Anyone in to biking?

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Originally Posted by pigfat

Slim, I just bought that bike! Trek 1.2?! I'm loving it so far, but my butt isn't!

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Joe, mine is a 2010 carbon fiber Madone 5.1 with the full Rival groupo.

Give it time, your butt will get with the program ;)

Well, my sig has all the info you need about my opinion of the roadie vs mtb debate. In the Twin Cities metro area, at least, it seems like all the slow/casual bikers are the ones riding mtbs, and they ride them on smooth trails and roads. I've never met one I couldn't pass, and the fastest one I ever ran into was working WAY harder than me to go slower than me. :)

I wish I was riding my '04 Trek 1200 as much as I used to (used to commute 13 miles each way 5 days/week pending bearable weather - not so much anymore). For some reason, ever since I started working an overnight shift (10PM-830AM) a few years back, it's a lot harder to have the energy/desire to go biking. :(

Has anybody else noticed that the price of a bike with decent components on it has gone WAY up over the last few years? My 1200 came with a Tiagra front and a 105 rear derailleur, and it retailed for like $800 or so when I got it. Bikes with that level of components seem to be $1500+ now, and bikes with full 105 or better are just straight-up unobtanium. I know we haven't had THAT much inflation over the last 8 years, so what gives? Is it just a bike industry response to the ever rising price of gasoline?

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Originally Posted by Slim

Joe, mine is a 2010 carbon fiber Madone 5.1 with the full Rival groupo.

Give it time, your butt will get with the program ;)

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Wow, I wish I could afford to sink that kind of $$$ into a bike. I am deeply envious, sir. :)

I used to mountain bike race with my dad when I was young. I still have my bike, it's covered with all my old racing stickers so it's near and dear to my heart. It's a Specialized Ground Control, if that means anything to anyone, lol. I'm way too out of shape to take it on any trails, but it would be a blast. The last time I raced I hooked the handlebar end (the bullhorn looking add on) on a skinny little walking bridge we had to cross at a good 15 miles an hour. I was done after that. I'm ok with falling on the ground, but the bridge sucked.

I picked up an old Peugeot road bike from my job and repaired it to working condition. Been riding it for the past 2 years and its working great aside from its heavy frame.

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Mountain biking only here.

Currently on a 2011 Trek Paragon with a full x.9 3x10 kit, Chris King/ Stan's wheels. Easton carbon Bar/Seatpost.

She works.

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That's my baby.


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http://img.tapatalk.com/a6cd0ace-defe-3b24.jpg

That's my baby.


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Nice! I almost bought a trek before I ended up going with my Quintana too (on page 1 of this thread) I love all the bike porn we got going on in this thread guys haha

How long did it take you all to get used to the seat?


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Originally Posted by pigfat

How long did it take you all to get used to the seat?


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If you do it constantly everyday. I would say latest a month. Took me only two weeks and my butt was set for that seat pretty good ;)