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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby mezla » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:03 pm

@suppliersyd: I sense great sorrow in you... the sorrow of wondering where all your money and time went. :)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby suppliersyd » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:06 pm

Yeah Mezla, I know what you mean, these things cost the big $$$$$
Haha

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby teflon » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:24 pm

Long time member and just rediscovering my love for cycling... My first road bike and this thing flies compared to all previous bikes I've ridden. Hoping to build up the confidence on the bikepaths before some regular rides with friends and after that some groups. Looking forward to stretching its legs tomorrow.

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Cannondale web sized 1 by nguyen.phan78, on Flickr

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Patches » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:08 pm

suppliersyd wrote:Just got a new Oppy A2.
Rode it home, got to a top speed of 45km/h but averaged 20.7.


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First ever road bike, first ever time I have ridden one, will be getting clipless pedals at the 'first service.'
Love it so far!!!!

40kms to be done on Sunday morning......
Same as mine! Have fun with it.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby suppliersyd » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:30 pm

Thanks mate, how is your Oppy going?
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Mulger bill » Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:47 pm

HAKS wrote:
stinhambo wrote:
MarkG wrote:Slammed the stem after it's first service (nip & tuck to tighten the cables etc)
You'd never guess that was a Fuji... Good thing it mentions that!
:lol: might even give Giant a run for their money :P
Only if it's branded on the inside of all four stays :shock:
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Nov 12, 2011 2:31 pm

Took some photos of my mighty steed today, the Aldi Crane 'Solitude' hybrid from their 2011 bike sales. I've taken if 400km so far, added the rack, mudguards, lights and computer and have taken to commuting with it to and from work twice a week. I'm also constantly tweaking and fixing it as it slowly grinds itself into dust which has been a great learning experience for me (also I'm an engineer and enjoy tinkering with things).

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby mezla » Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:08 pm

Gotta say, that looks like one comfy commuter. I feel every bump on my alu flat-bar roady.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Nov 12, 2011 3:23 pm

Comfy it is (other than the numb right wrist I get) but at 18kg dry (including rack and mudguards) you feel every mm of altitude rise :P
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Biffidus » Sat Nov 12, 2011 5:45 pm

Which rear rack is that?

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:10 pm

It's a "TorTec Ultralight rear rack" from Wiggle.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby bosvit » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:31 pm

Hey Andrew

I hate negative posts in the bike gallery but is your front tyre on backwards?

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Nov 12, 2011 10:11 pm

Bosvit: No problem it probably is, is there a correct way the tread should face?
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby bosvit » Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:33 am

AndrewBurns wrote:Bosvit: No problem it probably is, is there a correct way the tread should face?
There should be a direction arrow on the sidewall of the tyre, but generally speaking the centre of the tread/point of the arrow should hit the ground first and as the tyre rolls around it should pump the water out through the grooves. Wrong way around would have a mild effect of increasing the chances of aqua plane IMO.

Hope this helps :wink:

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Capsyze » Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:34 am

AndrewBurns wrote:Took some photos of my mighty steed today, the Aldi Crane 'Solitude' hybrid from their 2011 bike sales. I've taken if 400km so far, added the rack, mudguards, lights and computer and have taken to commuting with it to and from work twice a week. I'm also constantly tweaking and fixing it as it slowly grinds itself into dust which has been a great learning experience for me (also I'm an engineer and enjoy tinkering with things).

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Word of advise... That front light is obviously from Aldi... Don't get it wet!

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby pdundee » Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:19 am

Been looking at this post for a while and drooling, so heres mine inc the mtb which has all of 5 kms on it so far

Cannondale Supersix 105
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Cannondale SL2
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Postby Capsyze » Sun Nov 13, 2011 1:34 pm

lukas wrote:Image

My favourite things about this bike are the bailout gears.. :oops:
Your hoods seem to be sitting awfully high...
Other than that, nice looking ride you've got there.

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New bike: Surly Troll

Postby Releng » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:06 pm

When I found out that they had named this bike after me I had to have one.
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I took all the running gear off my mountain bike that was a bit small for me.
PM me if you would like a GT Zaskar Expert frame and Recon Race fork.

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Re: New bike: Surly Troll

Postby bongo » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:24 pm

Releng wrote:When I found out that they had named this bike after me I had to have one.
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I took all the running gear off my mountain bike that was a bit small for me.
PM me if you would like a GT Zaskar Expert frame and Recon Race fork.

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Cool bike, something a little different. Like a lot.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby thien_is_cool » Mon Nov 14, 2011 10:46 am

Hello! This is my first post and first road bike recently purchased. It is a 2012 Scott Foil 20.

Our first ever date was at yesterday's 'Hanover ConnectEast Ride for Home' event. Took part in the 75km Individual Challenge with 2 other riders. As the bike was unridden before the event I was hoping for a problem-free ride which I got. It rode flawlessly! I cannot fairly compare it to my previous bike as it was a BMX from about 10 years ago. It was honestly a little daunting riding in clips and a struggle to complete having not ridden at all up until yesterday. I had fun and managed an average of 23 km/h.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Yongkun » Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:20 pm

Well done! the scott foil is a beauty, hope you can build on your fitness and explore longer and better cycling trips/journeys

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby thien_is_cool » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:23 pm

Thanks. Will definitely build up my fitness as I miss being active. It may have been wiser to train up and gradually build up my fitness levels before the ride having not ridden a bike in 10 years, but with the new bike, cool friends and local event…I couldn't miss out!

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby HAKS » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:30 pm

Nice FOIL :). Are there any Di2 battery mounts on the frame? From looking at their model photos it is made to look like the Di2 battery is mounted on dedicated screws under the bidon cages but I can't find any photo to suggest this is the case. Thought they may have just photo-shopped it for their website so it looks cleaner.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby factory » Tue Nov 15, 2011 4:26 pm

[quote="pdundee"]Been looking at this post for a while and drooling, so heres mine inc the mtb which has all of 5 kms on it so far

Cannondale Supersix 105
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What year is that supersix? I really like the colour.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby pdundee » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:14 pm

factory wrote:
pdundee wrote:Been looking at this post for a while and drooling, so heres mine inc the mtb which has all of 5 kms on it so far

Cannondale Supersix 105
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What year is that supersix? I really like the colour.
2011 model in raw carbon finish. Wheels are non standard as I picked up Ksyriums Equipe a while back. Should have gone the extra dollars and got the Elites :roll:

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