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Old 03-21-2009, 08:44 PM   #1
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Bikes

Which bike do you think is better, looking for knowledgable individuals:

Gary Fisher AR Super Compact

Trek 1.2

Which is better, why do you think so, which crankshaft seems better, etc, etc.

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Old 03-21-2009, 10:16 PM   #2
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Try one like mine.

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Old 03-21-2009, 10:23 PM   #3
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They'd disqualify me from the race.
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Old 03-21-2009, 11:33 PM   #4
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Old 03-22-2009, 02:30 AM   #5
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Old 03-22-2009, 04:44 AM   #6
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Well Scuzzy if your going to race I would go for the lighter bike.
But I didn't see any place where it gave you a

1- weight spec
2- gear ratios (amount of teeth on the dif sprockets)
3- see if you can go test drive them some place.

I really know shit about racing but for street lighter is probably better. If think about the terrain also if it's all flat or hills , how fast you can switch gears on the bike with out tossing the chain.

And this is my bike.

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Old 03-22-2009, 05:28 AM   #7
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I've been shopping around for a good one lately, but I'm 6 ft 9 and most bikes are made for midgets it seems... Trek seems like a good brand though.
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Old 03-22-2009, 03:24 PM   #9
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I have nothing to add to this discussion but a picture of my bike since it appears to be the thing to do.

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Tiagra is a better component set than Sora although both are good sets.

I have a Giant OCR-1 with Shimano 105 components but if I had to pick between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go with the Gary Fisher.

Both bikes have aluminum frames and carbon forks. Aluminum frame will give you a stiffer ride than titanium or steel but they're nice and light.

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Tiagra is a better component set than Sora although both are good sets.

I have a Giant OCR-1 with Shimano 105 components but if I had to pick between the 2 you're looking at, i'd go with the Gary Fisher.

Both bikes have aluminum frames and carbon forks. Aluminum frame will give you a stiffer ride than titanium or steel but they're nice and light.

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Thanks. I'd heard the same about the Tiagra in other circles, also that the Sora was a bit "clunky". I've heard the shifters are more natural on the Fisher (haven't had a chance to ride it yet), but I liked the way they are setup on the Trek. I'm going to go test them out again tomorrow, see how they feel.
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Old 03-23-2009, 08:03 PM   #12
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Old 03-23-2009, 11:27 PM   #13
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Thanks. I'd heard the same about the Tiagra in other circles, also that the Sora was a bit "clunky". I've heard the shifters are more natural on the Fisher (haven't had a chance to ride it yet), but I liked the way they are setup on the Trek. I'm going to go test them out again tomorrow, see how they feel.
Did you decide on a bike? Road biking is alot of fun once you get into it. There's a great bike ride i've been doing for the past 2 years in Maine called the Trek Across Maine. It's a 3 day 180 mile bike ride that starts at Sunday River ski area and ends up somewhere along the Maine Coast.

It's a benefit ride for the American Lung Association and it's alot of fun. If you live anywhere near the East Coast you should check it out.

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I want one of those old people caddy pimping bikes that are basically cars on two wheels.
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Old 03-24-2009, 01:50 AM   #15
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I want one of these:

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ハルイーダヴィツン. かわいいです.
I-ru-ii-da-vu-i-nn. Kawaii desu.

I know the first part is far from correct... Only taken half a semester of Japanese so far, so the first part is a bit confusing to me, but Kawaii desu was easy enough...

More on topic, what bike is that? I'm looking into getting a Honda Nighthawk pretty soon...
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Old 03-24-2009, 07:16 PM   #17
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I-ru-ii-da-vu-i-nn. Kawaii desu.

I know the first part is far from correct... Only taken half a semester of Japanese so far, so the first part is a bit confusing to me, but Kawaii desu was easy enough...

More on topic, what bike is that? I'm looking into getting a Honda Nighthawk pretty soon...
That's "ha-ru-i-da-vu-san," at least that's what it should be.

That's a 2000 Honda CBR600F4. Beast of a bike if you don't know what you're doing. It's my third one. Super nice to be able to hop on there and just tear up the twisties right away, leaving the squids who bought Gixxers for their first bikes in the dust.
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Old 03-24-2009, 07:33 PM   #18
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ハ ル イ ー ダ ヴ ィ ツ ン.
Ha Ru I i Da Vu I Tsu N.

I can see where where I messed up on Ha, being two strokes I just figured it as I, and I was wrong... but as for the rest of it; the ー extends the pronunciation of I, and the Tsu character would extend the pronunciation of the N if it we're a small Tsu, but it's of normal size, so it's the full character Tsu in this case...


But yea, what bike is that? Edit: Nvm, you edited yer poast.
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Ugh, Honda bikes...
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Ugh, Honda bikes...
Ugh, that headlight.

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