Machin
Regular
Hello people!
This is my first post, just taking my time to introduce myself.
I'm a commuter mainly, riding a self-built road-ish bike (Prorace Calisto frame, Shimano Tiagra shifters and derailleurs, SRAM Apex cranks, Shimano Ultegra wheels). I say "road-ish" because I have it set up so my riding position is quite relaxed. I use a bull-horn handlebar with the STI's mounted to it -the set-up has been described by others as "a bit odd looking", but I find the extra leverage you get on the brakes (compared to riding on the hoods on a conventional drop-bar set-up) to be far and away safer for riding in traffic.
Piccy:-
(Those Tron-like wheels are actually the reflective side-walls on the Schawlbe Marathon Plus tyres!)
My annual mileage averages around 3000 miles (2013 total was 3660), I'm not particularly quick; I've never achieved an average of over 19.0mph for a ride greater than an hour, but I'm disappointed if my ride average is less than 17mph.
I'm a bit of a numbers/science geek (I'm a mechanical engineer by trade), particularly interested in the science of cycling; I record most of my rides on GPS and keep a running log of my power outputs to see how things are progressing, but I also like to leave the GPS at home from time to to time and just do a nice gentle "old school" ride!
I had my first taste of riding on a velodrome last year (The one at Calshot in the UK), which was awesome, and I have another session book in a couple of weeks.
I also have built up a single-speed (flip-flop) bike from an old Elswick hopper frame:-
It is really nice to ride!
This is my first post, just taking my time to introduce myself.
I'm a commuter mainly, riding a self-built road-ish bike (Prorace Calisto frame, Shimano Tiagra shifters and derailleurs, SRAM Apex cranks, Shimano Ultegra wheels). I say "road-ish" because I have it set up so my riding position is quite relaxed. I use a bull-horn handlebar with the STI's mounted to it -the set-up has been described by others as "a bit odd looking", but I find the extra leverage you get on the brakes (compared to riding on the hoods on a conventional drop-bar set-up) to be far and away safer for riding in traffic.
Piccy:-
(Those Tron-like wheels are actually the reflective side-walls on the Schawlbe Marathon Plus tyres!)
My annual mileage averages around 3000 miles (2013 total was 3660), I'm not particularly quick; I've never achieved an average of over 19.0mph for a ride greater than an hour, but I'm disappointed if my ride average is less than 17mph.
I'm a bit of a numbers/science geek (I'm a mechanical engineer by trade), particularly interested in the science of cycling; I record most of my rides on GPS and keep a running log of my power outputs to see how things are progressing, but I also like to leave the GPS at home from time to to time and just do a nice gentle "old school" ride!
I had my first taste of riding on a velodrome last year (The one at Calshot in the UK), which was awesome, and I have another session book in a couple of weeks.
I also have built up a single-speed (flip-flop) bike from an old Elswick hopper frame:-
It is really nice to ride!
) but your bikes look nice!
hello and welcome you have nice bikes
