Thoughts on a new ride

[VelocityBoy]

I bought a Titus Racer X last year and can't rave about it enough. MTB Action magavine loves it to. Everyone I know that has purchased the bike[even hard core expert racers on a new bike each season] love it. The only reasons any one has sold theirs has been to buy another [carbon]. Try Campmor in Paramus, theyl hook you up [yes my sponser].

Jeff - do you have a blue ano RX?

 

[mtbjeff]

velocity boy,
Yes that would me.

 

[graveyardman67]

This is getting serious. I have a Klein Adroit, Trek EX9, Fisher Rig (thats a 29er Jake), an older Schwinn Homegrown Team. But I will really be treating this new machine to races and pre-race rides. All this new ammo will require some research. I almost pulled the trigger on the fisher procaliber... good thing I didn't. I will do some ckecking on the suggestions.

thanks for all the great feedback.

 

[walter]

Bill, you and I are roughly the same height, if you are interested, I may have a Cdale F29 for sale size large, pretty tricked out at about 25 pounds. Could easily be made quite lighter with a few more bucks. Let me know, that goes for anyone else as well.

 

[ArmyOfNone]

WHAT?!?! your selling it walt?

 

[walter]

WHAT?!?! your selling it walt?

I am considering selling it. It is going to be several months before I am back on a bike again. I see being on the roadie first, then the dirt. I just see injury wise me not being on the dirt the rest of the year.

If this was a self attained injury, I wouldnt give a rats ass, but since it is work related, I am playing by the rules.

Do I want to ride, you bet.
Can I ride, probably
will I, no.

 

[ArmyOfNone]

I could always get it dirty for ya

 

[Norm]

It's in my shed right now, Fred

 

[ChrisG]

It's in my shed right now, Fred

And he's on the other side of the world as he writes that....:hmmm:

 

[graveyardman67]

As luck would have it, don't you have an Element 70 sitting in your shop?

Large?

 

[walter]

It's in my shed right now, Fred

Dude, thats messed up. You said you would put it in the basement before you left.

 

[mtbjeff]

walter, I'm in the same boat,injury, no dirt for a while, first road. Broke my femur skiing, what did you do?

 

[walter]

I went and got one of these on the first Friday of the new year.

http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00426

Now back to bike shopping for Bill.

 

[graveyardman67]

After further review... Titus Racer-X Carbon, Fisher Procaliber, Turner Nitrous (they will make it if you ask - I called them), Specialized S-Works, Scott Spark (ltd is $10k - ouch, maybe the 10). The Ellsworth (is beautiful) but seems to be more all mountain focused.

Now I just have to wait to hear Norms next big idea.:hmmm:

 

[walter]

Bill, I *think* the Nitrous has a specific rider weight limit. I don't know much about it but I believe I read it somewhere.

 

[tonyride]

Large?

That Element 70 did look like a large. Check with Pete (TownCycleBoy).

 

[Fogerson]

Bill, I *think* the Nitrous has a specific rider weight limit. I don't know much about it but I believe I read it somewhere.

Yup, 165 lbs is the max for a Turner Nitrous.

The Flux has no such restriction and weighs "just" 3/4 of a pound more than a Nitrous.

 

[CycleBoy]

That Element 70 did look like a large. Check with Pete (TownCycleBoy).

It's a 19" rocky, fits like most larges

 

[MixMastaMM]

walter, I'm in the same boat,injury, no dirt for a while, first road. Broke my femur skiing, what did you do?

How did you do that? On one hand I want to see pictures, but on the other I do not want to see them.

 

[graveyardman67]

Made a choice - here it is

http://gizmodo.com/366337/ride-the-bitchcruiser-bike-but-wear-protection-nsfw

And its all wrong