What kind of road bikes do you guys ride?

1976 Motobecane Mirage, original breaks, steel, powder blue.

have you ever weighed it?

I've got the same bike but from 82 or 83. What a beauty.

I have been riding a Huffy 5 speed. I am a pretty good rider and am thinking about entering the bike racing world. The Huffy is definitely a durable ride and should be able to withstand the rigors of the bike racing world.

trek1000, bought it off craigslist real cheap

Schwinn fastback pro from 2001. Love that thing.

I also have a Huffy Strider and plan on pursuing road races. I've been training on and off for 2 months and feel this is an excellent "ride" to conquer the slopes. It hasn't let me down. Right now I'm trying to get my mileage up and enter a few smaller tours.

Cervelo R5. Have a fixie from Nashbar as well to ride around town

Specialized Allez.

how much do you guys ride? are you guys injured too or just cross training/riding for fun?

since injured i've been doing something like this:

42 miles

42 miles

42 miles (all same route)

rest

42 miles

42 miles

rest

rest

42 miles

42 miles

rest

etc

Ha, the two guys that mentioned Huffys should look into "Trecks".

Anyone get the reference? There was an amazing troll a few years ago under the name "trecks rule" or something like that.

...found the thread:

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2466406&page=1

this is page 2 (page 1 was pretty boring, but I was almost in tears by the end of page 3)

I just ride an entry level road bike with 105 components. It gets the job done.

GT with 105 components. Also a Blue Norcross cyclocross bike.

I have a 1975 Condor which was custom made for me (I was mostly racing criteriums back then) so it has a short wheel base and steep head and seat tube angles. Reynolds 531db tubing, Cinelli bar and stem, and Campy Nuovo Record components. And it only weighs 19 lbs.

Condor also made me a track bike but I never raced with it.

I got a 3-speed Giant comfort cruiser. Got it off of Craigslist for $75. Keeps my back nice and straight. Been going solid for two years. Since I use my bike for strictly exercise and fitness, I don't need to go fast.

2011 Trek Madone 5.2 (full Ultegra)

2013 Trek Speed Concept 9 series (full Ultegra)

I've got a couple other old/simple road bikes for bars/groceries and a couple of mountain bikes and CX bikes...bikes are fun

2006 Bianchi Brava. Sora components...not the best, but I've put it through hell and back have had no major issues.

oatmeal + water wrote:

how much do you guys ride? are you guys injured too or just cross training/riding for fun?

since injured i've been doing something like this:

42 miles

42 miles

42 miles (all same route)

rest

42 miles

42 miles

rest

rest

42 miles

42 miles

rest

etc

you should try and hook up with the local race ride. way more fun to duke it out with people. but the first time you go out to a group ride, you might not receive the warmest reception. it's not because cyclists are snobs, it's more fear. when you are riding in a pack, you want to know that the guy you are riding behind can handle a bike. nobody wants to ride near the new guy.

I've got a light blue steel Olmo frame from the early 90s with a mix of modern Campy Record and Chorus components. I don't really care much about weight because I'm not racing (or riding in the mountains). I like the smooth ride of steel.

2012 Specialized Allez Sport. I used to only mountain bike, but I got the Tour De France bug last year and decided to pick up road biking too.