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curtis mayhem

Aug 22, 2006
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Toronto
#1
Any other TBers ride? Post them up. (bicycles). I should have mine soon once i figure out how to post pics. All bikes welcome.

Russ Denny

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Gary Fisher Paragon (that frame but with slightly different parts)

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Santa Cruz Jackal

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and here's me racing last year at Canada Games

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for some reason the first pic won't show up but just click the link.
 
#3
2005 Giant AC to come, just need to find a camera. Just wanted to reserve a spot :smug:

Well, I couldn't find a camera, so I googled for pics, and found some similar pics.

This is exactly the same as my Monty, but my frame is yellow, and I have the step up of those maguras
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This is also Also almost identicle, except for the fact that my rear brake is an Avid Juicy 5, since the Hayes broke. (Hayes are overated, IMO)
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I also got rid of that goofy pant-protecter......on a log, saved me work later. :)
 
#8
Has anyone tried a Dynamic bicycle? They're one of the ones with the drive shaft instead of a chain system and apparently they are at a lot of LL Bean stores to try out.

I used to ride my bike everywhere, but I hate chain and derailleur systems (not to mention that I am no good at changing them because all of the parts are small making them impossible for me to see).
 
#9
Bryan R. Tyler said:
Has anyone tried a Dynamic bicycle? They're one of the ones with the drive shaft instead of a chain system and apparently they are at a lot of LL Bean stores to try out.

I used to ride my bike everywhere, but I hate chain and derailleur systems (not to mention that I am no good at changing them because all of the parts are small making them impossible for me to see).
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What do you hate about the system, other than the small parts?

The only other drive train I've personally seen is on the GT iT1.

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#10
I bike; I'll get a pic when I get back from cali (in 10 days) but...its just some cheap $200 bike. This summer though, I've been doing 7 miles to get to work/school, and more often than not like 15-20 miles just because me and my friends go.

Man, when I get my liscense I don't know how much biking I'll actually do...lazy me.
 
#11
Geoff St. Germaine said:
What do you hate about the system, other than the small parts?
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The grease, having my courdoroys catch and tearing straight up my leg, and that the chains rust pretty quick when riding in snow/rain. The drive shaft stuff requires very little maintenance (other than adding grease once a year) and for someone who rides just for leasiurly transport, the downsides (2-5lbs more weight and possibly less efficient) are not worries.
 
#12
Bryan R. Tyler said:
The grease, having my courdoroys catch and tearing straight up my leg, and that the chains rust pretty quick when riding in snow/rain. The drive shaft stuff requires very little maintenance (other than adding grease once a year) and for someone who rides just for leasiurly transport, the downsides (2-5lbs more weight and possibly less efficient) are not worries.
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I think a shaft drive bike would be fine as a commuter bike. A lot of the problems you've described about chain driven bikes have very simple solutions.
 
#15
I have an old Trek 5000, with Campy Centaur group. I'm the captain of Lackland AFB's cycling team, and most recently rode at RAGBRAI this summer.

Will post pics later...
 
#16
I ride and race on board a Titus Racer-X they arent exactly common here in Australia. I did do a lot of Endurance Racing until late April this year after a spate of bad training rides saw me hit by cars twice in one week. Had decent success though nothing to brag about.


Interestingly enough, I am moving next weekend- to just down the road the YouYangs State Forest which is home to a big MTB facility. So riding will be more frequent. Also looking at flying to Sydney in a few weeks to do a 12 hour solo, then home to Melbourne to do another 12hr solo the following weekend. ;)

My 23.32lbs Titus Racer-X:
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Also looking at getting a Titus Eleven and building that up as Lightweight Hardtail, for the Shorter XC races... Ohhh I have a road bike too- but thats of little interest to me :rolleyes:
 

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