Bicyclettes

[Hendodo]

what? the cutout relieves pressure on the gooch, thus making it better for you.

LOL he might get a hemorrhoid tho....

[jewbagel]

I am now the proud owner of a surly steamroller. I'm very excited to start riding this thing.

Can anyone make a good saddle recommendation?

[jf30]

^good choice, i love my 'roller, solid as hell, i've been hit by a car twice and the only damage to the bike is a bit of paint loss.

It can be pretty hit and miss with saddles as it depends on your body, you could go out and try a couple. I use a brooks pro.

[hamburglar]

Yo im in the city if anybody is trying to ride before the party hit me up.

Five one ohh

705 three 094

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

I am now the proud owner of a surly steamroller. I'm very excited to start riding this thing.

Can anyone make a good saddle recommendation?

ahem.

Selle Anatomica Titanico saddle >>>> Brooks.

^^how do you stop? ted shred?

You know, just because he inspired a generation of idiots to be stupider, I want to book a flight to SF solely to kick his ass. I think the defining moment when my hate initiated was when I watched a video of his, was where he was carrying a turntable, and trying to stop using his back foot and dropped it.

[ollir]

worth the effort for a fixie or buy newer frame?

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531

[mlproject]

[po_boy_fuuma_hatesbargerz]

^^^ please ride some mad backcountry

[ipp]

worth the effort for a fixie or buy newer frame?

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531

looks like a carlton circuit from the mid 70's. if you don't have much money, make it a fixie. it depends on what you're looking to do and if your just looking for a cheap ride, stick with this. if money isn't an option, go for something else. either way, keep the frame.

[mlproject]

yeah.. that frame doesn't look like anything special, but it'd work for a beater.

[the Repeater]

Carlton's are pretty cool bikes.

They're not exactly Pegoretti's for touring, but neat and nice. Which might or might not be what you're after. Certainly the paint is lacking. Fodder for an enthusiast or wallhanging, but probably not a first or only bike for many.

[powerviolence]

[mlproject]

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[ollir]

looks like a carlton circuit from the mid 70's. if you don't have much money, make it a fixie. it depends on what you're looking to do and if your just looking for a cheap ride, stick with this. if money isn't an option, go for something else. either way, keep the frame.

nice. im gonna use the frame + post some pics when its done.

[aak]

i need some saddle recommendations that won't cost a fortune or break my nutsack

[maxdesu]

I'm probably going to get some flack for this, but here's my samson.

It's pretty jackass, but it's my daily ride and I needed a bike up ASAP.

it's pretty dirty too,haha.

I'm looking to get bullhorns and a new seatpost

And I just inherited this from my father.

Anyone have any tips on restoring it?

[ipp]

i like your ito en stand

[mlproject]

that trek looks like it's in good shape. i'd just do a mechanical overhaul, including the bb and headset and get yourself a new saddle and a bar wrap (even though that doesn't look so bad now).

[mlproject]

i need some saddle recommendations that won't cost a fortune or break my nutsack

this is something i wouldn't necessarily skimp on. you're not going to find anything for $20, so i'd probably suck it up and get your price range higher. if you look around you can usually find turbos and shit like that for $50 without paying ebayrape prices. a lot of the vintage shapes have been remade and are around $100 new.

[skeetinmynose]

Damn, fuck fitting Toshis through Sylvans

[m1sterko]

Damn, fuck fitting Toshis through Sylvans

did you try the cutting method? and twisting method

[skeetinmynose]

Twisting method? Do you know what you're talking about? Twisting those fat ass straps aren't going to help them go through those slots.

I'm drilling the pedals and nipped the strap ends. Good thing the straps were courtesy of my LBS, otherwise I wouldn't be clipping them if I dropped the money for them.

[m1sterko]

Twisting method? Do you know what you're talking about? Twisting those fat ass straps aren't going to help them go through those slots.

I'm drilling the pedals and nipped the strap ends. Good thing the straps were courtesy of my LBS, otherwise I wouldn't be clipping them if I dropped the money for them.

was referring to this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jferrier/1440516349/in/photostream/

[jf30]

you don't need to drill, they go in after some time (took me an hour) and effort. pliers are your best friend.

[skeetinmynose]

Yeah, the twisting there isn't going to make lacing them any easier. That's just to make it less likely to shift around/aesthetics.

I didn't mind drilling the pedals, it made it way easier than taking pliers and vaseline. It's a done deed now

[panthermodern]

Yeah it's a bit of a hassle. Needle nose pliers worked well for me, got em through in less than 10mins for both pedals. Filing is a less extreme option than drilling.

[mlproject]

needle nose pliers and elbow grease. no need to drill or cut anything.

[stuntastic]

i need some saddle recommendations that won't cost a fortune or break my nutsack

So far, Ive ridden a Fizik Arione and Concor. Both are good saddles, when you get the adjustments perfectly...

The Concor felt as if I was sitting on a chair, but my seat post was shit and kept losing the adjustments by the MM.

Just scored a Flite, so I'll see how thatll feel for long rides.

CL that shit. Most saddles on CL are under $60, if you look hard enough and wait.

[stuntastic]

BOOM!

[the Repeater]

Saddle rookies:

I say start w/ a Selle San Marco saddle rated for at least "some" mountainbiking as a good starting point for finding the 'personal grail' of saddles (if that is even necessary for the particular user.)

My $0.02, since everyone fits and rides different. But this is what I think other saddles should be measured by and compare to.