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2012 GT Zaskar-Expert
Hardtail XC 29er Mtn bike |
Lifetime Odometer:
1,203.6 miles
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2010 Ridley Orion
Road bike |
Description: 16.3 lbs on Easton SLX-90 clinchers
Lifetime Odometer:
3,950.4 miles
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2008 Fuji Cross Pro-SS, CX wheelset
Cyclocross Road bike |
Description: same as my other Fuji bike, but documented the miles differently with the added rolling resistance of fatter CX and studded tires; have been running this bike as a single speed since about mile #3,000 of this CX tire thread
Lifetime Odometer:
5,068.1 miles
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2008 Jamis Satellite (SS-config)
Road bike |
Description: 2008 Jamis Satellite (steel frame with single speed configuration)
Ritchey carbon fork
Fulcrum Racing 7 wheelset converted to Shimano cassette body
Forte Pro tires (235g)
FSA stem
Exotic carbon seatpost
FSA Energy (175mm) crankset
Origin 8 (44 tooth) chainring and Sinz (17 tooth) cog
Crank Brothers Candy 3 pedals
Token bottom bracket
Cane Creek headset
SRAM Rival brakes
Tekro levers with Jagwire cables
~19.7 lbs; fun bike, loved the ride of steel, but one too many single speeds for Colorado
Lifetime Odometer:
967.5 miles
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2003 Specialized Enduro Pro FSR
Trail/All Mountain bike |
Description: I bought this well used in early 2011 and it'll have to suffice and till my piggy bank has enough pennies for a Gary Fisher Superfly.
Lifetime Odometer:
66.9 miles
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2008 Fuji Cross Pro (Easton wheelset)
Cyclocross Road bike |
Description: cyclocross frame with Ultegra components: 46/36 tooth chainrings and CX geometry have limited my top speed to 49.6 mph with my Easton wheelset that I use on the road...upgraded to an 11-27 tooth cassette in 2009 to help with the high/low gears for Colorado; upgraded to 50/34 compact chainrings and DuraAce chain on May 19, 2010 (mileage 4,155 between road and CX; cassette has ~700 more) . The bike weighs in at 20.0 lbs. with pedals and my super comfy Forte Classic seat.
Best accomplishment: 4 Blackhawk Bicycle Club members helped pull me during Ride Like an Egyptian (DeKalb, 2008) and I averaged 20.6 mph for 105 miles in 5 hours flat (avg HR=152)
. Retired as a road bike (now SS-CX) when I took the shifting components off for my current, Ridley road bike
Lifetime Odometer:
5,307.1 miles
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2008 Trek 6000
Hardtail XC Mountain bike |
Description: 2008 Trek 6000 series with SRAM-5 components: I keep Drifter tires (non-knobbies) for slower road rides and commuting purposes, b/c the shock has a lockout on it. I ram running some Nokian studded tires on it now and it's currently outfitted with a bike rack which brings the bike to a total of 34 lbs., yikes...hoping to get a much lighter 29er in the next year.
Best accomplishment: I rode this bike about 76 miles in an afternoon in the beautiful San Juan mountains
Replaced the chain with XTR at mile number 1,250. Sold in May, 2010 for $400...need to get a race worthy mtb that fits me appropriately.
Lifetime Odometer:
1,395.0 miles
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2008 Specialized Chicago Langster
Single Speed Road bike |
Description: 46 tooth chainring, 16 tooth freewheel; Gangster/Chicago theme with Al Capone and the skyline on black paint; flip flop hub which I rode in fixed gear in Chicago.
Best Accomplishment: rode 204 miles with a 35 lb. pack on my back in 17 hours (including breaks/brakes :) from Rockford, IL to South Bend, IN with only the ONE GEAR!
Sold in July, 2010; very fun bike, loved to ride fixed gear back when I lived in the flat lands!
Lifetime Odometer:
1,491.7 miles
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1999 GT Richochet
Hardtail XC Mountain bike |
Description: 16" frame with Shimano Deore LX components...WAY too small for me as evidenced by my crazy set-up: longer stem to accompany my 6'1" reach, but I had originally purchased it to do freeriding, before special mountain bikes were designed for that...not much of that in the midwest though and it doesn't handle BMX jumps well; was used as a commuter in Chicago that I feel comfortable locking up, because I have wheel and seat locks installed.
*sold in March, 2009
Lifetime Odometer:
801.3 miles
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1997 GT Avalanche
Hardtail XC Mountain bike |
Description: my first aluminum bike. had pretty nice components too-LX I believe. (pic: for reference only)
Lifetime Odometer:
0.0 miles
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1995 GT Karakoram
Hardtail XC Mountain bike |
Description: This was my very first, NICE, bike (pic is for reference only). In fact, I had my dad cosign a loan for me, because I wasn't even 18 and I wanted to build my credit. This was a chromoly frame, but mine had a red rock shox fork. The ghost flames in blue looked really neat, but it was just a picture. I was riding carelessly in the Byron Forest Preserve and hit a 3-ft drop off at about 20 mph with some farm machinery below that I managed to clear; however, I closed my eyes because I didn't think I was going to wreck and managed to break the fork, but stay upright in the process!
Lifetime Odometer:
0.0 miles
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other borrowed mtb
Hardtail XC 29er Mtn bike |
Description: borrowed mountain bikes from various people and places
Lifetime Odometer:
49.7 miles
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other miscellaneous loaners
Road bike |
Description: breaking out the snowboarding gear so I can ride in the freezing midwest madness; however; my fingers and toes can only tolerate temperatures down to about 0 degrees F, or 20 degrees F for extended periods of time.
Lifetime Odometer:
193.0 miles
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The Trucker is cool. I like bike camping, just added a front disc brake 160mm. I would have added the 180mm if I had known what a difference between it and the one on the tandem.