Road bike website?

[DrewEckhardt 0]

Is there a road bike website like dz.com with classifieds and everything?

I want a short single bolt road seat post that's micro-adjustable, not-ugly, and round shaped so I can clamp a rack on it for commuting if I have to. Exactly like my 13 year old aluminum Campagnolo part except circular. Having failed to find anything on the new market, I think a 10 year old Campagnolo Chorus or Record 27.2 x 220mm Titanium seatpost would be perfect.

Suggestions? I've tried campyonly.com. e*pay might work in a week.

[Squeak 17]

why not just make one?

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[warpedskydiver 0]

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why not just make one?

exactly, and if you can't, find a small machine shop and ask them.

[ryoder 1,590]

http://www.bikeforums.net/


Another interesting site which collects listings from multiple sites:

http://www.qbike.com/

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[pilot-one 0]

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Is there a road bike website like dz.com with classifieds and everything?

I want a short single bolt road seat post that's micro-adjustable, not-ugly, and round shaped so I can clamp a rack on it for commuting if I have to. Exactly like my 13 year old aluminum Campagnolo part except circular. Having failed to find anything on the new market, I think a 10 year old Campagnolo Chorus or Record 27.2 x 220mm Titanium seatpost would be perfect.

Suggestions? I've tried campyonly.com. e*pay might work in a week.

I am an avid roadie myself. Just got in from a 100k.

You would think there would be something but there really isn't anything that great. The best place to find bike parts by far is EBay.
www.cyclingforums.com is another one but you won't find much there.

[ryoder 1,590]

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You would think there would be something but there really isn't anything that great. The best place to find bike parts by far is EBay.
www.cyclingforums.com is another one but you won't find much there.

The best single source I have found for new bike parts is:

http://www.bikeparts.com/

This site is run by Peak Cycles in Golden CO. Note the shop its self does not stock these parts. In talking to them on the phone I get the impression their website is really an interface into the inventory of some large distributors. If you call them 24hrs in advance they can have the parts you want overnighted to the brick & mortar store.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Conundrum 1]

www.cycleforums.com

[Deisel 38]

try www.performancebike.com they have everything from complete bikes to every gadget you could ever need. Sign up for their e-newsletter and get in on some seriously discounted sale items. They are tha shiznit!

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[Stumpy 284]

roadbikereview.com has good forums for those based in the US. V. Similar to dz.com

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[Remster 30]

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try www.performancebike.com they have everything from complete bikes to every gadget you could ever need. Sign up for their e-newsletter and get in on some seriously discounted sale items. They are tha shiznit!

Performance is OK, and are hard to beat on price on what they have, but they really do not have that large a selection if you are looking for non standard items.

You can also try Performance's outlet site www.nashbar.om

For high end stuff:
www.competitivecyclist.com
www.coloradocyclist.com
http://www.bicyclebuys.com/ (havent used them but they have a good selection


(Chelle: your link is for a motorcycle site)

Remster

[ryoder 1,590]

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try www.performancebike.com they have everything from complete bikes to every gadget you could ever need. Sign up for their e-newsletter and get in on some seriously discounted sale items. They are tha shiznit!

Performance is OK, and are hard to beat on price on what they have, but they really do not have that large a selection if you are looking for non standard items.

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You can also try Performance's outlet site www.nashbar.om

For high end stuff:
www.competitivecyclist.com
www.coloradocyclist.com

I used to buy stuff from CoCylist ten years ago, but they have become too pricy for my taste in recent years. They built all of my wheels until this year when I began building my own.

Another good place for general selection and prices:
http://www.excelsports.com/

A place that specializes in road bikes, and has some of the best prices anywhere:
http://www.lickbike.com/
(I just bought a whole lot of Campy stuff and other parts for a new bike I just built.)

Best place I've found for buying small repair parts for Campy:
http://www.branfordbike.com/

There is a bicycle subculture of bikers who do long-distance riding and/or commuting, and use components most people have never heard of. A couple interesting examples:

http://www.velo-orange.com/
http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/

Peter is quite the eccentric. Pull down the "Products" menu and check out the last item. You can't order from the website; You must use email and/or phone. My best experience is to send him email with what you want, then call him the next day and bug him about it.

