[MMcG]

First true road bike - Jamis Quest:

Sold it (probably for way less than I should have) and got this:

And had to sell that and I picked up this a few weeks ago for Sixty Bucks. Rides nice for the price.

 

[indieboy]

funny the other cj looks kinda like my new one.

the redbar tape will go in exchange for some white, probably order up some white hoods for it as well and maybe recover my slr with some white cloth. oh, and my blue speedplays will go back on, eggbeaters weren't taken off when i swapped the cranks off my cx bike

 

[martini]

My Kelly CX, bought shortly before he closed the doors. Glad I got in on this, cause its a great riding bike. Fits my gangly body quite well to boot. Parts is Campy Centuar 10 w/Dura Ace 177.5 cranks. It sports knobbies most of the time since many of my rides involve some form of gravel at some point. If I do run smoothies, they don't get any skinnier than 28's. I like me the big rubber!

 

[LordOpie]

My Kelly CX, bought shortly before he closed the doors. Glad I got in on this, cause its a great riding bike. Fits my gangly body quite well to boot. Parts is Campy Centuar 10 w/Dura Ace 177.5 cranks. It sports knobbies most of the time since many of my rides involve some form of gravel at some point. If I do run smoothies, they don't get any skinnier than 28's. I like me the big rubber!

Great ride. I'm only slightly familiar with Kelly. Enough to know that it's good stuff and good value, but not enough to know that they went out of biz

 

[martini]

Thanks LO - Kelly's I think are most known for the 'cross bikes. They're kinda unique. More of an American 'crosser than a euro one. Difference I guess is mostly in the the tire clearance department. I can fit 1.9's on the front, and up to 42c in the rear. LOTS of room for big tires. This frame also works best with mountain cranks. I had to use an Ultegra triple BB to get the DA cranks to work. For being a 61cm frame, the bike also ended up being fairly light at just over 21lbs. True Temper OX Platinum tubing counts for that one I think.

 

[LordOpie]

my roadie was True Temper OX and Verus. Good stuff!

 

[maddog17]

how do you post pics in the message section? i've never done it before. i'd like to post my rides too.

 

[LordOpie]

how do you post pics in the message section? i've never done it before. i'd like to post my rides too.

Go "advanced", click "manage attachments"? I think.

Most of us use an outside source like photobucket.com

What bike do you have?

 

[maddog17]

Go "advanced", click "manage attachments"? I think.

Most of us use an outside source like photobucket.com

What bike do you have?

cool, thanks for the info. as far as my road bikes... i have a Wojcik and a Concorde in PDM color scheme. i'll have to get to the shed and take the pics. i'll post soon.

 

[James]

cool, thanks for the info. as far as my road bikes... i have a Wojcik and a Concorde in PDM color scheme. i'll have to get to the shed and take the pics. i'll post soon.

Big ups for the Concorde!

 

[MMcG]

Hit us up with the pics of those bikes. Especially the Ted!

 

[FreeRide-Junkie]

That Kelly is hot! My buddy is riding a Kelly SS MTB that he managed to get cheap off of ebay. Absolutely killer frame.

 

[r464]

Well, the tires are different now (blue), and I am changing the bar tape, but here it is:

 

[DRB]

Going on 3 years now and pretty much the same now as it was then except for the saddle and tires.

 

[chicodude]

 

[LordOpie]

nice Chico! what size is that with such a long head-tube?

 

[chicodude]

61 is the size i believe, it has a 120 stem on it, but a 90 should bring it down in size

 

[dan wask]

The purple people eater.

 

[a rider]

Here's the frame I just fabricated. It called the Punisher

 

[ire]

Here's the frame I just fabricated. It called the Punisher
...

Are you really that stupid? This is the road bike forum

 

[ire]

That is a very nice ride.....do you race track? You have nice pedals and toe cages

Well, the tires are different now (blue), and I am changing the bar tape, but here it is:

 

[LordOpie]

Are you really that stupid? This is the road bike forum

Dude, don't be a dick, the guy just joined.

 

[a rider]

Are you really that stupid? This is the road bike forum

Sorry Mr Roadie. My apologies for being that stupid.

 

[DRB]

Are you really that stupid? This is the road bike forum

It appears to be on a road.

 

[a rider]

It has street tires too. And I mainly ride it on the asphalt. Sorry for posting here guys.

