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QUOTE (joanneeeeee @ Mar 13 2008, 11:41 AM)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii200/joanneeee/Myride.jpg

This was my ride. Now I have a nice cruiser, no hills in Florida tongue.gif and it's great for my abs.
Try hauling that with the kid in it on a windy day, niiiiiice workout new_thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

there are plenty of hills in Florida. I rode in the Hilly Hundred last fall and I was probably barely breaking 6-7 mph near the top of a few of them. That ride is in eastern pasco county and southern sumter county near Dade City/Zephyrhills. I also understand they have some nice ones around the Mount Dora area north of Orlando.

 

I got in a quick 22 mile ride this evening on the Suncoast Trail in pasco near Land O'Lakes. Very windy.

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got in 28 miles this morning before it got too hot or the thunderstorms started. Solo, averaged 16.2 mph. About 17 of the miles were on roads with 11 on the trail here. I had to park near a McDonalds and a van coming towards me ran their stop sign as I was turning left after stopping for my sign. I did end up dropping the bike on the pavement but I was able to stategically hop off and avoid stepping on the bike. I looked at her and she was wearing cycling clothes and had bikes in the car. You would think that a fellow cyclist would know better. Did she stop? Nope. Just yelled sorry out the window and kept going while I'm standing there picking up the bike and tring to avoid getting hit by someone else. rage.gif
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bumper.gif

 

New bike: biggrin.gif

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg

'Gabriel' tongue.gif

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QUOTE (Jaye @ Mar 2 2009, 05:30 AM)
bumper.gif

New bike: biggrin.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg
'Gabriel' tongue.gif

Beauty! new_thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

 

My parents got rid of mine.. they said it rusted over the winter. angry.gif So now I'm bikeless. sad.gif Maybe I'll save up some money and get a new one... I dunno. I kinda miss biking, especially when the weather is this nice... sakes.

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QUOTE (ReflectedLight @ May 4 2009, 11:15 AM)
i wish i lived closer to some trails. it's the price you pay for living in the city. sad.gif raining here for a few days so the trails will be muddy.

I hear ya dude. You have to take a bus to get anywhere near a park or a trail to ride your bike near where I live. Stupid city! angry.gif

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QUOTE (Ya_Big_Tree @ May 4 2009, 05:08 PM)
QUOTE (Jaye @ Mar 2 2009, 05:30 AM)
bumper.gif

New bike: biggrin.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg
'Gabriel' tongue.gif

Beauty! new_thumbsupsmileyanim.gif

 

My parents got rid of mine.. they said it rusted over the winter. angry.gif So now I'm bikeless. sad.gif Maybe I'll save up some money and get a new one... I dunno. I kinda miss biking, especially when the weather is this nice... sakes.

Aw, bummer sad.gif

Yeah, it's real nice biking in the sun. smile.gif

I've had a mud-guard put on the back now, since that pic. Maybe I should take another.. tongue.gif

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QUOTE (Jaye @ Mar 2 2009, 04:30 AM)
bumper.gif

New bike: biggrin.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg
'Gabriel' tongue.gif

Gabriel eh?

 

 

Cool.

 

 

 

My bike is "Green Bastard".

 

 

 

There a few pics way back in the pictures thread.

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QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ May 5 2009, 11:56 PM)
QUOTE (Jaye @ Mar 2 2009, 04:30 AM)
bumper.gif

New bike: biggrin.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg
'Gabriel' tongue.gif

Gabriel eh?

 

 

Cool.

 

 

 

My bike is "Green Bastard".

 

 

 

There a few pics way back in the pictures thread.

After Peter wub.gif tongue.gif Also, I thought the name suited. smile.gif

 

I remember seeing your bike. On a hillside or something, right? smile.gif

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QUOTE (Jaye @ May 5 2009, 05:33 PM)
QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ May 5 2009, 11:56 PM)
QUOTE (Jaye @ Mar 2 2009, 04:30 AM)
bumper.gif

New bike: biggrin.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/Jett_Moonwing/Gabriel.jpg
'Gabriel' tongue.gif

Gabriel eh?

 

 

Cool.

 

 

 

My bike is "Green Bastard".

 

 

 

There a few pics way back in the pictures thread.

After Peter wub.gif tongue.gif Also, I thought the name suited. smile.gif

 

I remember seeing your bike. On a hillside or something, right? smile.gif

Si seniorita,

 

I think there were 2 shots, in 'shot a' the bike is on a trail seemingly riding itself, 'shot b' has the bike standing on a rocky shoreline of Canada's Great Slave Lake.

 

I can't WAIT to get riding!!

 

 

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QUOTE (alphseeker @ May 6 2009, 07:23 PM)
I promised my son i'll start riding again once i lay my hands on one of these -


http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/bauhaus92/lances1274.jpg

Sweet bike! yes.gif

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QUOTE (alphseeker @ May 6 2009, 10:48 PM)
SRAM VS. DURA-ACE VS. CAMPY any thoughts, favorites on components?

It's been a few years since I've been on the bike, so my opinion may be dated. My Tomassini has downtube shifters... laugh.gif

 

I've ridden Dura Ace, and my current ride has Campagnolo Record. In my humble opinion, Dura Ace was the best deal going. The quality & performance was unsurpassed for the price. Shifting was crisp & precise, and the brake levers were as smooth as a baby's bottom.

 

My Campy, on the other hand (remember my group is 18 years old) is a pleasure to look at - the machining is top notch - but doesn't perform as well. Campy just had gotten into 'indexed' shifting; the precision wasn't there, and there was NO comparison in the performance of the brake levers.

 

I have no experience with Sram, other than cassette cogs - whick are good.

 

My $.02...for what it's worth.

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QUOTE (MrHands @ May 7 2009, 05:31 PM)
QUOTE (alphseeker @ May 6 2009, 10:48 PM)
SRAM VS. DURA-ACE VS. CAMPY any thoughts, favorites on components?

It's been a few years since I've been on the bike, so my opinion may be dated. My Tomassini has downtube shifters... laugh.gif

 

I've ridden Dura Ace, and my current ride has Campagnolo Record. In my humble opinion, Dura Ace was the best deal going. The quality & performance was unsurpassed for the price. Shifting was crisp & precise, and the brake levers were as smooth as a baby's bottom.

 

My Campy, on the other hand (remember my group is 18 years old) is a pleasure to look at - the machining is top notch - but doesn't perform as well. Campy just had gotten into 'indexed' shifting; the precision wasn't there, and there was NO comparison in the performance of the brake levers.

 

I have no experience with Sram, other than cassette cogs - whick are good.

 

My $.02...for what it's worth.

My husband rides a Specialized, and just got the SRAM Force. Loves it. It's a tap-double-tap thingy to shift up and down.

 

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Here's my road bike, it's a 2008 Cannondale Synapse Carbon 105 and it is S-WEEEEET.

 

It was a massive step up from anything I've had before. It's fantastically light and bascially rides itself. It ooozes class as you ride it.

 

Before I rode it I always thought the chaps whizzing past me on their fancy bikes must be far fitter and stronger than me as a pottered along on my mountain bike. No, the bikes are just that much more sleek.

 

It's downside is it loves smooth tarmac and you suffer a bit if you're cycling over the potholed rubbish that are the roads in London.

 

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3523094060_071b0c0096_b.jpg

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