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Let's see your Bad Boys!



A European '07 Bad Boy Ultra with the Headsite, Fi'zi:k Blink and CatEye Micro Wireless.

It's my second Bad Boy; the previous one was a '08 Ultra 8 which I swapped for this '07 Ultra. I had the 8 only for five days - the Ultra is way better, and I like the geometry of the 2007 frame more. It's also got a much nicer paintjob!
 
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#1,839 ·
It's been a really long time since I've been here...

So here's my Bad Boy with it's current set up.

I really wanted a cyclocross for commuting and for my allround cycling. Fortunately Bad Boy is such a great and versatile bike so I modified it to match my needs and it really turned out to be great.
New carbon fork and 1 x 10 set up. Levers, rear derailleur and brake callipers were bought second hand, I had a spare Ultegra cassette and chain from my previous road bike. The modification was done with less than 300 euros. Happy happy!

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#1,840 ·
For me, having a BB was all about the flat bar and lefty fork. Well it looks like you removed that signature BB look and you know what, that looks freakin awesome! Good work... I'm already in the process of upgrading the BB1 drivetrain and it wouldn't be tough to make those final additions; however I think I'm just going to get a CAADX 105 disc down the road.

So here's my Bad Boy with it's current set up.

I really wanted a cyclocross for commuting and for my allround cycling. Fortunately Bad Boy is such a great and versatile bike so I modified it to match my needs and it really turned out to be great.
New carbon fork and 1 x 10 set up. Levers, rear derailleur and brake callipers were bought second hand, I had a spare Ultegra cassette and chain from my previous road bike. The modification was done with less than 300 euros. Happy happy!

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New Badboy 8

Went into my local bike shop the other day and spotted this little beauty for iresistable price!!!!

First ride last night down some schweet country roads with the lights blazing :D

My first EVER road bike, i'm gona start the comute to work next week :thumbsup:
 

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Drop Bar Cannondale Bad Boy with Hydro brakes

Thought it might be time to breath life back into this thread.

When I lived in NYC the standard bars were fine (if limited in position) but now that I live in PDX my riding is less stressful and so I can afford to finally do a drop bar conversion. There was a bike I saw once (here?) that had a set of drops with white tape and I loved it so that became my inspiration. I'd planned on modding the stock levers to be like cross brakes but when I stopped by Universal Cycles to look for a stem I found that Hope had released their conversion kit. I always liked Hope brakes and the kit seemed very sano and so I went for it. The stem is too long right now and I haven't wrapped bars in forever so that didn't go well but overall I'm very pleased with the conversion and I like the look.

The cranks came off my mountain bike and I ditched the granny as I never use it. I keep thinking about replacing them with something more road or cross oriented but for now they work fine. I might look into having them powder coated or anodized black.







I had to machine and weld a new bracket for the Hope master cylinder and it doesn't really lock into position but the cables keep it centered. I'll weld a tab or put a pin in it later.



Since the majority of my riding is taking my daughter to daycare in a trailer I really wanted and needed to keep the hydraulic discs for their power. Here's the rear caliper and that silver thing is the hitch to the trailer.



I love the way campy's ergo levers shift and went with a set I found on ebay. The cable from the hoods to the master is short and there's no sponginess - just very solid powerful stopping.



I used a Jtek Shiftmate adapter and I can't tell you how happy I am with it. It converted the Campy 10 speed shifters to work with the Shimano SLX 9 speed rear derailleur perfectly. I'm still surprised at how well it works and how well the bike shifts. Once I get my shorter stem I think the fit will be perfect.

I needed a new saddle so I just kept the white theme going with it and a set of new tires which I think really help to show off the Solo front end. I will probably have to put fenders back on as we're not through with spring here but for now I like to just look at it like this. It's certainly got the bad boy look but it's also different which I like so I'm very happy with the way it turned out.

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Kojak durability?

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Hey guys I'm new to the site and thread. I had a Quick model for two years and bought a BB9 about 2 months ago. Love everything about the bike, speed, looks, ride. Only thing I'm concerned about is the tires. I have several gashes in the Schwalbe Kojaks thanks to broken glass. I've read that these tires are durable. I don't want to buy new tires after only about 300 miles, should I worry?
 
