while serching reviews on different makes i read a review that said it's a nice bike but i woudn't want to do a 100 miles on that frame /i don't remember what bike he was talking about but my question is what frame or bike would you want to do a 100 miles
Road Cycling · Public discussion
century ride
Thread navigation
Jump through the discussion
Go to the original post, the replies on this page, or the latest preserved contribution.
Thread details
What we know about this thread
- Original section
- Road Cycling
- Published
- 23 February 2012
- Last activity
- 25 February 2012
- Original author
- psycle
- Posts
- 15
- Discussion status
- Public discussion
- Total views
- 681
- Views / 30 days
- 0
- Topics
The navigation and discussion metadata provide context. Posts remain in their original chronological order.
-
-
I would ride a century on any frame that fit comfortably. No big name manufacturer offers frames / bikes that are not capable of a 100 mile trip.
-
A bike like this should work well:
1 hour, 4 minutes ago
- psycle
- Trader Feedback:0
-
- online
- 4 Posts. Joined 1/2012
- Select All Posts By This User
i just bought a trek pilot 2.1 /ebay less thn $500 only road twice but so far so good my only consern when looking for a bike was that i did not want a wallmart like bike /looked long and read all reviews i could find i all bikes in my budget and ended up with the trek LBS said i made a good buy - psycle
-
Any road. Ike that fits you and is in good working order will be fine. A good pair of shorts, shoes, mitts and a well ventilated helmet are the other things that'll help. It doesn't matter what bike you're riding if your nether regions have been rubbed raw or you have very sore hands...
-
64Paramount said:
A bike like this should work well:
1 hour, 4 minutes ago- psycle
- Trader Feedback:0
-
- online
- 4 Posts. Joined 1/2012
- Select All Posts By This User
i just bought a trek pilot 2.1 /ebay less thn $500 only road twice but so far so good my only consern when looking for a bike was that i did not want a wallmart like bike /looked long and read all reviews i could find i all bikes in my budget and ended up with the trek LBS said i made a good buyMan, how did you format that response?
- psycle
-
Was wondering the same myself. Lots of fun can be had with that.[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon14.gif[/IMG]
-
It's just a copy and paste. Like this:
19 hours, 55 minutes ago
- davereo
- Trader Feedback:0
- Registered User
-
- offline
- 1,346 Posts. Joined 6/2010
- Select All Posts By This User
Was wondering the same myself. Lots of fun can be had with that.[IMG]cyclingforums.comicon14.gifOpen ↗[/IMG] - davereo
-
64, maybe you were possessed when you made the post. Often times when are possessed they don't form memories and are especially vulnerable to cut and paste dangers.
-
I suppose I could be possessed, but in my defence I am using Windows Vista.....
2 minutes ago
- alienator
- Trader Feedback:0
- Registered User
-
- online
- 7,973 Posts. Joined 6/2004
- Select All Posts By This User
64, maybe you were possessed when you made the post. Often times when are possessed they don't form memories and are especially vulnerable to cut and paste dangers.Interviewer: Well, can you… blow up the world?
Tick: Egad. I hope not. That’s where I keep all my stuff.
--The Tick - alienator
-
64Paramount said:
I suppose I could be possessed, but in my defence I am using Windows Vista.....
2 minutes ago
- alienator
- Trader Feedback:0
- Registered User
-
- online
- 7,973 Posts. Joined 6/2004
- Select All Posts By This User
64, maybe you were possessed when you made the post. Often times when are possessed they don't form memories and are especially vulnerable to cut and paste dangers.Interviewer: Well, can you… blow up the world?
Tick: Egad. I hope not. That’s where I keep all my stuff.
--The TickNo! Don't speak the name of that which should not be spoken!
- alienator
-
1 hour, 54 minutes ago
- 64Paramount
- Trader Feedback:0
- Registered User
-
- offline
- 1,587 Posts. Joined 7/2009
- Location: Frostbite Falls, Minnesota
- Select All Posts By This User
It's just a copy and paste. Like this:19 hours, 55 minutes ago
- davereo
- Trader Feedback:0
- Registered User
-
- offline
- 1,346 Posts. Joined 6/2010
- Select All Posts By This User
Was wondering the same myself. Lots of fun can be had with that.[IMG]cyclingforums.comicon14.gifOpen ↗[/IMG]A good friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a body...
- 64Paramount
-
64 you just opened up a can of worms.[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon14.gif[/IMG]
-
davereo said:
64 you just opened up a can of worms.[IMG]/img/vbsmilies/smilies/icon14.gif[/IMG]
Hey, now. That's no reason to jump right up and be a d!ck.
-
Quoted post said:
Originally Posted by maydog [IMG]/img/forum/go_quote.gif[/IMG]
I would ride a century on any frame that fit comfortably. No big name manufacturer offers frames / bikes that are not capable of a 100 mile trip.
+1
Back to the original thread. My sister inlaw rides a century every year on a Trek 800 tank of a mountain bike with street tires. A comfortable bike is all that is really needed. With that in mind the 2.1 pilot sized correctly would be just perfect. -
If I were going to do my first century, I would use the same bike I used on my first 75 mile ride.
Most of bicycling is getting accustomed to the discomfort you have on a bike and either accepting it or fixing it. A bike you know is a good bike to use.
---
Prior to my last century I changed my skewer on the rear wheel. Even old fat women were passing me - despite my power meter showing 350w. Fortunately I had a flat tire around mile 35. I discovered my rear tire had been rubbing for 35 miles. The harder I worked the more the tire rubbed. The last 65 miles was much easier.
There is no good reason to either get a new bike or make a minor change before any ride. Especially not before a long ride.
---
But if you need to buy a bike, get something you like the looks of. Put on gears and tires to match your preferences. Make sure the mechanicals work.
Active in the last 60 minutes
Active in this thread
0 users · 0 guests ·0 bots ·0 total
No signed-in users are active right now.
No known search crawlers active right now.