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Then what makes them so special...is it the way they cup your junk or hug your ass?
Then what makes them so special...is it the way they cup your junk or hug your ass?
The reaction of the boys in the bath house.dh girlie said:
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AHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Wow...LordOpie said:
yeah, well...shucks...LordOpie said:look at you, getting all creative
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Just talked to the shop and this is not available. 
You really didn't need a new bike anyway.
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Central TX, H8R. Near Austin, well, 1 hour away.
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I can get a red smoothie for $350, but I really wanted the orange one. I really started wanting the Masi.
I've built up the orange and the red Smoothies. I think the red is pretty cool on that bike. The orange puts some limits on making the whole thing match, (bars, tires, saddle, etc), that is if you care about that crap.loco said:I can get a red smoothie for $350, but I really wanted the orange one. I really started wanting the Masi.
But those bikes feel great. Very comfortable.
One word about the Somas: PREP.
Have a good mech face/chase the frame, and hone out the seat tube. Don't even put a part near the frame till that is done.
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Really - I just put Julie's together with no trouble, but I'll bet Wumpus has a friend that can hook me up.H8R said:
It's my standard procedure with any fram before a build, but especially with inexpensive cromo.loco said:Really - I just put Julie's together with no trouble, but I'll bet Wumpus has a friend that can hook me up.
Having all the surfaces properly faced means the bearings are set parallel, this means more accurate adjusments and longer life. The BB goes in and comes out much smoother after chasing the shell threads.
We won't even go into what cromo can do to a seatpost if you miss a few burs. I shiver at the thought.
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Looks like it is down to this -
or this -
I don't really love the cable stops on the head tube, but it is silver soldered and has Breezer dropouts. These are the real colors. Exact geometry, and I think they are both around $350. Both are 853, but the dropouts are way nicer on the IRD. I'll let you know what happens, I am sure.
or this -
I don't really love the cable stops on the head tube, but it is silver soldered and has Breezer dropouts. These are the real colors. Exact geometry, and I think they are both around $350. Both are 853, but the dropouts are way nicer on the IRD. I'll let you know what happens, I am sure.
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Yup - they are the same.LordOpie said:
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The new bikey is a reality. Now I just have to want to ride it. I want new bars, too. I also want my resized pics to not suck.
I want new bars, too. I also want my resized pics to not suck.
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Photoshop takes a bit to load for some reason.the Inbred said:
It is a large program, niggle.loco said:
That picture is terrible.
Those bars are tilted too much. The bottom flat part should point toward the rear dropouts. Move the shifters down a little on the bars.
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Did you just give me advice on a road bike???Wumpus said:
Maybe your picture has a funny perspective but notice how flat the tops are on these:
Landis
Random ride
World's lightest production bike
Another random ride.
Landis
Random ride
World's lightest production bike
Another random ride.
Why yes, I did.loco said:Did you just give me advice on a road bike???
Have you lowered your seat, yet?
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I don't know. It's a new bike and I haven't ridden it. I know it is unlikely that it is in the same spot.Wumpus said:
*are we riding Saturday??? Can you go to Tyler on the 15th for 2 days?
Edit - you have to ditch the bar tape before I consider your bike being right.
The hoods seem too tilted. I rolled my bars back, but don't like it rolling up and down the street. I hate the bars and plan to order some soon.
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A littlethe Inbred said:
loco said:Edit - you have to ditch the bar tape before I consider your bike being right.
The first three bikes have campy. That is one of the differences between campy and shimano.
Here's Lance's and Shimano.
This thread is making me wonder if I have my bars in the right position.hmmmm.
What time? I'd like to get an earlier start - 9:30 or so on the trail.loco said:
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I have to see. I think Susan's mom is coming to town. Though, my birthday is the Monday after so I should get to do whatever I want.
that's interesting...almost all his "reach" comes from the hoods, and the ends are almost parallel with the TT. Cliff, wanna post some pics of some other D/A equipped pro bikes?Wumpus said:Here's Lance's and Shimano.
loco, if you do order some new bars, i might be interested in the old ones, if you don't mine me chopping them.
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Michael Rasmussen's Colnago C-50
Viatcheslav Ekimov's
Shimano's Dura-Ace levers are positioned high on the bars for greater comfort.
David Etxebarria's Orbea Orca
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Wumpus - you should bitch Lance and Rasmussen out for having the bottom of their bars parallel to the ground.
I think I will.loco said:Wumpus - you should bitch Lance and Rasmussen out for having the bottom of their bars parallel to the ground.
Now, hmmmmm, where did I put those phone numbers???