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some monday morning bike porn. took some pics during my 44 mile ride around Brooklyn and Manhattan on saturday, finally got my bike dirty and grimy from getting caught in some rain, fun stuff

removed my dork disk and took the stickers off the wheels for a cleaner look.


first ever lock up, outside the apple store in the meatpacking district, nyc

nice pic i took while riding through williamsburg
 
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Man, you guys all have kickass rides!

So, the weather's getting better soon, I'm wondering who lives in NYC? I live in Astoria and have a '13 BB9, with a few small mods, it's mostly stock. My typical ride is into the city to do some crazy riding in traffic (usually about 25 miles total) but I'm open to other types of riding.

PM me if you want to ride together.

Here's a short video from one of my rides:
Broadway Ride - YouTube
 
#2,096 ·
The Enforcement is definitely a better choice if you go here and there on trails, in the forest, do some little mountain biking or riding on really bad streets. Therefore the 26" wheels with the "beefy" tires and the 11-34t cassette are the better choice...

The Bad Boy ist more the fast one for the city with it´s narrow 28" wheels and in the standard configuration surely nothing for trails and forests...

It all depends on your needs to the bicycle what you prefer but it´s clearly that the enforcement is not meant to be the sporty urban bicycle like the Bad Boy...

Look at the details like the wheels, the seat, the rizer bar, the shitty mechanic shimano disc brakes. Not really components for aggressive and fast riding style...
 
#2,354 ·
Although my bad boy has already had its presentation many pages ago, I think it's time for an update due to some changes that have taken place.
The first one was that I replaced the stock headset which weighed about 126 gr with extralite scalhead which weighs 62 gr.
Weight saving: About 60 gr
The second one was the replacement of formula 160mm disk rotors with carbon ti steel-carbon x 2 rotors, 160mm front and 140mm rear.
This upgrade adds a lot to the bike looks while there's no lack in performance despite the fact that the rear rotor is 140mm instead of the 160mm formula.
Weight savings: About 35 gr.
I also painted my ritchey carbon fork in matte black color so as to color match the bad boy stealth frame.
I adjusted the handlebar height a little lower. As a result I got rid of the spacers I was using and also cut the fork steer 2-3cm.
Weight savings: Around 25 gr.
So this is a final update of my bicycle's components:
1. Rear derailleur: Sram red.
2. Chain:kmc x10sl dlc black.
3. Cassette: Sram red xg1090 26-11.
4. Shifters: Sram xx grip shifters.
5. Fork: Ritchey wcs carbon disk(475 grams)
6. Flatbar schmolke carbon tlo (73 grams).
7. Stem: Extralite roadstem oc 110mm.
8. Seatpost: Schmolke carbon tlo seatpost (96 grams).
9. Saddle: Ax lightness phoenix.
10.Wheels: Corima winium carbon tubular, carbon ti mtb sl hubs, sapim cx ray spokes.
11.Brakes: Formula r1 carbon.
12. Brake rotors: Carbon ti steel-carbon x2.
13.Quick release: Tune mtb (34 grams).
14.Pedals: Crankbrothers eggbeater 11.
15.Grips: Extralite (18 grams).
16.Seatpost clamp: Btp clamp.
17. All brake caliper and rotor screws were replaced with titanium ones in gold color, while all the others which do not suffer much stress were replaced with alluminum ones in gold color also.
18.Veloflex extreme tubular tires.
19.Bottle cage: Btp carbon-aramid 4.5 grams.
20.Front derailleur: Sram red yaw derailleur.
21.Crankset: Clavicula dp with Carbon ti carbon evo and specialite.ta chainring 44/32 (all together with bottom bracket weigh 500 grams).
22. Headset: Extralite scalhead.
The bicycle now weight 6.56 kgr and is as fast as a road bike. Here are some photos of how it looks now:
 

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#2,591 ·
Nope, I've tried 2.1 ThunderBurts and they just rubbed the the valve cap.

2.25 will definitely not fit.

Maybe 2.0 tires will clear.....

I did make a very low valve cap out of a ring from a valve that normally sits at your rim and used a thin sheet of metal and soldered both together. This gave me the maximum clearance. And the valve is still protected.
 
#2,592 ·
Nope, I've tried 2.1 ThunderBurts and they just rubbed the the valve cap.

2.25 will definitely not fit.

Maybe 2.0 tires will clear.....

I did make a very low valve cap out of a ring from a valve that normally sits at your rim and used a thin sheet of metal and soldered both together. This gave me the maximum clearance. And the valve is still protected.
Nicely done!
 
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