Cycling Thread

[pylon]

Seat!

[Temporary_User]

As a daily commuter myself I've been I got a little impatient for spring to fully arrive so I could ride my road bike again. Went on a quick 30k yesterday and a 20k today. Definitely a little too early to really get out there with the road bike in many areas. I went from downtown to 22x on Saturday mainly on the pathways. Sunday here I mainly stayed to Elbow drive.

My daily commuter is an old early 90s rigid MTB. I could probably sell it for $500-700. Which I probably should. I'm thinking for my daily commuter I just want to get a crappy SS or fixie from one of those U.S. online sites and then spend the rest of my money towards a touring bike.

[calgarywinning]

Super nice bike. Love the tires, one sided fork and finish. What is the USB cable for? Can you charge your iPhone?

[Northendzone]

Took my rig out today for a spin around the hood......over the winter I upgraded it with shimano slx brakes, ice tech rotors and a giant contact dropper post.

Recently ordered a new raceface stem and handle bar - will post a picture once I have these bolted on.....

[GGG]

Started biking to work again today. A few icy patches on the ride in but not to bad at all.

[bossy22]

Decided to go riding yesterday and climb all of the hills out of Cochrane. Boy did I get fat and slow over the winter.

[squiggs96]

I have been looking at uprgrading my commuter bike for some time now. Over the last month or so I've been riding a bunch of cyclocross bikes. Yesterday I tried the Cannondale CAADX and this will be my next purchase. I haven't decided whether to go with the 105 or the Ultegra components yet. Of all the bikes I've ridden, this one was the first where I got on and everything felt exactly as I hoped it would. It gives some aggression on the positioning, without feeling like you are in a race. It climbs very well and is way lighter than I was expecting. The only downfall is that the cables are not concealed in the tubes.

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by bossy22

Decided to go riding yesterday and climb all of the hills out of Cochrane. Boy did I get fat and slow over the winter.

are you sure the hills did not get taller/steeper?

[habernac]

that wind had to be helpful as well. Nothing out there as soul sucking as riding into a southern Alberta wind.

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by calgarywinning

Super nice bike. Love the tires, one sided fork and finish. What is the USB cable for? Can you charge your iPhone?

i like the monchromatic scheme; however, i am not a fan at all of teh lefty fork. i always think it makes the bike look "unbalanced".

i have always wanted to examine one of those forks up close though - i figure the axle must be beastly......

would like to see a few more pics though - only because i dig bikes.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by pylon

^^^

Edit: and holy f'ing cool stem. Where the hell did you get it?

It's a Cannondale stem that came standard, not sure if they sell it separately. Doubt they do as I think it's somewhat Headshok specific.

It's actually a reasonable "Blinky" light with a cool scanning mode. Li-on with a USB port in the back for charging. I still have a Light & Motion Urban 700 to really give me illumination in the winter, but it'll be handy to have something discrete in the summers when I get caught out at night. I make K.I.T.T "whew-whew" scanning noises when I turn it so so it's worth it for that alone.

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

Spring is almost here - lets see your new rides for 2014!

Here's mine - A 2010 Trek Remedy with some upgrades... Thompson seatpost, XT shifters and rear derailleur, SLX crankset, Elixir R brakes, and Easton Haven carbon handlebar. Not to mention really really big tires.




Feels a little weird riding a full suspension still. Will have to get used to it once COP goes into bike mode.

[Northendzone]

If you take that bad boy to COP you'll have to drop that seat for sure......unless going over the bars is your thing......

[I-Hate-Hulse]

So I've been thinking of getting a Chariot Cougar to haul the tyke around this summer. The double version looks wide - 32". For anyone with one of these - is the double too wide to really use on Calgary pathways? I can think of a few sections where 32" is almost the entire "lane" on a pathway.

[hmmhmmcamo]

I've had this for almost a year now...it's fun.
2013 Transition Bandit 29

[pylon]

LOL, I am looking at this thread with you guys posting $3-5k mountain bikes, and there is another thread debating if $200 is too much to spend on a kids bike. The forks on your bikes are worth $800...lol.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

So I've been thinking of getting a Chariot Cougar to haul the tyke around this summer. The double version looks wide - 32". For anyone with one of these - is the double too wide to really use on Calgary pathways? I can think of a few sections where 32" is almost the entire "lane" on a pathway.

Tons of room for a double on most of the pathways. Take your time on the narrow spots. Trained for a week long race with my then 2 year old son in the back, great workouts!

[19Yzerman19]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

If you take that bad boy to COP you'll have to drop that seat for sure......unless going over the bars is your thing......

Yeah that's a little extreme in that picture. It's actually quite a large (long) frame for me in the XL, and I'm almost 6'3. Going from a 59cm cyclocross frame to that is a bit of a leap.

[boosterjuice]

I've never used my bike to commute. Luckily, I'm really close now (6.5 km) so it's a no-brainer.

My new bike: Giant Seek 1 with Alfine 8-speed internal gear shifting.

Looking for advice on supplementary gear.
-Do you guys where a back pack for your work belongings or is it better to get a rear wheel attach bag?
-What are the laws regarding reflective front/rear beacons on bikes?

[kevman]

At 6.5km make sure you've got some good fenders, ride slow and just wear your work clothes. At a very casual pace that's a 20 minute ride vs. a 12 minute ride with shower and change time if you push it.

http://www.calgarycyclechic.com/