WDYBLL

wilter i flip-flopped several times on what i was gonna do - then saw the new ultegra group on chain reaction cycles site for like $800 local (with benefit of weekend discount) and snagged it, have been mulling over frame choices since. will just sneak under $3k when done!

:)

caad9 clicc, rollin on 700c x 23s

... sippin on gin & juice

sippin on energy gels

picked it up from the shop today - if i could find camera i'd have pix. daresay i won't be needing another road bike for a long time, so awesome. light but solid if you know what i mean.

i am not liking the (speedplay) pedals i got, however. they're the light action model and there's just too much play for my liking.

here is my bike that i found in the garbage one morning and have been riding the shit out of, dudes
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd210/jdchurchil/bike%20stuff/DSC_0004.jpg?t=1263605317

^^rocking the bum-bars?

DUI-bars, they're called

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs222.snc3/20958_624294581608_11709377_36436780_1427018_n.jpg
I've joined the club, guys. Got such a good deal on it off Craiglist that I worried it might be stolen. Now I just have to get rid of my Diamondback mtn monster.

what means these: "bum bars", or "dui bars"?

flipping yr bars like that is an urban signifier meaning "destitute" or "I lost my drivers license. again"

how so? i am not making much money, but dudes it's mad comfy that way

oh and i never had a drivers license

nice, whiney!

dude, it is a ~stereotype~

Uh, I assume that's directed at me, cozen. Curse this name; i chose it before i was aware of the hyperposting mr. we¡ng@rten.

oh shi-! ha, sorry, didn't even notice. nice bike

whiney g weingarten on the moon

Katy Perry Found Drowned In The Sea Of Tranquility

yo wotm yr nishiki looks pretty well-kept
sorry to derail the conversation

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/IMG_1535.jpg

in shakedown trim. the rear wheel gap is comical. the bb/massive downtube is seriously stiff, i could not make it rub at all.

...rub?

and yeah that gap is lol

bikes that are soft will often have the chain rub/grind on the f. derailler if you sprint hard, esp in the big ring. nowadays with big al and carbon frames, this does not happen too much i guess.

i need a new inner ring, like a 42.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/IMG_1536.jpg

dig the creative reconfiguration of airstrykes. they're a little too short, i might get some s bends

hunter back in the hunt

scaTTante!

hi dere

http://i45.tinypic.com/14tlx01.jpg

http://www.usacycling.org/forms/officials/BikeMeasureForCommissaires101.pdf

is your tt bike uci legal? r u SURE? lol etc etc

nice, haitch

http://retrovelo.de/system/html/paul_modern-856ee5d9.jpg

Just paid for it, longer stem is on order, then I ride it home.

fricken sweet

nice. only improvement i can think of is a 100% chain guard.

Here's the specs:

http://retrovelo.de/paulalfine.html

It is a far sportier ride than I thought it was going to be. I am in love.

wow, take good care of that beauty, it looks like it could last a few lifetimes.

i like their framebag! its so cool that no one seems to sell it?

expectedly pretty pricey.

went for a ride w/some friends this weekend. girlfriend was riding something really similar to this. found out it was a refurbed ww2 bike or something like that

http://retrovelo.de/system/html/klara_klassik-2988fd84.jpg

I'm in Yurp, the price of the bike didn't kill me, but it is expensive if what you want is a pseudo-Dutch city banger -- this is much more than that. US dealers are all Dutch bike specialist types, which fits a lot of the Retrovelo models but not all of them.

The frame bag is silly money, however. Doesn't necessarily mean I won't break down and buy one, though...

how much is the bike

~€1500 in Germany

Clever Cycles in Portland has it for around $2500 -- that's a good price, but I paid less over here.

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/startracks/100419/kate-winslet-2660.jpg

Looking good Steve.

my felt, looking slightly dorky straight outta evans, fettling it today to get rid of the reflectors etc, adding some black diamond tape for some night-time visibility.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4493212082_77dfe746b2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4522217064_1d4c08c0ff_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4522218028_4577d82875_b.jpg

Back slightly earlier than I had hoped because:

a) its freaking cold out and I wasn't even in a long sleeved top
b) have eaten precisely 4 squares of ritter sport since midday

However lovely to ride once I got the seat position right, although I need to check the bolt tension with the torque wrench at work as it definitely slipped a little.

better photos to come when it gets light again.

fantastic

*gazes longily*