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i found a similar thread from a while back but it was locked up

 

anyone here? spent the last couple weeks getting stuff done to my bike for this summer. got my brake cables switched around (were backwards from previous owner), new handle bar tape, new tubes/tires, etc. got out today and did 22 miles. started at my place by easton, took the alum creek trail to shrock, over to the bike shop at state/schrock, back down to trail, up cooper, down cleveland to sharon woods, did the long trail in sharon woods, back up cleveland to main st, over to alum creek and back down the trail

 

was a nice day out, shit load of bugs stuck to me off the trail. all in all took 1h 33m.

 

me and the guy i work out with are talking about going out to mt vernon and doing the kokosing trail later this summer after we get some more seat time. 14 miles each way...supposed to be a nice trail out there in the country, and sounds like its fairly easy since its built on RR tracks, its doubtful theres many big inclines.

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its a 2002 (i believe) jamis ventura. i picked it up off a guy in wooster last year for like $325 and with new pedals (he had clipless pedals), and all the other stuff i mentioned, ive spent maybe $200 on it. part of that was a pump for the garage, a portable one, carry bag, extra tube, tire changing tools, all the stuff i should have gotten last year and didnt
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I have been wanting to get a road bike and start riding.

 

I need someone to make me ride and second what do you wear? I will not be caught dead in spandex.

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i just wore some ohio state basketball type shorts, a long sleeve white myrtle beach t-shirt, and some tennis shoes. im no where near hardcore enough of a cyclist to wear lycra.

 

a guy on another forum im on though is, and he said if you're not down for lycra, you can get mountain biking shorts which is that stuff underneath, but has a loose outer shell, so you dont have the spandex look.

 

nothing fancy though. hit craigslist for a bike. you can find good deals there

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+1 on the mtb shorts. Lycra underneath with a baggy short on top. I prefer wearing lycra anytime I ride but it is all personal preference. I dont have any pics of my Klein. I will take some and post them sometime. 2002 Klein Quantum Race frame, Bontrager Race X-Lite Aero wheels, all Sram Rival shifting components, thompson stem, and FSA K-wing carbon handlebars.
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I need to get my bike down again, I have trek mtn bike with street tires on it, but dad has an all carbon trek 2120 and it's super nice. Heres a picture of a bike basically identical to his... infact i wonder if it is lol. But if I find some other picutres of his bike i'll post them up.

 

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/187/387242668_1efa1dafba.jpg?v=0

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I've been thinking about getting a bike and starting. I've gotten into running the past year and love it and think I would love biking as well. How much should I look into spending into a starter bike?

 

if you end up getting one chad, let me know. riding solo isnt horrible, but its nice to have a couple people

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1645423714.html

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1643934308.html

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1642055977.html

 

just depends what size you need. you can find something cheap if you're not going to get too serious...but when i hit the trek store last year, the cheapest thing i saw was like $800, and they went up to $5000-6000

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I have been wanting to get a road bike and start riding.

 

I need someone to make me ride and second what do you wear? I will not be caught dead in spandex.

 

Grant, I have a road bike...get one and we will ride, thats my problem too. i rock spandex, dont be scurrred

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Nothing wrong with the Spandex... it's ok if your riding a true road bike and wearing all the gear. I have an old Trek 800 but my dad has Lance's 01 and 07 tour bike. Both his bikes are worth more than my Porsche. :^(
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Nothing wrong with the Spandex... it's ok if your riding a true road bike and wearing all the gear. I have an old Trek 800 but my dad has Lance's 01 and 07 tour bike. Both his bikes are worth more than my Porsche. :^(

 

i heard some of those bikes guys like him ride are easily $15-20 g's.

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i heard some of those bikes guys like him ride are easily $15-20 g's.

 

Yeah my dads were not that high, the bikes they ride are almost identical to the ones that Trek sells stock. The main differences are the wheels which can easily run 2-3k a set and the bike frame is made exactly for their height weight ect.

