Recent content by guitarplyr2080

lost my website so figured i should post a picture of my frame...

no, that's not a dent. that's a distinguished design on the fondriest frames. http://www.fondriest-usa.com

i know what you meant by this statement, but you have to be careful how things come out. my bro-in-law is about 210 lbs, but dropped down to that from about 50 lbs. more (and can't really lose much more due to his large bone structure). he rides a litespeed ti bike, which i believe is perfect...

you can always yell "VREDESTEIN!" which is Dutch for "On Your Left" :D

:D i guess you could say that. it's actually gonna be a budget bike for now. if i decide i love the frame, i'll rebuild it again someday decked out with campy record and all.

here's my new purchase....a casati monza frame with look hsc carbon fork and cane creek headset. i'll be building it up with ultegra build kit. not sure what wheels to get yet (between kysriums, cosmics, and velomax).

glad to know there's some others from ohio....especially those from central ohio.

anyone here have cycling tattoos on their body? i've seen some really sweet ones in the past. not sure i'd get one, but curious if anyone has one. post pics if you got em! clark

anyone else??

yeah, you could tell they were good and stiff from the sound. kind of a whirring noise i guess.

check out the velomax orion II. made for heavier riders and are pretty darn light. http://www.velomax.com/models_clinchers_det_OrionII.php3

currently riding a mid 90's cannondale r300 2.8 all aluminum frame with low end shimano stuff. thought about rebuilding it, but decide to use to train on this winter and purchased a used Casati Monza frame. will be building it up with shimano ultegra 9 speed group...wheelset still to be decided.

better start out with a good frame. you can't build a good bike without a good platform to start with. putting excellent components on a crappy frame still makes it a crappy bike. same with the components. XT will serve you pretty well without spending the money on XTR. i have all XT on my...

there's some really good information on this procedure on the park tools website. check it out.... http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/FAQcogs.shtml

the ceramics are super nice. my bro-in-law rides on them and they have incredible stopping power (coupled with the correct pads) and they don't put off heat like a lot of other rims do. you hold your finder on the side of the rim while it's spinning fast and you don't feel any heat at all...not...