Going to be my latest purchase.

I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.

I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.

THANKS GUYS!!!!! ((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...rt/transport/#

Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.

I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.

THANKS GUYS!!!!! ((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes...rt/transport/#

Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. Drop bars are the ticket. Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

--
JS.

On Oct 9, 4:08*pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. *I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.

I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.

THANKS GUYS!!!!! *((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...

Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. *Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. *It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. *Drop bars are the ticket. *Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components. Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

Trekking bars is definitely an idea I had not thought of. I'll look
into that tomorrow when I go to pick the bike up and take it on it's
first ride out of the shop.

On Sun, 9 Oct 2011 17:06:06 -0700 (PDT), landotter
wrote:

On Oct 9, 4:08*pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. *I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.

I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.

THANKS GUYS!!!!! *((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...

Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. *Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. *It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. *Drop bars are the ticket. *Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components. Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 4:08 pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.
I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.
THANKS GUYS!!!!! ((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...
Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. Drop bars are the ticket. Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions

Please define "tons".

Seems the Cyclocross folks do plenty of trekking with bikes equipped
with drop bars too.

and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components.

True, however I've not broken a STI lever yet.

Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

Maybe. I like to think outside the box and it does not mean the
suggestion I made may not be useful and worth considering.

--
JS.

On Oct 9, 8:21*pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 4:08 pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. *I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.
I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.
THANKS GUYS!!!!! *((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra....
Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. *Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. *It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. *Drop bars are the ticket. *Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions

Please define "tons".

Seems the Cyclocross folks do plenty of trekking with bikes equipped
with drop bars too.

and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components.

True, however I've not broken a STI lever yet.

Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

Maybe. *I like to think outside the box and it does not mean the
suggestion I made may not be useful and worth considering.

It's fairly useless. Drops on a longtail are dumb as hell, as you need
the leverage of a wide bar. Plus, the conversion would cost several
hundred dollars. Trekking bars are twenty bucks.

On Oct 9, 7:14*pm, landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 8:21*pm, James wrote:





landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 4:08 pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. *I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.
I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.
THANKS GUYS!!!!! *((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...
Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. *Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. *It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. *Drop bars are the ticket. *Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions

Please define "tons".

Seems the Cyclocross folks do plenty of trekking with bikes equipped
with drop bars too.

and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components.

True, however I've not broken a STI lever yet.

Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

Maybe. *I like to think outside the box and it does not mean the
suggestion I made may not be useful and worth considering.

It's fairly useless. Drops on a longtail are dumb as hell, as you need
the leverage of a wide bar. Plus, *the conversion would cost several
hundred dollars. Trekking bars are twenty bucks.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

well, driving forward power using a drop/trek or using a moustache
bar....get bboth then sort it out as well as TP, tire sizes. On
Florida's flat roads, drop power worked well with a 100 pound load F/R
but staright clear paved bikepaths. If yaggotta slalom a moustache
bar goes with the outfit. Get a BUM outfit or a dress with straw hat ?
Great Halloween bike.

landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 8:21 pm, James wrote:
landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 4:08 pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.
I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.
THANKS GUYS!!!!! ((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...
Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.
Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.
I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. It's a personal
preference decision.
Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. Drop bars are the ticket. Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.
Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions
Please define "tons".

Seems the Cyclocross folks do plenty of trekking with bikes equipped
with drop bars too.

and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components.
True, however I've not broken a STI lever yet.

Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.
Maybe. I like to think outside the box and it does not mean the
suggestion I made may not be useful and worth considering.

It's fairly useless. Drops on a longtail are dumb as hell, as you need
the leverage of a wide bar.

Please, do tell what you are levering against? Why is this leverage
necessary on a longtail and not a fully loaded touring bike?

Plus, the conversion would cost several
hundred dollars. Trekking bars are twenty bucks.

Yet still do not provide the same grip position on the hoods that I
particularly like.

I said it was a personal consideration. I said it would cost to
convert. You have done nothing to disprove my statement is true.

--
JS.

landotter wrote:
On Oct 9, 4:08 pm, James wrote:
Harry Brogan wrote:
I'll be heading down to pick bike up the first of the week. I was
wondering if anyone out there had any experience with this ride or if
some people had any suggestions as to what additions might be needed.
I mean suggestions besides the usual lighting and safety suggestions.
THANKS GUYS!!!!! ((and Gals))
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes.../transport/tra...
Lights, if you want to ride at night or in poor weather.

Pump, tool kit, spare inner tubes and/or puncture repair kit.

I like shoes designed for riding, so clipless pedals. Probably double
sided SPD, or SPD one side and platform the other. It's a personal
preference decision.

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. Drop bars are the ticket. Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components. Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

BTW, dropbars on a MTB is not strange to everyone..

http://twentynineinches.com/2010/05/...-and-concerns/

And what is a "utility bike"? Something to do the shopping with?
Carrying stuff on racks? A touring bike is not much different, yet
those in the touring club I used to ride with all used dropbars.

--
JS.

James wrote:

landotter wrote:

James wrote:

Again with the personal preference, I'd want handle bars that offer
various hand positions. *Drop bars are the ticket. *Fitting the controls
from that bike to drop bars might prove a challenge.

Trekking bars offer tons of hand positions and use strong and
inexpensive mtb components. Using drop bars on utility bikes is a
strange affectation.

BTW, dropbars on a MTB is not strange to everyone..

http://twentynineinches.com/2010/05/...f-road-on-set-...

And what is a "utility bike"? *Something to do the shopping with?
Carrying stuff on racks? *A touring bike is not much different, yet
those in the touring club I used to ride with all used dropbars.

Did you look at the link to the Trek bike in question? My words for
using drop bars on such a bike would be a lot less charitable than
"strange affectation".

Chalo