Maybe I'm just old. I started "mountain biking" on my brother's Fuji (10 speed) in 1983. After thoroughly destroying that bike, I bought my first mountain bike in 1985. I was a shop wrench for 13 years, so I got to see what broke and what didn't on a daily basis. I have strong opinions about what is good and what…

Aluminum is the cheapest way to lightness, and it's tried and true in the bike world. Most steel bikes are very heavy, until you get to the really good stuff. One of my favorite steel manufacturers is Gunnar - they make a great steel hardtail frame for a decent price.

What's the name of his company, if you don't mind me asking?

Ouch. I dunno, I guess I'm very independent and don't want to have to worry about scratching my bike. The only time I've done serious damage to a steel frame, I was able to fix it with a two by four. I will say that a good carbon bike will markedly improve your performance, especially on hills. It almost feels…

Ti is lovely, it's just absurdly expensive. Two of my "old" bikes inlcude a steel Seven 'cross bike (been riding it for 16 years) and a Ti Seven Teres, which is a soft tail that they no longer produce.

Look closer and get back to me. It's a Trek, possibly a Speed Concept 9.9. The wheels are definitely Bontrager 6.5 Aeolus carbon wheels - Bontrager is owned by Trek. Also look at the features on the frame, such as the funky triangular bit between the seat tube and rear wheel. Clearly, I have more time on my hands…

As an aside, I wonder if there's any correlation between high-end steel bike riders and drivers of manuals... in my utopia, those two things go hand in hand.

This is a tri bike, which is something I've always had zero interest in. I'm also a retrogrouch - last year, while working for a certain bicycle manufacturer, I bought two new bikes before departing - a $3500 road bike, and a $2700 mountain bike, both in steel. I tried a bunch of carbon bikes but I couldn't see the…

I'm a bike guy, but not a Trek guy, so I'm not sure of the exact model, so I'll say it's $12,000 or less based on this:

I would think the surrounding walls could cause all sort of problems - reminded me of the Osama compound crash...

Good luck getting the police to come. Take the train.

I wasn't really offended, it's all good. Just an excuse to post.

Alright... I must be officially a Jersey Boy at this point (left Mass. 16 years ago), so I'll take the bait. The fact is, anywhere in or around NYC, parking is scarce, free parking much scarce-er.

Plus, since it's a turbo, it just runs on it's own steam, right? I assume that accounts for the unusual noises as well.

It's official! He's out!

First of all, that is one hell of a poster! Secondly, my Mom (not a race car driver) came out in the early 90's, immediately following her mother's death. She was 60. Her mom lived 2,000 miles away and couldn't travel, yet my mom feared her retribution/disapproval/whatever so much she had to wait for her to die to…

Just for for apples to apples sake, I would take a focus wagon over a focus hatch. I have three kids and the Odyssey is our daily driver, so I would do anything to scale down a bit, but for a family of five, we need more cargo room than most hatches would provide. And I'm a diehard hatch lover. If I could find a…

The only car I ever totaled was a 505S wagon. It was my girlfriend's father's pride and joy.

Without Googling anything, I always thought "rolling road" referred to a dyno on a trailer... the "rolling" part referring to the fact that the Dyno was mobile.

I know people will scoff and spit their coffee/beer/chai (do people still drink that crap?) at the screen, but here is my submission: