Weight Weenies
* FAQ    * Search
* Login   * Register
HOME Listings Articles FAQ Contact About




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 38 posts ] 
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next
Author Message
PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:26 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:40 pm
Posts: 3377
Location: Lenart, Slovenia EUROPE
Welcome! Dobrodošao! :welcome:

Wery inspiring story that gives you to think about - is it really about the bike, weight, the look ... or is it really about the ride ..... ?

I like the bike, the story ... everything!!!!

Taking my hat off, my friend!!!
Prijatelju, skidam kapu!!!
:beerchug:

_________________
EX Colnago C50
TREK Madone 5.9 SL #7


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:54 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
Everybody, thank you for such a warm welcome and positive comments.

It really gives me an inspiration to carry on!


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Feb 14, 2010 6:54 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
As said, the sickness had messed up my racing desires but I still managed to fulfill my plans for recreational rides.

13/Jun/2009 - back to Makarska with an idea to climb the Biokovo mountain by my road bike (I've done in the past both
by car and by my MTB). Starting at the sea-level - it's a 30 kilometer climb up to the St. Jure peak @ alt. of 1762 m,
out of which 29.5 km is uphill :-).

Image


Half-way through:

Image


Success!

Image


A full set of photos here: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=6


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:22 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
24/Jul/2009 - Another month - another hillclimb :). This time I was in Medveja near Opatija (CRO),
climbimg Mt. Ucka. Starting from sea-level. It's about 6 kilometers of ups and downs and then,
again at sea-level, the constant 22 km climb begins. The summit is at alt. of 1401 m.

Image


There are a few of these nasty sections along the way.

Image


The summit reached!

Image


Full set of photos: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=7


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:38 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
Still back in 2009 - I finally managed to get this lovely pair of Spinergy Rev-X carbon
wheels from the UK - that I had bought a year and a half earlier! My vision is now fulfilled
(except the yellow tyres, but I couldn't be bothered to swap for red ones). They will only
be used for TT's and an occasional training ride.

Image


Since I became a bit paranoid about my full-carbon fork (with a good reason),
I bought a Deda BlackForce2 carbon fork with alloy steerer.

Image


And finally - Polar S725X heart rate monitor with speed and cadence sensors.
It measures, monitors and records for further analysis everything I've ever
wanted to know about my rides!

Image


This sums up the year 2009 - roll on 2010! :)


Full size photos: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=7


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:21 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
2010 - Started off well, with running, gym and turbo trainer sessions and late winter rides as well.

Image


The training continued. It was still early in the season but I was getting into good shape.

Image


17/Apr/10 - Cycling race in Belgrade. Serbian national cup race with 85 riders in all categories.
It was a very pleasant experience. The finish was on top of a small mountain Avala, I came in
19th (out of 85) overall and 2nd in the amateur class!

Image


May 2010 - everything was going so well until I accidentally badly sprained my ankle in a gym!
It turned out I damaged the ligaments and had to have a cast put on, which meant the end of
this year's season for me :-(.

Image


Nearly 3 months later, I started cycling again, with everything I've worked for gone and hopes
for a better season next year. That's it for 2010 :-/.

Image


Full size photos: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=8


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 8:46 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Nov 26, 2009 4:04 am
Posts: 191
Location: San Francisco, CA
Very inspiring build and story! I can't wait to hit the road hard again come next season. I hope you continue to ride exactly as you wish! Also, red and yellow are awesome colors in combination, good choice. Cheers! :D

-Gregory

_________________
My 2003 Raleigh Team


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:36 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
Fast forward to the year 2011!

Image


I got some new winter gear. Scott Authentic winter bib-tights. They're good, but you
definitely need to order a size up from your bib-shorts. BBB Hardwear waterproof
overshoes - pretty warm and water repellent.

Image

Crud Roadracer mk2 mudguards - a very useful thing, providing they fit your bike.
Pieces tend to fall off when riding on rough roads. Luckily spares are available on
Crud website.


After 5 years of riding this bike and altering my riding position, I figured out it would've
been spot on if I got a shorter stem, so I got a 10 cm ITM Millenium 4ever stem to replace
my old 13 cm ITM Millenium stem.

Image


Shock horror! :-)

Image


Just a Sunday ride :-).

