No more DH this year so finally time for some road action again. Damn it was nice to be out today and beautiful day. Even warmer tomorrow 
First ride in a month
- Thread starter CBJ
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Been really nice around here lately as well. Got 4 hrs in Friday and yesterday. Another 4 hour ride planned for today.
68 in the park today what a great day but with a month break I have really lost a lot of speed and endurance anyway are ride is a ride.
this thread is useless without pics!
(lets see the road bike CBJ)
(lets see the road bike CBJ)
I ended up with a little over 200 miles for the week. Not to shabby for November.
Posted several times before but here it is againthis thread is useless without pics!
(lets see the road bike CBJ)
I did 70 miles this weekend not more left in the legs.
Is it the angle of the pic or is that alot of seatpost showing?
did 35mi on the dirt road bike Friday and another 30 today. First rides since rebuilding it with new wheels, tires, and bar.
Wheels = badass (King/ Arch)
Tires = nice (45 Panaracer up front, 35 Stans Raven in back)
Bar = FTS. It's a WTB Dirt Drop. Too narrow at the hoods, funky bend coming out of the tops...my hands actually hurt.
Anyone want it? $40 + shipping. 31.8.
Also drank more this weekend than I have all year. Ugh.
Wheels = badass (King/ Arch)
Tires = nice (45 Panaracer up front, 35 Stans Raven in back)
Bar = FTS. It's a WTB Dirt Drop. Too narrow at the hoods, funky bend coming out of the tops...my hands actually hurt.
Anyone want it? $40 + shipping. 31.8.
Also drank more this weekend than I have all year. Ugh.
Correct I think this picture is from one I just got the bike. Also put a new bar on and lowered the bar.
You forgot to notice the chain is too long too - crappy shifting until I we found out the chain was too long.
I haven't ridden in a week. Damn chest cold. Feeling fat and slow...tried running on Saturday and thought I was going to die from coughing.
Jealous of the Tarmac, CBJ.
Jealous of the Tarmac, CBJ.
You are so right my friend
It now has Easton bar with a proper width plus a drop and reach the fits me better. This winter I will send in the 240 hubs as DT Swiss will warranty as there are problems with the paint flaking off. I would love to put some fancier spokes on and I was recommended straight pull on the front?
Really need new shoes and road pedals.
I still want to try to drop the bar even lower but did not feel like it this weekend after a long pause.
GravityFreakTJ can you approve the seat height now?
Wait a minute, the URL for the bike pic is "nyspermdonor.com?"
Hmm...
Easton bar - EC90SLX? I love that bar, perfect bend for me, I have one on my AR. Don't forget to cut the steerer tube down when you have the height dialed...
I wish Specialized had color-matched their post to the bike, it'd look good with a little red on it.
I could be wrong, or it could be a while ago, but didn't DT say no radial spoking (which is what I'm assuming you're asking) on their front hubs?
I say keep those as 3x lacing, and get some chi-chi carbon wheels if you want something racier.
What size shoe are you?
Seat height is fine CBJ... Now let's get a -17* stem on there stat!!
Yes, its the SLX and I really like it too especially riding in the bend.
I can only agree the color is not too good on that seat post. I have seen some with red on the bike but this is a brand new 2009 post the seller included in the sale plus a Dura Ace post so I can't complain.
No ideal on what DT recommeds but I will look into this during the winter. Unless I run into some money I would rather spend them on shoes, pedal and a new helmet.
That url is related to my previous job but I unfortunately had to leave the business this year.
Size 9½ shoes.
Will it also give negative wind resistance?
Nice for sure, not like the color kills it, I'm just hyper-OCD when it comes to my bike stuff, for example I've had a new frameset waiting for about 3.5 months for the "right" bar/stem/post combo. Terrible. I'm trying to be better, but it's difficult.
So 9.5 like what in Euro sizing? 44? I *might* have something for you if you're interested. Pedalz too...
URL still has me laughing.
Suffice it to say with a -17* you are in a very aero postion
Laughing all the way to the sperm bank as I used to say. I really miss all the good jokes from that job.
9.5 is 43
No need for excuses we all want our bikes to be pretty. Even the most hard core DHer will show up in color coordinate bike and matching gear.
Unless Sidi run small no go unfortunately 
All Italian shoes I have bought fit your description. I should swing by the local Sidi dealer and give some a try.Sidis fit like Italian shoes. No matter what size you wore from Brand X, I always told people to try some on.
No worries, they were probably too Euro trash for you anyway...
Too Euro trash for me is that possible
Unfortunately all my shoes are 45's or I could hook you up
All the goodwill is appreciated.
No such thing as to Euro. White bar tape, saddle and shoes for the win!! To bad i can't post a pic of my bike from my phone
I was super-Euro for a while, then I bounced back and went all black, now I'm kind of back a bit, some of both is good.
The Euro bike has to be set up Euro style though, hence all the white on the Colnago.
I will say that I'm a big fan of taller, darker socks, which makes me anti-Euro on that, but the combo with the white shoes is pretty killer, if I do say so myself.
I am working on a custom pair of lime green Sidis though, which would be over the top. My old coworker had a custom white/pink pair, they made one pair for DiLuca when he won the Giro, and a pair for my buddy. Sick.
I am a fan of the high tour socks, have a few argyle pair. But my favs are the C'dale bunny humping socks
haha, you still have the white ones?Sidis fit like Italian shoes. No matter what size you wore from Brand X, I always told people to try some on.
No worries, they were probably too Euro trash for you anyway...
I forget which model they were, but if they're CF road one maybe we can work something out?
edit: the 44s I mean
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Yeah, I ended up just sticking them in a wardrobe or something, just came across them this weekend while organizing the garage. Along with a couple of boxes of stuff bound for eBay.
Genius 6.6, in the white/chrome color.
I bust my teammates chops for wearing taller black socks. I keep telling him we aren't dressing up for dinner, we're racing our bikes!
Those indeed. Genius 6.6 white/chrome. I think they were the CSC shoes when they came out? I forget though.these right?
