My new Daily Driver
#1
My new Daily Driver
I bought a Gary Fisher Utopia dual sport bike. For those who don't know much about bikes its a mountain bike frame with flat handlebars and disc brakes, but with 700c road wheels and 28c road tires and a more city based 27 speed gear set.
This has less to do with gas prices, more to do with I am fat.
Frame
-Gold Series aluminum
Fork
-SR Suntour SF8-NRX, adjustable w/lockout, 63mm travel
Headset
-Aheadset semi-cartridge, sealed
Crank
-Shimano M443 48/36/26, Octalink
Pedals
-Alloy platform
Front Derailleur
-SRAM X.5
Rear Derailleur
-SRAM X.7
Shifters
-SRAM X.5
Cassette
-SRAM PG950 11-32, 9 speed
Handlebar
-Bontrager Sport Riser, 25mm rise
Stem
-Bontrager Sport, 10 degree
Saddle
-Bontrager Race Lux
Seatpost
-Bontrager Carbon
Wheels
-Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger disc rims
Tires
-WTB Interwolf 700x38
Brakeset
-Avid BB5, mechanical disc
Also added a Topeak rack and Detour Pannier set for hauling all my Army clothes.
This has less to do with gas prices, more to do with I am fat.
Frame
-Gold Series aluminum
Fork
-SR Suntour SF8-NRX, adjustable w/lockout, 63mm travel
Headset
-Aheadset semi-cartridge, sealed
Crank
-Shimano M443 48/36/26, Octalink
Pedals
-Alloy platform
Front Derailleur
-SRAM X.5
Rear Derailleur
-SRAM X.7
Shifters
-SRAM X.5
Cassette
-SRAM PG950 11-32, 9 speed
Handlebar
-Bontrager Sport Riser, 25mm rise
Stem
-Bontrager Sport, 10 degree
Saddle
-Bontrager Race Lux
Seatpost
-Bontrager Carbon
Wheels
-Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger disc rims
Tires
-WTB Interwolf 700x38
Brakeset
-Avid BB5, mechanical disc
Also added a Topeak rack and Detour Pannier set for hauling all my Army clothes.
#2
Glad you showed your bike, it's pretty nice... hope you get alot of enjoyment from it.
I've been neglecting my bike more than I should...
Here's what mind looked like before I changed a few components... (hayes disc brakes, seat, handle bars, grips, cross country tires....
Components-continued:
Truvativ crank, cane creek head set, xt derailer & hubs, fox rear shocks, mavic wheels, mag. platform pedals...)
I've been neglecting my bike more than I should...
Here's what mind looked like before I changed a few components... (hayes disc brakes, seat, handle bars, grips, cross country tires....
Components-continued:
Truvativ crank, cane creek head set, xt derailer & hubs, fox rear shocks, mavic wheels, mag. platform pedals...)
Last edited by gofastredfit; 05-16-2008 at 11:28 PM. Reason: @$#%^^*
#3
Nice bike man. I still have my old school Trek 9000 hard tail from when I raced x-country. I need to drop another 20lbs I am thinking before I break her back out for a ride. So my solution is grinding it out in the gym 5-6 days a week for an hour.
#4
I bought my wife a specialized hard rock mt bike. It's a hard tail w/ mechanical brakes (as mine are hydraulic). My son (14 wants her bike soooo bad... esp. since she rarely rides it) but it's hard to give a $600+ bike to a 14 year old!
#6
My skillz aren't up to par for that.... I like the quick dismount (esp. when on trails) that platform pedals offer.... plus I never learned to use clip less...
#8
How trail-worthy are egg-beaters? If they work good on single track & semi-technical rides... then maybe I'll buy a set some day & ride on the grass for an hour so that I'll get used to it w/o the road rash & scrapes!
So your bike doesn't have any brakes... right?
So your bike doesn't have any brakes... right?
#16
So are u stationed at Ft. Rich?
I bought a Gary Fisher Utopia dual sport bike. For those who don't know much about bikes its a mountain bike frame with flat handlebars and disc brakes, but with 700c road wheels and 28c road tires and a more city based 27 speed gear set.
This has less to do with gas prices, more to do with I am fat.
Frame
-Gold Series aluminum
Fork
-SR Suntour SF8-NRX, adjustable w/lockout, 63mm travel
Headset
-Aheadset semi-cartridge, sealed
Crank
-Shimano M443 48/36/26, Octalink
Pedals
-Alloy platform
Front Derailleur
-SRAM X.5
Rear Derailleur
-SRAM X.7
Shifters
-SRAM X.5
Cassette
-SRAM PG950 11-32, 9 speed
Handlebar
-Bontrager Sport Riser, 25mm rise
Stem
-Bontrager Sport, 10 degree
Saddle
-Bontrager Race Lux
Seatpost
-Bontrager Carbon
Wheels
-Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger disc rims
Tires
-WTB Interwolf 700x38
Brakeset
-Avid BB5, mechanical disc
Also added a Topeak rack and Detour Pannier set for hauling all my Army clothes.
This has less to do with gas prices, more to do with I am fat.
Frame
-Gold Series aluminum
Fork
-SR Suntour SF8-NRX, adjustable w/lockout, 63mm travel
Headset
-Aheadset semi-cartridge, sealed
Crank
-Shimano M443 48/36/26, Octalink
Pedals
-Alloy platform
Front Derailleur
-SRAM X.5
Rear Derailleur
-SRAM X.7
Shifters
-SRAM X.5
Cassette
-SRAM PG950 11-32, 9 speed
Handlebar
-Bontrager Sport Riser, 25mm rise
Stem
-Bontrager Sport, 10 degree
Saddle
-Bontrager Race Lux
Seatpost
-Bontrager Carbon
Wheels
-Shimano M475 disc hubs; Bontrager Ranger disc rims
Tires
-WTB Interwolf 700x38
Brakeset
-Avid BB5, mechanical disc
Also added a Topeak rack and Detour Pannier set for hauling all my Army clothes.
#17
I had a bike just like that for a long time. I got so good at wheelies with it, i could wheelie for as long as a street went, no joke haha. Then i got into MT bikes since my friend who i rode with had badass MT bike trails with jumps in his backyard pretty much. We would always hit them up, it was good times. Now that i drive and work and race MX i dont really ride bikes anymore This thread makes me want to though!
Back in my early years, like 7yrs old i raced BMX for years. Travelled around cali and i have over 30 trophys in my room from BMX. It was good times no doubt!
Tyler
Back in my early years, like 7yrs old i raced BMX for years. Travelled around cali and i have over 30 trophys in my room from BMX. It was good times no doubt!
Tyler