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01-28-2023, 03:53 PM
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#1 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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As a way to get some exercise, I bought a fitness bike from Trek last summer. I hadn't ridden a bike in about 20 years, but I still knew how thankfully. I've really come to enjoy it, and I'm in the 'burbs but stick to the less traveled lanes, or bike paths/lanes, and out of the way of cars.
Now I am searching to compliment my fitness/hybrid bike with some kind of road bike with drop bars. No spandex outfits - yet 
All and all a lot of fun and some great exercise.
Any other riders out there?
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01-28-2023, 05:30 PM
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Spandex no, ride yes
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01-28-2023, 07:11 PM
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#3 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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I think there used to be a bicycle thread and there's quite a few road and mountain bike riders. Maybe most of us now are too busy changing diapers and driving their kids to events on days off 
I've shifted from road cycling to more casual weekend rides. Currently I have a Cinelli Della Strada and Brompton A-line.
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01-28-2023, 07:16 PM
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Pics of Cinelli, cafe22! I also have a Cinelli della Strada. 
I have too many bikes, but there is never enough because n + 1. In my stable:
Cannondale SuperSix Evo w/SRAM Red Groupset (Force crankset)
Cannondale CAAD10 with Campagnolo [Edit] Potenza groupset
Fuji Ballad with some kind of Shimano groupset (welfare 8-speed or something)
Cinelli della Strada with a Shimano groupset of some kind (I forget)
I don't ride as actively as I used to in Vancouver since moving to Toronto because it is dangerous AF and I got doored once, sending me to the hospital. I do some casual rides here and there. Pick up whatever fits, stay safe, and enjoy!
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01-28-2023, 07:50 PM
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#5 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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That's a tasteful collection! 
Never really liked the groupset (Shimano Claris) that was offered with this bike in Canada, but never got around swapping it... Only added a few JDM and UK randonneur parts to the bike.
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01-28-2023, 08:05 PM
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Thanks!
Yes, I think I have the same groupset. Like yourself, I've been meaning to swap out the groupset but never got around to figure out what works. Did you ever figure that part out? I'm sure you have a much more impressive espresso machine collection. 
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01-28-2023, 09:06 PM
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90’s Ti Road bike built up with new campi group set (someone on revscene actually built it). I’ve basically completely gotten out of road riding.
Commencal Meta A/M for the trails
1980’s Araya Roadbike for locking up at breweries. Use to race this in highschool lol.
Riding was my life in my teens, fell out of it in my 20’s and back into it in my 30’s.
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01-29-2023, 11:33 AM
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#8 | | MiX iT Up!
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Please don't become one of the "typical Vancouver cyclist"
- a motorist, who appreciates cycling.
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01-29-2023, 12:17 PM
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#9 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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not for the purists but ebikes are game changers! im casually commuting on a cafe cruiser (gazelle with bosch middrive)
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01-29-2023, 03:20 PM
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#10 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by tiger_handheld Please don't become one of the "typical Vancouver cyclist"
- a motorist, who appreciates cycling. | I stop at every light, even in the middle of nowhere, where the bike lane continues through the intersection. I loathe cyclists who don't follow those simple rules.
I also live in PoCo, and ride outside of peak hours.
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01-29-2023, 03:24 PM
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#11 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero not for the purists but ebikes are game changers! im casually commuting on a cafe cruiser (gazelle with bosch middrive) | I've thought about getting an e-Bike. I go back and forth. On one hand, you can cover way more ground with less fatigue. And they're apparently very fun.
On the other hand, I like the idea of a lightweight, all mechanical device that doesn't need to be plugged in or charged or whatever. And it's me doing the work, even if that work is a dreaded hill.
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01-29-2023, 04:56 PM
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#12 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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i love my ebike. i just think cycling is too dangerous in vancouver to truly enjoy it. I actually feel safer on my motorcycle because 1) you can get away from the idiots 2) it can stop way faster and im wearing proper protective gear 3) its significantly less fatiguing.
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01-29-2023, 05:32 PM
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lol didn't you get into a motorcycle accident and called the ambulance who hauled you away weak? lol
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01-29-2023, 06:18 PM
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#14 | | I subscribe to the Fight Club ONLY
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WEAK!!!!!!!! (but it would have been even more weak if i didnt wear any gear, i.e. bicycle vs car)
Honestly at the speeds i can do on the e-bike, its kinda scary. 35-40km/h on a bicycle feels insane to me without any protective gear (that plastic bucket you call a helmet doesnt do jack shit)
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01-29-2023, 06:47 PM
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#15 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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yeah i'm between a small and medium and kinda wished i went for the small frame for slightly better agility and footprint in the garage but downhill at those speeds im glad i went for the more 'stable' bike
cant imagine downhill in a class 3 it'll be like 55kph Quote:
Originally Posted by mr00jimbo And they're apparently very fun.
On the other hand, I like the idea of a lightweight, all mechanical device that doesn't need to be plugged in or charged or whatever. | it's fun in a comical way
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01-29-2023, 07:23 PM
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01-29-2023, 08:16 PM
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#17 | | SFICC-03*
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im no longer a roadie (not that i was ever that hardcore), so now i just have 3 bikes
kona rove nrb dl - 650b gravel bike... this spring i will get a 650b 'road' wheelset for it as well
salsa timberjack - bikepacking bike and occasionally treat it like a normal HT mtb. took it on the baja divide just before the pandemic.
brompton
honestly i love my brompton, its the most fun bike i own! i just get a kick out of it.
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01-30-2023, 06:01 AM
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01-30-2023, 07:47 AM
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#19 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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always do the seawall with my Trek Roscoe
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01-30-2023, 01:45 PM
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#20 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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I crashed my ebike doing 55 in the snow.
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01-30-2023, 02:45 PM
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01-30-2023, 08:27 PM
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#22 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Been eying up carbon frames. I'm scared of hitting a big pothole or it falling over or in some freak way breaking. I know they're strong, but apparently hit the wrong way they can break pretty easily and you have to take a ton of extra precaution.
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01-30-2023, 08:32 PM
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One of my bigger accidents was on my carbon frame. Hit the lip of a curb and summersaulted 360 with the bike still clipped to my pedals and hit a massive concrete pot.
I was pretty banged up. Rear derailleur was toast. Ego bruised. Frame was ok. It'd have to be a very serious accident for the frame to break, but that's not to say it won't happen. Other components like a wheel or fork are likely to break before the frame itself.
The carbon frame I was riding on was a Guru Flite made of Toray T700 carbon (or some blend of that) which at the time, was considered "entry level" carbon aka welfare within the bike community. Take it with a grain of salt though. Your results may vary.
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01-31-2023, 07:57 AM
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#24 | | SFICC-03*
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ive never had a crash on my carbon bike when i owned it, but last year my girlfriend was riding with us and she crashed just riding along at night after hitting a curb. the girl behind her didnt stop in time and went down behind her, but not that hard. her seat tube basically broke in half. this was on a newer giant road bike.
so i'd say there is some randomness when it comes to frame durability.
thankfully giant sold her a new frame for $1000. apparently in the states they do it for free if you crash, and many other brands also have very good frame replacement programs.
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01-31-2023, 08:04 AM
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Carbon technology has gotten so much better these days. I have images in my head from the 90’s of broken handle bars and seat posts. I think you need to still be reasonable with parts. If they have taken a hit, they will loose their structural integrity. Don’t smash into poles when loading unloading, careful locking them up etc. A name brand bike “shouldn’t” fail for no reason like they use too. Somehow the mountain bikes stay together pretty wel, and they get bumped around. Road bikes are just paper thin.
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