way too long since I've even been out on the black top, which is now nasty "chip and seal" garbage that eats your tires and causes lots of flats....
rosa299 Posted October 23, 2020 Report Posted October 23, 2020 very good recommendations I was also wondering which one to choose, I do not have the money to allow me to choose the wrong one and if you allow me to recommend the seller, he will simply tell you the most expensive ...
98Z5V Posted October 24, 2020 Report Posted October 24, 2020 15 hours ago, rosa299 said: very good recommendations I was also wondering which one to choose, I do not have the money to allow me to choose the wrong one and if you allow me to recommend the seller, he will simply tell you the most expensive ... You look like a troll, based on your reply. Thanks for joining, though. Buh-Bye.
DNP Posted October 30, 2020 Report Posted October 30, 2020 ESL. Translation -I’m shopping for a bike. Thanks for the recommendation. Don’t trust the salesman, they only want to sell the highest priced model.
Radioactive Posted October 30, 2020 Report Posted October 30, 2020 I’m going along with the troll theory
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