Posts by bighammer
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I stood up and broke the chain on my old mtn bike and it took out the front deraileur and front chainrings. I had another ride planned for the next day and didn't want to jump into buying a bike right away, but fixing a nearly 20 year old bike seemed silly.
The purple Stumpjumper was a demo bike and they let me use it for the rest of the week. (probably helped that he remembered me buying the Bianchi Giro there a couple years before) I got spoiled pretty quickly going form the old no suspension bike, to a full suspension. (hydraulic discs are nice too) With the bike absorbing all the hits, I can pump the tires hard and ride in comfort and low resistance.
The purple Stumpjumper was a demo bike and they let me use it for the rest of the week. (probably helped that he remembered me buying the Bianchi Giro there a couple years before) I got spoiled pretty quickly going form the old no suspension bike, to a full suspension. (hydraulic discs are nice too) With the bike absorbing all the hits, I can pump the tires hard and ride in comfort and low resistance.
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I've never tried Soft Ride, but I've seen them a lot on different rides. Sort of funny looking, but if it's comfy....
My Brooks saddle from about 30 years of riding, started coming apart last year. Too many years of sweat, sun, rain, and neglect
BangHead took it's toll. Now the thought is, do I try to break in another, or go with a much lighter modern seat that never quite shapes to my butt, but is pretty close out of the box.
My Brooks saddle from about 30 years of riding, started coming apart last year. Too many years of sweat, sun, rain, and neglect
BangHead took it's toll. Now the thought is, do I try to break in another, or go with a much lighter modern seat that never quite shapes to my butt, but is pretty close out of the box.1 - 5 of 130 Posts
