WDYBLL

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2312/1595206005_ecbd608961_b.jpg

Although this photo is old and it no longer has these wheels or tyres on it and my daily ride to work is my Raleigh beater which I haven't photographed properly yet.

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beautiful rear triangle Ed

oo i can't wait to post new bike, i'll post track bike later

walter is that the cinelli RAM seatpost?

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shaster, is that lever one of these: http://www.paulcomp.com/E-lever2.jpg

Is the horse for scale?

repost cause why not

work:
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play:
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nice!

Hmm I've only just noticed, the trance seems tp have a longer wheelbase than the kona even though it's a smaller frame.

why does ddb have dual-suspension kona....in NYC???

good eye gbx... except my e-lever is monotone in anodyzed aluminum.

he is a singletrack bandit

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/3421/gitane6sd.jpg

cutty, yes ram seatpost.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v472/birdnestsoup/DSCF4425.jpg?t=1192712118

That thing needs a wash. Not been properly fettled for about, um, 18 months or something either, eep.

I LOVE VOODOO BIKES. NICE NICK

Thanks, it's a really nice springy frame and that geometry is just spot on for me.

My stuff isn't as nice as anyone else's here (never should have sold my Kona Chute) but here is my eternal-work-in-progress cruiser:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/64/153409387_375da612e5.jpg

Someday I'll have one of my new/old road bike.

I love that frame.

The extra mixte for your money is hilarious. Did you put that saddle on it, Dan??

Hahaha no! It came pretty much as you see it. I replaced the back tire when it blew, and put my old kona's flats on it when I broke one of the pedals.

A shop I took it to once said it's a Japanese frame, but I have no idea what brand. The mixte bar was added by a previous owner.

Welcome our new arrival, 5.2 pounds, 58 cm long:

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6034/img0177gn0.jpg

The fork alone is 2.2 pounds (uncut)! I'm gonna use my old Redline fork, which is a pound less.

MORE PICS PLZ...IRO'S HAVE HEAD BADGES NOW?

Nice badge, and only one small brand decal facing forward on the seat tube.

when you say "our" to whom are you referring

Me, only to parody birth announcement

omg my new bike is here without WHEELS, HELP

put wheels on?

cannot put track hub on road bike

Time to visit the bike nursery, where they grow parts in cabbages!

Try bicyclewheels.com

bicyclewheels.com

That was a bad link

bicyclewheels.com

waiting for my mavic connect to come thru

Even if I had a proper pic of my bike (rather than a catalogue pic) I wouldn't post it cos you mocked Trek road bikes on the dead squirrel thread :(

everyone seems to hate Trek roadbikes! I have never ridden one myself.

I hear a lot of dudes hating Cannondale too.

I'm happy with my no-name cycleurope taiwanese thing tho. Paid $500 for the frame (which was a total bargain in mah opinon). Columbus Airplane tubing.

TREK/SPECIALIZED...THE COKE AND PEPSI OF CYCLING. (TREK BEING PEPSI, EWWWW)

Oh, it's easy.

Not saying the characterizations are true or fair.

Mocked for being luxury bikes-you sure you wanna lay that down, dude?(aka you see these in Masters races)
Seven, Colnago, Merlin

Mocked for being the only bikes wannabes/yuppies know (aka you see these in 4s races):
Trek, Cdale, Specialized, Lemond

Snark safe "cheap" mass market bikes:
Giant, Fuji

where does INDY FAB come into this?

or VANILLA?

also: CUTTY BRO, AT LEAST SHOW US A MOCKUP OF YR BIKE, FFS. THROW THE TRACK WHEELS IN THERE JUST FOR SHOW

aka you see these in Masters races

so, so true.

And lots of Assos apparel.

yeah, if PI is overpriced high end, then Assos is like super luxe.

Bike bro wear:
Verge
Garneau
Giordana if so sponsored

these guys make great stuff, and their factory is v close to me. They always have great seconds. Like nice bib and brace knicks for like $50.

INDEPENDENT DUDES R FROM FAT CITY CYCLES = BROS 4 LIFE! ALSO THE DUDE THAT DOES THE ANT BIKES (BEAUTIFUL) IS FROM IF (I THINK)?

THE VANILLA BIKES ARE ALSO BEAUTIFUL, NOT A FAN OF THEIR STEM/BAR SITUATION, IF THEY ARE STILL DOING THAT.

I FORGOTT. WHO ARE MODS ON THIS BOARD AGAIN??

me and cutty

rw wdybll??

lemme find a recent picture

lovely

xxp

also: CUTTY BRO, AT LEAST SHOW US A MOCKUP OF YR BIKE, FFS. THROW THE TRACK WHEELS IN THERE JUST FOR SHOW

the frame is just sitting on my table. so sad. plus a big box of components. it's insane.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/62/205825537_b303d6658a.jpg?v=0

^^^ IT USED TO BE MINE

i'll take a picture of my past and future bike when i get home

NJS LQQK OOP

I had a beautiful RB-1 back in the day. After 9 years, I literally abandoned the frameset at Veloswap in 2000 or so, then saw it built up in a bike shop, leaning against a counter in 2004. I knew it was mine from a distance because I'd had canti posts brazed onto it. It was wonderful to see it again, and it was totally spotless, way nicer than when I left it. A developmentally disabled guy was using it to get around.

I also had a really nice MB-1 for a coupla years til it was stolen. So so sad.

Meh, I am a wannabe/yuppie, I have no shame. I like my bike a lot - it's been the perfect introduction to proper road cycling.

Here it is (with my gf's unbelievably heavy sit up and beg no-brand monstrosity behind it):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/biondino/IMG_0768.jpg

My Trek, btw, with all the pumps, lights, locks, suicide brakes attached, weighs 23 pounds.

I own rather a lot of bikes at the moment:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/Vietgrove/bromptons001.jpg

anyone want one? ;)

Pash, how do folding bikes actually ride? I can't see myself ever getting one (unless my geographical/transport constraints made it the only possible practical measure) but sometimes I see people bombing along on them and I wonder whether they're putting every ounce of effort in or whether they're actually really rideable.

Obviously I'm not an unbiased source! The main differences are that the riding position is usually somewhat upright compared to an ATB or a hybrid, and that there is no self centering - there isn't enough fork rake from those little wheels, so you can't ride with your hands off the bars & steer with your bum. Other than that they ride pretty great, or the good ones do, anyway. I used to fly along on my Brompton back when I was fit, I would overtake guys on mountain bikes on the way home, you'd hear the gears clicking behind you as they tried to keep up, haha.

