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Club Hypoxia
Emerald Coast Cyclists
Team Fred
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| Member Since: |
June 2006 |
 5 Year Distance Chart
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| 2024 Miles Traveled: |
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currently unranked |
| Lifetime Odometer: |
3,387 miles
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| Rider Comments: |
  You have some of the most interesting bikes...
posted by tattooo on 6/26/2008 |
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 Your Viva Touring is likely circa 1985. I worked in a shop that sold Univegas back then. Fairly decent frames and ride. I'd be surprised if it is wearing out by flexing from riding. Check the head tube junction for most likely point of any pending failure.
I read your post on the Ultegra parts group. Good luck finding a frame that you like. What size do you need? I have a couple that are a tad tall for me, about 57-58 cm.
posted by 2wheeler on 3/3/2010 |
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July, 2006, marked the beginning of my first season as a roadie. In 2008, I purchased the Trek Y22 for $200 from a professor before he left the university, but I take out into the woods only occasionally. For the most part, I view myself a "Fred" since I'm more concerned about the engine than I am the weight of my bike. When it comes to cycling specific apparel, I only wear the padded shorts and the jerseys because they are more comfortable or me. I will always suggest that people give the shorts and jerseys a try, but it important to realize that they may not work for everybody.
Because I restored my current ride from an un-ride-able condition to perfectly safe and functional, I consider my self quite mechanically capable maintaining a bicycle.
Current: Univega viva Touring, year unknown.
Previous: 1976 Mirage Motobecane, I only put 13 miles on it in two rides before realizing the frame was too big because I was hyper-extending the knees. |
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2012 Soma Smoothie
Road bike |
Description: New road bike frame with Shimano Ultegra parts. Pretty sweet ride.
Lifetime Odometer:
2.6 miles
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2007 Marin Navato
Touring Road bike |
Description: Commuter Bike! Bought in July, 2008.
This beauty has 26 x 1.5" tires. The frame is actually a hard tail maountain from tailored to fit the role of an urban bike. The Disc brakes are great. I don't have to worry about stoping power in the rain!
Lifetime Odometer:
188.9 miles
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2002 Jamis Exlporer 3.0
26" Comfort bike |
Description: Nice little bike.
This was originally the bicycle I bought for myself in Highschool to commute from home and to school.
Currently has a broken rear axel 
Lifetime Odometer:
10.1 miles
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1995 Trek Y22
Cyclocross Road bike |
Description: Bought used from an instructor for $200 dollars.
Needs a new chain, chainring, and tubes. I won't be able to work on it for another few weeks, so it is just sitting in my room collecting dust right now.
Got everything replaced and ready to go. This bike kicks but on down hills! I can sit on the saddle in parts where everybody on hardtails has to get of the saddle. Now, if only I was much better at offroad, then I would be leaving people behind!
Lifetime Odometer:
20.0 miles
Tires:
26 x 2.10 Cheng Shin , rear, 10 miles
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1985 Univega viva Touring
Road bike |
Description: Light blue with some rust spots (restoration in progress). I got lucky, I picked the bicycle up for 10 U.S. dollars at a thrift shop, so the year of the bicycle is unknown.
Quick release Front hub, but no quick release front breaks. Standard bolt on rear tire with quick release brakes. 1020 Crome-moly steel tubing. To the best of my knowledge, all parts are original, including the rims (update: 4-22-07, rear wheel replaced :( ).
The tires are 27 inch X 1 1/4 inch.
Will be installing flashing head lamp and flashing tail lamps for safety (no rear reflectors)( update: 7/6/2006, got em installed). Might even get a pannier rack to carry my camelback.
Update 8-23-06: I have the rear rack installed and have order aerobars.
Update 9-24-06: The Aerobars are installed, but not the inline brakes.
Lifetime Odometer:
3,148.2 miles
Tires:
700 x 23C generic Cateye V3, front, 546 miles
27 x 1-1/4 Continental Ultra Gator Skin, front, 637 miles
27 x 1-1/4 generic Weinmann RM19, front, 2,443 miles
27 x 1-1/4 generic Crank Bros. Egg Beaters, front, 2,561 miles
27 x 1-1/4 generic Weinman RM19, rear, 2,561 miles
27 x 1-1/4 Continental Ultra Gator Skin, rear, 637 miles
27 x 1-1/4 generic Cateye Astrale 8, rear, 2,547 miles
Chain:
SRAM 830 6 speed, 394 miles
Shimano Freewheel 6 speed, 394 miles
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other
Road bike |
Description: Random Demo Bikes mileage here.
Lifetime Odometer:
35.1 miles
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