Mantis
By Joshua A.C. Newman on 10/27/2008.
Bike tags: Road bike | aero bars | BEER | softride
Softride Ironman 1991
Risers installed upside down, Performance clip-on aerobars, Profile 120mm stem on a threaded/threadless adapter
Sun deep section 650c of some sort. Shimano 600 hub that feels like butter at 17 years old.
Sun deep section 650c in better shape than the front, but the cassette's shot.
Santé. I dunno. I've never heard of them. The BB is an old style, but still smooth, so it stays.
Saddle: Velo, originally from the Jet Jaguar. There is no seat post.
Shimano 600 pedals. Bearings are gone, as are dust caps. These are getting replaced.
7x2. 52x12 at the high end.
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Softride Ironman 1991
Risers installed upside down, Performance clip-on aerobars, Profile 120mm stem on a threaded/threadless adapter
Sun deep section 650c of some sort. Shimano 600 hub that feels like butter at 17 years old.
Sun deep section 650c in better shape than the front, but the cassette's shot.
Santé. I dunno. I've never heard of them. The BB is an old style, but still smooth, so it stays.
Saddle: Velo, originally from the Jet Jaguar. There is no seat post.
Shimano 600 pedals. Bearings are gone, as are dust caps. These are getting replaced.
7x2. 52x12 at the high end.
This bike was raced for several years by the female 50+ triathlon champion of the US in the 90s. It's too small for me, so I'm doing a bunch of stretching on the geometry.
I'm really pleased with the way the bars look, though they don't quite work yet — too wiggly under pressure.