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vic is taaaaaaaaaalll.

VIC IS DEF TALL..AND ALSO HAS ANOTHER BIKE! PIX!

ridin out strong on the purple raleigh since 6th grade bitchessss
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7118/bike2zk7.jpg

i dont think ive had one problem with that bike

Is it just the photo or does your saddle point upwards? Is that your position of choice, sleep?

yeah i was getting that impression too :/

yeah that pic is from the night i brought it home, i raised it a bit and leveled it out

^ on the fuji
the raleigh's seat is tilted up but that bike is kinda tiny for me

Built up the nexus wheel yesterday, assembled bike until 2 am. OK, with the rubber on, that rear wheel weighs 6 lbs 10 oz. Also, Alex Adventurer rims are wiiide.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2262/img0201tr9.jpg

nice

Thx. Just put 15 miles on it into work, with pannier. I'm not used to a bike that slack. It's got a lot of wheel flop. But at speed, a cadillac ride.

I'm wondering if I should take off the Redline fork and put the stock one on. They measure the same tho, same crown height, maybe the stock has a tiny bit less rake. dunno.

Are the dropouts horizontal or vertical?

what kind of tyresz

It's track fork ends in back (IRO Rob Roy). Rolling on Performance GT2Ks 700 x 28 @ 70 psi

Do internal gear hubs have a built in chain tensioner?

nice ride, hunter. i'm thinking about picking up a rob roy in that group buy that IRO's running (if it's still available)

Is the Rob Roy group buy for complete bike or frameset?

http://www.cutty.org/bianchi.jpg
http://www.cutty.org/cinelli.jpg

LOOKING GOOD! DRIVE TRAIN OUT, WHAT DO U SAY?

i'm not showin you her bits yet

Pista got no brake, pista got no brake, la da di da, pista got no brake.

The cinelli is lookin' gorgeous.

Ooooooo, nice bikes. Give us a banana Cutty!

Those are really nice, cutty.
xposts-
No built-in tensioner. And of course, as a bolt axle noob, I pulled the wheel over on the way into work today, so I was loose chained and brakeless most of the way in. I thot I knew waht 300 in-lbs felt like.
I think the robroy deal is frameset for like a buck sixty?

Both my internal bikes have had semi-horiz drops for getting the chain pulled tight...? Both are/were old, though, I dunno what new ones are doing.

Hahah I worked out some kind of contortion involving clamping the back tire in my knees while I braced the frame with one hand and tightened the nuts with the other. Bike upside-down, natch.

do i buy this for bike-wrenching class? seems a BIT much at $250

http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/462465502.html

OMG paint job hilarious. You will need a teal sweatband for your head to ride it.

or this: http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/bik/460695330.html

xp could be pared down to a very serviceable winter fixie, tho, i think.

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haha d'oh

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looks like that bike smokes doobies

The only wrench I could buy in a 5 block radius is a 6" adjustable. Downtown: bereft of hardware. AFAIK.

I have so many of those crappy adjustables (well, like three) from being out and needing one unexpectedly. I started just keeping one of the cheapies in my bag.

i used to keep one in my bag, but now it has gone missing. which is fine, actually, since my hubs are strong testimony for why using an adjustable wrench to get yr wheels on and off is really a terrible idea in the long run

do they round the bolt or su'in? what do i get? SKOOLME PLZ

adjustable wrenches have started rounding the edges of my nutz bigtime. i try and use a proper 15mm whenever possible

GBX OTM!
http://www.swobo.com/cImages/Website_0/type_400a/SBB08011_116138.jpg

Oh, I'd just go buy new nuts for like fifty cents a piece at the hardware store. :)

"rounding the edges of my nutz bigtime"

I've been waiting for a "deeznutz" joke.

GOT A NEW RIDE, BUT MY CAM IS BROKE, SO NO PIX YET.

IT'S PISS YELLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERFECT FOR YOU, DUDE!

I KNOW!!

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Chris King Headset

Dura-Ace Dual Pivot Brake Calipers

Dura-Ace Double Front Derailleur

Dura-Ace 9 Speed Rear Derailleur

Dura-Ace 9 speed Double STI's

Dura-Ace Double 175mm Crankset

Dura-Ace Bottom Bracket

White Industries 32 Spoke Hubs

Selle Italia SLR Gel Flow Saddle/Vanox Rails

Easton EC 70 Carbon Fiber Seat Post

Deda Newton 26 125mm Stem

Profile Design T6 Aluminum 41cm Handlebar

Dura-Ace HG Chain

Dura-Ace 9 Speed Cassette

Mavic Reflex SUP 700c Rims

That looks like a fukkin solid machine man.

posting ebay pics of yr bike C/D?

lol ddb is hueg

Tubes are hueg!! Gorgeous, man.

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Are you Ghost Rider?

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v nice. i doubt many xchecks have such litely spoked wheels

wouldn't have been my first choice (might have gone with mavic speedcity) however it was from eBay with them.

Road bike my arse:

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it is the one in the front with the shit on it

Is that a pista? You should take the shit off it, so we can see better. I should take a picture of my bike and post it.

You guys have some bikes there.

HE IS TRYING TO COVER UP HIS RISERS.

FWEESTYLER!

cutty wdybll

i don't know what happened to the pic posted above! i'll take a newer picture soon. i can tell you it weighs around 16.5 lbs.

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Not finished yet but this is what I am building for my girlfriend. (Damned parker international sent the last batch of components slow rather than the fast mail I asked for).

can i be your gf too???

i found a specialized hybrid frameset only on craigslist for $20 that ive made into a racked flatbar commuter for missus. $20! sure its vintage 1994 with lots of paint chips and scuffs, but its in good shape otherwise.

so i transferred over my old commuter's bits, along with some drivetrain refurbs. it does not, however, feature powdercoated yellow semi deep section wheels. werent those on yr merckx?

Girlfriend slot already taken, I am prepared to consider concubines, though.

Wheels were on the Merckx which has had Xero XCR-1s for a while now. I did a bearing overhaul on them which should keep them going for a good while and if not it gives me a good idea of what to buy her for Xmas. (I am so happy that I have managed to persuade her to go from not cycled since childhood to happily trundling through the streets of brooklyn wanting a lighter, faster bike)

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thar she blows

I love contrast-colored cable housing. That red is rockin.

you tall

i'll take a picture of my new CROSS CHECK in a minute here. it's totally stock at the moment, but a buddy of mine fave me both 105 derailleurs for.....$20???? wha

also i want to change the wheels cuz i think they might be shit

fave? gave wtf

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Finally got a photo of the completed bike.

