Bicyclettes

[chromesquared]

From what I understand, Pista Concept was an American made bike and Bianchi is halting production/eliminating their American side of things.

I think that they either made in Taiwan or Italy (earlier ones), but not 100% sure, US sounds off to me though(?).

[rockon99]

i think it was 6-700 for a new concept frame last season. retail, then they got flipped absurdly.

get a kilo for your "first fixie". not a tight aluminum track frame that isnt drilled for brakes...

mm good advice.. lol im kinda down to just make the jump and suffer for the first month of being brakeless. i've riden my buddies standard pista and got a good feel for stopping and stuff. i can pedal backwards already, etc.. but... i JUST got a decent road bike. and i dont wanna make another big purchase for a while.

[greentalks43]

Giordana Silverline shorts are where its at, anything Giordana for that matter. Pearl Izumi is horrible. I own two pairs of Pearl Izumi and they are uncomfortable.

As for sizing, I wear 28 in most denim, Medium cycling shorts fit well.

http://www.steepplanet.com/proddetail.php?prod=Giordana_Silverline_Shorts_Men

[eckels]

nice saddle bag, if you consider making more/selling some def let me know!

[corter]

I will be making more, and in more sizes. Anyone who is seriously interested should PM me.

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[mlproject]

the concept was designed by sky yeager who was at bianchi. she did the pista and concepts, among others, thus the "100% chick designed" sticker on them. she left bianchi, for swobo i believe, and i think that has something to do with the drop. they weren't on the site for 2007/2008 either, but still shipped and i get fuzzy info from bianchi reps. i think a track version of the chrono is what's up next?

[mlproject]

[mlproject]

new ad for ORANGE 20. a/d kyle trackokelley.

[diewhitegirls]

I just failed hard today. I was trying to turn a Trek 5200 into a winter single speed...ahem..."beater" decked out with racks and race fenders. When I put my rear wheel on, the chainstays had to bend about an inch total on both sides. Carbon chainstays under pressure+52/18 gearing probably would have killed me, so now I think I'll turn it into a 7 speed.

To that end, anyone selling a 700x23-25 rear wheel set up for Shimano?

[ipp]

do you want to make the trek a fixie? probably won't work well, cause of the drop outs, but get a surly fixxer. heres a link:

http://www.surlybikes.com/parts/fixxer_pop.html

it makes a freehub fixed.

or do you not have a wheel?

[mlproject]

you're trying to force old road spacing to track spacing. it's not always possible.

[stayhandsome]

Kitty: "brakes are for fakes!"

finally lost the bullhorns for some 70's japanese racing bike jump offs my roommates been sitting on. i guess he got them from this rich kids dad who used to be into cycling. also my seat is the stock bianchi one with the cheetah strip i got off my girls bike. all my upgrades are hand me downs.

[piece keeper]

Noob question: Are you supposed to go commando with cycling shorts?

[mlproject]

yes. get some assos cream or chamois butt'r for added long ride comfort.

[stayhandsome]

anybody like kraftwerk in here?

they are huge cyclists and offer these cycling shirts on their webstore:

[maxdesu]

new ad for ORANGE 20. a/d kyle trackokelley.

this would make a neat spokecard

[jonathanschley]

just got my new rear wheel and seatpost from orange20. kyle is legit.

[mlproject]

if you see him, tell him to come to new york.

[sidneylo]

Is it bad form if I have to drive my bike somewhere to ride it? Yeah, mlproject not approved!

[mlproject]

come on holmes, give those lil asian legs a workout!

did someone delete a post?

[maxdesu]

Is it bad form if I have to drive my bike somewhere to ride it? Yeah, mlproject not approved!

I know a guy with a makino frame who drives his bike in all the time.

[rockon99]

get a kilo for your "first fixie"

for some reason i've been feeling off about the bikes on bikesdirect.com.. theyre ligit right?

[stayhandsome]

for some reason i've been feeling off about the bikes on bikesdirect.com.. theyre ligit right?

they cool..

[the_state]

for some reason i've been feeling off about the bikes on bikesdirect.com.. theyre ligit right?

way legit. i just got my kilo in the mail last week.

[knucks]

for some reason i've been feeling off about the bikes on bikesdirect.com.. theyre ligit right?

NAW DUDE ITS A HUGE SCAM HIDE YOUR MONEY UNDER YOUR MATTRESS

[theetruscan]

yes. get some assos cream or chamois butt'r for added long ride comfort.

Yeah, that. The Chamois Butt'r/Assos Cream is really skippable for anything under 70-80 miles. Don't ride with anything under the shorts! My riding buddy last week was riding with panties under her shorts, and naturally rubbed her thighs raw . . . way to go kid! Not only that, but she refused to believe that sane people don't wear shit under the shorts. The whole point of the no-seams thing is to avoid rubbing your nuts/ass/thighs raw on a seam, putting seams under there with the compression from the shorts is brutal.

Is it bad form if I have to drive my bike somewhere to ride it? Yeah, mlproject not approved!

I dunno, depends on the ride. For anything casual, and relatively close, just suck it up and fucking ride. If it's really far away, a race, or something hardcore ( http://www.deathride.com comes to mind) , just drive, why not. Also, a lot of rides start at godawful hours, my last MS150 required signin by 6:30 AM, and I am NOT about to ride 2 hours before 6:30 am.

[mlproject]

yes, why i said "added LONG ride comfort." i guess long is subjective as a lot of people are just getting into it and 10 miles is LONG to them, while others its 60-100 miles.

[rockon99]

NAW DUDE ITS A HUGE SCAM HIDE YOUR MONEY UNDER YOUR MATTRESS

haha alright get your gunz, were takin them down!

alright.. maybe i'll check out the kilo

[TPR950H]

^^if i were to do it over again. i would buy a kilo tt for my first bike.

[theetruscan]

^^if i were to do it over again. i would buy a kilo tt for my first bike.

If I were to do it again, I would have kept my Bianchi San Jose. God, what a spectacular bike.