 

[LordOpie]

It has street tires too. And I mainly ride it on the asphalt. Sorry for posting here guys.

dude, no worries.

You can post here, but if you want real appreciation for your work, well, one of the other forums would be better cuz some people (me) who post here are almost strictly roadies.

Great bike!

 

[ire]

Dude, don't be a dick, the guy just joined.

I was unnecessarily harsh.....and I apologized to the kid via PM. It is a nice looking bike, but I still prefer the Colnago fixie posted above

 

[proglife]

how does my bar angle look here? I don't know what "right" is supposed to feel like on these things.

and how do i get that plastic thing off the hub without removing the cassette?

 

[LordOpie]

Congrats and nice!

I break the plastic thing into smaller pieces with a wire cutter and pull each segment out or something.

As for bar angle, sorry, that's subjective. I like mine with the hoods rotated further back towards the saddle as I use 'em as a psuedo-aerobars. Others like them rotated the other way, umm, for their reasons.

 

[proglife]

Congrats and nice!

Thanks m'lord!

I break the plastic thing into smaller pieces with a wire cutter and pull each segment out or something.

hack the crap out of it was my initial thought, but I didn't know if there was a simpler way.

Don't be jealous of my custom pedals.

*off to hack plastic thing*

 

[LordOpie]

Don't be jealous of my custom pedals.

yeah, I was ignoring that.

EDIT: Oh, i see... Quest came with no pedals, you don't have another set and I see that you took 'em off your other bike in the background.

Carry on...

 

[DRB]

Those tubes are SO tiny. Excellent looking bike.

And that doesn't look like the inside of an igloo.

 

[maddog17]

use your chain whip with a cog tool to remove the rear cog. then just slide off the plastic piece. as far as bar placement, like Opie said, it's all subjective to you. i think the stack height is a bit high, but you may not have dialed in the fit just yet. that being said, don't let anyone tell you you must have your stem flipped. if it works the way it is, great! some people say it for asthetics. i say fvck that!!

nice looking ride, hope you enjoy it.

 

[proglife]

Thanks guys. I took it for it's first real ride today. After riding 2.3" tires for 6+ years, this is a weird feeling....good, but weird.

I removed the plastic cassette thing with a pair of branch trimmers

I do feel like the hoods are too far away. It feels alright in hard climbing, but at a normal cadence on flat-ish ground, I'm way more comfortable on the bars next to the stem than I am on the hoods.

What's the hot stem for road bikes? Thomson? Never touched the Thomson on my Cove.

DRB, Igloo?

 

[DRB]

DRB, Igloo?

Everybody in Alaska lives in an igloo.

As for the stem....

 

[proglife]

Alaska, MD...the sailing capital! You'd think the icebergs would make all the sailors pick a different city to call home, but they're all drunk, so...

The Ritchey looks nice in white.

 

[maddog17]

that Ritchie stem would look good on that bike

 

[maddog17]

ok, finally took pics of my Concorde and Wojcik, here are the links, enjoy

concorde
http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk204/scmaddog17/Concorde/

wojcik
http://s281.photobucket.com/albums/kk204/scmaddog17/Wojcik/

 

[JRogers]

I just made some upgrades and component changes, so I figured I should take a picture. Swapped the stem, wheels, cranks, cassette, chain, rear derailleur, seatbag and pump in the last week. New front derailleur coming soon to improve the shifting with the new cranks (went from standard triple to 50-36 compact and a 12-25 cassette to a 11-23). Bike feels a bit wacky with all the changes, but seems like everything is working so far.

Has the new road wheels on it now, but I have a pair of Ultegra/Open Pros with Maxxis Raze tires on for trails and such.

 

[James]

I just made some upgrades and component changes, so I figured I should take a picture. Swapped the stem, wheels, cranks, cassette, chain, rear derailleur, seatbag and pump in the last week. New front derailleur coming soon to improve the shifting with the new cranks (went from standard triple to 50-36 compact and a 12-25 cassette to a 11-23). Bike feels a bit wacky with all the changes, but seems like everything is working so far.

Has the new road wheels on it now, but I have a pair of Ultegra/Open Pros with Maxxis Raze tires on for trails and such.

Awesome! You don't see a lot of Empellas around, that's for sure.
No matching brakes!

Awesome and Euro!