Finally replaced my stolen bike. Only going to be in Oxford/UK for another 12 months so just wanted something cheap to get around, hence this bad boy, which was £45.

http://www.backontrax.co.uk/online/templatemedia/all_lang/resources/_wsb_400x300_16-7-8+001.JPG

Yes friends, that is real rust on the bar ends. And if you think the chainring looks a little green, that's because it's covered in mould. Rides pretty well considering!

Do you ever get the urge to yell "OGRE SMASH" while riding it? I would.

I don't have a bike to post but I needed to tell everyone that I keep thinking this thread is What do your balls look like? which is horrifying.

Hi Wutexas! Do you want a bike? What's your biking history? c'mon, spill the sordid biking revelations!

dan, I have only had it for two days, but the too high seat position does make me feel both powerful like an OGRE, while at the same time hurting my junk.

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SNOW BIKE

don't sprint on that one either

where the hell are the fenders

don't sprint on that one either

no im afraid the antique carbon or steerer will break.

they wouldn't mount clean and i figured theyd only pack up with snow anyway. maybe ill change my mind

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this is bi11y j0e armstr0ng's new bike as sold to him yesterday... ^_^

no brakes and no foot retention?

looks like a coaster

classy as hell, too

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nice!

My Armstrong Moth fixed gear conversion:

http://krakow.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p272199342-3.jpg

looks just right

Thanks. I'm well pleased. Practical (with the mudguards, big grippy Schwalbe 700Cx28 tyres and full brakes, it's perfect for the current Glasgow weather and roads) and yet great fun to ride, it's certainly been holding its own out there for the past month and a bit. I love it.

my 2009 line:

http://www.cutty.org/cinelli.jpg
http://www.cutty.org/caad9.jpg
http://www.cutty.org/oneway.jpg

<3<3<3

BONERTIME

Cutty, what do you use the Cannondale and the Cinelli for differently? Also, your saddle seems not that much higher than your bars - you like a relaxed position?

i'm still using the cinelli for long, hilly, road races and weekend training rides. i'm using the cannondale for crits, park races, and weekly training rides. i'm using the raleigh to commute and tool around town.

i have a super long torso, so that's the most biomechanically efficient position for me on the road bike. i get my bikes fit to my exact body measurements with the wobblenaught system:

http://www.wobblenaught.com/

transformation to ponying/puttering-around town machine all but complete

http://i40.tinypic.com/8zkw08.jpg

Those risers are much longer than they look there btw

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last shot before the new wheels

yay
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What is it, Ken?

specialized globe.. rides pretty well although just a touch big so i'm worried about my perineum!

the top-tube seems a little...... low slung

They all do these days, Chris, it's the thing.

Move the saddle as far forward as it'll go, Ken? How are the tyres - nice and slick?

<3 <3 <3

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could do with some white tyres though i think.

sweet

ooer i like the pic of cutty's one way, i was checking that model out

the 'wobblenaught' site reads like it was written by dr bronner

i'm selling the one-way. too many bikes, too little money.

on one! nice going... i have on one handlebars on both of my bikes; they totally rule.

don't suppose you have Midges do you? thinking about trying them on my cross-check

a mary on each bike (moutain and road, although "road" is still what most people would call mountain). i also have an on one steel fork on the road bike.

tell me why i shouldn't buy these, only a week after buying a different set:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Vittoria_Rubino_Tyre/5360018648/

only £11 each, and i only spent £8 each on the others.

Dude since I sent you that link they have removed the white/white option!!

it's still there for the folding ones - which are twice as much. and have double the thread count, whatever the fuck that is (lol n00b).

higher thread count means that the casing is more supple, which theoretically will make it handle better. theoretically.

currently selling the bike in the first post of this thrd at the moment!

what will you buy with the money? SELLING BIKES TO BUY BIKES!

ha nah I've still got two others atm.

Trying to save as much as possible for a deposit on a house u__u.

I've had two ppl seriously interested. One a retired baby boomer who is into masters rowing (huge cockhuffer)

and this nice kiwi chap who reckons he used to ride elite in NZ 10 or 12 yrs ago. He's coming around this evening to check it out.

nice kiwi chap lol

sold to him for $50 less than what it cost me to put the bike together two yrs ago ^__^

Just purchased for my (classic, understated) fixie:

http://www.planet-x-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/SAPXSLTPTI.jpg

it's not understated anymore

fancyman's seat

i used to work at a company that compiled a database of the bike industry, and entering "fi'zi:k" was always the biggest pain in the ass. i hate them and always will, regardless of whether or not their products are any good.

that saddle is pretty offensive! what colour is ur frame?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3572607374_5649a4c225_b.jpg

taken in bise, the NW corner of the main island of okinawa.

http://i39.tinypic.com/11cbjmd.jpg

dont know if i'll sell my old l@@k frame. prob won't get much for it, the paint job is pretty fucked. Loved riding this bike back in the day :(

The saddle is pretty offensive - it arrived today. It's a Planet X own-brand fi'zi:k (fuck, Jordan, you're right) rip-off. I had hoped the central stripe was white; it's actually silver. The frame is racing green.

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nice build, but do you really ride yr bullhorns way up like that??

yeah they might be a bit high, was just trying it out - i ain't used to this low slung roadie posture.

xpost- that's a pretty good ripoff- i thought it *was* an airone.

new toys:

http://www.cutty.org/edge.JPG
http://www.cutty.org/tt.JPG

BONERTIME

the TT bike was a hand-me-down from a teammate. trek's top of the line TT bike from 2004. hobbled it together this week for a stage race with a TT.

the wheels are new edge 1.45 tubulars. 18 spokes in the front, 24 in the rear, DT190 ceramic bearing hubs. the wheelset weighs 1089g. i have schwalbe durano tubulars on there.

it looks like the front wheel hits the downtube

The white glare from the window obscures part of the saddle and makes it look like some super futuristic, super-thin thing.

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu241/dnvnoo/bike2009.jpg

nice! I want a road bike w/ similar lever setup i've recently decided.

I don't really know much about bikes but it rides pretty well imo. It is a Fuji in case you can't make out the badge. I think it was like $25 at the flea market (got a new saddle though).

the angle of that seat looks.. painful

yup

the kickstand!

