What's wrong with this picture??

[jimbo]

http://www.nsmb.com/images/gear/IB05/dt/tacobell.jpg

[kiwi]

looks a lonnnnnnng way down to the bars......

[Matno]

I didn't know Rocky Mountain made road bikes.

Somebody really ought to tell those north shore guys that platform pedals don't belong on a road bike!

[Carbon_Angus]

nothing is really wrong (i did notice the pedals) probably a commuter bike.

gotta be something else what is it

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[Ionit]

Tocco bell is now serving gazpacho.  "Now! 99 cents"


That's outrageous.

[Frankd3000]

Nothing looks wrong to me. I think that bike would fit me PERFECT!

Oh, that's IT!!!!! It's not MINE - that's what wrong.

[jimbo]

I didn't know Rocky Mountain made road bikes.



Somebody really ought to tell those north shore guys that platform pedals don't belong on a road bike!

Bingo, you win the cookie.



I believe Rocky Mountain always  made road bikes along with mountain bikes.  I've alway wanted one when I did a lot of road biking.



I been known to use my road bike with Speedplay pedal for errands using rubber flip flop sandals.  I suppose this dude wanted to do some urban assault on the way into town hence the flat pedals.



I like to demonstrate to my roadie friends that I can bunny hop the road bike using the tiny speedplay pedals and rubber flipflops.  What they don't know is that it is quite easy because the road bike is so light and the hoods give you a lot of leverage to lift the bike off the ground.  Of couse, landing and keeping your foot from slipping off the pedal is another matter.



Full story here:



http://www.nsmb.com/gear/vv_day2.php

[Dennis]

Bunny hopping road bikes, yeah I did that with my Calfee when I first got it. Guess what happened? nothing, until I landed.

see, I had a cheapo stem installed until I figured out what stem length and angle fit me best, didn't realize it had burrs along the inside of the clamping area, and I had a really cool and light Kestrel carbon bar. well, the bar rotated a bit when I landed (too much weight forward, I suppose) and burrs  bit into the carbon and peeled it. scratch one set of expensive carbon bars. so, I learned my lesson: never, ever clamp carbon anything with cheapo aluminum anything and always sand (or file) burrs off any clamping surfaces when clamping to carbon (that includes brake levers, shifters, etc.). Hey, didn't we have a thread about this awhile back.

anyway, road bikes are cool. I just went riding on Blue Crush in the dirt yesterday and today (25 and 20 miles) and man, did I feel strong. Up a couple cogs from the spring on all sections. must be all that road biking I did over the summer - averaged about 50 miles a day. yes, I know, we teachers are lucky to have the summer off, but believe me, now that school is on again, we pay for it in the amount of work we do.

have a great day,
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[Mr.Ed]

Jimbo
The last line in that article really says a lot.
Helps explain why most on this forum are riding older bikes. With all the new "gimmicks" coming out every year, I'm glad I own a bike as timeless as the OZ. [smiley=nod.gif]

[Old Proflexer]

like driving an old corvette -

didn't make them better over the years - - -  just different

OP

[Matno]

I have no idea why anyone would want to drive a Corvette unless they're going to race. Sports cars are just plain uncomfortable to drive unless you can really cut loose (which is too dangerous for public roads). Kind of like a really lightweight hard tail. Great for the right kind of race, but I'd never want to ride one on a 4 hour ride...

Now looks are another matter entirely... (I like corvettes AND hardtails from THAT perspective!)