Advocacy & Safety - Bikes of A and S Show your ride!!!

With all the drama, sturm and drang, logic, illogic, etc of A&S I think we all forget we are cylists first....opinionators and master debaters second.

So show off your ride and remember the common ground :thumb:

here is my main ride.....Nishiki utility/commuter that completely rebuilt.


http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w142/squirtdad/IMG_0248.jpg


here is my weekend go train ride (which does not get nearly enough time) Miyata 1400

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w142/squirtdad/IMG_0619.jpg

Well I know it's not a "drive side" shot, but this is the side that faces motorists... hence the orange overlay on my bag.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=122696&d=1256272266

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=122697&d=1256272326

hey anyone know how to use the image of another post in this post?

This is the one that led to all the others and taught me the meaning of take the lane.

http://www.pointhappy.com/gcf/Gordons1stBikeSm.jpg

Rack, basket, lights, and fenders, already a well developed utility sensibility.

here's one I just built up and have been riding to work pretty regularly.

will get pics of my other daily riders tomorrow.

Here are three of my 4 bikes.

My 1971 Raleigh Super Course with original brake calipers and headset. Everything else is stuff from various epochs of cycle history.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=123456&stc=1&d=1256877773

wassup!

Here are three of my 4 bikes.

only four? I lost count at 20!

The commuter:
http://www.craphound.com/images/welllockedbike.jpg

The VC'er:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/10/bike.jpg

The potholer:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/425034284_0baa913be2.jpg?v=0

The Sewer:
http://felixwong.com/news/wp-photos/broken_bontrager_hub.jpg

The DonQuixoter:
http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_01.jpg

-Kurt

only four? I lost count at 20!

Yup, only four current rides.

You must have a heck of a storage area.

Of course I haven't really stopped collecting either.

I don't know how many bikes I have. 30 or 35, I'd guess.

Yup, only four current rides.

You must have a heck of a storage area.

Of course I haven't really stopped collecting either.

they are overflowing into the back yard at this point, the wife hates it

unless you're collecting things theres only some many bikes a person needs!

i like to keep the stable rotated, sell a couple a year, build up a couple more. always rotate the steeds, keep them fresh.

i used to fancy myself a collector but hate the clutter.

most of them are kids bikes I got for cheap or free, zoobomb and all, y'know

http://powflip.com/data/David/murray.jpg

My commuter. Safe color eh?

So show off your ride...

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=123470&stc=1&d=1256902748

Long Haul Trucker dripping with XT and XTR goodies.

Fuji World
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/fuji.jpg

Raleigh Superbe Roadster
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/superbe.jpg

Surly Big Dummy
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/BigDummy.jpg

Bianchi xcross
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/bianchi_x.jpg

Raleigh One-Way
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/one-way.jpg

Salsa La Raza
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/laraza.jpg

Raleigh Rt24 (soon to be given away to the son-in-law)
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/rt24.jpg

The commuter:
http://www.craphound.com/images/welllockedbike.jpg

The VC'er:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/10/bike.jpg

The potholer:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/425034284_0baa913be2.jpg?v=0

The Sewer:
http://felixwong.com/news/wp-photos/broken_bontrager_hub.jpg

The DonQuixoter:
http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_01.jpg

-Kurt

This was great. Love the "Don Q".

wassup!

Somehow randya that bike seems to fit you. :thumb:

Here's how I roll:
http://johnsbicyclinghobby.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-we-roll.html
http://johnsbicyclinghobby.blogspot.com/2009/02/assembly-views-of-my-vision-r40.html

I need to redo the video. There have been changes made to the bike since the this one was created.

where are the airbags?

Dahon D7

My foul weather commuter (recently rebuilt with an Shimano 8 IGH)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3595/3665885392_e928c7e6dc.jpg

my sunny weather bike (copped photo but same bike, with a different saddle)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/35/269617931_f446f2a61a.jpg?v=0

The VC'er:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/10/bike.jpg
-Kurt


The bent frame is proof that someone is doing VC WRONG!
Top vehicular cyclists know that to properly "drive your bicycle like a car" you should have a steering wheel.

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss306/mlskol/Lemonnatorinaction-1.jpg
^^^ My stunt double on the Schwinn "LEMONATOR" :D

Damn, chipcom, that's quite a collection of fine bikes. And useful, too.

Duke of Hazard, what-all is on your dashboard?

http://powflip.com/data/David/murray.jpg

My commuter. Safe color eh?

Coaster brakes?

Raleigh Superbe Roadster
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/superbe.jpg

Raleigh One-Way
http://www.chipcom.net/bikes/one-way.jpg

I've seen you on these two, but not the others. Nice selection. I really like the Salsa. Is the Superbe your most recent acquisition?

I've seen you on these two, but not the others. Nice selection. I really like the Salsa. Is the Superbe your most recent acquisition?

musta been on the towpath night rides. ;)

I like the one-way for the towpath, but my boyz at Century got the Superbe in on the day of one of those night rides, so we finished slapping it together and I gave it its maiden ride that night (and broke it). Yep it is the latest...though I am feeling a new drop-bar bike with disc brakes in my future...haven't decided between building up a La Cruz, buying a 2010 Jamis Aurora Elite, or waiting to see what else might come available this year.

