toomanybikes
05-19-2008, 05:46 PM
As a way to try and loosen up after my self induced weekend of pain, I took my new bike out for a ride.
A short ride, thought I wouldn't go near any hills, but I did.
The bike goes up hills really well indeed.
Thank you Mr. Strong.
( sorry , I just took pics with the bike in them!)
oarsman
05-19-2008, 08:07 PM
So what are your plans for this bike? Travelling obviously, with the S&S couplings. Will you tour on it (didn't notice if it had fittings for racks etc.)? Or is it more of a Strada Bianca sort of bike?
toomanybikes
05-19-2008, 08:47 PM
So what are your plans for this bike? Travelling obviously, with the S&S couplings. Will you tour on it (didn't notice if it had fittings for racks etc.)? Or is it more of a Strada Blanca sort of bike?
No rack fittings.
No offense, but the notion of loaded touring does not appeal to me.
A "Strada Bianca' definitely,
long lazy days anywhere I choose to go. Anywhere I may end up in my travels.
Looking forward to it.
oarsman
05-19-2008, 09:00 PM
No rack fittings.
No offense, but the notion of loaded touring does not appeal to me.
A "Strada Bianca' definitely,
long lazy days anywhere I choose to go. Anywhere I may end up in my travels.
Looking forward to it.
Sounds good. There are certainly lots of terrain around you for long, lazy days in the saddle. The bike looks perfect for summer jaunts on abandoned logging roads and dirt tracks.
No offence taken concerning loaded touring. It is not for everyone. When I do it, I enjoy it but sometimes, especially on a nice winding stretch of mountain road, I do wish I had one of my other bikes - just to ride. The process of cycling is just not the same on a fully loaded bike.
....( sorry , I just took pics with the bike in them!)
Nice ride.
Dude! Where are my close-ups?!?
Travel bikes are great.
toomanybikes
05-20-2008, 05:04 AM
Nice ride.
Dude! Where are my close-ups?!?
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http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=131399
Probably not close enough, but all I've done so far.
How do you like those brakes?
bigbill
05-20-2008, 06:36 PM
What are those things on the downtube?
I have the same handlebar tape in red on my commuter. It never seems to wear out.
toomanybikes
05-20-2008, 06:41 PM
How do you like those brakes?
I love them so far, they'd stop a runaway Kenworth. Easy to set up, easy to adjust. What's not to love?
Oh yeah, quiet!
What are those things on the downtube?
Hooks for hanging the grocery bags on.