Looks great. You need a beige or creme grip tape and some cream sidewalls to make it pop.
Everything Bicycle Related
- Thread starter ajaf1656
- Start date
Looks great. You need a beige or creme grip tape and some cream sidewalls to make it pop.
It's not clear in the picture, but the saddle had blue stitching so the blue bar tape was to go with that. That bike was a $60 purchase and I sold it for $350. We won't factor in what I spent fixing it up, because that ruins the fun.
A couple of Specialized Diverges, along with my wife's Bianchi Aria.
In 2021 my racing buddy and I rode across the USA on our Diverges. Started in Santa Monica and followed Route 66 faithfully all the way to Chicago. Picked up the Erie Canal bike trail from Niagara Falls to Albany NY, and on to MA where we finished the ride at my parents' house in Boston. My wife drove support in an RV and joined us for segments of the ride.
Pretty epic trip, lots of memories and a big item on my bucket list.
In 2021 my racing buddy and I rode across the USA on our Diverges. Started in Santa Monica and followed Route 66 faithfully all the way to Chicago. Picked up the Erie Canal bike trail from Niagara Falls to Albany NY, and on to MA where we finished the ride at my parents' house in Boston. My wife drove support in an RV and joined us for segments of the ride.
Pretty epic trip, lots of memories and a big item on my bucket list.
I had to switch my road bikes to 54 tooth big rings because I am now too strong for 52 tooth. These are expensive! ~$350 per bike.
I would like to add a 56 tooth on my time trial bike but cannot find the rings that I want. I can find 58s but I do not think that the chain geometry will work for me.
I would like to add a 56 tooth on my time trial bike but cannot find the rings that I want. I can find 58s but I do not think that the chain geometry will work for me.
Damn dude... lolI had to switch my road bikes to 54 tooth big rings because I am now too strong for 52 tooth. These are expensive! ~$350 per bike.
I would like to add a 56 tooth on my time trial bike but cannot find the rings that I want. I can find 58s but I do not think that the chain geometry will work for me.
Good video, thanks. I had a few GT and Dyno bikes in the 90's. Wish I had them today, the vintage market for clean examples is wild.
My first freestyle bike was a GT Vertigo. It had the stand-platform on the top tube. My mom flipped out when she saw me coming down the street standing up on the frame looking like Christ the Redeemer. Lol
I had a frankenstein GT - not sure what model it was. I got all the parts and put it together myself. It was a BMX bike not a freestyle bike. No front brake. No layback seat post. Blue tires. I crashed often because of lack of stopping power. It was awesome.
I would do this too.
I tried, just once probably, moving a foot to the bars. Miraculously, I did not crash, but it seemed inevitable and I never tried again. #sosketch
Yeah, foot on the bars is sketchy. Haha
Thanks for the GT vid... Still have my '97 'Triple Triangle' Force AL road bike.
There's a trail near me that opened about 2 years ago that was basically a big circle. One half was pretty rocky, but doable and the other half was smooth for a fast pace. I only rode it once because my bike needed new sprockets (chain slipped when putting any effort in) and life just took over.
With my bike fixed, I decided yesterday was a good day to give it another shot because I heard they have since added more to it. I tried recreating how I first went around and holy mother f'ing shoot... The rocky side was way more rocky than before and riding a 26" hardtail didn't make it fun at all. I eventually made my way to the mid-point where the picture was taken and decided I should head back, but took a wrong turn and afterwards, checked my phone to see where I was and yeah, I was doing a new loop
I decided to press on because it felt pretty smooth and sure enough, it was the fast pace trail. Ended up riding 7.2 miles and my ass was beat. Next time I head back, I'll avoid the rocks and just blaze the smooth section.
With my bike fixed, I decided yesterday was a good day to give it another shot because I heard they have since added more to it. I tried recreating how I first went around and holy mother f'ing shoot... The rocky side was way more rocky than before and riding a 26" hardtail didn't make it fun at all. I eventually made my way to the mid-point where the picture was taken and decided I should head back, but took a wrong turn and afterwards, checked my phone to see where I was and yeah, I was doing a new loop
I decided to press on because it felt pretty smooth and sure enough, it was the fast pace trail. Ended up riding 7.2 miles and my ass was beat. Next time I head back, I'll avoid the rocks and just blaze the smooth section.
For the "kids these days" I bought my nephew a sick BMX bike at a charity auction. It was custom made and way nicer than anything I had.
He never even rode it. Little shit. I think he may be trans.
He never even rode it. Little shit. I think he may be trans.
This bike is SCARY fast. I can hold +40 mph on the flats. I was on a farm road the other day that was a two lane 55 and cars were passing me but just barely. It I want I can suck into the draft and keep up with a car at freeway speed.
So are you competing or just riding recreationally?
Holy shit. I wanna try haha
Users who are viewing this thread
