Quantcast

new toy....

Toshi

Harbinger of Doom
Oct 23, 2001
38,262
7,705
road bikes can handle a surprising amount of off-road abuse :devil: . i had to spend a summer sans mtn bikes, and the road bike was pressed into service quite a few times on dirt and gravel trails. i felt so fast, too :D
 

dwaugh

Turbo Monkey
May 23, 2002
1,816
0
Bellingham, Washington ~ U.S.A.
Try jumping on it. At Whistler last year I saw a guy at the DJ park with a bike that looked ot be from the 60's, the big curving bars, banana seat, etc. He was doing pretty good on it, doing no footers and whips. It was funny to watch.
 

Get_Some

Chimp
Apr 6, 2004
96
0
SW PDX, Oregon
as long as there's no color coordinated spandex, it's all good...but I ask, why a dedicated road bike when you could have a Cyclo-cross bike and still be able to haul serious ass on and off road...
 

oly

skin cooker for the hive
Dec 6, 2001
5,118
6
Witness relocation housing
Originally posted by Get_Some
as long as there's no color coordinated spandex, it's all good...but I ask, why a dedicated road bike when you could have a Cyclo-cross bike and still be able to haul serious ass on and off road...
i think its the 150 price. thats a steal for a road bike.........
 

Skookum

bikey's is cool
Jul 26, 2002
10,184
0
in a bear cave
awesome....

Green River trail is pretty cool for road riding, it starts just south of Georgetown and winds up in Auburn if you ride the whole thing. I usually ride from my casa in Normandy Park back roads the whole way 3 tree point, Seahurst, Fauntleroy, Alki, SODO, then hit the Green River.
Burke Gilman is pretty cool too, you can start in Ballard and ride all around the lake to that park in Redmond.
I tell ya what though, i fear for my life on the road bike sometimes. Riding on the road in the city with all these crazy drivers is more dangerous in my book than Duvall.
Have a blast 150 bones is dirt and beats the hell out of a trainer. How the hell are you supposed to get fresh air and flirt with girls on a trainer in your living room....
 
May 9, 2003
301
0
KENT'S EAST HILL
Originally posted by Skookum
awesome....

Green River trail is pretty cool for road riding, it starts just south of Georgetown and winds up in Auburn if you ride the whole thing. I usually ride from my casa in Normandy Park back roads the whole way 3 tree point, Seahurst, Fauntleroy, Alki, SODO, then hit the Green River.
Burke Gilman is pretty cool too, you can start in Ballard and ride all around the lake to that park in Redmond.
I tell ya what though, i fear for my life on the road bike sometimes. Riding on the road in the city with all these crazy drivers is more dangerous in my book than Duvall.
Have a blast 150 bones is dirt and beats the hell out of a trainer. How the hell are you supposed to get fresh air and flirt with girls on a trainer in your living room....
I THINK IT STARTS IN AUBURN AND ENDS IN GEORGETOWN
 
May 9, 2003
301
0
KENT'S EAST HILL
Originally posted by bibs
lame dood!!...I dont wear spandex or anytrhing close..I got it to commute to work and get in better cardio shape :D and it was 150$$$ :D
I HAVE A REDLINE CONQUEST PRO 52CM FRAME/FORK/BRAKES/HEADSET I COULD LET GO FOR $250 SO YOU WOULDNT BE ON A "ROAD" BIKE;)


SPAM
 

Five

Turbo Monkey
Mar 8, 2003
1,506
0
West Seattle, WA
Originally posted by black sunshine
I HAVE A REDLINE CONQUEST PRO 52CM FRAME/FORK/BRAKES/HEADSET I COULD LET GO FOR $250 SO YOU WOULDNT BE ON A "ROAD" BIKE;)


SPAM
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO UPGRADE THAT THING - NOW THAT YOU'RE "SPONSORED"
 

brock

Monkey
Sep 6, 2001
391
0
Tacoma, WA
I imagine that most people know that my smilie is funny for a couple of reasons. One, because it's funny and two, because I ride a road bike.

The anti spandex thing always cracks me up. Ask Oly how long his anti spandex campaign lasted after he got his road bike last year.
 

Skookum

bikey's is cool
Jul 26, 2002
10,184
0
in a bear cave
Originally posted by brock
I imagine that most people know that my smilie is funny for a couple of reasons. One, because it's funny and two, because I ride a road bike.

The anti spandex thing always cracks me up. Ask Oly how long his anti spandex campaign lasted after he got his road bike last year.
You really do need a chamois/pad down in the junk area unless you are racing or doing super long distances. Really only then wearing skin-tight clothes would help cuz it reduces drag, and if you ride road bikes it actually really does help. i always thought that skintight spandex for mt. bikes helped on xc only to maneuver from the front to the back of the saddle without getting hung up. But the new xc races are wide open on easy freeway oversized singletrack, so i suppose the same rule applies to a lesser extent.
I'm always wearing some sort of bike short with chamois or pad even when i do downhill. Crouching Skookum Hidden Spandex.

And now.... for the rest of the story......
 

Skookum

bikey's is cool
Jul 26, 2002
10,184
0
in a bear cave
Originally posted by Skookum
You really do need a chamois/pad down in the junk area unless you are racing or doing super long distances. Really only then wearing skin-tight clothes would help cuz it reduces drag, and if you ride road bikes it actually really does help. i always thought that skintight spandex for mt. bikes helped on xc only to maneuver from the front to the back of the saddle without getting hung up. But the new xc races are wide open on easy freeway oversized singletrack, so i suppose the same rule applies to a lesser extent.
I'm always wearing some sort of bike short with chamois or pad even when i do downhill. Crouching Skookum Hidden Spandex.

And now.... for the rest of the story......
sheez what the hell was i tryin to say here.....?:confused: ?

i think i need to post less words and more pictures, i think i've been fooling myself lately into thinkin i know what the hell i'm talking about...........:p