[jacksonpt]

What's this world coming to?

Pics of my new roadie - an 05 Jamis Quest. Size 55, Reynolds 631 frame, easton ec70 carbon fork, easton/velomax vista wheels, 105 levers/derailleurs, truvativ elita cranks, easton bar/stem/post, fizik pave saddle. After about 10 minutes and 1 mechanical, so far I'm really liking it.

yes, it's a triple, yes they are mountain pedals - deal with it.

 

[stinkyboy]

Wrong forum...

 

[hooples3]

theres nothing wrong with that..as long as you dont stray to far away from the mountain side!!!!

 

[Heidi]

Sweet - I love that blue. Glad you're enjoying it, any kind of riding is good.

 

[Damn True]

Nice shade of blue, and there is nothing wrong with running a triple.

 

[McGRP01]

that's HOT.

 

[MMcG]

That's a beauty of a bike Jackson! Congrats!

Will your road shoes work with mtb pedals?

 

[jacksonpt]

Will your road shoes work with mtb pedals?

Yep, but I'm hoping to pick up a set of cheap used road pedals at some point... that way I'm not always switching cleats/pedals.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Nice bike, jackson! Congrats.

Everyone has a nicer road bike than me....

 

[splat]

there is nothing wrong with running a triple.

:mumble:

Nice Bike !

 

[mobius]

Nice bike. I definetly wish i had the money to get a road bike i'd rather ride road then run to get/stay in shape.

 

[Spudzie]

Everyone has a nicer road bike than me....

wanna bet

my road bike is a 70's something Schwinn sports tour that is in need of upgrades

 

[MikeD]

Everyone has a nicer road bike than me....

Er, yeah, my old C-dale with the threaded headset and 600 components isn't winning any prizes...

That Jamis is sweet. Except the triple...

MD

 

[LordOpie]

Triple? I'm so disappointed.

Looks like you could rotate your handlebars a bit up for a little more comfort. Just a thought. If if little Jackson starts complaining, nose down a tad.

 

[jacksonpt]

Looks like you could rotate your handlebars a bit up for a little more comfort. Just a thought. If if little Jackson starts complaining, nose down a tad.

yep... haven't had any real time in the saddle yet, so I'm sure there will be lots of little tweaking to come.

 

[Echo]

Nice! I'll have to come down there sometime and you can take me to some of your hills.

 

[Wumpus]

Nice bike.

Yep, but I'm hoping to pick up a set of cheap used road pedals at some point... that way I'm not always switching cleats/pedals.

Be careful. With such a small cleat you can put a hurting on yourself. Mountain bike shoes have the sole to help keep your feet from rocking sideways, but the roadies won't. Some of the early Shimano road pedals used spd and it didn't agree with quite a few people.

 

[jacksonpt]

Nice! I'll have to come down there sometime and you can take me to some of your hills.

definitely - make a weekend of it and we can do road one day, dirt the next.

 

[jacksonpt]

Be careful. With such a small cleat you can put a hurting on yourself. Mountain bike shoes have the sole to help keep your feet from rocking sideways, but the roadies won't. Some of the early Shimano road pedals used spd and it didn't agree with quite a few people.

yea, it's just a temporary thing until I can get my hands on some road pedals.

 

[Westy]

Nice bike Jackson. I rock the triple, MTB pedals, MTB shoes, MTB gloves and helmet on the road. Really hair legs too.

I would like to invite anyone who bags triples for one of my regular rides and see what they think then.

 

[MikeD]

Hmmm, I think I'm going to go on a road ride today...

 

[Heidi]

Don't listen to them...who the hell cares, I rode a triple for like 3 years before I upgraded to a double. Does that make me a wuss or something? I'd venture to think not.

 

[LordOpie]

Be careful. With such a small cleat you can put a hurting on yourself. Mountain bike shoes have the sole to help keep your feet from rocking sideways, but the roadies won't. Some of the early Shimano road pedals used spd and it didn't agree with quite a few people.

it's amazing the things one learns at random!

That probably explains, in part, why my knee hurt a lot more when on SPD, but not as much on SPD-SL.

