Mesoam Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Nice bar ends bro, gonna attack some sick rail trails while fending off sticks with your spoke protector and alerting animals to your presence with those rad reflectors? Sweet :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FINN Posted August 6, 2012 Report Share Posted August 6, 2012 Bro, you bein a bro right now bro. But seriously I have always loved end bars for climbing. Personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhalo Posted August 7, 2012 Report Share Posted August 7, 2012 Nice bar ends bro, gonna attack some sick rail trails while fending off sticks with your spoke protector and alerting animals to your presence with those rad reflectors? Sweet I have always found that bar ends are useful for climbing and being able to change your hand position. Also useful for fending off trees and. I believe that by law all bikes are sold w/reflectors. I can gauge the number of new bikers using the park by the number of reflectors I pick up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 found some cool stuff on MOOTS. http://cycnut.com/forums/topic/6994-pez-project-moots-the-frame/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater0509 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 this is what i've been riding for the past 11 years https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-72fYQOQAfUM/UDvCyPiTIlI/AAAAAAAAANU/srealVT0zpk/w399-h225-n-k/%255BUNSET%255D this is what i tote the little ones in https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7GMRlbp7f4I/UDvCznm8M3I/AAAAAAAAANc/CnpMP9LKxcs/w127-h225-n-k/% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiel Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 In Switserland, the 'Parsenn mtb trail' near Davos. From down in the valley to the top and back (2270 meter is 7447ft); Cows do like mountainbikes; She burned her nose on the caliper, almost undo-able downhill parts for a guy from the flattest country in Europe. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ha! I have family in Grenoble, if you're ever there let me know. They can show you trails that few people would be brave enough to attempt. Semi on topic: friend opened up a bike shop here in town. Friends have been buying like crazy from him. This purchase is shown for Mike, he'll appreciate the color: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 nice, haha you retire your white bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 nice, haha you retire your white bike? Cracks are back, I need to call Calfee. Not retired yet, still going strong, I just upped my life insurance. I'll switch frames in due time, too much going on to make it a priority now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 you think they are paint cranks or the CF cracking again? man, not that i would, and not that i could, but that will keep me off a CF frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt b Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I have less than $300 in the frame, so ultimately I'm not losing my shirt on it. They seem to be cracks at the joints, typical for these older Madones but I need Calfee's green light to keep riding it into the Spring. I have a spare frame, another Madone that has less than 3000 miles on it. No cracks, nothing, it's basically my back up frame if this one dies. I'm looking at Foundry's stuff. I wasn't sold on disc brakes for the road but after riding a friend's frame, I'm sold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge_Brownie Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 It just seems so odd to me to see disc on a roadie since I've come to identify disc as a strict characteristic of MTB. Why hasn't it caught on in the road world? Weight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikS Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Why hasn't it caught on in the road world? Weight? Ease and design. Discs were not originally designed for road bike use. MTB you need to stop, and stop fast. Road is more about controlling speed downhill over long distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Moo Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 I scooped this up last winter for $80. A friend of mine bought it new back in 96 or 97 and really never rode it much. The shift levers broke on my first ride, so I took it in and had new shifters and brake levers put on it. I don't work on bikes or care to learn how, but the tune-up and all new stuff came to $100 at a local bike shop. I bought this one in 1997, new for about $500. This was before Diamondback went department store. It's heavy, but it's been a decent bike for me. For the longest time the only use it got was transportation to and from any type of drinking activities, but usually spends most of it's time hanging from the ceiling in the garage. It's really not worth anything so I'll never get rid of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I have less than $300 in the frame, so ultimately I'm not losing my shirt on it. They seem to be cracks at the joints, typical for these older Madones but I need Calfee's green light to keep riding it into the Spring. I have a spare frame, another Madone that has less than 3000 miles on it. No cracks, nothing, it's basically my back up frame if this one dies. I'm looking at Foundry's stuff. I wasn't sold on disc brakes for the road but after riding a friend's frame, I'm sold. dats sexy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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