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Originally posted by: Azraele
What is that thing on the front?

Mine burned up in a garage fire, but it was a Monoose in the coolest shade of purple.
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Those are aero bars. On long rides I probably do about 80% of my riding in the aero position; it puts your weight on your forearms just above your elbows rather than on your hands. For any serious climbing or when I think I'm likely to have to do more maneuvering, I'll switch back to the drop position, but I like the aero position for long, straight rides.

Here I'm using the aero bars on my older bike
(My older bike has a 69cm frame which is a more reasonable size, but hard to find these days.)
 
btw. without going off topic too much. do you guys have any reccomendations on jerseys/shirts or biking apparel? i dont always want to wear a t-shirt and shorts, but theres a whole bunch of brands and i dont know exactly what to look for. thanks guys.
 
Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
btw. without going off topic too much. do you guys have any reccomendations on jerseys/shirts or biking apparel? i dont always want to wear a t-shirt and shorts, but theres a whole bunch of brands and i dont know exactly what to look for. thanks guys.
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I've never understood the point of the shirts and jerseys they sell in bike shops. I've never found anything I liked better than a plain t-shirt. But then, I'm morally opposed to displaying other people's logos on my clothing unless they're paying me to do so.

So, in warm weather, I normally wear a t-shirt. If I start chafing a bit on my forearms where the pads on the aero bars are, I wear a pair of old socks with the toes cut off on my elbows. In cold weather, I wear a turtleneck.

For shorts, I'm happy with whatever padded bike shorts are on sale at any given moment at the local Performance bike shop. Years ago, there were a few gel shorts that seemed okay, but none of the gel shorts I've tried in recent years would stand up to any reasonable amount of riding (but I can still use my old ones; I'm not sure what they changed to make the new ones unuseable). In cold weather, I wear a pair of long underwear underneath my bike shorts. Sounds weird, looks fine, and it's both effective and cheap.
 
Originally posted by: Trygve
Originally posted by: LongCoolMother
btw. without going off topic too much. do you guys have any reccomendations on jerseys/shirts or biking apparel? i dont always want to wear a t-shirt and shorts, but theres a whole bunch of brands and i dont know exactly what to look for. thanks guys.
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I've never understood the point of the shirts and jerseys they sell in bike shops. I've never found anything I liked better than a plain t-shirt. But then, I'm morally opposed to displaying other people's logos on my clothing unless they're paying me to do so.

So, in warm weather, I normally wear a t-shirt. If I start chafing a bit on my forearms where the pads on the aero bars are, I wear a pair of old socks with the toes cut off on my elbows. In cold weather, I wear a turtleneck.

For shorts, I'm happy with whatever padded bike shorts are on sale at any given moment at the local Performance bike shop. Years ago, there were a few gel shorts that seemed okay, but none of the gel shorts I've tried in recent years would stand up to any reasonable amount of riding (but I can still use my old ones; I'm not sure what they changed to make the new ones unuseable). In cold weather, I wear a pair of long underwear underneath my bike shorts. Sounds weird, looks fine, and it's both effective and cheap.
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just shows that the true pro bikers don't care about apparel. wow. im in awe. im ashamed.
 
i have a gary fisher joshua z that i never ride anymore...

anyone want to buy it

has the stratos shock, judyxls and xt componnets, with some titanium shhhtuffff

i like the nice road bikes

i am too old to white knuckle anymore

uugh
 
Originally posted by: Chunkee
i have a gary fisher joshua z that i never ride anymore...

anyone want to buy it

has the stratos shock, judyxls and xt componnets, with some titanium shhhtuffff

i like the nice road bikes

i am too old to white knuckle anymore

uugh
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Dude, I'm 50 and I still ride MY MTB! 😛
 
Originally posted by: Trygve

I've never understood the point of the shirts and jerseys they sell in bike shops. I've never found anything I liked better than a plain t-shirt. But then, I'm morally opposed to displaying other people's logos on my clothing unless they're paying me to do so.

