Any cyclists here?

[MarkusBarkus]

...in this case, looks like west-coast cool. I like those Gates belt-drives. Very nice. I'm on a Gen1 Lauf on the gravel. I had a nice 20 this morning.

I often see an old Italian guy on the canal towpath, middle of nowhere grinding it out with a music box strapped on his handlebars, belting out: "Funiculi, Funicula" and "Volare," etc. having the best Sunday morning ever. Makes me laugh every time. So you could combine audio and bikes! Cheers.

Seriously nice looking ride, @Rumpole

 

[Atmasphere]

Custom bikes and high end audio seem like a natural fit. This is my Corvid Pinyon/Gates carbon belt drive gravel bike. View attachment 116452

Looks like a nice bikepacking rig to me!

 

[Gregadd]

 

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[Bobvin]

Custom bikes and high end audio seem like a natural fit. This is my Corvid Pinyon/Gates carbon belt drive gravel bike. View attachment 116452

Sweet looking ride. Clean and elegant. Looks very much like a Jones bar with a little less sweep.

 

[Gregadd]

I am old. The sport has passed ne by. Cannondale has a $15k racing bike. A flat criterium averaged 30+ mph. The sprint winner crossed the line at 43+mph.
The machines are a work of art. Science and engineering have descended on the sport exploding myths and intuition. The power meter is dominant. It has essentially replaced the speedometer and the heart monitor.
PED is hardly worth the risk. Given the advanced test methodology. IMO the final frontier is cheating the wind.
Enjoy.

 

[Adelmor]

Hi,
I am new to this forum, just sow this thread and a kind of..........let s say I am a lazy cyclist.

Following mine:

1990 Expedition Giant, bought to make long rides, never made though.
1995 steel frame Bianchi Vento 606, used on the road some times. Steel is heavy but still rides well on roads.
1975 French Gitane refurbished a bit, I use to go to ice cream shop in the city. Like it much.
2022 Bianchi Sprint, not the lightest nowadays, but is what I wanted for my recent rides.

Rgds
Adelmo

 

[Bobvin]

Awesome bikes for the hard-core ‘go as fast as you can‘ crowd. But lets remember that is a small percent of cyclists, and the bars way beneath the saddle super aero position is only a benefit when you‘re riding at 18+mph, a pace most amateur cyclists struggle to maintain over any length of time.

For the recreational rider, I’d like to see more bikes with room for wider tires (stability, comfort, arguably no sacrifice in rolling resistance if you get super-supple casings) and personally I’d love to see a brifter style brake with DI2 paddle shifters for some type handlebar that isn’t a drop bar and isn’t a straight mountain bike style bar. Just a wide road style bar, without the drops which I ride in <5% of the time, that could mount brifters but the brifters could shift mtb gearing. DI2 mouse-button paddle shifting is so much better than thumb shifting IMHO.

A real hybrid bike, wide range mtb gearing, without having mtb style thumb shifting. I’d love a bit more of the responsiveness of my custom CYFAC (makes you want to ride hard and stong) blended with the swiss-army knife capabilities of my Jones (super comfortable and stable but a bit of a Winebago when it comes to responsivenes). There are some gravel bikes out there that get close, but still with drop bars and aggressive racing riding position. Not everyone who rides is in a hurry to cheat the wind.

 

[Salectric]

Very interesting, and not at all what I expected. But the tests were only with tubeless tires. For my rides I will stay at my usual higher pressure since I use clinchers.

 

[Gregadd]

Very interesting, and not at all what I expected. But the tests were only with tubeless tires. For my rides I will stay at my usual higher pressure since I use clinchers.

I remain a firm believer in high pressure. pun intended. i think that shup has sailed. We are no longer lowering the pressure of tires designed for 100+psi. I found out the hard way my 23mm tires have a max psi of 75.
With respect to tubeless I have no idea how handle a flat while on the road. Do you carry a spare tire. On mountain bikes they use a self-sealant. That is not always effective.

 

[Gregadd]

Hi,
I am new to this forum, just sow this thread and a kind of..........let s say I am a lazy cyclist.