I have the Giro Atmos helmet that lance wears, (he now wears the Ionos)

Its a cool helmet it has crazy cooling over my head and it the lightest helmet you can buy. It has carbon fiber molded inserts. '

The new Ionos :

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/ProductDisplay?storeId=10053&langId=-1&catalogId=10052&productId=503199&cm_mmc=$(referrer)$-_-Fashion-_-Giro-_-GI-IONLS-L&CSE=GooglePS&mr:trackingCode=75402A2A-7B29-DF11-BAA3-0019B9C043EB&mr:referralID=NA

 

Soo much cooling it comes with a cover for cold weather riding. Its cooler with it on than if you were not wearing a helmet.

It weighs 265 grams and cost $230 dollars lol.

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BTW to clarify my dad rides EVERY day, year round 4-5k miles a year to work. He simply uses no gas. When I got my first car a 1981 Toyota Cressida in 99' from them it had 78k original miles on it, since he never drove the thing.

or approx 4k miles a year, and this was their primary car.

So the bikes tend to pay for themselves.

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me and the guy i work out with are talking about going out to mt vernon and doing the kokosing trail later this summer

 

IIRC that was the trail we did qutie a few years ago. Me, Berto, Phil and a friend of berto's. It's a nice trail.

 

Google maps has bike trials now! And you can do directions with them too. On Google maps in the top right go to More>Bike Trails and it will overlay them. Then in directions you can drag down the menu below the "To/From" entry fields and select "By Bike" to use those trails and 'bike friendly' roads for directions. This could show you some trails you don't know about or give you some ideas for routes. It will not use sidewalks or parking lots. So it may take you on an inefficient route sometimes. Find your own ways by riding around, find shortcuts on Google maps with the satellite images.

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if you end up getting one chad, let me know. riding solo isnt horrible, but its nice to have a couple people

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1645423714.html

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1643934308.html

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/bik/1642055977.html

 

just depends what size you need. you can find something cheap if you're not going to get too serious...but when i hit the trek store last year, the cheapest thing i saw was like $800, and they went up to $5000-6000

 

This year they came out with a new model at $599. I have a couple in stock at my store.

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IIRC that was the trail we did qutie a few years ago. Me, Berto, Phil and a friend of berto's. It's a nice trail.

 

Google maps has bike trials now! And you can do directions with them too. On Google maps in the top right go to More>Bike Trails and it will overlay them. Then in directions you can drag down the menu below the "To/From" entry fields and select "By Bike" to use those trails and 'bike friendly' roads for directions. This could show you some trails you don't know about or give you some ideas for routes. It will not use sidewalks or parking lots. So it may take you on an inefficient route sometimes. Find your own ways by riding around, find shortcuts on Google maps with the satellite images.

Yeah that was a nice trail. It whooped my butt too, since it was the first ride I ever took on my bike and you guys took me ~28 miles (?)!

 

It's been a while and I need to dust off my road bike. Nothing fancy, ~1994-ish cannondale R400, i think. It's the only bike I've ever seen them make that is all polished Al.

 

Thanks for the tip on Google maps. I live near a lot of bike trails and I like to see how they all link up.

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I ride everyday, it's how I get to work. Work's not very far, only 4 miles each way.

this was my first winter bike-commuting, it wasn't too bad.

 

Now that the weather is nice I do some more recreational ridding. I did 36 miles on sunday.

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I had a cannondale R500 but I really hated the 'race stance'

 

I sold it and got this Giant FCR2 hybrid, haven't looked back since, I love it. Carbon Fiber forks are FTW. Also has the SRAM shifters where the up shift and downshift are both on the underside of the handlebar for maximum control. These are MTB shifters but Giant put them on the FCR2, it took some time to get used to but I really like them.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c192/BertoBizkit/DSC03401.jpg

 

I ride with lycra, if I am doing a 30 + mile ride i'll ride with just the lycra. If its a shorter ride i'll throw some shorts over. Say what you want but the seams in the shorts will eventually rub you raw. The lycra is designed to be seamless where it counts. Also, it breathes awesome.

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Yeah that was a nice trail. It whooped my butt too, since it was the first ride I ever took on my bike and you guys took me ~28 miles (?)!

 

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Did you fall in the gravel parking lot because you were clipped in to your pedals? :)

 

sorry man, that was classic.

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