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Postby visrealm » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:40 pm
Dimma wrote:Love seeing bikes well used!
Me too - makes it happy I think

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Postby DTdotcom » Mon Oct 15, 2012 3:54 pm
How's ur new ride going?
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby jasonc » Mon Oct 15, 2012 4:44 pm
Dimma wrote:Cheers mate, just need to get ride of the tires, and make some cockpit adjustments.
How's ur new ride going?
D
new ride is going well - de-stickered the thing yesterday. cockpit adjustments also required (have a shorter stem to try in my hand right now)

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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby hanzao » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:11 pm
Dimma wrote:The old:
The new:
Have to say very nice
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby DTdotcom » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:45 pm
The frame is great, the BB is ridiculous, def improves the stiffness.
The previous frame was outstanding for long seated climbs, yet to see how the new one goes.
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby schroeds » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:20 pm
Dimma wrote:Those carbon clinchers are dead, they only lasted 5 months.
Jeez, what brand were they? Remind me not to get any.
The Easton's should look after you. Btw fwiw I like the tyres.
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby JessicaAlba » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:33 pm
Dimma wrote:The new:
Anything in Red and Black will get my vote...but that thing is just sex on wheels!
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Re: Bike Gallery
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"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby jheeno » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:23 am
Dimma wrote:Those carbon clinchers are dead, they only lasted 5 months.
The frame is great, the BB is ridiculous, def improves the stiffness.
The previous frame was outstanding for long seated climbs, yet to see how the new one goes.
why what happened to carbon clinchers ?
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby schroeds » Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:52 am
il padrone wrote:A different style of bike for your scrutiny - my Thorn Nomad with Xtrawheel fully loaded (~65kgs) at Kulgera crossing the Ghan railway line.
Obvious question: why didn't you take the train

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Volagi Liscio Ultegra
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby il padrone » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:04 am
schroeds wrote:il padrone wrote:A different style of bike for your scrutiny - my Thorn Nomad with Xtrawheel fully loaded (~65kgs) at Kulgera crossing the Ghan railway line.
Obvious question: why didn't you take the train
Nah, nah. We took the plane

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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby visrealm » Tue Oct 16, 2012 8:44 am
il padrone wrote:A different style of bike for your scrutiny - my Thorn Nomad with Xtrawheel fully loaded (~65kgs) at Kulgera crossing the Ghan railway line.
Good training rig

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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby DTdotcom » Tue Oct 16, 2012 9:34 am
They didn't suit my style of riding more than the wheels being inferior.
re tires, I just don't like colour, and I'm a Conti man.
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby familyguy » Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:57 am
Dimma wrote:The new:
LBS owner turned up on one of these on sunday. UDi2, stealth graphics, the works. Very nice.
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby rpmspinman » Tue Oct 16, 2012 12:04 pm
Thats a sexy looking stead there. Love it.
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby hannos » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:08 pm
pfft. It's got those new fan-dangled disc brake thingos. That idea will never catch on!
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby il padrone » Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:52 pm
visrealm wrote:Good training rigCan't imagine how a nice roadie would feel after this.
I whistled up Kinglake on this bike (unladen) on Sunday, leaving all my companions on their road touring bikes and roadies behind in my dust

Have yet to touch the real road bike.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby adrian_d » Tue Oct 16, 2012 2:41 pm
il padrone wrote:A different style of bike for your scrutiny - my Thorn Nomad with Xtrawheel fully loaded (~65kgs) at Kulgera crossing the Ghan railway line.
You sir need more drink bottles haha. I barely drink water when i'm riding so that lot would last me years haha.
65kg is a fair bit to carry around, thats like having someone on the back of a tandem and the other person not doing any pedalling. Very impressive indeed.
Do you get many flats on your journey?
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Re: Bike Gallery
Postby il padrone » Tue Oct 16, 2012 3:45 pm
The total luggage load was a heavy haul. At the maximum load of 65 kgs, for about 7-8 days between resupply and up to 3 days between water points, I could not actually lift my rear wheel off the ground (without doing a serious back injury). 25kgs of all my camping gear, 23L of water = 23 kgs, and then food for up to 8 days = ~15 kgs.
"An unjustified and unethical imposition on a healthy activity."
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