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Are you an enthusiast, an occasional rider, a bicycle commuter, someone who rides with his kids, etc?
If so, this thread can be used to:
– commuting
– scenic rides
– off-road biking
– hilly (for exercise)
– the city
– long-distance riding
– flat ground vs. hilly terrain
– bad weather
– bikes
– equipment
– repairs
– patching flats
– changing tires and tubes
– replacing, tightening and lubricating brake and derailleur cables
– aligning wheels
– adjusting brakes (tightness and centering)
– adjusting chain length and tension
– adjusting derailleurs (front and rear)
– etc
5) Give and/or ask for miscellaneous bike and biking advice.
Would you like to share your stories and experiences (like the time
Is this openness extend to “bikers” aka motorcyclist? Even if tattood?
Apparently, you’re rather outspokin’ yourself, ICOT!
I’m a causal rider. I commute in the summer and occasionally go biking on the main park drive in prospect park. I do some of the repair work you listed myself because I like fixing things. The rest is beyond me.
I’d considure myself an enthusiest but non-cyclists might considure myself a serious biker.
When it comes to recreational routes I usually first find a trail on traillink and than use Google Maps to find nearby roads to complete the loop. My favorite route starts at the Long Valley trailhead of the Columbia Trail. I don’t start off on the trail but instead ride on Hwy 513 to the High Bridge trailhead where I get onto the trail and ride back to Long Valley.
I consider myself a big biker. I ride a Diamondback Sorrento which I like a lot. It has great shocks and has 21 speeds. It runs about $275 brand new. I use it as means of transportation when my destination is not too far (5 miles) and I also ride for exercise. It is good for most terrain and very durable. If I was able to afford it I would get a Trek hybrid which can run, depending on the model, up to $2500. I have a shop near me that does a tune up for $50.
I have a scott p-6 hybrid which I was lucky enough to get on sale as typically they run around $700 (I got it for, if I remember correctly, $350). I do almost all repairs myself but then again I take as good care of the bike as I can so as not to need the repairs (I had to replace the pedals once). When in boston (or when I was in providence) I would bike everywhere (regardless of distance) it builds up great endurance, leg muscles, and is an all around great exercise. I have had it for three(?) Years now and here in new york I do miss it but I have nowhere to store it. I would consider myself a serious biker as while I was in the boy scouts, I took the cycling merit badge which consisted of 150 miles of biking spread over one week (if I remember correctly it was two 10 milers, two 15 milers, two 25s and one 50) and I kept it up afterwards (again until I came to new york fully)
😀 Zuberman! 😀
I reside in [occupied] Palestine, it’s quite hilly over here in Yerushalayim. I ride a GT Avalanche, 24spd, gr8 RST fork with Lock Out, Alex Rims Double Walled wheels, etc… I LOVE it.
Much better than my old Diamondback which was stolen by arabs.
Best bit is It cost me just 600NIS/$170 (used, done about 2000miles)!!!
I considured the Scott P6 when I purchased my hybrid but I ended up going with a Trek FX7.1 because of the price.
I know of someone, a real cycle lover, that built his own motor bike. He’s a wiz at figuring out tech, so he took a bike and added a motor and it drives like a tus-tus.
I drive a tus-tus as a means of transportation. 150 cc, top speed 160 km/h. Can’t go back to riding a bicycle.
Not my own , ICOT. I spotted it on a t-shirt, and the graphics made the Spoke part really obvious.
Glad you picked up on it from text alone
I’m torn between 2 bikes:
Fuji Thrill – I swapped the knobby tires for slicks. The front shocks / geometry of the frame cost me a little speed, but handles the city pavement much better
Really old 21 speed – At this point, I’ve changed / upgraded so many parts (new rims, tires, cranks, brakes, cassette, seat handlebar) its hard to say what brand this is. Its really quick, but not kind on bumps.
Still, if I had to choose a new one, but only one, it would be the Specialized Sirrus.
Fuji Thrill??? I hope you’re talking about the older model that was discontinued in 2005. The current Thrill is completely unsuitible for use in BP.
” I hope you’re talking about the older model”
Not sure of the year, as I bought it from Craigslist 2 years ago.
I’ve put on 100s of miles, with only 1 brake pad change (its got the disc brakes).
What sort of problems did you have / think I’d have in the city?
The newer model is a full suspension with 6 inces of travel in the front and rear. The older model just has a front suspension with 3 inces of travel (the exact distance of travel varies by year). The best way to determine the model year is by the color. Since you already stated that you have disc brakes this eliminates pre-2001 models. Here are the colors for 01 throuth 05.
2001: Silver/Red
2002: Blue/Silver
2003: Platinum/Red
2004: Black/Orange
2005: Matte Navy
If your frame is red the easiest way to tell the difference between the 2001 and the 2003 is that the 2001 has an RST fork and the 2003 has a Suntour fork.
Don’t know how I let this thread go stale.
Its been a whole winter since I’ve seen my Fuji, but I’m pretty sure I have a Suntour fork.
Boy, Bezalel.. you really know your stuff!
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