bikes (without engines) .... what do you ride?

[Luke@tirerack]

how often do you ride?
what distance?
group rides?

[bluemax_1]

Hey Luke! Good to see you back on a 3s forum!

Ride a Specialized Expert Stumpjumper.
- Not as often as I'd like
- Anywhere between 3 - 15 miles these days, depends on where and the terrain
- Ride solo more often than not. Occasionally with friends. Must be hangin out with the wrong folks because finding riding buddies (or physical activity buddies seems to be difficult).

Used to ride road bikes back in the day, bu I haven't had one in ages. Back then, it would be weekend rides of anywhere from 10 miles to 60+ miles (up to 4-5 hours of non-stop pedaling).


Max

[colt45 gto]

i remember those! we call them push irons! i was 10 last time i rode a bicycle after that i moved onto motor powered....never looked back :)

[onebadmollafolla]

I ride a CRF450R without a stock part on/in it. I used to do motox, but now use it for recreational enduro riding and enduro racing. Seriously considering getting a toned down bike as it is a LOT of bike to handle for enduro riding.

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/SL3000gt/bike1.jpg

With my old SL:

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/SL3000gt/Carandbike.jpg

http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/SL3000gt/IMG_0927.jpg

[CoopKill]

Specialized M4 16.4 lbs

Tore ACL, partial MCL, so not riding as much at the moment.

Usually ride 1-2 times a week 5-7 during week, and 20-40 on weekend

[enigma9o7]

(1) Fila I think is the brand... $50 on craigslist ;) Just some generic 10 or 12 speed "mountain bike" with big wheels (26" i think) cuz I'm 6'3".
(2) Not often enough... maybe a few times a month tops, sometimes not even that much.
(3) Sometimes just around the neighborhood, like to grab a burger on a saturday or something.... occasionally to the autoparts store if Im working on my car and need something.... but I'm pretty sure I could ride 50 miles if I wanted to. Probably the longest recently is like 5-10 miles on public trails...
(4) Yep, when friends came to visit from out of town they rented so we could go out by bikes. Gone on a few rides with my family around trails and stuff...

[MADMarc]

Recently I haven't been able to get on anything but a stationary at work due to, well, working. When I get the chance though I hop on a very dated 45 lb Schwinn mountain bike if I really want to work my legs, but when I am looking for some good cardio that's easier on my legs I will hop on yet another dated Schwinn road bike and hit the streets. Out of curiosity though (for those familiar with the recent times), as I really want a new road bike, what are some good names to look for? I'd LOVE to find a used bike in solid condition so what are some good names from the passed decade that I might be able to find on craigslist? I'd LOVE to keep a used bike under 500 and a new one around 8-1200.

[CoopKill]

Trek, Specialized, Bianchi, GT, Cannon Dale, the list is large.

Search, find one or two in your price range and google for info...

I sold my Specialized Elise for $600.00, but have seen them go for $350ish as well

[MADMarc]

I'm familiar with Bianchi and Specialized. Pilot I work with has a Specialized that I think weighs in around 17-18 pounds. It's like riding air - absolutely amazing. Thanks for the pointer.

[zelstin]

K2 attack- only paid $400 so I'm not complaining. I haven't gone on a good ride since I started college. I need to find some trails around the DC area so i can get back into it.

[KeithMac]

Dawes Edge XT, it`s 12 years old (old school!) never had a problem apart from the od puncture. Ride 6 miles a day to work and back.

[onebadmollafolla]

Ha! Still surprised nobody said anything with my bike /with/ and engine. :suspect:

[mike92stealthtt]

Right now I have a senior design project which is to come up with way to automate the position of the seat and aerobars of your personal bicycle (not a fit bike) in a wind tunnel to reduce drag. Would any of you cyclists go to a bike shop to get fitted if it was a couple hundred bucks?

[CoopKill]

Ha! Still surprised nobody said anything with my bike /with/ and engine. :suspect:

I think they were ignoring it thinking you might have sub-par reading skills! LOL I keed, I keed!

[bluemax_1]

Ha! Still surprised nobody said anything with my bike /with/ and engine. :suspect:


I think they were ignoring it thinking you might have sub-par reading skills! LOL I keed, I keed!
That's EXACTLY what I thought, "he must have missed the part in the header about without engines"

Right now I have a senior design project which is to come up with way to automate the position of the seat and aerobars of your personal bicycle (not a fit bike) in a wind tunnel to reduce drag. Would any of you cyclists go to a bike shop to get fitted if it was a couple hundred bucks?

Interesting idea but for $200, I think this will probably be mostly for hardcore or competition riders only, I.e. the folks for whom every extra second counts.


Max

[CoopKill]

From $50 which it is aprox. now to $200 I think would be out of reach unless one was TT competing on a regular basis. Around a $100 would be tempting...

[GTOJOE]

Got a $1200 Haro hard tail downhill mountain bike. With front shocks and front & rear disc brakes. Been over a year since I last rode it LOL.

[Luke@tirerack]

I picked this up first week of September. It's a full carbon fiber Bottecchia CF67pro.

http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/LukePavlick/misc%20pics/bike-n-stuff040.jpg

only have a bit over 200 miles on it so far

[bluefox1081]

I have a Giant road bike from the late 90s. I haven't ridden it in years though :(
I need to get it fixed and get back on the road sometime this upcoming Spring.

[skyrunner]

2007 Trek Equinox 7 (racing)
2004 Giant Boulder (commuting)
I haven't been riding at all since I became a Dad, but I will be getting back into it this winter (starting on the trainer). Still commute 6.5 miles round trip per day (4-5 days per week). I used to ride 80-150 miles per week depending on my training schedule, usually 20-25mi twice on the weekdays, and then 40-100 on the weekends. Got up to something like 270 in one week when training for an Ironman in 2008. Hope to get back to that next summer or the one after.

I am deserving of an upgrade on the TT bike and have been for awhile, but I just can't get myself to save up the money. Every time I start saving it ends up going to the cars or my computers... I guess I have too many hobbies, haha.

[DocWalt]

2004 (maybe 05, not sure) Specialized Hardrock Sport. I wish I had paid the extra $200 for the Rockhopper FSR they had, but oh well. I haven't even had a chance to get to any trails this year :(