It Came From do i buy a thing

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/1999/caad92.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6402/caad91.jpg

crosser is in the shop due to fork recall boo

looks mean! what up with the stem tho

cool. yknow looks like even w the stem rise AND the spacers, it's got a modest, rec-style drop from saddle height.

whatevs have fun

I bought a bike.

http://wexfordgirl.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451fbb169e2011570116388970b-450wi

looks mean! what up with the stem tho

stem nothin'! you should see the pedals!

appears to have been untouched in any way by original owner since leaving the shop. stem's due for a flip, pedals due to be melted down for scrap.

the angle of that seat looks.. painful

probably not as bad as it looks but I had to do a lot of adjusting (this was right after I installed it)

the kickstand!

This just goes right over my head. Is there something weird about that kickstand, or are kickstands just lame in general?

virginia plain a bike that good-lookin' ought to go slow so folks can appreciate it

kickstands are funny. i never used the word lame.

i am the resident roadie snob but i try to be positive. following hunt3r's example ;)

Very elegant bike, I like it.

Sometimes I wish I had a kickstand. Loading up with groceries with the bike insubstantially supported by the poxy racks outside the store I have lost the whole bike tumbling over with egg related disasters into the bargain.

Can't bring myself to fit one though, which is crazy because I already have baskets and it would make loading at 24-pack so much easier.

I'm surprised my bike passes muster with such aficionados! It rides like a dream though; I've just got to get a handle on shifting.

my experience with kickstands is that they arent robust or stable enough to be really useful. or the ground isn't level, or it's dirt, etc. it seems like those antique flickstands that lock up front wheel wheel would be more helpful for reliable leaning, tho ive never used one. i dont think they even make those anymore. /oldster

two legged motorcycle-style kickstands are the jam, but they shouldn't be on anything but a classy town bike or like a surly big dummy

wdybll IN THE FUTURE

http://www.wists.com/thumbnails/c/70/c7094f628b5d139d8b2a895ec7bc7c93-orig

assuming future advances in magnetic superconductivity

it's hilarious to look at cannondale 'concept bikes of the future' that they said would come out around now... apparently, bicycle design took a different tack.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/3655788004_493e7cee4f.jpg

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2410/image001x.jpg
No bike, just traffic.

It's a Fuji set up as a single-speed. I am poor and so the grip tape has electric tape patching it up and the crank has a crack in it and the light on the front is tied on with kitchen twine. I'm sparing you.

But I can pick it up with my pinky and I guess that's my criterion for Will Ride.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3682998658_f25519b0dd_o.jpg

My friend has a single-speed I could pick up with my pinky. Kinda jealous, as I stood on the scale holding mine, then not holding it, and there was a 27 lb. difference!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/IMG_0588.jpg

It's a jalopy, but it's my jalopy!

It's a very attractive "jalopy."

I got a new gear for my crank today and it's bigger. I'm not used to it and I wonder if I ever will be (huff, huff, wheeze). I'm pretty sure I'm faster, though.

that's a hot jalopy

Los Blue Jeans: Wow, what a coincidence! I just bought that exact same blue mid-80s Fugi Pulsar (ladies edition) for my gf so that she could keep up with me on my own ancient road equipment. She likes it just fine.

Gettin pinker:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3734875299_03842307c4.jpg

Like the pink, but where are your brake levers???

There's ony one, on the underside of the right top (this is the fixed gear bike). The lever's a bit annoying tbh - I want a smooth, more ergo, longer one really. In pink :)

my frame cracked and they sent me a really ugly one for warranty

http://cyclechicny.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/specialized-tricross.jpg

looks like that but with road tires

What did you have before? My friends with Tricrosses speak very highly of them.

a 2004 sirrus, so i guess it's an upgrade and i shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth

http://camworld.org/images/sirrus_bike.jpg

still, there was something about monochrome that i found a lot more appealing

I guess it depends on the (relative) specs, but it should be interesting to compare the two. Are you stuck with the Tricross or will you be getting a permanent replacement Sirrus (or other)?

"stuck" with the tricross - i have no idea why they didn't replace it with a sirrus frame but that's what i got

sorry but i prefer the tricross

you could probably sell the tricross and buy a used sirrus in mint condition and have lots of cash left over?

is ugly paintjob for sure

in fact up till now i thought the classic red white n black scheme was unfuckable with. good job proving me wrong, specialized!

dude buy a lotto ticket

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/IMG_1277.jpg

mrs h's commuter/errand bike. i bought 93 vintage specialized hybrid frame/fork/headset--$20 on craigslist. i had to buy a saddle, seatpost, tires, and rack, but everything else was in my junk bin. rides great. looks...well, its an abomination. you cant have it all for $100. weird stem/seatpost config necessary to fit super long legs/short torso.

super long legs/short torso

pics plz (sorry)

Bike looks fine, though. Is it a trick of perspective or is the back wheel bigger than the front?

is your wife still faster than you?

not on a bike. running? def. swimming? probly.

the old nail:

http://i28.tinypic.com/2lntysw.jpg

the new one:

http://i29.tinypic.com/2yod9as.jpg

lol reflections

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3577/3774038462_5fcb4fa094.jpg

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/Golden017.jpg

commute over lookout mtn

i want to ride those climbs!

DREAM IT
DO IT

-vail public shitter grafitti

from dream

What bikes do we lust over?

to reality

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2645/3850489642_e33f377e69.jpg

nice. ive been looking at xc bikes and having a hard time getting used to the idea of modern mtb riding position. i feel like im sitting straight up and down.

im going to moab friday. really reluctant to ride my ancient bike with little cracks in carbon on the down tube. maybe i'll just bring a road bike.

awesome, ledge! i want a new XC hardtail...

