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MMcG

Ride till you puke!
Dec 10, 2002
15,457
12
Burlington, Connecticut
First true road bike - Jamis Quest:



Sold it (probably for way less than I should have) and got this:



And had to sell that and I picked up this a few weeks ago for Sixty Bucks. Rides nice for the price.

 

indieboy

Want fries with that?
Jan 4, 2002
1,806
1
atlanta
funny the other cj looks kinda like my new one.

the redbar tape will go in exchange for some white, probably order up some white hoods for it as well and maybe recover my slr with some white cloth. oh, and my blue speedplays will go back on, eggbeaters weren't taken off when i swapped the cranks off my cx bike

 

martini

Chimp
Nov 30, 2004
54
0
'Sconni

My Kelly CX, bought shortly before he closed the doors. Glad I got in on this, cause its a great riding bike. Fits my gangly body quite well to boot. Parts is Campy Centuar 10 w/Dura Ace 177.5 cranks. It sports knobbies most of the time since many of my rides involve some form of gravel at some point. If I do run smoothies, they don't get any skinnier than 28's. I like me the big rubber!
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
My Kelly CX, bought shortly before he closed the doors. Glad I got in on this, cause its a great riding bike. Fits my gangly body quite well to boot. Parts is Campy Centuar 10 w/Dura Ace 177.5 cranks. It sports knobbies most of the time since many of my rides involve some form of gravel at some point. If I do run smoothies, they don't get any skinnier than 28's. I like me the big rubber!
Great ride. I'm only slightly familiar with Kelly. Enough to know that it's good stuff and good value, but not enough to know that they went out of biz :(
 

martini

Chimp
Nov 30, 2004
54
0
'Sconni
Thanks LO - Kelly's I think are most known for the 'cross bikes. They're kinda unique. More of an American 'crosser than a euro one. Difference I guess is mostly in the the tire clearance department. I can fit 1.9's on the front, and up to 42c in the rear. LOTS of room for big tires. This frame also works best with mountain cranks. I had to use an Ultegra triple BB to get the DA cranks to work. For being a 61cm frame, the bike also ended up being fairly light at just over 21lbs. True Temper OX Platinum tubing counts for that one I think.
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
how do you post pics in the message section? i've never done it before. i'd like to post my rides too.
Go "advanced", click "manage attachments"? I think.

Most of us use an outside source like photobucket.com

What bike do you have?
 

maddog17

Turbo Monkey
Jan 20, 2008
2,815
105
Methuen, Mass. U.S.A.
Go "advanced", click "manage attachments"? I think.

Most of us use an outside source like photobucket.com

What bike do you have?
cool, thanks for the info. as far as my road bikes... i have a Wojcik and a Concorde in PDM color scheme. i'll have to get to the shed and take the pics. i'll post soon.
 

r464

Turbo Monkey
Oct 17, 2006
2,604
4
Earth
Well, the tires are different now (blue), and I am changing the bar tape, but here it is:

 

ire

Turbo Monkey
Aug 6, 2007
6,196
4
That is a very nice ride.....do you race track? You have nice pedals and toe cages :)
Well, the tires are different now (blue), and I am changing the bar tape, but here it is:

 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
It has street tires too. And I mainly ride it on the asphalt. Sorry for posting here guys.
dude, no worries.

You can post here, but if you want real appreciation for your work, well, one of the other forums would be better cuz some people (me) who post here are almost strictly roadies.

Great bike!
 

proglife

Monkey
Apr 18, 2002
339
0
Annapolis, MD
how does my bar angle look here? I don't know what "right" is supposed to feel like on these things.









and how do i get that plastic thing off the hub without removing the cassette?
 

LordOpie

MOTHER HEN
Oct 17, 2002
21,022
3
Denver
Congrats and nice!

I break the plastic thing into smaller pieces with a wire cutter and pull each segment out or something.

As for bar angle, sorry, that's subjective. I like mine with the hoods rotated further back towards the saddle as I use 'em as a psuedo-aerobars. Others like them rotated the other way, umm, for their reasons.
 

maddog17

Turbo Monkey
Jan 20, 2008
2,815
105
Methuen, Mass. U.S.A.
use your chain whip with a cog tool to remove the rear cog. then just slide off the plastic piece. as far as bar placement, like Opie said, it's all subjective to you. i think the stack height is a bit high, but you may not have dialed in the fit just yet. that being said, don't let anyone tell you you must have your stem flipped. if it works the way it is, great! some people say it for asthetics. i say fvck that!!

nice looking ride, hope you enjoy it.
 

proglife

Monkey
Apr 18, 2002
339
0
Annapolis, MD
Thanks guys. I took it for it's first real ride today. After riding 2.3" tires for 6+ years, this is a weird feeling....good, but weird.

I removed the plastic cassette thing with a pair of branch trimmers :happydance:

I do feel like the hoods are too far away. It feels alright in hard climbing, but at a normal cadence on flat-ish ground, I'm way more comfortable on the bars next to the stem than I am on the hoods.

What's the hot stem for road bikes? Thomson? Never touched the Thomson on my Cove.

DRB, Igloo?
 

proglife

Monkey
Apr 18, 2002
339
0
Annapolis, MD
Alaska, MD...the sailing capital! You'd think the icebergs would make all the sailors pick a different city to call home, but they're all drunk, so...

The Ritchey looks nice in white.
 

JRogers

talks too much
Mar 19, 2002
3,785
1
Claremont, CA
I just made some upgrades and component changes, so I figured I should take a picture. Swapped the stem, wheels, cranks, cassette, chain, rear derailleur, seatbag and pump in the last week. New front derailleur coming soon to improve the shifting with the new cranks (went from standard triple to 50-36 compact and a 12-25 cassette to a 11-23). Bike feels a bit wacky with all the changes, but seems like everything is working so far.

Has the new road wheels on it now, but I have a pair of Ultegra/Open Pros with Maxxis Raze tires on for trails and such.

 

James

Carbon Porn Star
Sep 11, 2001
3,559
0
Danbury, CT
I just made some upgrades and component changes, so I figured I should take a picture. Swapped the stem, wheels, cranks, cassette, chain, rear derailleur, seatbag and pump in the last week. New front derailleur coming soon to improve the shifting with the new cranks (went from standard triple to 50-36 compact and a 12-25 cassette to a 11-23). Bike feels a bit wacky with all the changes, but seems like everything is working so far.

Has the new road wheels on it now, but I have a pair of Ultegra/Open Pros with Maxxis Raze tires on for trails and such.
Awesome! You don't see a lot of Empellas around, that's for sure.
No matching brakes! :)

Awesome and Euro!