Nostatic,
Is that a Moots ?

Nice to see that cycling & Porsches are not just my passions.
Here are a few links to my bikes, sorry no pics to post.
I outfitted the Scalpel w/ Easton bars, Sram XO rear der., and the new Time pedals (268 gms)http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/03/cusa/model-3VP3.html

2003 S-works road bike http://www.specialized.com/SBCBkModel.jsp?spid=5878&JServSessionIdroot=qbi2lk shfx.j27005

Speaking of Rollers, every January here in Durango we have a winter carnival called Snowdown. One of the traditions of Snowdown is the Roller races......2 cyclists go head to head, all out for 15 minutes on rollers. The all-time record was broken this year,
something like 10.6 miles, avg of almost 41 mph for 15 minutes !

I have been doing my fair share of indoor training this winter...looking fwd to nicer weather....1st mtb race is only 7 weeks away !

being the tech geek that I am, I need something with disc brakes front and rear!!

That was the primary deciding factor on how much I spent on my bike - I just kept going up the range until I got to the first on with hydraulic discs... :D

Discs are awesome. I was planning on mounting a set of German Magura hydraulic rim brakes on mine (they're supposed to be incredible) but they still don't have the cool factor of the discs!!! Hmmmm ... have to get on the Supergo website tonight and see what they've got on clearance in the frame section ..... ;)

I still haven't seen them on road race bikes yet. Hmmm...unless I've missed something. Any idea if discs are made for road race bikes? And if so, their weight?

Don't think road bikes need disc brakes. Not like you can't lock up the tires already. I don't ride mountain bikes any longer. Too many crashes. Being ugly already, I don't need to mess up my face any further.

Colorado Cyclist catalog in today. It's going to take major willpower to keep it closed. It stares at me, and I hear voices.

Can't wait for good weather to hit. I predict 5000 miles this year. What about you guys?

The usual 50,000 for me. :D

yes, the top pics are a Moots (Psycho-X Ybbeat...I currently have a YBBeat mtn I bought in '98). The bottom picture is of a Seven that I had for awhile.

Curt, I'm a fan of Asenmacher...one of a small group of great builders...Eisentraut, Sachs, etc. Lugs good.

Cool, Todd! I wasn't sure how many outside the midwest knew of him. He apprenticed with Bob Jackson. He actually built the Olympic frames for Sue Nuvara (splg?) way back when, although they were painted and labeled as Schwinns!! He's a great guy and I stop in to chat every once in awhile. Unfortunately, the mountain bike revolution and some of the newer road frame technologies have left some of the small custom builders like him without much demand. I don't think he's even building frames anymore :(

I think this is the only photo I've got of the trusty Assenmacher (kind of a bizarre photo!). Had the bike for about 15 years. All Campy Super Record components .....

Shortly after this photo I had him repaint the frame red with black fork and black accents.


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1076373282.jpg

Mmm, more bike porn.

Road bikes don't need brakes because the worst they ride in is wet (not muddy), because the tyres are little and narrow and because I suspect that the weight would be an issue (discs and calipers prob weigh more, in total, plus a heavier hub and the fork needs to be strong enough for mounting lugs. Also, it would probably be a nightmare for either Shimano or Campy to work a hydraulic system into their shifters.

Discs are cool though - I got mine so hot they smelled like a hard-driven car the other day. Awesome...

Jurgen - 5,000 miles. What's that - 8,000km. Or 100miles/160km a week. I could probably manage that, at a major stretch. I am more likely to only manage 100km/week because of winter. I dunno - it never gets colder than about 8 deg C here so I should be able to ride year round no problem...

Really? Then I have some t-boned car doors and fenders I'd like to introduce you to. (yes, the narrow, but deep indentation is from a road bike).

Ooops. Baaaaad typo. "don't need disc brakes". Need some sorta brakes :D

I've only ridden about 250km on the road bike and already had some fool decide that leaving a driveway and turning across my lane to go the other way was ok even with me in the lane --> basically I was doing about 20mph straight towards him, we eyeballed each other and he just kept creeping out until he (completely) blocked my lane of a four lane road. Slammed on the brakes wth room to spare, but not much. How am I supposed to anticipate that if someone sees me, they just don't give a ****?

You anticipate it by telling yourself ad naseum "They just don't give a ****!"

Cam, welcome to road cycling. Avoid the busiest roads, if you can. Be careful. Most importantly, watch out for oldies {cough cough Moses cough cough} that drive 3.6-powered SCs with fiberglass bumpers. ;)

Thanks Jurgen. I'm immediately about to break the advice: Avoid the busiest roads, if you can. by going home and riding before dinner. I live in the middle of the city and it is 5.30pm :(

dd74-

You can get disc brakes on a cross bike.....Cannondale puts Avid
mechanical disc brakes on their cross bikes. UCI banned them this year...probably because the european racers were not running them. http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/04/cusa/model-4XR1.html

Saw on Velonews.com Michelin is working on tubeless tires for
road bikes. Always something new...

Do what ya gotta do. Driving cars isn't exactly safe, either, but we do it anyway...

Put me down for 30.3 miles/48.8km today. The days are getting longer, and the sun is shining stronger. Happy days are almost here. :D

Damn, man! Didn't you go to work today? :D

I was short on time (or is that speed?) - I ended up with slightly less than half what you did.

On my motorcycle I tell myself everyone's aiming for me. Unfortunately I don't have the speed/acceleration on the bicycle to maintain that philosophy. Very unsettling. :(