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z28z34man
03-08-2009, 06:02 PM
I just got a new toy saturday

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s53/z28z34man/F852.jpg
http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s53/z28z34man/F853.jpg

It's a Felt F85. It has a full Shimano 105 drivetrain and weighs in at just under 20 lbs. It's a huge improvement to my old mongoose mountain bike.

I also got a set of Shimano clipless pedals and and bike shoes

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s53/z28z34man/F854.jpg

So are there any other pedal bike riders on here?
Drifte
03-08-2009, 07:42 PM
yea, but bmx and mountain/trail. My bike was stolen, hoping to replace it this spring with a GF Mullet disc. Thats a pretty nice bike though, road bikes get along so effortlessly.
DustinsDuster
03-08-2009, 07:58 PM
i ride skateparks/street/dirt when i can; road bikes never were really my thing. cool bike, but i have never been down with clipless pedals, even when i raced BMX....
z28z34man
03-08-2009, 08:40 PM
I used to ride mountain bikes but I never seemed to get them off the pavement. I had a friend suggest I get a good road bike when I complained about the terrible shifter on my big box store mountain bike. I'm glad he did, this is so much lighter and the shifts are spot on every time. After riding this I don't think I could go back.
DustinsDuster
03-08-2009, 08:46 PM
i'll stick to one gear- less to worry about. congrats again.
Xboosted23X
03-08-2009, 09:05 PM
i ride road bikes and small mtn bikes. would like to try and find some dirt jumps around here. im not impressed with the skate park at all.
thats pretty light my road bike is around 23.
clipless is def the way to go on road bikes but mountain bike def reg pedals cuz its not fun flipping back on a manual or wheelie
z28z34man
03-08-2009, 09:12 PM
Where do you ride? I am thinking that to Palo and back would be a good ride.
DustinsDuster
03-08-2009, 09:30 PM
the IC skatepark isnt bad- as long as you dont get kicked out by the cops- it doesnt happen terribly much, but i do have a couple funny stories about it...
Xboosted23X
03-08-2009, 09:36 PM
the bike path mostly. i havent taken and roads out of town. i need to though. a nice 50-60 mile ride would be nice.
there is some dirt jumps in cedar falls that i want to hit up.
i went riding down town and they dont want people grinding thats for sure