What do you ride?

[MichaelJ]

Road bike is a 2-year-old Specialized Roubaix Elite all-carbon. Love that thing.
Don't have a real mountain bike; I use my old commuting bike, a Gary Fischer Presidio, on single track and carriage roads.
I was entirely ready to start riding this week to work, but with these temperatures I'm holding off, given it's 17 miles each way.

[Charlie Schuessler]

New this spring I'm riding a Specialized Roubaix Expert model including compact Ultegra SL drive train....

[awf170]

My bike = the sweetness factory.

• 21 speeds. 2 of which actually work. (Rear shifting is completely broken)
• Clipless peddles for which I don't actually have clipless shoes.
• A rear brake that occasionally rubs because the back rim is slightly warped.

And that's not even the best part! Here is how I "fixed" the gears so it stays in the ring I want it to.


You can't deny its awesomeness...

[Greg]

Gotta be tough to ride with only one wheel. I never knew you were a unicyclist too among all your other talents...

[powhunter]

Ive been on a gary fischer joshua2 XC bike for about 5 years...nearly everything has been replaced except the main frame and rear shock....hopefully Ill get another year or so out of it

steve

[Marc]

Originally Posted by bvibert

Yes, I still have it and yes it could be converted to disk brakes. I've looked into it and came to the same determination that Mr. Evil posted. It's just not worth it.

Did you look at avid mechanical disc brakes?

They are SO worth it, believe me when I tell you. Never having to toe in brake pads again alone makes it worth it. But their performance in mud and wet is unbeatable.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by awf170

My bike = the sweetness factory.

• 21 speeds. 2 of which actually work. (Rear shifting is completely broken)
• Clipless peddles for which I don't actually have clipless shoes.
• A rear brake that occasionally rubs because the back rim is slightly warped.

And that's not even the best part! Here is how I "fixed" the gears so it stays in the ring I want it to.


You can't deny its awesomeness...

Teh hotness. Dude. Just. Dude.

We can probably adjust your brakes and true your rim so you don't have brake rub. What exactly broke on the rear shifting?

[awf170]

Originally Posted by Marc

Teh hotness. Dude. Just. Dude.

We can probably adjust your brakes and true your rim so you don't have brake rub.

Nah, the rub is the way to go. Keeps my speed in check.

Originally Posted by Marc

What exactly broke on the rear shifting?

I dunno, it just only works like 10% of the time so I just gave up and stuck it in the gear I most commonly use. I just tell myself that some people actually buy two speed bikes so my bike is just fine.


It's too small for me too. I forgot about that. So yes it's teh hotness.


This bike would make Neuman proud.

[Marc]

Originally Posted by awf170

Nah, the rub is the way to go. Keeps my speed in check.



I dunno, it just only works like 10% of the time so I just gave up and stuck it in the gear I most commonly use. I just tell myself that some people actually buy two speed bikes so my bike is just fine.


It's too small for me too. I forgot about that. So yes it's teh hotness.


This bike would make Neuman proud.

Haha, it's actually probably in better condition than his. So ah, we can fix your shifting pretty easy too I bet. When was the last time that shift cable was cleaned and greased. Let me answer that for you. Never?

Just go to WalMart and by a new set of shift cables and we could probably get you using all your gears again pretty easily.

[awf170]

Originally Posted by Marc

Haha, it's actually probably in better condition than his. So ah, we can fix your shifting pretty easy too I bet. When was the last time that shift cable was cleaned and greased. Let me answer that for you. Never?

Wrong. Only about 8 years ago.

Originally Posted by Marc

Just go to WalMart and by a new set of shift cables and we could probably get you using all your gears again pretty easily.

Sweet, all the gears will probably confuse me though and make me actually worse. Just give me a couple more and I'll be good to go.