Aaaaah, yes, I see a lot of new replies, today ! Thank you, what a pleasure !
@otherself : Based on what jonnyboy666 said, I tend to agree that it's not a K14, because of the replacable dropout, that definately makes my bike equipped with a taiwanese frame. I recognize this dropout on the box shown in his message, it's the same I have on my bike. And the frame, otherwise, is not exactly the same in terms of geometry, it seems.
@moonlite : I couldn't agree more with you. I can't see bikes as a medium of transportation. For me, it's pure pleasure and the vast majority of the memories I have when it comes to bikes are good memories. Mostly when riding them, but also when I manage to find a component I search, or when I manage to repair something that isn't functioning. As I say to my clients when they want to buy us a PC monitor for example, and I say them not to focus only on the specs, for the bicycles, it's also a little like that : you can have a dream machine on the paper, if you don't appreciate it when you ride, it's not a dream machine anymore. But I like to know what I have, and if I know what model exactly it is, I'll be able to know exactly the references of the components and easily be able to replace them if something goes wrong. And as my appartment was visited once by thieves, I prefer to know the value of what I have if something disappears.
When I'll be able to ride this "new" bike, it'll be epic, as would say Sam Pilgrim : I've never used a bike with this kind of handlebar. All my bikes, included the Speggo, have more or less horizontal handlebars.
I won't go straight on the road, I can tell you, I'll do some circles in the park at first to tame the beast !
I've changed the pedals. Aluminium ones, 156 grams each (43 grams less than the previous pedals), bought at Décathlon, model MTB 500. A name that leads to think that those are MTB pedals, but on their site, you can also find them with the road bikes equipment. I've done some more cleaning yesterday in the morning. It becomes really nice !
I have a question concerning the tyres. Probably the type of question that can rise passionate discussions : the tyres today are Michelin Dynamic Sport. 700Cx23. As you have seen on the pics, they are part red on the sides and they dont suit the rest of the bike. I'll probably change them quickly. I saw that the Continental GatorSkin were very resistant, but not very efficient. So, the next best thing would be the Grand Prix 5000 (the tubetype version), not so resistant, but not much less, and with far better efficiency. I'll probably choose this. But my question was about the thickness. Today, the Michelin are 23 mm (like the rims), I did some measurements, I have some room to use 25 mm ones. But like the MTBs, it's possible to have to different tyres on the front and on the rear. I wanted to know if it was a good idea to mix a 25 mm on the front with a 23 on the rear. It would in theory add some comfort and also could give more security. Would that be a good choice ?
Have a good day !
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