This is why rail is bad

[second_pancake]

17 pounds?  What are you riding?  A tank? lol

Lol.  Bite me

[Jason]

Don't feel bad Pancake, my Mongoose mountain bike weighs at least 25 pounds and doesn't have ANY carbon fiber in it.  If yours is a tank, then mine is a 747!

[Driven1]

17 lbs??  seriously, what are you riding pancake?  I have a "07 Trek 1500.  It weighs about 20.5 with the saddle bag and aerobars.

Sooo glad I bought it last year.  I paid $900 last year.  Was in the bike store this morning and the 1500 is now the "1.5" and they took the components down 1 or 2 notches and jacked the price up $80.  Ridiculous.  Rode this morning about an hour.  Took my buddy over to Bikes Direct (SJTC) yesterday and he got an 06 Motobecane Sprint for $750 out the door.  Complete Ultegra components and a carbon fork.

Lake, even if it is slightly too dangerous right now (I would ride Baymeadows over there, but being very cautious) I think it will become progressively less dangerous as gas prices continue rising and people begin seeing more and more of folks like us on bikes and scooters - the "new" alternative transportation.

[gatorback]

I don't think there's a bike scale in all of Texas big enough to weigh my old Schwinn Cruiser.  I'm guessing at least 32. LOL

[Driven1]

not only that, but i dare say my 2007 LOOKS MUCH BETTER than the new 1.5.

you be the judge.

here is my 2007...



and here is the 2008...



now sure, Team Discovery has been disbanded (with 10 of the 20 team members going to Team Astana - who is currently barred from this year's Tour de France), but judging on strict aesthetics, i still think my 07 takes the cake.  (performance-wise too with my better components and better wheels - less spokes)

[second_pancake]

17 lbs??  seriously, what are you riding pancake?  I have a "07 Trek 1500.  It weighs about 20.5 with the saddle bag and aerobars.

Sooo glad I bought it last year.  I paid $900 last year.  Was in the bike store this morning and the 1500 is now the "1.5" and they took the components down 1 or 2 notches and jacked the price up $80.  Ridiculous.  Rode this morning about an hour.  Took my buddy over to Bikes Direct (SJTC) yesterday and he got an 06 Motobecane Sprint for $750 out the door.  Complete Ultegra components and a carbon fork.

Lake, even if it is slightly too dangerous right now (I would ride Baymeadows over there, but being very cautious) I think it will become progressively less dangerous as gas prices continue rising and people begin seeing more and more of folks like us on bikes and scooters - the "new" alternative transportation.

2005 Specialized Tarmac with Dura Ace rear derailleur and Ultegra front derailleur, FSA cranks (standard on that model, haven't switched them out yet), with Topolino carbon/kevlar wheelset (i only use these when riding the bridges), Michelin Race tires and a Cannondale System Six carbon stem. That's nothing though.  My husband rides a Cannondale Caad 9 Team frame and his, with all components and saddle bag, weighs just over 13 pounds.

[Driven1]

17 lbs??  seriously, what are you riding pancake?  I have a "07 Trek 1500.  It weighs about 20.5 with the saddle bag and aerobars.

Sooo glad I bought it last year.  I paid $900 last year.  Was in the bike store this morning and the 1500 is now the "1.5" and they took the components down 1 or 2 notches and jacked the price up $80.  Ridiculous.  Rode this morning about an hour.  Took my buddy over to Bikes Direct (SJTC) yesterday and he got an 06 Motobecane Sprint for $750 out the door.  Complete Ultegra components and a carbon fork.

Lake, even if it is slightly too dangerous right now (I would ride Baymeadows over there, but being very cautious) I think it will become progressively less dangerous as gas prices continue rising and people begin seeing more and more of folks like us on bikes and scooters - the "new" alternative transportation.

2005 Specialized Tarmac with Dura Ace rear derailleur and Ultegra front derailleur, FSA cranks (standard on that model, haven't switched them out yet), with Topolino carbon/kevlar wheelset (i only use these when riding the bridges), Michelin Race tires and a Cannondale System Six carbon stem. That's nothing though.  My husband rides a Cannondale Caad 9 Team frame and his, with all components and saddle bag, weighs just over 13 pounds.

i should've shopped around and check out all that Specialized & Giant had to offer before purchasing.  all in all though, for my kind of entry level Trek, i've been pretty happy.  i do have the michelin race tires though. 

[second_pancake]

This is the frame my husband has (we're in the back on the left).  He, of course, has it completely decked out with carbon everything which is why it's so light as a complete bike.

[David]

um....I have a fuji.

400 bucks, 2 lbs.

[second_pancake]

um....I have a fuji.

400 bucks, 2 lbs.

Fixies with no brakes or wheels don't count;-)

[gatorback]

13 lbs.  now that's more like it.

[Ernest Street]

Most Bike lanes in Jax have an unacceptable amount of trash and debris.And in San Marco we have the $5000 road bike snobs that feel entitled to take up an auto lane!..Yea You know who you are.As a daily rider for the last 8 years, I don't see how some riders mix it up in traffic? They ride through 5 points in the middle of the street!  Ok, about rail. I heard somewhere that Euro rails are welded together, effectively making the rail one piece.any insight on this since Ocklawaha is at Large? Ock? are you online?

[Driven1]

state law states a cyclist can take a full lane only when necessary and then only for a brief time.  it is allowed though in those circumstances.

[Ernest Street]

seriously, when is it necessary to ride in front of a car or truck? If I had a dollar for every side Mirror that almost knocked me off..Hell in Riverside you can get Killed in your own neighborhood by drivers doing 50 in a 30 down our streets.I'm a 6'3" 220# man and people act like I'm invisible. Thats why I ride a MTB..I stay off the roads from experience.

[gatorback]

Austin's Red Line will be one long rail.  The thinking is that it will be bring less clink-clang as the train goes by.