The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[Grampa]

Finished with a faster overall completion time than last years GranFondo, but slipped from 17th to 27rd. Stupid twenty year olds, don't they know the short courses are for seasoned citizens.

[DarkMonster620]

Congrats . . .

[triangleforge]

Well done, lad!

While we're bragging, I cleaned the Schoolhouse Gulch climb for the first time on Thursday - which means nothing to anyone here, but all the locals know that 3/4 mile of lose gravel, baby heads and washed out ATV ruts, all of it on gradient steep enough to make a grown man sell his mountain bike.

Then today, I stank the place up, getting off twice when I lost traction & spun cursing and wheezing to a stop.

[Grampa]

We all like things that are unavailable. Some of my favorite t-shirts are from events and locations I've never been to.

Assuming some of you are like me, if'n anybody would like to trade, I have my Granfondo jersey from this weeks event (never worn), and would be willing to part with it for a similar sized jersey from some far off location.





It's an xl.   I'm 6'2" 195 lbs and it fits great.

[DarkMonster620]

Leaning heavily towards this road bike, store owner states that if I join store's team and participate in at least 1 "trip/month" bike will cost me "cost+10%" and I can upgrade components . . . Started looking for a CF front 1 1/8" fork, this to minimize vibrations due to "too stiff alloy fork" as per a UK and US review

Any comments . . . For me, I am getting back to riding, this 29/27.5 thing was confusing, still is, but, less . . . Now, getting into road bikes, I just wanted a bike to "mix the workouts" now, I might end up being part of a team, group C/40+ class

I am also looking into changing my actual crankset 24/34/42 to a 28/38/48

http://www.scott-sports.com/us/en/products/249693019/SCOTT-Speedster-50-Bike

[triangleforge]

You should buy it!!! (I love spending other people's money on bikes)

It looks like a really nice ride, and LMT sounds generally happy with hers. As for mods, I'd ride it a while before making changes; while it's entirely possible that the fork is kind of stiff, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the reviewers looked at it, expected the alloy fork to be "too stiff" and found exactly what they were looking for. I've ridden a bunch of steel, aluminum and carbon forks over the years, and never found anything to hate about any of them.

As for the chainring changes, is this for the prospective road bike, or your road-going MTB? If we're talking about the latter, my two cents would be to go for it if your MTB is going to spend most of its time on pavement, but not if you want to shift it over to more dirt duty now that you're looking at roadie bikes.

[DarkMonster620]

Thnaks for input, chaineing is for current MTB . . . Wont go deep into a trail until doc clears me for it . . .

Cost for Speedster 50 locally is $999.00 .  .  . I would pay around CIF$750+/- . . . Import tax is around 17% for "luxury items"  ... OOOOOLD tax table

[Grampa]

last Saturdays event

[DarkMonster620]

 

[kopfjäger]

last Saturdays event

Well you're either fast as make the beast with two backs or slow. 

[Grampa]

both

[DarkMonster620]

OK, gonna get this one, the Speedster 40, same frame as 60/50/40/30/20 but, it comes equipped with Tiagra group here, not Sora as it shows on the link,  

Speedster 40




This also helps,  http://www.cyclist.co.uk/scott/speedster-40/792/scott-speedster-40-review

[triangleforge]

Very nice - You're going to have fun with that!

[DarkMonster620]

and i havent even startwd to mod the mtb

[DarkMonster620]

OK, so, bike has been set apart for me, frame size S52, Tiagra group, brakes and shifts, will have to learn to brake and shift with the same levers   . . . Will keep lousy tires until I learn how to ride a ready . . . Shoes were a 42, as I expected, will keep my current helmet, is black, my current 2 pairs of gloves, yellow and orange . . . I asked to NOT be given bike now, but, until I finish paying for it . . .

For the MTB, I was told to wait for a guy who ordered a bike that HE wants but will upgrade from XT to XTR and that they would take those components as "trade in" and that I would get them on my bike, would go from Tourney/SIS to XT 2x11 and front has both chainrings interchangeable so I can make my own ratio

Now, being my bike "bottom bracket" these components I know are WAAAAAAY better than what I have, is it worth it for me to wait at least 3 months for that crankset upgrade when NOW I feel I am stuck with the 42/12 I use the most since is the one that allows me for more speed? The following gears are too soft and I just pedal and not move as fast . ..

Basically this, http://bike.shimano.com/content/sac-bike/en/home/components11/mountain/deore-xt-m8000/fc-m8000-2.html  vs  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011ZIN16/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2HOK0IJILCC8K&coliid=I1XKQMEJY80CR6&psc=1 vs  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002P71OC4/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2HOK0IJILCC8K&coliid=I9OEA3YYDEU6Z&psc=1

What would you recommend? Remember, the 29er will remain road MTB and will alternate with road bike  . . . In the future, I will assemble my own 27.5 for trail, tried mine offroad, and didn't feel right for me