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12-11-2013, 07:34 AM #1
just keep pedaling!
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- Aug 2012
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Trek 7.2 FX w/ B68 - commuter
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12-31-2013, 02:35 PM #2
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- Jun 2011
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- philly
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Ooops, just saw this.... sorry!
Originally Posted by ShadyLady
I am LOVING this bike!! I haven't had a chance to ride it a ton thanks to work travel and a recent stint in the shop to get the brake hose adjusted (which took a while due to the wrong bleed kit being shipped the first time). Somehow it rides much smoother than my old cross check (same tires/drivetrain, presumably the same steel, similar geometry... wondering if better wheels/hubs make THAT much of a difference) and it feels really solid both on and off road-- I rode it up some fire road-equivalent on the way home tonight and it just handles everything (rocky parts, mud, ice) really nicely. I can't wait for it to dry up a little more (not happening soon) so I can take it on some of the single track around here-- the brakes are amazing and I have so much control that the bits where I was nervous on the cross check are going to be no big deal (I opted for a single speed fully hydraulic setup and kept the bar ends off the cross check because a) cheaper and b) full hydros seemed like they might be fun
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Any other questions, just ask..... life should be less hectic for awhile so I should be around more...
Happened to take a picture on the ride home tonight... last commute of 2013!
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