So, in warm weather, I normally wear a t-shirt. If I start chafing a bit on my forearms where the pads on the aero bars are, I wear a pair of old socks with the toes cut off on my elbows. In cold weather, I wear a turtleneck.

For shorts, I'm happy with whatever padded bike shorts are on sale at any given moment at the local Performance bike shop. Years ago, there were a few gel shorts that seemed okay, but none of the gel shorts I've tried in recent years would stand up to any reasonable amount of riding (but I can still use my old ones; I'm not sure what they changed to make the new ones unuseable). In cold weather, I wear a pair of long underwear underneath my bike shorts. Sounds weird, looks fine, and it's both effective and cheap.
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No offense, but I don't agree with this at all. A cotton t-shirt is a poor substitute for a wool or poly jersey IMO, and there is great variability in the fit and comfort of shorts.

I personally prefer wool jerseys - my favorite jersey is a wool/acrylic jersey from some '70s Italian cycling club (my old GF picked it up in a vintage clothing store in London) - because they are better suited to the clammy weather we get here in western Washington, and you can wear them repeatedly without their getting stinky. I also have quite a few poly jerseys as well, and they are better for very warm days.

I used to ride in t-shirts, but cotton is a terrible material for technical use, because it gets very uncomfortable when you sweat. I also find the lack of a front zip and rear pockets unforgivable - these are indispensible IMO.

As for shorts, I prefer bibs, which don't have an elastic waist. I have had good luck with Pearl Izumi shorts in the past, but they recently went to a weird new chamois material I'm not crazy about. I think
Voler are probably the best value in shorts - they are quite good, and reasonably priced. Assos and the high-end Castellis are probably the best, if cost is no object, and they are available at reasonable prices from some European stores, like Total Cycling.
 
Originally posted by: DonVito
Originally posted by: Trygve

I've never understood the point of the shirts and jerseys they sell in bike shops. [...]
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No offense, but I don't agree with this at all. A cotton t-shirt is a poor substitute for a wool or poly jersey IMO, and there is great variability in the fit and comfort of shorts.

I personally prefer wool jerseys - my favorite jersey is a wool/acrylic jersey from some '70s Italian cycling club (my old GF picked it up in a vintage clothing store in London) - because they are better suited to the clammy weather we get here in western Washington, and you can wear them repeatedly without their getting stinky. I also have quite a few poly jerseys as well, and they are better for very warm days.

I used to ride in t-shirts, but cotton is a terrible material for technical use, because it gets very uncomfortable when you sweat. I also find the lack of a front zip and rear pockets unforgivable - these are indispensible IMO.

As for shorts, I prefer bibs, which don't have an elastic waist. I have had good luck with Pearl Izumi shorts in the past, but they recently went to a weird new chamois material I'm not crazy about. I think
Voler are probably the best value in shorts - they are quite good, and reasonably priced. Assos and the high-end Castellis are probably the best, if cost is no object, and they are available at reasonable prices from some European stores, like Total Cycling.
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No offense taken; tastes differ. One obvious difference in our habits is that I'm in Colorado where I might get pretty well salt-encrusted after a few hours, but a cotton t-shirt (or anything else) will be quite dry. Personally, I like something form-fitting without any excess material flapping around and I'd rather not have pockets with things in them rubbing on me during the ride. So, a t-shirt works great for me. Only problem I've had is when I'm doing a really large amount of riding, the t-shirt fabric will start wearing off my nipples, but that's easily fixed with a couple of pieces of scotch tape.

I have to admit that I haven't tried all the different shorts out there, but those that I've tried haven't seemed that different. Underwear has made more of a difference for me, but that comes down to just finding ones where the seams aren't wearing into too many sensitive areas and, more importantly, having a variety so the seams are in different places from one ride to the next. (Even though it sounds like a bad joke, turning them inside-out half the time helps, too, because it's another way of moving the seams elsewhere.)

But I might give the Velowear shorts a try and see if they make a difference for me; the worst that would happen is that I'd have yet another set with a slightly different fit.
 
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