If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
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Post your bikes, talk about them, belittle someone (preferred), talk about your genitals.
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Emilio and I chatted a bit yesterday about bicycles and I sent him this email, but it's a pretty good start to our thread.
Basically, my bicycles and how I became obsessed with them in 2-months:
Johnwag bought a Cervelo tri-bike and told me he was selling this (Cannondale SM600 from 1986) and it became my pit-bicycle for $100:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76238-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-936809_10101577247141120_481835375_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
I plan to get a carbon fork, find a rear brake for it, then powder-coat it "Guinness foam tan" with simple, black lettering. For the record, I would have gone with "Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout foam tan" but it's lighter in color, although a superior beer.
Then, after riding that Cannondale I bought from John for about thirty minutes, I realized that I needed to give road biking a try and I found this 54cm Cannondale Crit bike:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76239-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-581860_10101479995394400_1952293948_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
Yes, it's Mariner Blue and that had a huge influence on my impulse buy. It looks tiny and with a 25mm set-back seat post it will fit better, it's just ultra tight and old-school. My GF will ride it for a while and when she graduates from it, I will refinish and make it a beer-bike with flat-bars.
After riding that Mariner Blue for 250 miles, I broke my promise to wait until summer and started shopping bikes because I realized that crit-bike was awful for endurance training and I started shopping Bianchi bikes because they are pornographic. Didn't/don't have a lot of cash and could get laid off soon, so it was important to get an awesome bike to ride around on if I became unemployed, lol. I was pretty much sold on this which was $1600 and a pretty big investment for me. However, I discovered this Sette Vitale 1.0 bike that was $969 shipped and came with Shimano 105 controls/F&R derailers/cassette/crank/brakes and 1700g wheels. That was clearly better than the Bianchi or the CAAD10 I was interested in, so I bought it.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76240-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-310019_10101577221936630_785630262_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
...and that's one of the best purchases I've made in my life. I keep looking at bike ****, but I'll probably never replace it. I am not vulnerable to carbonlust and I don't care about pedigree, so I see no reason to upgrade. I suppose I could be talked-into a Russ Denny SS bike, but I'd probalbly just get a $99 Sette or Nashbar frame if there were ever a problem.
Then, I've always wanted to mountain bike and I was getting sent to Ruidoso in NM and wanted to be sure I took advantage of this because it's basically a free vacation since I didn't have meetings everyday including the weekends. So I bought this Cannondale SL2 29er. I basically wanted the cheapest 29er HT I could get with hydro disc and a Rockshox fork. I was all checked-out and leaving with my black SL2, then I spied this awesome Mariner Blue colored bike and said..."Excuse me, I need to exchnage this bike for that one in the awesome color". hehe
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76241-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-733791_10101547165779410_847144131_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
It turns out the brake levers are terrible but I'm still happy with the purchase and got some of this action:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76242-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-601933_10101560938952860_967579790_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
Easily the best impluse buy of my life.
Basically, my bicycles and how I became obsessed with them in 2-months:
Johnwag bought a Cervelo tri-bike and told me he was selling this (Cannondale SM600 from 1986) and it became my pit-bicycle for $100:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76238-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-936809_10101577247141120_481835375_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
I plan to get a carbon fork, find a rear brake for it, then powder-coat it "Guinness foam tan" with simple, black lettering. For the record, I would have gone with "Left Hand Nitro Milk Stout foam tan" but it's lighter in color, although a superior beer.
Then, after riding that Cannondale I bought from John for about thirty minutes, I realized that I needed to give road biking a try and I found this 54cm Cannondale Crit bike:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76239-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-581860_10101479995394400_1952293948_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
Yes, it's Mariner Blue and that had a huge influence on my impulse buy. It looks tiny and with a 25mm set-back seat post it will fit better, it's just ultra tight and old-school. My GF will ride it for a while and when she graduates from it, I will refinish and make it a beer-bike with flat-bars.
After riding that Mariner Blue for 250 miles, I broke my promise to wait until summer and started shopping bikes because I realized that crit-bike was awful for endurance training and I started shopping Bianchi bikes because they are pornographic. Didn't/don't have a lot of cash and could get laid off soon, so it was important to get an awesome bike to ride around on if I became unemployed, lol. I was pretty much sold on this which was $1600 and a pretty big investment for me. However, I discovered this Sette Vitale 1.0 bike that was $969 shipped and came with Shimano 105 controls/F&R derailers/cassette/crank/brakes and 1700g wheels. That was clearly better than the Bianchi or the CAAD10 I was interested in, so I bought it.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76240-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-310019_10101577221936630_785630262_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
...and that's one of the best purchases I've made in my life. I keep looking at bike ****, but I'll probably never replace it. I am not vulnerable to carbonlust and I don't care about pedigree, so I see no reason to upgrade. I suppose I could be talked-into a Russ Denny SS bike, but I'd probalbly just get a $99 Sette or Nashbar frame if there were ever a problem.
Then, I've always wanted to mountain bike and I was getting sent to Ruidoso in NM and wanted to be sure I took advantage of this because it's basically a free vacation since I didn't have meetings everyday including the weekends. So I bought this Cannondale SL2 29er. I basically wanted the cheapest 29er HT I could get with hydro disc and a Rockshox fork. I was all checked-out and leaving with my black SL2, then I spied this awesome Mariner Blue colored bike and said..."Excuse me, I need to exchnage this bike for that one in the awesome color". hehe
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76241-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-733791_10101547165779410_847144131_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
It turns out the brake levers are terrible but I'm still happy with the purchase and got some of this action:
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/insert-bs-here-4/76242-if-fema-had-bicycles-would-fund-hustlers-manlet-bib-601933_10101560938952860_967579790_n.jpg?dateline=1368209706)
Easily the best impluse buy of my life.
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I foresee myself getting into CX.
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Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annnd now I realize how out of shape I am for this year, need to get working on it.
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Nice man, altitude is killer. The base of my rides start at 7200' and i usually end up 9k+. There's some trails near the local ski area that start around 10k elevation. I rode my bike to wheeler peak last summer, and plan on doing it again. Well honestly a lot of it was hiking going up, 100% riding going down though.
Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annnd now I realize how out of shape I am for this year, need to get working on it.
Wheeler Peak (New Mexico) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Annnd now I realize how out of shape I am for this year, need to get working on it.
BTW, back when Contador was doping he climbed 12% grade in the TdF...in the big ring.
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Another good mtb trail is "bull of the woods" and you end up on gold hill. It's epic, you overlook red river from the Taos side, a view you can only get via hiking a mountain or flying in a plane.