Ultimate Bike Thread....

[Lothar]

It's nothing fancy and aluminum frames with a few carbon bits and Shimano 105 all around is getting to be old technology. However, it has served me well and has been well ridden over the past 13 years.

Just did 200 miles at Bike MS in NC for the 13th time.

If anyone would like to donate to National MS Society in support of my ride, online donations are still being accepted here:

Bike MS 2013: Historic New Bern Ride: Mr. David L Phillips - National MS Society

[Racerbvd]

[Joe Bob]

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by Lothar

Just did 200 miles at Bike MS in NC for the 13th time.

Holy crap - that's a long day in the saddle!

[Joe Bob]

People on 'ludes should stay away from drills and bike parts......

[Joe Bob]

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[Racerbvd]

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Is that you Byron? AHAHAHAHA...

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by Lothar

It's nothing fancy and aluminum frames with a few carbon bits and Shimano 105 all around is getting to be old technology. However, it has served me well and has been well ridden over the past 13 years.

Just did 200 miles at Bike MS in NC for the 13th time.

If anyone would like to donate to National MS Society in support of my ride, online donations are still being accepted here:

Bike MS 2013: Historic New Bern Ride: Mr. David L Phillips - National MS Society

(Is that a flask under the seat? OR I should say, after 200 miles you deserve a drink or two!)

1910

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by Lothar

It's nothing fancy and aluminum frames with a few carbon bits and Shimano 105 all around is getting to be old technology. However, it has served me well and has been well ridden over the past 13 years.

Just did 200 miles at Bike MS in NC for the 13th time.

Ive got one these hanging in the wall. Been a great bike- and Im still impressed by the quality of the finish and frame. Imagine yours is the same- check out the finishing of the alloy welds. You don't see that sort of quality detail on many bikes anymore.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Is that you Byron? AHAHAHAHA...

LOL, BITD, I wouldn't put it past me to do something like that..

[Racerbvd]

[Joe Bob]

83 Mph Achieved On Bike | CleanTechnica

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[jyl]

At the human powered vehicle races at Portland International Raceway, the full streamliner recumbents average 30-35 mph for the full lap. The races are at least ten laps so call it 20 miles or more.

I've ridden with guys on long wheel base, faired and bodysocked recumbents. On the flats, pedaling casually and chatting, they cruise around 20 mph. These are older guys, who are fit but not athletes.

The rub is hills, of course.

A streamlined recumbent bike or trike (velomobile), with an electric assist for hills, would be a nice way to get around town, on roads with 25-30 mph speed limits, or on faster roads with bike lanes. No gasoline, you stay in shape just by going about your daily business, and you are dry and warm in the winter.

[intakexhaust]

47 lbs Audi gizmo bike

Audi introduces e-bike Wörthersee at Wörthersee

Highlights-
The electric motor connected directly to the bottom bracket delivers 184.39 lb-ft of twist. For reference, that’s nearly double the peak torque of a Suzuki Hayabusa. It does not, however, share the two-wheeled Shinkansen train’s ludicrous top speed. No, the e-bike Wörthersee tops out at 31 mph under electric power.

That’s about par for the course with an unmodified 50-cc moped. However, according to Audi, a willing pair of gams can up the e-bike’s maximum velocity to 50 mph.

It wouldn’t, however, be a show vehicle if it didn’t feature some strudel-in-the-sky trickery, and the e-bike doesn’t disappoint in that department. Featuring a wheelie mode that uses a Segway-esque balancing system, the rider can get his or her inner unicyclist on without having to pay much in the way of attention to balance.

[look 171]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Byron, did you go to Interbike?

[look 171]

Originally Posted by stuartj

You don't see that sort of quality detail on many bikes anymore.

What do you mean?

I had one of the very early TCR pro bike that entered the US (It was not for sale in the US yet) the same year ONCE switched over from Look. It has the typ. big alum. welds, good solid bike. The front end is a little twitchy coming down a super fast canyon, but manageable. Great for climbs and sprints due to its tight frame. it beat you to death, but I like it that way. Its a race bike, and it was perfect for US style crits.

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

How much?

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by look 171

Byron, did you go to Interbike?

No, but several friends went, and few friends kept me updated with text & pix to let me know what I was missing..

[jyl]

The thing with e-bikes is that they can be easily modified to go 25-30 mph on electric alone, and people moving at that speed don't mix well with regular cyclists pedaling 15 mph on narrow bike lanes. The technology is new enough that there isn't a clear code of conduct. When should an e-bike rider be in the bike lane versus in the normal traffic lane? How can you tell if an e-bike complies with max power limits if the motors look the same at different power levels? So far this hasn't been a problem in my experience, I seldom see any e-bikes on the road. But it will be.