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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Original Post - May 8, 2011 - 12:05am PT
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This is a bleed over from the 29er thread. Skully suggested a bike posting thread, and I thought that was a pretty cool idea, so here's mine:
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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1995 GT Agressor 26"
I love my bike! I got it in El Sobrante, Only bike I've EVER bought brand new(so far). 16 years and counting. Get some(dirt)!!
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Maybe bike folk sleep early on Saturday Night!?!
I dunno.
Beauty rest MAY do you good. Some of you are some ugly bastards.
Oh, my. See ya uphill, eh?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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I've got a sutpid question. I just bought this bike (specialized rockhopper), first one in prolly 20 years. It has two shift levers on each side and a gear indicator thingy. How are these supposed to work/operate? I did not notice this until I got on the bike at home or I would have asked the dealer. I don't want to strip something by experimentation.
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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1 for up. 1 for down. Shift while moving.
Test & check for proper tension.
If it shifts smoothly through all gears, you're pretty close, eh?
Nice bike.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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skully-
do you mean one lever is for up and the other is for down?
Edit: push forward or pull back on each lever?
I don't mean to be a dumb-arse, but this two shift levers on each side is new to me. I'd really hate to frack up this new bike out of not knowing how the shift levers work.
want some tube chocks?
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Hehehe. I saw that shizz. Sure. I love Tubes. Big is good. I'll parley.
Naw, on the shiftys. You push(with your thumb)Up or down. One is up, the other, down. If it makes a little click, then you're doin' it right.
No pull. Clever sh#t, huh? I dig it.
Dude, folks call ME a Luddite. ;-)
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Who'd a thunck. These days I feel like a troglodite. Tubers headed your way my friend. Give it a week or two.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2011 - 03:48am PT
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John, on that style shifter I tell my clients:
The big one that's easier to find, makes it easier to pedal. The harder (smaller) one, makes it harder to pedal. You push the big one, pull the small one (usually on the thumb and index finger, respectively.)
The right hand pair is the back gearset, the left is the front rings.
Enjoy!
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sjellison
Mountain climber
Leadville
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Sean
Edit: Day-before-opening-day Tuolumne anyone?...
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Captain...or Skully
climber
or some such
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Vegas knows. Holy Sheets, I AM a Luddite.
There is a pull. Duh! Dumbest monkey on two wheels.
Push for tough. Pull for slack. When you hit Granny, you're done. Tough it out, bitches. Haha! Yer gonna die. And it's gonna hurt.
Sweet.
My first few hills in the Boise foothills, I thought I was gonna have a stroke. It got better. Sort of.
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ß Î Ø T Ç H
Boulder climber
bouldering
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I took this out today. It's not frivolous.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I've been riding this Bridgestone MB-2 since the dawn of time and I gotta say, it's holding up far better than I am.
Once upon a time it saw early descents on Vancouver's North Shore. Now it gets me up the odd gated
logging road on crag reconnaissance missions. Like the one pictured here.
Which led to this:
Which led to a fine climbing-related discovery (just to get this thread on-topic).
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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This thread is not work safe!
Luckily it's sunday.
Shopping for a new ride myself.
I feel a bad case of "the wants" comin on.
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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Rode a Cannondale from 1988 until this spring (two bikes). Looked into the C'dale Super Six, but they just wanted too much for it.
Went with the BMC instead... my first carbon frame bike.
15 pounds. The thing is a rocket.
Built my mountain bike about a year ago...Turner Five Spot.
It's been up, down, and all around. Love it.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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I've posted this shot before, but it really belongs in this thread.
This is what I've been riding for the last five years on my daily commute, and for the odd exercise ride.
Not as fancy as some of the hot stuff the rest of you are riding, but it fits as if it had been custom
designed for me, and I love it.
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10b4me
Ice climber
Happy Boulders
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MisterE
Social climber
Cinderella Story, Outa Nowhere
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Skully! Another hard-tail GT guy!
Mine's a Zaskar, 1991 I think - beautiful fillet welding:
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - May 8, 2011 - 04:39pm PT
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Mister, thats an awesome frame.
Loving the shots so far - keep em coming :) this is turning out to be a good photo thread. I WANT a set of those Rovals tho......
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