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For the normal, proportionally sized person, the Giant SCR is a great starter road bike.
I bought a Giant SCR last week to help me figure out if I want to become a roadie again. In short, yes, I want to be a roadie again, it’s faster.
Overall, the Giant SCR is a great value for [...]
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Yeah, yeah, let the critics begin. I bought another Giant bike, a cheap 16,800 NT SCR 2 with Shimano Sora shifters even.
Am I crazy? Nope. Heck, take a look, she’s a beauty!
I’m just getting tired of bike shopping while bikeless, doing an hour long bus commute versus 25 minutes by bike and not feeling [...]
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My friend and biking buddy, Drew, wrote up my impressions of the Salsa Pistola that I tried out today. Besides this, I’ve got to give a very special thank you to Tom of Famous Bikes in Taichung for letting me try the bike out on a real 80 kilometer ride than just around the block.
My [...]
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It all started last October or so when a friend asked, “hey you want to enter a race around Yangming mountain.” Sure, I replied.
Looking back, I must’ve been smoking the ganga weed that day.
I didn’t know that I’d be ever so thankful for new winter biking clothes because of the cold, rain and ever [...]
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I bought new winter riding clothes mid-December from a shop in Neihu for 3,000 NT after minor discount. I picked up a…
black XL Sobik padded long pants with stirrups, 900 NT
stirrups keeps these tights down my leg and bridges the gap between socks and ankle with no need for long topped socks
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Michael Cannon: Paul, I definitely prefer the dropped position to help with getting speed up and wind resistance... Michael Cannon: With being on the hoods, the Sora shifters are great. It’s getting into the drops that really... Michael Cannon: Range, thanks for the thoughts. * the stem is short at 90 mm * handlebars were changed to ones that...
Paul: Oh man! You are going the way of the racer. This looks to be similar to the geometry of my twitchy road bike...
Michael Turton: Nice review, man. I don’t like the thumbtack shifter either, but don’t notice it as much...