29er? some schmoe at vn sez 26er hardtails are now dead.

or how about a 69er

http://www.mountain-bike-world.com/image-files/69er.jpg

what is this nonsense

o_O

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3509/snapshotg.jpg

^^^ pic of me w/pista, taken outside the thompson center in downtown chicago. there's this old guy who has made it his mission to photograph all the messengers in town, so he'll hang out at the TC, snap photos with his ancient point and shoot, and then come down with copies for everyone weeks, maybe months later. in this case, my friend kyle just emailed me the pic, 1.5 years later

http://www.bike24.com/images/products/p049777.jpg

can't find the exact same specs as mine but this is the frame/bars/post with a mix of 09 ultegra with 08 dura-ace brifters and 08 easton circuits (discontinued).

basically it was a lot of bike for a fred like me but with the economy crapped out and my friends' own a bike shop and i sold them a car and we worked out a couple bikes as part of the exchange.

but now i'm in the top 20 riders (top 10 climbers!) in the world as rated by strava.com... pure lolx0rz for those who know my low-wattage and fat ass. here are some crappy cell phone pix from the road (i should be riding but i had to pull over out of exhaustion):
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2455/3891357368_186228db2b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2657/3869038526_89a94006bb.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3581/3862660865_3cec4dd4b5.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3845524255_9bc06aca30.jpg

niiiiice

crazy nice. is the top tube ovalized? also interesting headtube/downtube junction.

my bike is old and ugly but I love it

show us it!!

shasta can i move in with you, sugar daddy

nice lakeside pix. i have a bianchi but its not that nice

crazy nice. is the top tube ovalized? also interesting headtube/downtube junction.

the frame is STIFF... i rode steel, titanium, aluminum and carbon before choosing this frame. it's monocoque, so no joints, lugging, buttings, or seams. the top tube is trapezoidal and the downtube is upside-down teardrop-shaped. i am neither small nor petite and carbon was an issue for me but now i ride relatively fearlessly. some of the descents following the climbs pictured above i'll hit 45mph+.

1st pic is from the top of Mt. Tamalpais with a fog-shrouded San Francisco peninsula in the distance.
2nd pic is from the approach to Mt. Tamalpais (locals call it "Seven Sisters") overlooking Bolinas and Stinson Beach.
3rd and 4th pics are at the base of the mountain at a reservoir called Alpine Dam.

for historical purposes, you cross and mtb riders should note that mt. tamalpais served as the birthing ground for mountain biking as we know it today. there is a trail along a ridge in the near-background in pic #2 that is quite famous.

tamalpais high (at about three)

old and ugly but as I said it gets me where I'm going
http://img.skitch.com/20090918-nsq2r3yb8nt67isn75r1p9dbin.jpg
got it (rebuilt and re-conditioned) from this v.opinionated bike charity

My new old bike (before / after):

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu241/dnvnoo/mai_baiku_II.jpg
http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu241/dnvnoo/mai_baiku_iib.jpg

1983 Trek 400

I took off some of the ixnay crapay, next step is to get the derailleur sorted (right now it is basically a ss) and get some new handlebar tape (want to go w/ a deep red) / brake hoods. I kinda like the patina of the decayed and gooey old hoods but I want my bike to look loved. Yahhh trick i know I should have taken off the lock before the picture.

So much lighter than the Fuji upthread.

sorry that should be:

http://i652.photobucket.com/albums/uu241/dnvnoo/mai_baiku_IIb.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/6374/bikebn.jpg
New frame, new saddle and seat post, old everything else.

This new frame is chromoly. It's a little heavier than my last two, but after going through two aluminum frames in two years, I could use something a little stronger. And maybe it's a more comfortable ride?

here's my mountain bike:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2586/4059348067_f117384bee.jpg

and my commuting bike:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4060101896_4a5dbce414_b.jpg

in that first pic, i didn't mean to poach the trail... i came up the other side, where there's no sign, and then was surprised that the sign said it was closed... but there were plenty of other bikers and hikers on it, so i'm wondering if it's really closed or not.

it would appear that you live someplace v pleasant

ha- the first pic is in china camp state park in beautiful marin county... some of the last legal singletrack in the immediate vicinity of san francisco.

the second pic is indeed somewhere v pleasant- the seaside enclave known as oakland, ca.

i was guessing the first one was tamarancho

http://static.paulsmith.co.uk/images/width484/img-3085-33395.jpg

old bike

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2661/3685552423_62489308ea_o.jpg

new bike

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/4118031974_fa3d1dbdf6_o.jpg

unavailable :(

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/4118031974_f9270fcc5c_o.jpg

nice dude! will you go clipless? for me?

are clips bad

niiiiiice

I'm going clipless soon

v nice eman

cutty is right, you should get some clipless if only for those times you want to go on a long ride that is not just A-->B (i wear bike shoes all the time, but they're still inferior to real shoes for non-biking comfort, which is why i've got comfy slip-ons at school)

or just do what a lot of ppl do and ride yr street shoes on yr clipless when yr just getting around. it's really not much of a pain when you get down to it

also most clips/straps just get mangled over time, and are generally a pain

i'll look into it at some point. not really looking forward to learning how clip in and out without falling

you can do it. you're a smart boy.

lol

or just do what a lot of ppl do and ride yr street shoes on yr clipless when yr just getting around.

that would be good. do most clipless pedals allow for that? obv the eggbeater ones don't

nice dude! will you go clipless adjust your saddle? for me?

(unless nose down really really works for you)

ya it was pointing up at the store and hurting my weenis and taint so i had them adjust it but they went a notch to far i think

you don't want to lose penis head feelings

also you don't want to lose weenis head feelings

i will always rep for "what works for you." except for plastic reflectors on spokes.

whomi kidding, i got a list of the forbidden shit.

congrats on bike

former roadie trying to be cool admits he really still judges everyone

also if there are reflectors on those pedals. take them off! buy some knog lights.

I have two pairs of bike shoes, one that look like trainers and have a deep recess and can be walked around in. The others are pretty rigid and hard to walk in. (I wear through a set of cleats in the walking shoes in about 2 months).

I keep meaning to go to the machine shop to build a clip in platform for my pedals.

former roadie trying to be cool admits he really still judges everyone

"non-shockah"

thx Hunt3r. got a proper fit this time and the difference is huge.

also if there are reflectors on those pedals. take them off! buy some knog lights.

are u joking or ? a co-worker recently got ticketed by baltimore's finest for riding (a freestyle bmx) at night w/out a headlamp. had no idea about that law. aren't rear lights more important??

what joke? get knog lights for the front and back. white and red LED.

i would never ride at night without flashers. but reflectors are in the realm of kickstands. utilitarian but avoid like the plague.

I prefer solid beam to flashers, but would rather have both.

or just do what a lot of ppl do and ride yr street shoes on yr clipless when yr just getting around.

sup:
http://www.trackosaurusrex.com/pblog/images/Picture_4.png

lol i never even noticed them down there. there's even reflectors screwed to bottom of the clips

THE MAKING OF am0n, ROADIE

I don't know, as far as I've seen reflectors are much better for actually being visible than knogs. Reflectors show like crazy if you hit them with headlights, and knogs are just so pathetically weak.

