The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[cokey]

Now that wife found work, after buying some preps, I hope to finish my bike build..   rsoffar, got any deals on parts?  I'm acquiring all from nashbar.com  need, chain, crank (single cog) headset (for cf fork) rear wheel and hub.. thing is I want a 6 to 8 speed hub with internal coaster brake. Hard to find at a good price..

[rsoffar]

Now that wife found work, after buying some preps, I hope to finish my bike build..   rsoffar, got any deals on parts?  I'm acquiring all from nashbar.com  need, chain, crank (single cog) headset (for cf fork) rear wheel and hub.. thing is I want a 6 to 8 speed hub with internal coaster brake. Hard to find at a good price..

pm me what youre trying to build up and what you already have for it and I might be able to help you out. Nashbar usually has pretty solid prices Ive noticed but I might have some stuff at the house or parts at my roommates shop he could could help ya out with. Hearing you say it a coaster brake hub might be a great addition to my RIH I just got since its my daily ride and isnt drilled for brakes 

[rsoffar]

Ok so Im a bike addict....

finally found an alum track frame to replace the bent steel one Ive been racing on. Scored an 08 specialized langster s-works frameset built with the columbus e5 aerotech alloy on ebay. Going to mostly swap the parts off my current rig, cane creek volos wheels, miche pista cranks, just got to find a cockpit for it. pics to follow once the frame gets in.
My current ride, a CMWC affinity lo pro (yep its not straight any more) will finally just hang on the wall. Won this frame back in 09 in an alleycat and spent a couple years using it as my work bike when I was a messenger (it got hit by a car while it was locked up is how it got bent)

[cokey]

Nice.. ah I miss being a messenger..  fun days..

[stateprez]

I had an E5 S-Works Cipo frame- it was a great riding aluminum bike. 

Too bad every Tom Dick and Harry with a Platinum Amex rides an S-Works these days....

[rsoffar]

I had an E5 S-Works Cipo frame- it was a great riding aluminum bike. 

Too bad every Tom Dick and Harry with a Platinum Amex rides an S-Works these days....

are those the ones that came with the almost zebra stripe paint? I almost got one of those before my cannondale but didnt know much about em

[stateprez]

are those the ones that came with the almost zebra stripe paint? I almost got one of those before my cannondale but didnt know much about em

Yeah, it was the same frame, but I didn't have that paint.  Mine was matte silver.  It was the last year they made an aluminum S-Works.  I had a Cannondale R2000 before- the Specialized was a nicer ride.

My buddy has a Cipo World Championship S-Works frame built up as a SS.  It cracked, but somehow he kept Specialized from cutting the BB out of it. 

[rsoffar]

Alright, so since I bought my new track frame and dont really have a use for a single speed wheelset (or the money to build a bike around one) Im trying to sell that phil wood open pro wheel set I won. Ive got em up on ebay for $400 right now which is about fifty bucks cheaper than I can find them anywhere online. If any of you guys on here are interested Id let you take em for like 375 shipped or something so feel free to shoot me a pm.

the pictures on ebay are generic, but this set is brand new only used in photos with a bike.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/161006876704?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[Johnny OrganDonor]

Got this De Rosa Primato a few months ago and just got done freshening it up a bit.














I like the tramp stamp

[rsoffar]

Got this De Rosa Primato a few months ago and just got done freshening it up a bit.














I like the tramp stamp

[triangleforge]

^ What he said.

[Stella]

Gorgeous bike Johnny!  


A link sent to me earlier today regarding cycling and insurance.  Worth a read (keep in mind this may not pertain to your state) and review of your own policy/talk w/your agent:

http://303cycling.com/review-of-auto-insurance-for-cyclists

[rsoffar]

got the new track frame built up this weekend, havent gotten much time on it yet but wow is it light! I knew id be dropping some weight coming from the steel frame but this things insane. You just shoot forward with the slightest amount of pressure in the pedals 


Had a solid road race this weekend in prospect park too. It felt faster than my previous races in central but it was actually a bit slower (22.5 avg), I think it had something to do with how often the front would sprint ahead and try to drop people and then slow back down. I finished in 10th, I got blocked pretty good at the start of the last sprint which stopped me enough from being where I needed to be to get a good jump. Ive found I need to pay attention more at the end of the race to my position to make sure I have the room in front to get a good jump and make a run for first, I tend to just take a wheel and then when it comes time to sprint realize im behind someone with people on either side and no where to go ha

[triangleforge]

It's not wrong to be on a wheel when the sprint starts - in fact it's where you want to be.

What's wrong is to be on the WRONG wheel when the sprint starts.

Where it gets fun is that at least a dozen other people in the race know which is the right wheel, and are willing to tussle with you for that little twelve inch wide piece of rapidly moving real estate.

[cokey]

Explain "wheel" in that description. Is it like lane, line of sight?