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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: bryguy27007]
#13732042 - 01/04/11 09:06 PM (14 years, 15 days ago) |
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bryguy27007 said: I ride on 700x23c tires but I want to get another bike or new tires that are a lot less thin.
I saw a bike parked on campus with tires that were maybe 2.5 inches wide, they were so awesome.
I see you're in Minnesota, if you're in Minneapolis, PM me Ill give you the name of a good bike shop where you can get some.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: WalterShabas]
#13921976 - 02/07/11 04:32 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Big fat bump with a pic of my new skinny tire bike. I feel weird riding this thing, its so nice.
 I cant wait until it warms up and I can take it out on some 50+ mile rides.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: WalterShabas]
#13952629 - 02/12/11 06:26 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice dude! I just picked up some new skinny tires as well - a Univega Superstrada with Shimano RSX components. It was $20 at a church rummage sale. How could I resist?
I bought it with the intention of turning it into a fixie, despite never having ridden one. I am beginning to read some forums & pages on fixed-gear conversions. Hopefully that can be a spring project for me.
And to top it off... My wife tells me that a co-workers husband is wanting to get rid of a high end road bike! She's telling me I should buy this guys bike and then hand down the Lemond I've been riding to her.... and then she could retire the trail bike she commutes to work on.
There is a 100km ride coming up in April I need to train for, too :-)
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: Gr8fulJ420]
#13952700 - 02/12/11 06:40 PM (13 years, 11 months ago) |
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Good deal on the Univega, I just googled it, and it doesn't seem like you should have any troubles converting into a fixie as long as the frame is in good condition. I don't know if I've posted it before, but this site has tons of info on converting older road bikes into fixed gears: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/ Specifically this page: http://sheldonbrown.com/fixed-conversion.html The rest of the site has just about everything you'll ever need to know about bikes, and a lot of things you don't. If you do get the new bike, I'll be waiting for pics.
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I just found this at the good will the other day for 25 bucks. It's in decent condition so i think i'm going to fix it up and make it my first skinny tire bike! 
I'm looking for some road bike handlebars to stick back on and make it look more original.
I guess there supposed to be kinda rare they were only made from 74-76 and they cost a bit to make because of the curved post.
more pics in the future.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: astrolope]
#14184238 - 03/25/11 09:41 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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That is a wicked seat tube. I've never seen anything like it. Good score for 25 bucks.
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Interesting handlebar setup - i was thinking about doing something similar to the girlfriends bike, but running two sets of levers... How do you like this cockpit setup?
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: PDU]
#14197117 - 03/28/11 10:32 AM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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At first I didn't like them because I was used to standard drop style bars. But after riding around on 'em I realized that my grip isn't as low, but it is wider. So it all comes down to low and tight vs. high and wide. On a long ride when I get tired, its a lot easier to rest on the bullhorns than drops. I have seen a lot of people with their brake levers on the tips of bull horn bars too, but that again all comes down to personal preference.
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zee bike is finished, I rode it earlier today it was fucking fantastic
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: astrolope]
#15117838 - 09/22/11 03:37 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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Just got a new bike. It's a Schwinn Premis. They only made them in '88. It was sort of an entry-level high-end bike with Columbus tubing and fork and pretty light components. Could have slightly better components, but it's <22lbs. as-is. Not bad for a 20+ year old steel frame bike and slightly lighter than the Elix (which I still have).
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: CaptainH13]
#15119346 - 09/22/11 07:42 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I finally caved and bought Conti Gatorskins, hopefully they live up to their reputation. It was close to a hundred dollars for bike tires lol
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: ChuangTzu]
#15153346 - 09/29/11 02:38 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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I replaced the crappy tires and bar tape that came with the bike:

Still gotta change the seat and pedals to something a bit more modern.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: ChuangTzu]
#15154851 - 09/29/11 07:45 PM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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That bike is effin sweet bro. I'd love to cruise around town on that ride.
And about Gatorskins..... have a pair on my Lemond currently and they seem pretty tough.
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WalterShabas said: Big fat bump with a pic of my new skinny tire bike. I feel weird riding this thing, its so nice.

How do you like that seat? I'm trying to figure out what to put on my Premis.
I'm also trying to figure out which pedals to use. An SPD system was my first thought, but I have knee problems and that led me to speedplay frogs, but I've read some negative reviews of their longevity/reliability.
What I hate about the clips that the bike has now is having to flip the pedal over in the middle of an intersection...
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: ChuangTzu]
#15165471 - 10/02/11 06:00 AM (13 years, 3 months ago) |
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wow really cool frame... im also building a bike. a fixie just for fun. ill hope ill get it done for spring..
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: madis503]
#16546493 - 07/17/12 07:19 PM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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Megabump
Gotta add my bike to the list now!


Custom built (Don't worry, I've pulled the back rim tighter, so there's no slack in the chain). Fixed/Flop.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: Maverick]
#16651970 - 08/06/12 06:13 AM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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this is my bike. custom built and not yet ready. the frame is some old ussr 3 speed bike,gonna paint it yellow, the white is just a primer. tomorrow i get new handlebar and some other parts. i use it to ride to work 15km and 15km back. fixed gear, no brakes yet.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: madis503]
#16674801 - 08/10/12 02:01 AM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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I flipped my bike over to fixed gear a couple weeks ago and I'm Loving the workout! I've been practicing doing most of my braking with my legs and it's definitely helping build my legs back up, especially after an ACL reconstruction last year.
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Re: Skinny Tire Bikers Thread. [Re: Maverick]
#16697089 - 08/14/12 02:48 AM (12 years, 5 months ago) |
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Update: Got a 600 lumen light. USB Rechargeable.
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