Zensō
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LOL yes he has his views for sure. For a certain style of cyclist he can be a good guru, tho.Thanks! As I’m sure you know, Grant’s a character with a very specific point of view on bikes. You’re either all in on his approach, or not. I’ve owned a few of his bikes over the years and pretty much agree with his thinking, which is getting more antiquated as time goes on (lugged steel frames, friction shifting, rim brakes, square taper bottom brackets, threaded headsets, quill stems, flat pedals, ultra long chainstays, etc., etc.). Now that I think of it, I guess I’m getting more antiquated in my own thinking…
A friend of mine has an MB0 still....but he's too big to ride it these days safely I think
I think it's like all the guys who gush over 70s integrated amps....
Zensō
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My grown daughter has a mint condition RB-1 that I restored for her when she was a teenager. It’s a beautiful bike, though she prefers her new Velo Orange Pass Hunter which has more tire clearance and disc brakes.LOL yes he has his views for sure. For a certain style of cyclist he can be a good guru, tho.
A friend of mine has an MB0 still....but he's too big to ride it these days safely I think
I think it's like all the guys who gush over 70s integrated amps....
I grew up wrenching on bikes like Rivendells, so for me there’s a comfort and familiarity that I don’t experience when riding and working on modern bikes. A lot of that is simply nostalgia I suppose.
I would but was stolen 3 weeks back... in the market for a new one.
Keith_W
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Flat bar road bike - Orbea Carpe Diem. Taken from a ride yesterday.
Realle Nice bike, How is the checkpoint next to the Diverge?
Trek are usually on the heavy side, for that reason I went with a
Stevens Aspin, which is a Road bike, not sure I dare try a Gravel bike.
Andysu
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got new claud butler road bike and mostly geared it out with lights , yellow jacket for night time , lights of course even pet carrier so i can take one cats out . Magic not keen on the pet carrier . Bear has been out i think six or seven times now . spring time when air warms up take one my cats out , like see if get Magic relaxed in the carrier . so maybe Bear
so like , Travis and Sigrid that tour london . i be doing same again this spring again . i seen some people girls in car , " hey look its a cat on the bike " .
so like , Travis and Sigrid that tour london . i be doing same again this spring again . i seen some people girls in car , " hey look its a cat on the bike " .
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Raleigh 90s, totally adapted to cycle travel
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My day to day training bike, built using Black Friday and eBay parts (including £99 frame). I need to go larger on the disc rotors, when I have the right calliper adapters. It’s amazing how much faster this 29 hardtail with CC tyres rolls, compared to my enduro bikes. I like this one a lot.
Corse??
My parents had a villa in the 90s at la Revellata (in the photo) Calvi, that is the route D81B near Nichjaretu !
Good old days.....
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jhenderson0107
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Wow congratulations for the glance. Yes, I was in Corsica on this trip, right in the northwest, before arriving in Calvi.
That road is one of my favorite parts of the whole island
Is that a thudbuster on the rear seatpost? And a carbon gates belt drive?
That is a really nice workhorse bike.
jhenderson0107
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Thanks, it's a Cirrus Kinekt seatpost plus gates drive with rear internal gear hub. I put another 9 miles on the bike today including a gorgeous three-mile 9% grade through fruit groves and beautiful farms near my home (the steepest grade I've ever ridden). I was working my ass off even in Turbo mode. I crested, doubled back and it was a harrowing downhill - I aggressively worked the rear brakes but barely feathered the fronts for fear of crashing due to the loose gravel.
Is that the automatic IGH? What gear range (Ratio) are they fitting to that bike?
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Braking is a fine art, no doubt. It’s good to practice using more front brake, as that provides most stopping power, and it’s a good skill to have in emergencies. Front brake is safest when you’re travelling in a straight line and have your body weight evenly balanced over the bike - you definitely need to be careful using front brake while cornering, or riding over icy/slippy ground (any situation where there is a lateral load, your weight is off centre, or there is so little grip that the front wheel can slip out sideways). But it is important to learn how to use the front brake as much as possible, while avoiding dangerous situations. Apologies if you know all this already!
