tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post3748044515588981424..comments2023-12-10T07:53:40.265-06:00Comments on KC Bike Commuting: Did a fun group ride tonight!Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-44020501746287583122007-02-20T08:08:00.000-06:002007-02-20T08:08:00.000-06:00Yah, I think Redline is more well-known for their ...Yah, I think Redline is more well-known for their BMX bikes. A guy on one of the (car) forums I frequent got a Redline Conquest for Christmas. I'd heard of Redline prior to this, but not the Conquest.<BR/><BR/>I took one for a spin at a local bike shop. It's a cyclocross bike comparable to a Trek X0 (105 components, brifters, etc) save for the X0's OEM wheelset it a bit nicer unless you go with the Conquest Pro. There's also a Ti frame available but the price is up there.<BR/><BR/>I'd probably still need to use a mountain bike when the snow gets thick, but the Conquest would get me through almost anything else while still being rugged enough for the blighted streets of urban KC. I'd probably buy a second wheelset to put genuine road bike tires on when I decide to ride with the roadies.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for the comment on my photos. The two I posted last night were honestly just point and shoot, hurried photos. I didn't even look through the viewfinder for them. I was trying to snap a pic of Tim before he could get one of me, and in the snow, I didn't feel like getting my lens all cruddy, so I just snapped a pic and put it away quickly.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37888568.post-55980013924480928012007-02-20T07:40:00.000-06:002007-02-20T07:40:00.000-06:00I have to say that you have a great eye when chosi...I have to say that you have a great eye when chosing the pictures you post. <BR/><BR/>It looks like the job close to home is a go. I'll be a daily, weather be dam'd, bike commuter, and will have to look into the Conqest. (I've never heard of it before today).<BR/><BR/>I belong to two bike clubs and have not done a group ride since 05. I plan on riding with them quite a bit and end up going solo. <BR/><BR/>Us Ma. people have different preferences. But you probably already knew that. 8>)amidnightriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13961440167635690163noreply@blogger.com