(should go without saying that this is all on top of a set of "real" lights, like a Planet Bike Superflash or something)

the knog bullfrog is a pretty strong rear flasher

second on superflash, v. good.

my 13 y/o front halogen system is on its last legs, so i got a dinotte

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/Snapshot_20091119.jpg

about as bright as a 30 deg 15 w. not much throw tho.

don't make me buy spandex cutty X(

u will spandex

one step at a time. eventually you will step into some spandex.

spandex has teeth down there am0n

3rd the planet bike superflash.

superflash ownes, i love mine

and yeah, stay away from the tiny eggbeaters. they make platform/eb hybrids, but they're hueg.

my atacs are fine for short jaunts

don't fear spandex

i'm sold

tho my saddle is finally broken in/positioned properly and it's kinda amazing how nice it is in street clothes (except jeans, which will always suck for biking)

kinda surprised some hipster bike company hasn't added stretchy jeans w/smooth lycra crotches to the list of technical knickers and 'urban' bikewear

prob cuz they'd look like you were wearing horrible denim/lycra chaps, but still

http://www.outlier.cc

well look at that

would wear, prob

I want outlier OG trousers but want to try before I buy which will have to wait till I am next in NYC.

Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:50 PM I Love To Ride My Bicycle Message: 1133194 from thread: WDYBLL has been deleted.

anyone want to buy a pair from me? i bought them a while back but they are just not cut slim enough for my tastes. they are "Outlier OG Pant Winterwear Dry Gray" in size 29. :/

i posted a link to outlier that wasn't clickable

will you throw in some liposuction around my waist?

u small

size 29 and they aren't slim enough, yes. i guess none of you are slim enough either ;)

man i think even if i cut fat like crazy 29 would be too small for where i wear jeans, and i'm 5'7"

big bones

there is some morphology at work. i mean, at 8% or so i still had basically 33 waist. child bearing hips or something

I'm 5'11

what does your waist look like

big? i mean, that pic of me on the cx thread is during a not really lean period at a little over 160 lbs, but my middle is wide.

also if we're talking actual WAIST then i suppose i'm slimmer. i wear jeans at my hips usually and they're loose at 31"

i was making a WDYWLL joke! what i really want is a pic of am0n on bike.

dude i was all making a montage of my waist and shit

does this skinsuit make my ass look big etc

also if we're talking actual WAIST then i suppose i'm slimmer. i wear jeans at my hips usually and they're loose at 31"

― itdn put butt in the display name (gbx), Thursday, November 19, 2009 9:57 PM (14 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

body buddies

tight at 31" here

/fattey

i'm in hunter's camp, except he's probably 40#s lighter than me :-t

I am probably the biggest fattey at 36"

but ed (from appearance) seems you got tree trunk legs that can power in the big ring up small mountains. imo.

If Liberty Avenue counts as a small mountain, then yes.

38"... that's what i get for being an mtb'er and not a roadie.

33" here. Also child-bearing hips and not insubstantial booty. Works quite well in lycra :)

anyone want to buy a KNOG gator light? hi-powered and pretty awesome. i have no need for it.

knog 605 btw

Let me try. My camera + skillz suck tho, first-time pic poster.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28690574@N03/4139334854

Retro Masi.

Soviet

Uh oh just found out I am retarded. Y'all have some nice bikes Mr. River Wolf (HAD in your case), SS, ytth. More pics please while I figure this out.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4139334854_86457b8a0b_b.jpg

like this^^

god i was like "wait what bike did i used to have?" and then i went up and saw the pix of my bridgestone and was 8[

still haven't seen it around---i think the girl that bought it uses exclusively for the track now. which is good, i guess.

nice masi, soviet!

gettin a new bike in under an hour iirc

Woohoo! Pics plz!

Am excited about the prospect of my first ever off-road ride on a MTB. Tom, make it happen :)

possible potential last ride/s before xmas on 6 or 19 dec...

or maybe 5. those weekends anyway. perhaps.

Hmm, it's not going to work I think, not before Xmas anyway. Weekend of the 5th I'm going for my first go in a velodrome!!

awesome! they are so fun

bike has arrived btw

my current bike (plz excuse sorry webcam photo):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/Photo13.jpg

"new" bike

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2215/2057666261_20facc4fb0_o.jpg

longbike is long

I think I have a thing for red cable housing

y'know it's shitty tht glasgow council cutback spending on the roads (ugh potholes) to help w/their commonwealth games budget but on the plus side VELODROME!!!

Thxs Wilter for fixing my pic, very nice of you.

I have a couple of these classix road bikes from my racing days (Cat 2 on road and track, hello Cutty, hello Kissena club Al Toefield days, hello Kissena velodrome when it had huge holes all over and was like a moonscape). I messengered full time for 3 years b4 stopping to work at Habitat.

Wilter I don't feel love for ur bike but if anyone feels love for the classic late 70's early 80's Italian racer let me know. Freewheels and all. I have cancer. Someone is going to get them, better an aficianado than the Salvation Army, if you know what I mean. For Campy's sake :)

PS you're not going to get them right away. I might still ride them a little bit, though the area where I live SUCKS for a quiet ride with hills every which way.

PS. I have a whole box of awesome vintage equipment, Campy record hi-flange track hubs (36 hole unfortunately). Chainrings. BINDA straps looking for a good non-hipster home. Get in touch if you're interested. I love ILX ppl.

wow soviet. do you know jar3d bund3?

The masi looks beautiful as does naus's blurry bike. More and more I think my next bike would be a really thin tubed classic racer.

I don't know him. I knew a lot of racers and messengers tho, from back in the day. Hincapie was in my club and we raced together frequently because women and juniors did. George and his bro Richard. He had the pro tips even then, baby pro. Some hard-core bike riders in that group. Me and one of them did a Nat Geo special, I wish I could get a decent copy of it. They filmed the same thing over and over until I just wished I was riding for money instead of the stupid documentary. I finally hit a pedestrian and did a fair endo, that's what they were looking for. I swore to never do that again though that Spike Lee guy was shadowing me and asking me to. Not any other girl messengers at that time, at least not in the winter. There was a one-eyed (had 2 but could only see out of 1 ) racer 3d le0n4rd who was like a street fighter in a road race. (Now I get sued for libel he is prob. an atty, you will have to defend me.)

You don't want to ride next to any one-eyed racers, they can't see you 2 good.

Uh we are on the wrong thread: WDYBLL. Not BIKE GEEZER WDYD.