 

[BUCKET]

<Snip> I definetly wish i had the money to get a road bike i'd rather ride road then run to get/stay in shape.

Yeah, I'm sure you would, then you would atleast have an excuse to shave your legs and wear spandex.

 

[splat]

Be careful. With such a small cleat you can put a hurting on yourself. Mountain bike shoes have the sole to help keep your feet from rocking sideways, but the roadies won't. Some of the early Shimano road pedals used spd and it didn't agree with quite a few people.

I have used Look Pedals on my Road Bike for years. I wanted to use my road bike one day at the office and all I had were my Mt bike shoes so I swaped the pedal to have SPD on my road bike and I could not believe how much I could feel such a small contact point. to the point by the end of the ride it was beggining to hurt.

 

[jacksonpt]

Don't listen to them...who the hell cares, I rode a triple for like 3 years before I upgraded to a double. Does that make me a wuss or something? I'd venture to think not.

believe me... I'm not even remotely worried about it. If I went with a double right now, I'd spend more time walking my bike than I would riding it.

 

[jacksonpt]

took the bike out for a quick spin around campus. Only about 20 minutes, but damn this thing is fast. Can't wait to get more saddle time, and with the crappy weather forecast for the week, looks like the pavement and I will become pretty good friends.

 

[JRB]

Looks nice, Jackson. I particularly like those sassy ass shiny rings.

 

[SkaredShtles]

<snip>those sassy ass shiny rings.

You're starting to sound like DH Girlie, you 'tard.

-S.S.-

 

[JRB]

You're starting to sound like DH Girlie, you 'tard.

-S.S.-

Well - it beats sounding like your hippie ass, c**t.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Well - it beats sounding like your hippie ass, c**t.

You could always just be yourself........

On second thought, that would be terminally boring. Continue on, mah good man!

-S.S.-

 

[Serial Midget]

Nice bike Jackson. I rock the triple, MTB pedals, MTB shoes, MTB gloves and helmet on the road. Really hair legs too.

Can you explain to me the difference between mtb gloves and road gloves?

Hairy legs are fine but triples are still for weiners.

 

[Heidi]

Hairy legs are fine but triples are still for weiners.

BRING IT!

Mtb gloves are gloves you mountain bike in.

Road gloves are gloves you road ride in.

 

[Serial Midget]

Don't listen to them...who the hell cares, I rode a triple for like 3 years before I upgraded to a double. Does that make me a wuss or something? I'd venture to think not.

No but when it came time to upgrade your bike did you even consider a triple? Narrow range cassettes and double rings simply shift better and run smoother.

 

[Serial Midget]

BRING IT!

Um... no, thats a battle I probably could not win.

Anyhow... I did recently retire my 11/22 in favor of a 12/26 but I'm not going triple until I am well into my 50s....

 

[jdcamb]

I have been thinking of getting a shop deal on that same bike. I get to ride a lot of different road bikes were I work. Some really nice bikes. I was surprised when I built a quest and test rode it. It doesn't feel like a bike at that price point. Make sure you get those wheels tensioned after a few rides. I would drop the triple and just run a 12/26 rear cassette. The saddle was kind of funny but you might get used to it.....jdcamb

 

[mobius]

I used to want a quest bad we had a few at the shop i worked at a year ago and i liked them. I was real close to buying one but the heckler took my money.

 

[ET_SoCal]

I love the look of thin-sleek steel.
Have a 853 Roadie myself.
Its fun 'goin fast.

... looks like the pavement and I will become pretty good friends...

Hopefully not too fast, one year on the Road Bike myself so far & not one fall yet...

... triples are still for weiners.

It's a guy thing.

... upgraded to a double...

Upgrade?

 

[Heidi]

No but when it came time to upgrade your bike did you even consider a triple? Narrow range cassettes and double rings simply shift better and run smoother.

If that was part of the standard Dura Ace package I would have gotten it, but Titus built it with the double so I took it!

 

[LordOpie]

how often are you guys shifting the front rings that shifting quality is an issue?