Needed to do a shopping run to Costco, so guess Ill just pop in Allanti and get me one of these:





:mrgreen:

I sold the Brodie this morning for $550, the exact amount I paid for it, including shipping and duty. Sorry to see it go--the brake "rub" was just a loose reflector banging on a spoke. I fixed it and took it on a 15 miles goodbye ride yesterday. Hell of a bitchin urban bike. The 925 will be infinitely cooler though.

Sold it to a grad student with a Chinese wife. What other wife would let her man buy such a thing. He was uncomfortable with city riding--well, new to it, so I took him on a bombtastic 10 miles poop your pants urban adventure this morning. Otter Boot Camp! Yes Sir! Gimme 20! Hes primed and confident to inherit my steed now.

Ta, got a 2 day lead time on the  925 as theyve got one in Texas.

i must say i liked the brodie, purely aethetically.

this seems a bit minimal.

but then again what do i know, it is prolly a firking excellent ride

Road bikes without drop bars make me cry inside  :whoops:

Apples and oranges really. The Brodie was one hell of a nicely designed frame mated with pedestrian components. The Redline has a super durable traditional steel frame, and far superior cartridge bearing hubs. The brakes are much less fussy than disks. And its a fixed gear for crying out loud. Coolness

3 week lead time as they just sold the last ones in the Texas warehouse. :cry: OTOH, Im getting the 2007 model, which is black or black fade. They werent sure. Either sounds fine.

Quote from: funkychicken9000Road bikes without drop bars make me cry inside  :whoops:

Those are drops, just shallow ones. The width of moustache bar is excellent for climbing, and you can get just as aero with a different hand position than regular drops. Heck, the most coveted of cult jap bikes, the Bridgestone XO had moustache bars. http://www.stanford.edu/~dru/xo1.html

Im just fussy aesthetically  Only bars Id have on my bikes are standard drops, or homemade cutoff drop bars (like this, without the $$$) if Im feeling super adventurous  

Cowhorns are for velo-vegans and other such malodorous folk.

the bullhorns are a nice shape tho

Quote from: redthe bullhorns are a nice shape tho

Quote from: maximusotter

Quote from: funkychicken9000Road bikes without drop bars make me cry inside  :whoops:

Those are drops, just shallow ones. The width of moustache bar is excellent for climbing, and you can get just as aero with a different hand position than regular drops. Heck, the most coveted of cult jap bikes, the Bridgestone XO had moustache bars. http://www.stanford.edu/~dru/xo1.html

I like the overall shape of the bike but Im with FC9K here, traditional drop handlebars rule, especially with an aerobar setup  

For an urban sh*t kicker, moustache bars lord over both drops and flats as youve got leverage and instant braking. Drops with cxbrakes mounted inline topside are another option, but you lose the leverage. I was a hooge fan of the Bridgestones and their bar, as its not only smart, its an homage to a shape far older than the drop bar.

Best drops are Nitto Noodles, btw. :mrgreen:

Aerobars are hideous and only to be used by the invalid and time trialers/triathletes.

OTOH they do offer a very aerodynamic position which is very comfortable on long runs.

Dont knock em until you have tried em

I like my drops on my roadie just fine. My bodys perfectly happy the way it is...and theyre ugleeee I remember they were the rage in the 80, that and rear wheel spoke covers in lycra. Oh, the humanity.

On a funny note about ordering the bike, I knew I needed a 60cm, but the kid in the shop wanted to measure me with his computer. I told him my saddle height and that I keep my knees 1cm behind the pedal axles. Computer said the same dang thing. Boy did that kid blush. Thought he was going to one up the Otter!

Well, I realized now that whenever anybody asks, "Who wants a moustache ride" Ill have to answer truthfully. :mrgreen: :wub:

Quote from: maximusotterI like my drops on my roadie just fine. My bodys perfectly happy the way it is...and theyre ugleeee

eye of the beholder