I have a not-as-nice Guerciotti a little more modern. Have to get a new pic sharing account, my husb. has filled ours up w/pics of his recently-died mom. Christ. Will do ASAP and sorry for OT.

i love this story.

whois soviet!

Soviet is a long-time lurker who got motivated to post by Cutty's NN thread. Many boards, and I know everything you want me to know about your trip to Africa dear sir. Slow poster though. I refuse to ILX at work, U all are so more interesting I would never get any work done. Who wants some nice vintage bike bits? You will have to pass a test on Campy chainring-bolt spacing.

!!!

and yeah i totally need some cranks!

wait

I have cancer.

no! i'm really sorry to hear this :(

135? cant remember

*hopes hunt3r forgets google*

reading someone who posts in full sentences with caps and punctuation is refreshing in this joint soviet.

i know shimano is 130 tho

hey what r u sayin

How does the Campy vintage Super Record chainring bolt spacing and chainring-size availability compare to the vintage Campy C-record? That is the test, gentlemen. I have made it easy for you and please forgive if it takes me a few days to respond.

Oh cancer gives you total absolution about bad hair days at work, bad clothes days too. I work in a corporate environment and am playin' it for all it's worth, so don't feel too bad for me. I get to dress like the janitor (and rock the new Annie Lennox hairway) which makes me happy. Look for me on the next WDYLL if I can figure out how to post a pic.

PS. What is this "Shimano" you speak of ?

;)

Thxs Hunt3r. I like your commuter bike.

My Campy chainring bolt spacing is 116 ;)

ed's eddy merckx 'raleigh beater' is gorgeous

http://www.wowch.com/lemondpoprad.jpg

WS

WR

Turn that hot beyotch around so we can see the drivetrain, or maybe that's what caek and cozwn already said, I'm retarded.

they said WOULD SMASH, WOULD RIDE

funnily enough I got offered one of those for free (!!) from a friend at work but it was far too massive for me :(

smash meaning "go on a date with, maybe to a french place in the village", not smash destroy.

ride meaning "take it easy with, gliding along country paths in the glassy winter air", not a sex thing.

sorry, another non-drive train shot

http://www.wowch.com/surlz.jpg
Surly Karate Monkey 29er...single speed

cozwn & caek...come to NYC and we can SMASH/RIDE

http://video.cannondale.com/images/09/CUSA/spec/v2/9RA97T_blu.jpg

+

http://www.probikekit.com/_img_200x256/D0033.jpg

+

http://images.jensonusa.com/large/wh/wh290b18.jpg

being built-up on monday!!

ill selection, h!

..still being drawn towards britishes import fyi

niiiiiiice

wilter i flip-flopped several times on what i was gonna do - then saw the new ultegra group on chain reaction cycles site for like $800 local (with benefit of weekend discount) and snagged it, have been mulling over frame choices since. will just sneak under $3k when done!

:)

caad9 clicc, rollin on 700c x 23s

... sippin on gin & juice

sippin on energy gels

picked it up from the shop today - if i could find camera i'd have pix. daresay i won't be needing another road bike for a long time, so awesome. light but solid if you know what i mean.

i am not liking the (speedplay) pedals i got, however. they're the light action model and there's just too much play for my liking.

here is my bike that i found in the garbage one morning and have been riding the shit out of, dudes
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd210/jdchurchil/bike%20stuff/DSC_0004.jpg?t=1263605317

^^rocking the bum-bars?

DUI-bars, they're called

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs222.snc3/20958_624294581608_11709377_36436780_1427018_n.jpg
I've joined the club, guys. Got such a good deal on it off Craiglist that I worried it might be stolen. Now I just have to get rid of my Diamondback mtn monster.

what means these: "bum bars", or "dui bars"?

flipping yr bars like that is an urban signifier meaning "destitute" or "I lost my drivers license. again"

how so? i am not making much money, but dudes it's mad comfy that way

oh and i never had a drivers license

nice, whiney!

dude, it is a ~stereotype~

Uh, I assume that's directed at me, cozen. Curse this name; i chose it before i was aware of the hyperposting mr. we¡ng@rten.

oh shi-! ha, sorry, didn't even notice. nice bike

whiney g weingarten on the moon

Katy Perry Found Drowned In The Sea Of Tranquility

yo wotm yr nishiki looks pretty well-kept
sorry to derail the conversation

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/IMG_1535.jpg

in shakedown trim. the rear wheel gap is comical. the bb/massive downtube is seriously stiff, i could not make it rub at all.

...rub?

and yeah that gap is lol

bikes that are soft will often have the chain rub/grind on the f. derailler if you sprint hard, esp in the big ring. nowadays with big al and carbon frames, this does not happen too much i guess.

i need a new inner ring, like a 42.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/IMG_1536.jpg

dig the creative reconfiguration of airstrykes. they're a little too short, i might get some s bends

hunter back in the hunt

scaTTante!

hi dere

http://i45.tinypic.com/14tlx01.jpg

http://www.usacycling.org/forms/officials/BikeMeasureForCommissaires101.pdf

is your tt bike uci legal? r u SURE? lol etc etc

nice, haitch

http://retrovelo.de/system/html/paul_modern-856ee5d9.jpg

Just paid for it, longer stem is on order, then I ride it home.

fricken sweet

nice. only improvement i can think of is a 100% chain guard.

Here's the specs:

http://retrovelo.de/paulalfine.html

It is a far sportier ride than I thought it was going to be. I am in love.

wow, take good care of that beauty, it looks like it could last a few lifetimes.

i like their framebag! its so cool that no one seems to sell it?

expectedly pretty pricey.

went for a ride w/some friends this weekend. girlfriend was riding something really similar to this. found out it was a refurbed ww2 bike or something like that

http://retrovelo.de/system/html/klara_klassik-2988fd84.jpg

I'm in Yurp, the price of the bike didn't kill me, but it is expensive if what you want is a pseudo-Dutch city banger -- this is much more than that. US dealers are all Dutch bike specialist types, which fits a lot of the Retrovelo models but not all of them.