And every biker must have the following site bookmarked. This is the goldmine of technical data on everything there is to know about bike mechanicals, how-to's, and interchangeability.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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I used to buy stuff from CoCylist ten years ago, but they have become too pricy for my taste in recent years. They built all of my wheels until this year when I began building my own.

Wheel building is a relaxing (I have favorite beer mugs for the purpose, which each hold an entire 22 Oz micro-brew) and practical (You don't have to re-true properly tensioned hand-built wheels until you crash them which probably means a re-build, and can have a replacement by the next day) endeavor.

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(I just bought a whole lot of Campy stuff and other parts for a new bike I just built.)

Hopefully you got new old stock components that were shiny, silver, and not-ugly.

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Best place I've found for buying small repair parts for Campy:

http://www.branfordbike.com/

Vechio's in Boulder doesn't suck either; worth remembering if you find yourself in need of G and thumb lever return springs and don't want to wait on USPS. Keeping the three right lever springs on hand as spares is a fine idea. I think I got 3-4 years out of each set before getting lazy.

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There is a bicycle subculture of bikers who do long-distance riding and/or commuting, and use components most people have never heard of. A couple interesting examples:

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/

Peter's website was the only one on which I found has a seat post that's not ugly (polished silver in an aesthetic shape), short (not made for one-size fits all frames although my Super Sawzall could fix that), micro-adjustable, and with one tenacious clamping bolt.

It's on my shopping list if I don't get an old used Campy part.

[ryoder 1,590]

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(I just bought a whole lot of Campy stuff and other parts for a new bike I just built.)

Hopefully you got new old stock components that were shiny, silver, and not-ugly.

As a matter of fact, some of the parts were NOS. I was using a Comp Triple crankset, (for the mountains), and Centaur hub (sealed cartridge bearings), and both were shiny silver. So I finished out the rest of the group with Centaur parts. On eBay I found a new old stock Centaur brake set which looks better than the 2008 "skelontonized" set and I paid 35% of list.

Then there was the matter of that damned "Escape" mechanism they introduced in 2007 in the righthand Ergo lever (except the Record/Chorus) which prevents multiple gear changes at one time. So I bought a NOS 2006 Centaur set which also happens to be the last year of shiny metal before they went to carbon. I thought I was going to need to install a "Quick Shift" ratchet gear in the LH lever due to the front derailleur being 2008, but to my pleasant surprise it came with QS.

The frame is a 2002 Litespeed Ti (bought via eBay) which was apparently a custom build for a tall member of the CoCylist-sponsored team. So I have all silver components on a Ti frame which for some unfathomable reason was ordered painted black, except for the rear triangle. I've talked to the local Litespeed dealer about sending it in this winter to have the paint removed and brushed. Now I am having second thoughts, thinking having that ugly black paint might be a theft-deterrent.

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Best place I've found for buying small repair parts for Campy:

http://www.branfordbike.com/

Vechio's in Boulder doesn't suck either; worth remembering if you find yourself in need of G and thumb lever return springs and don't want to wait on USPS. Keeping the three right lever springs on hand as spares is a fine idea. I think I got 3-4 years out of each set before getting lazy.

I have a friend who used to race who has the highest recommendations of them. They handled a warranty issue on a Brooks saddle I broke, and I have them at the top of my list in case I need any kind of work I can't handle myself.

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There is a bicycle subculture of bikers who do long-distance riding and/or commuting, and use components most people have never heard of. A couple interesting examples:

http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/

Peter's website was the only one on which I found has a seat post that's not ugly (polished silver in an aesthetic shape), short (not made for one-size fits all frames although my Super Sawzall could fix that), micro-adjustable, and with one tenacious clamping bolt.

It's on my shopping list if I don't get an old used Campy part.

I think I even recall Peter ranting about one the posts he sells being a great product, but only available in "ugly black". My pet peeve about black coatings on metal is that every little scratch with show up as bright silver, as opposed to a scratch on bare metal being barely noticeable.

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.