Image


Here I am, with a weight-weenie Fondriest of a friend of mine.

Image


Full size photos: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:02 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
2/Jun/2011 - Hillclimb National Championship in pouring rain.

I was fastest up the hill in Elite category, as well as in the general placement.

Image

On the top of the podium :-).

Image

It was a sweet victory as I wasn't really expecting it to come, having my mind and body
focused on the upcoming Time Trial National Championship race.

Image


Full size photos: http://photos.cybernck.com/kovjanic?page=10


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:24 am 
Offline
Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Fri Dec 10, 2004 10:22 am
Posts: 3732
Location: Little Rock, AR
Congratulations! :thumbup:

_________________
Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix... pastatrails.blogspot.com
And you can call me Macktastik Honey Pete Kicks, thank you.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 6:17 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:40 pm
Posts: 3377
Location: Lenart, Slovenia EUROPE
Congrats!!!!!!!
Well done!!! :beerchug:

_________________
EX Colnago C50
TREK Madone 5.9 SL #7


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:01 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Jun 18, 2006 10:29 am
Posts: 2829
Location: Athens, Greece
A hillclimb national champion on a 9kg bike in our ww forum! :shock: I love it! :thumbup:

_________________
Wilier Cento Uno
Colnago Master X-light
Wilier 18carati


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:35 am 
Offline

Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:36 am
Posts: 116
Well done on your impressive results. :mrgreen: Well done on the Serbian national cup race in 2010 and the hill climb in 2011.... It is the RIDER not the bike....

How is the racing scene in Bosnia and Serbia ? I would be interested to know ? In Australia road biking has really become very popular and you see loads of 'roadies' on the roads all the time .... Though the number of people properly 'racing' is still small in comparison to the whole road bike community. (mind you in St Kilda critieums there were about 200 people racing across the whole A,B,C,D,E grades last weekend)

I have visited Serbia in 2009 and Bosnia in 2005 - I didn't see many cyclists then ?


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:50 am 
Offline

Joined: Wed Oct 07, 2009 12:25 pm
Posts: 313
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia / The Hague, Holland
Congratulations! Truly inspirational thread, great stories and beautiful photos!

_________________
2010 Guerciotti Whisper
2007 Bianchi 928L (update Sep '11)
1999 Bianchi MegaPro 25CrMo4


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:24 am 
Offline

Joined: Sat Feb 06, 2010 12:41 pm
Posts: 82
Location: Bosnia
Thanks for the praise and comments! I'm glad you're enjoying my story. There's more to come :).

I also enjoy the fact I left many riders on full carbon bikes behind me :).

In Bosnia, "bicycle" seems to be a synonym for "mountain bike", so there are very few roadies on the roads.
It's a bit better in Serbia and much better in Croatia, but still nowhere near the other European countries.
Mind you, that makes us roadies a somewhat "special" kind of people :lol:.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 38 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: caballero and 30 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  

   Similar Topics   Author   Replies   Views   Last post 
There are no new unread posts for this topic. Custom Tsunami Road Bike w/ SRAM -- $975

in For sale - Pictures are mandatory 22-3-13

fa63

0

324

Fri Feb 22, 2013 4:54 pm

fa63 View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Attachment(s) New Bike project - Custom Carbon Ti Disc Road Frame

[ Go to page: 1, 2 ]

in Introduce Yourself / Gallery

morrisond

16

3355

Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:40 am

Craigagogo View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Attachment(s) Bikes - and stories FYI

in Introduce Yourself / Gallery

qeaou

0

542

Sat Sep 08, 2012 11:13 am

qeaou View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. Hi, I'm MustachedRider, I ride on the road

in Introduce Yourself / Gallery

MustachedRider

1

805

Sat Jun 23, 2012 2:31 pm

Juanmoretime View the latest post

There are no new unread posts for this topic. European road trip this summer - Where to ride?

in GPS, Strava, Ride pics and adventures.

campbellrae

12

238

Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:24 am

wingguy View the latest post


It is currently Fri May 24, 2013 3:17 pm

All times are UTC + 1 hour




Advertising   –  FAQ   –  Contact   –  Convert   –  About

© Weight Weenies 2000-2013
hosted by starbike.com


How to get rid of these ads? Just register!


Powered by phpBB