The frame bag is silly money, however. Doesn't necessarily mean I won't break down and buy one, though...

how much is the bike

~€1500 in Germany

Clever Cycles in Portland has it for around $2500 -- that's a good price, but I paid less over here.

http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2010/startracks/100419/kate-winslet-2660.jpg

Looking good Steve.

my felt, looking slightly dorky straight outta evans, fettling it today to get rid of the reflectors etc, adding some black diamond tape for some night-time visibility.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4493212082_77dfe746b2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4522217064_1d4c08c0ff_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2741/4522218028_4577d82875_b.jpg

Back slightly earlier than I had hoped because:

a) its freaking cold out and I wasn't even in a long sleeved top
b) have eaten precisely 4 squares of ritter sport since midday

However lovely to ride once I got the seat position right, although I need to check the bolt tension with the torque wrench at work as it definitely slipped a little.

better photos to come when it gets light again.

fantastic

*gazes longily*

*and longingly*

ed that is hottt

a bike shop in the next suburb is a BMC dealer, has a 2010 team machine on the floor - almost too thin and spindly for my liking tbh, would still accept grudgingly if given one

I live in a cramped first-floor flat. One bike is on a rack at the bottom of the stairs by the front door, balanced above a push chair and assorted bits and pieces, the other was on a rack hanging above the really steep stairs leading down from our kitchen to our half-a-garden, dangling above various buckets and things. This set up was started when I bought my winter bike last October: the heavy winter bike was on the sturdy rack by the front door (for easy access for winter rides) and the lightweight racer was on the difficult-to-access back stairs, sitting out the winter.

Earlier this month, with spring finally here and the racing season well under way, I swapped the bikes over. Within a few days the rack on the back stairs revealed it couldn't handle the weight of the winter bike. There was a loud crashing sound and I discovered this:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/4561020762_281233a5a8.jpg
The wall is too crumbly to support a rack that will take the bike. I tried this as a temporary storage solution:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/4560392521_449095bd5c.jpg
but unsurprsingly that wasn't very convenient.

http://i40.tinypic.com/w4uib.jpg

yet to ride a thing tbh

http://i43.tinypic.com/1z4juhu.jpg

i didnt realise the cateye wireless computer would be so chunky and ridiculous looking. why oh why didnt I just get a gps thingy...

sweet

white shoes = A++

ha yeah they old. Should not have just ridden hills though. Legs felt not too horrible buy I spewed up in my a little bit ~srsly unfit :/

*mouth

dope. i have yet to see a Kona I didn't like. also most dudes who ride them are stealth punishers ime.

kinda want to build up one of these if i can find anyone stocking the frame:

http://www.konaworld.com/bike.cfm?content=kapu

epic lugwork

yep v v pretty frame.

I'm finding this bike of mine to be hellof nice to ride, don't think I'll bother w/carbon seatpost imo

It is the first picture of Me and My Bike!!

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs311.ash1/27707_10100110001008979_8829370_53866025_1625488_n.jpg

197something Ross Eurosport complete with FFS (Front Freewheel System; the pedals freewheel while the chain/back gear stay completely still--so weird!) and a license sticker expiring in August 1975. Also it weighs like 40 thousand pounds.

You've got something stuck in your spokes there, Steve. Cute bike though!

nice

was sure I'd posted my road bike itt
http://img.skitch.com/20100526-tg32pj4ia1jhfnrkibi6khsrxf.jpg

clean those back rims! for shame....

;-P

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/4728934994_4534bc445c_b.jpg

saddle pointed skywards

cam angle + leather saddle = nose up

deal with it

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4227/dealv.gif

XD

Some overexposed shots of the new bike:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/bikess/005_20A.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/bikess/003_22A.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/bikess/002_23A.jpg

And one of the old bike:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v694/adnaus23/bikess/011_14A.jpg

(BTW does anybody here know how to braze a steel frame?)

sweet man!

niiiiice

tho why do ppl have such tipped up cockpits like that

flip flop stem imo

just picked up one of these for the gf
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2911553541_c67806475e_z.jpg
it rides pretty nicely actually. being a noob I googled the bike and found this thread. would an upgrade from the stock wheels improve the ride a lot?

That's great. David!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/5079267076_6bf7f59ca8_b.jpg

it has so many....parts

EXCELLENT. what was the last word on the lost bike, just sol?

SOL indeed. Didn't turn up on CL or eBay, pittsburgh's finest didn't find it.

Most of those parts need to go back on E's bike.

wait wasn't it stolen in chicago? i m confused

I was in chicago when it was stolen.

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i m dum

anyway, it's ready in time for local bike club's cross 101 evening tomorrow. Hoping it is a club of nice people with spare space on the bike racks. Really want to do more group stuff.

http://i53.tinypic.com/uy6w5.jpg

near home, the 'gateway to melbourne' (lol)

http://i52.tinypic.com/343p6vp.jpg

self-portrait

nice. Still cold in Melbs?

fine and 17 today, it was a treat!

I think it was about 28 today in Brisbane and starting to get humid! can't wait for summer tbh

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5205910328_111e867a5c_z.jpg

lol minnesota

back from being coupled, new group, some heavyish wheels i borrowed from a friend to try out for a while. tale of the scale: 17 lbs 3 oz as you see it. too bad my riding time is nil.

http://i486.photobucket.com/albums/rr222/Chass3ur/DEAN.jpg

niiiice

really want a coupled bike. what'd it run you if you dont mind me asking?

retrofit was $750 on special i think. i sent it at thanksgiving, only got it back last week. guys at b1l3nky are very nice tho, and i tried not to bug them. i didn't need it for the winter. the s&s case and accessories cost though. the transaction made no sense if not for my theoretical 10 year time horizon, and then...no it still didn't make sense. i'm taking it to sc on vacation though, so i'll start trying to get some value out of it.

took it for a shakedown ride, feels exactly the same as before, but the little cable splitter on the rear brake pings on the top tube and is utterly intolerable. gonna try to relocate it further forward to see if that works. it's that or like, wrap it in felt.

hmmm. at that price I'd rather roll it into the cost of a new bike.

retrofitting steel is like $450, if that makes a difference. i tried to find a used ritchey breakaway, but i couldn't seem to find one for a reasonable amount. plus, their luggage is not truly airline baggage compliant in size. i think someone on a smaller ritchey frame could use a compliant s&s case thought- you're on a 54ish?

"though"

i like it dude. i have a teammate who got his surly coupled (or did it come coupled?) and he is a field guy so he's always flying around during most weeks, he finds time to ride nonetheless. The whole cable coupling apparatus kinda blows my mind tbqh.

i don't travel v. often, i'm just tired of my couple times a year where i visit family and i can't ride. if there's something i _want_ to do on vacation, it's ride. but in the end, it's not my travel bike, it's just gonna be my only road bike.

(also, we were very close to going to italy this summer to ride for a couple weeks, but have reconsidered and decided against it ;_;).