Ahh, BikeDay. Pure heaven (or hell)

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-Holiday · #21 Post by **-Holiday** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:07 pm

VermilionX wrote:
-Holiday wrote:nice looking bike. just out of cuiosity, how long can you ride something like that before you want to die from back/hand pain?
for me... my hand starts to hurt after around 60 miles. back hurts later around 100 along w/ my thighs and butt.

after a while, im sure my body will adjust and i'll be able to withstand it longer.

man, i'd hope so. that just doesnt sound very practical

VermilionX · #22 Post by **VermilionX** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:14 pm

-Holiday wrote: man, i'd hope so. that just doesnt sound very practical

i don't intend to tour w/ her.

plus you know what they say... it's designed for short hard runs.

i wanna at least be able to withstand 200 miles non-stop in the future.

-Holiday · #23 Post by **-Holiday** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 3:17 pm

ya. ive always been intrigued by sport bikes, and if i had a lot of money id have one in my garage, but to me, i just really enjoy riding, as long as i can, so that type of bike just doesnt really fit my needs. It would be fun to have one to raise some hell for an hour at a time on, but honestly, if i had a bike for that purpose only, i'd probably be dead...

NorthernPete · #24 Post by **NorthernPete** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:17 am

hey verm..compare your tires....

VermilionX · #25 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:07 am

NorthernPete wrote:hey verm..compare your tires....

compare???

here's one i took just right now... 572 miles on it.

and is that my chicken strips?

-Holiday · #26 Post by **-Holiday** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:37 am

NorthernPete wrote:hey verm..compare your tires....

i dont think he's ever made a right turn on that tire...

Chris8187 · #27 Post by **Chris8187** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:46 am

You won't see chicken strips until the tire gets worn down... You will have chicken strips when the sides of your tire have more tread left than the middle of your tire. The bigger the difference the larger the chicken strip. I don't think that part of the tire you pointed to could even touch the ground without you lowsiding.

Kaiser Soze · #28 Post by **Kaiser Soze** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:52 am

It's been raining off and on since I got the bike. It's pretty much poured since I took those pictures. Actually it rained like hell later in the day yesterday, and I had to cram it under a shelter because it was coming down so hard and there was a hail warning.

It's got less than 50 km on it. This rain and wind makes me want to puke.

Anyway, I do have pretty even wear side to side, this shot makes the center and left of the tire look much more "worn" than they are. It's just from riding the wet/dirty roads.

I'm sure as hell not going to lean brand new tires too far on a brand new bike on wet roads.

VermilionX · #29 Post by **VermilionX** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 4:07 am

Chris8187 wrote: I don't think that part of the tire you pointed to could even touch the ground without you lowsiding.

oh ok. thanks.

Kaiser Soze · #30 Post by **Kaiser Soze** » Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:11 am

Sevulturus wrote:
Kaiser Soze wrote: Oh how I wish they had vanity plates for bikes.
They do, you see them a lot in Edmonton.

Really? Damn, I've never seen one on a bike.

Well, honestly I don't think I would anyway, it's pretty rare that you actually see a vanity plate that doesn't look stupid. The last time I got plates for a car I asked out of curiousity what it cost, and it was around $270.

What kinds of things have you seen on the bike plates? I guess you're limited to 5 characters on the smaller bike plates, eh?

I wonder if they'd allow BEER...