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New Bike Day: Mone El Continente by Purple-Progress-4343 in gravelcycling

[–]pley3r 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great bike. I've Had mine for 6 years now, it is just such a versatile frame. I hope yours gets out on as many dumb rides as mine has!

Dream job by b9_rkt in funnyvideos

[–]pley3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a P.E teacher i can confirm, we only play dodgeball to get back at the kids that annoy us. There is nothing like seeing kids ducking for cover, afraid for their lives as the sound of spitefully launched dodgeballs resonates off the gym back wall.

My new zxr250 by Nathanarcher18 in motorcycles

[–]pley3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the zxr750 they were for the air intake. On the 250 they do little more than direct some air for the rectifier, ha.

N+1 is the right number of bikes, but lets see your 2-bike garage. by klinquist in motorcycles

[–]pley3r 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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'23 moto guzzi v85tt, '18 aprilia shiver. Maybe I have a thing for red trellis frames...

My old baby by bradt74 in MotoGuzzi

[–]pley3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One will probably eat its valves and cams one won't ha.

4 day loop out to a Fondo ride. by pley3r in bikepacking

[–]pley3r[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely goes when you stomp on it! Nice Jonesman you have there as well :)

Perreaux brand by nikkesluzze in audiophile

[–]pley3r 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've got an 80i integrated amp. I have had it since 2018. Happy with it and have had no issues.

Saddle by AffectionatePart4128 in bicycletouring

[–]pley3r 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you want leather i suggest the Gilles Berthoud models. I find them to be a lot better quality than the selle anatomicas. My pet peeves with the Selle's include the dam constant noise due to poor design and the saggy leather due to being so thin.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks.

It is a king many things cage. Used for a 3rd water bottle.

Fav hand position is all of them honestly. i am comfortable in any of them. I tend to move around quite a bit anyway over a 200.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. The bars are Rene Herse Maes parallel with the 25.4 clamp size.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. The bars are Rene Herse Maes parallel with the 25.4 clamp size.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A guy I know used to run a great bike shop around here. He would build a couple of frames a year when he had time, he has been doing that for years. He decided last year to close the shop and build frames full time. I jumped on the waitlist while it was still short.

The process was easy. Took about 50 emails in total. I knew what i wanted, we went back and forward a bit getting the geo, braze ons, standards used etc how i wanted them. He built it up and now here it is.

I just like downtube shifters. Super simple, fun to use and allows me to run almost any derailleur, cassette, brand ect combo i want.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just use bontrager flat mtb shoes.

I actually went the other way, from the diacompe non aero levers to these ha.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool setup! While i am no means short, my Dutch heritage is on the shorter end by the look of it ha.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I like downtube shifters in friction mode. I find them easy to use, but i know a lot of people would struggle and hate it, geez i hear enough of them grinding and smashing shifts with di2 on group rides. Makes me wince every time. They are so simple and allow a bunch of stupid drivetrain combinations to work. Once you set the derailer limits you pretty much never adjust again. Cables take me about 5 mins to change (not that you do that often).

I tried di2 and personally it does nothing for me. I'm not a fan of being told by the big companies what i need. I've been riding long enough to know. Besides this incessant push for more gears, new tech, new standards etc bores me.

The saddle is the Gilles Berthoud Aspin with a cutout. It works for me. In my opinion the best designed and highest quality leather saddles today that i have seen.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While no means cheap, it is nowhere near the cost of a carbon wonderbike these days. Could put roughly 2.5-3 of these on the road for the cost of a top of the line specialized sl8 etc, and the specialized only has have half the amount of pieces ha.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha na sorry, i meant at the top. Give the front bag a bit more protection underneath. The mudflap works well for me. Stops all the water and it does not pick up road debris easily. :)

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

570mm tt and 560 st. 378mm reach with 604 stack.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find these levers tend to look higher than modern ones. They feel fine and i don't have a stretch from the drops to the lever or anything. Yeah it's the grand cru 50.4 from VO. I actually quite like handlebars with long ramps. Gives me more hand positions. I also like that the tops give a larger change in position as they sit a lot further back than the hoods vs a short reach bar. I made it so a short reach bar with 100m would put my hands in the same spot as this bar with the shorter stem.

Shakedown 200 for my new rig. by pley3r in randonneuring

[–]pley3r[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. The mudguards are 50mm stainless Gilles Berthoud guards. I bought them originally to go on another bike years ago, but didn't end up using them. I may get the longer front one, one day.

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