Following mine:

1990 Expedition Giant, bought to make long rides, never made though.
1995 steel frame Bianchi Vento 606, used on the road some times. Steel is heavy but still rides well on roads.
1975 French Gitane refurbished a bit, I use to go to ice cream shop in the city. Like it much.
2022 Bianchi Sprint, not the lightest nowadays, but is what I wanted for my recent rides.

Rgds
AdelmoView attachment 121208View attachment 121209View attachment 121210View attachment 121211

Yeah, I love the vintage bukes. Check this out.

 

[Tangram]

Disc brakes enable wider tires on road bikes. The wider the tire, the lower the pressure you can run them at with NO speed penalty. I have 28 mm tires (with tubes) and run them at 60 psi on my Canyon Endurace CFR SLX-9 Di2. I made the change this season and didn't get a single flat, but my ride was a lot smoother. On my old bike, with 25 mm tires, I ran much higher pressures, much to the chagrin of my fillings. I don't believe there is much difference in pressures between tubed and tubeless.

My next road tires will be 32 mm. Just need to wear out my 28s!

 

[Tangram]

Very interesting, and not at all what I expected. But the tests were only with tubeless tires. For my rides I will stay at my usual higher pressure since I use clinchers.

No need to, unless you have skinny tires. If, for example, you are running 28s, you can use 60 psi no problem (unless you weigh 300 lbs.)
I rode at high pressure for years but tried the lower pressures this year and won't go back. I had the head mechanic for Canada's junior women's team yesterday and he concurs - lower pressures are better.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

There are some gravel bikes out there that get close

...I think my first-gen Lauf still does a very good job in many conditions, even road, with smooth-center tires. It is drop-bar, but so far, that's still OK. New season start-up is the most noticeable. A good bike will take a lot more punishment than you may think! And I have tested that often over the years. Happy Roads, gents.

 

[Bobvin]

Comfort means you can ride longer and feel better at the end. Less pain in wrists, shoulders, neck — why beat the hell out of yourself? Bouncing and rattling does not equal speed. It took me a while — my Cyfac can only take 25s. I weigh 200lbs, so can’t remove all the air for pinch-flt reasons, but I went from 110psi to 85 with no speed penalty and a lot more comfort (running tubes). Felt weird for a time, but running with the fast boys I had no problem in the paceline. That was 5 years back, now I’m on my Jones a lot more often. 48mm @ around 26 psi. The penalty is the extra rotating weight out at the circumference—takes more effort to spin ‘em up, and climbing sure isn’t like on my Cyfac. I wish my 66 year old self bent into shapes I once did. I do miss those 25 mph rides with the fast boys on a Saturday club ride.

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[MarkusBarkus]

lower pressures are better.

...I agree, but you gotta find that sweet-spot. And I will never see a pro/elite rider my size. Never gonna happen. So, I still pump 'em up, although a little less than I used to. Of course, the wider tires make that possible.

 

[djsina2]

I switched to Jones this year. 55mm rims at 11-12 psi. So comfortable. Will never ride any other MTB again.

 

[MarkusBarkus]

With respect to tubeless I have no idea how handle a flat while on the road

...easy: call home.

Just kidding, but I am NOT a fan of tubeless on the road. I was an early adopter, and what a joke. I waited a couple of years: still a hassle. And riding in winter in upstate NY? No way (but guys do it). Sucks, IMO. Bike shop guys periodically prod me to switch to modern tubeless. Nope. If I was still racing MTB (amateur), sure. Makes more sense. Road? Not going there (again).

 

[Tangram]

...easy: call home.

Just kidding, but I am NOT a fan of tubeless on the road. I was an early adopter, and what a joke. I waited a couple of years: still a hassle. And riding in winter in upstate NY? No way (but guys do it). Sucks, IMO. Bike shop guys periodically prod me to switch to modern tubeless. Nope. If I was still racing MTB (amateur), sure. Makes more sense. Road? Not going there (again).

Agreed. Just too messy. I'd rather stick with the familiar. I'm not such a good cyclist that I need to shave ounces off my bike. Better to shave inches off my middle.