I spent so many decades on used/Wally world beaters because they were all I could afford...so I guess I've gone a little hog since I finally started making white man's money in this century. The guys at Century don't mind it. :D

musta been on the towpath night rides. ;)

Yep, I try to get to all the night rides and go to CC a couple times a week after work.


I am feeling a new drop-bar bike with disc brakes in my future...haven't decided between building up a La Cruz, buying a 2010 Jamis Aurora Elite, or waiting to see what else might come available this year.

I'm looking at the same. Have most of the parts to swap over, so just need frame and disc wheels. Thinking La Cruz, Aurora or maybe a Double Cross.


No new pictures (1-2 years old), but you get the idea.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/Glynis27/DSC00235.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/Glynis27/DSC00406.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c86/Glynis27/DSC00970.jpg

please folks, pose your bikes someplace else other than in front of ugly garage doors!

:)

please folks, pose your bikes someplace else other than in front of ugly garage doors!

:)

Hey some garages hold nothing but bikes... :D

My signature pic (a bit old):
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1646/199/49/513493075/n513493075_1127771_278.jpg

And my latest bike (center:)
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs029.snc1/3175_72954378075_513493075_1650596_3497016_n.jpg

here's one of my current uprights on ice with studs.

Here's my latest commuter creation:

http://home.comcast.net/~joejackson951/bike/PF/DSC02690small.JPG

This was my first full wheelset build (1430 grams, offset rims front and rear, mix of DT Competition and Revolution spokes) though not my first bike build. ~800 miles on the bike and wheels so far without any touchups needed. Anyone else commute on carbon fiber?

I have 3 other bikes plus 2 for my wife but no good pictures of them.

Always looking for an excuse to post my rides, although riding safely is not generally my forte. Reckless abandon is more my thing.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3805413279_910e94bf2c_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2527/3826464823_a85b12011c_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3180/2874003244_ca25b94155_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2445/4002530547_e6e678385a_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3245/3051324052_ff42fea627_o.jpg

http://www.jaysmarine.com/paramount61_091509_2.jpg

-Kurt

please folks, pose your bikes someplace else other than in front of ugly garage doors!

:)

My "latest build" commuters, not in front of my garage:

7-speed German Ragazzi used for the last 7 years with little modification except for additional lighting.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9702/ragazzi11jun05eg9.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/i/ragazzi11jun05eg9.jpg/)


3 Speed Vaterland with almost no modifications used for commuting to/from Heidelberg 1999-2002 and probably starting again in a few weeks due to work location change that no longer requires extra lighting or 7 speeds.
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5235/vaterlandbig2.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/vaterlandbig2.jpg/)

Coaster brakes?

Of course. Where I live the earth is so flat you could fall off the edge of it.

please folks, pose your bikes someplace else other than in front of ugly garage doors!

:)

White garage doors are THE standard for posing bikes.

My three main rides:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/BarracksSi/Bike/CAAD8-standing-mysteriously.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/BarracksSi/Bike/RushMed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v201/BarracksSi/Bike/IMG_0307.jpg

My latest completed project, built with donated frame & parts bought on the cheap. Done for under $100.00.

http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7595/ss1qn.th.jpg (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/ss1qn.jpg/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/3674030602_acb054c358.jpg

Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/majortaylor68/3674030602/in/set-72157618515419589/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2564/3674030602_acb054c358.jpg

Flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/majortaylor68/3674030602/in/set-72157618515419589/)

Love the "FRED" brand.


What is 53 MPB?

Love the "FRED" brand.


What is 53 MPB?

Thanks. I was going to make a "Fred" decal using the Trek font but I could not get it to look right.

On a trip to the hardware store, I realized that the mailbox letters would be even more Fred. They are reflective
so they add a bit of safety too! I totally embrace my fredness.

53 mpb is This (http://www.zeropergallon.com/).

53 miles per burrito

cool, I used to say "73 miles per burger." Fully understand.

My "latest build" commuters, not in front of my garage:

7-speed German Ragazzi used for the last 7 years with little modification except for additional lighting.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/9702/ragazzi11jun05eg9.jpg (http://img329.imageshack.us/i/ragazzi11jun05eg9.jpg/)


3 Speed Vaterland with almost no modifications used for commuting to/from Heidelberg 1999-2002 and probably starting again in a few weeks due to work location change that no longer requires extra lighting or 7 speeds.
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5235/vaterlandbig2.jpg (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/vaterlandbig2.jpg/)
those both look like very well used bikes. Both have coaster brakes it looks like. Just curious, how's that SRAM 7-speed holding up? And is the three speed a SRAM or Sturmey hub? I like those two rail B-66 saddles also, they are stiffer than the one rail B-67s, but you have to use old-school seatposts to mount them. Is there a dyno on the 7-speed? If so, I'm not seeing it.

those both look like very well used bikes. Both have coaster brakes it looks like. Just curious, how's that SRAM 7-speed holding up? And is the three speed a SRAM or Sturmey hub? I like those two rail B-66 saddles also, they are stiffer than the one rail B-67s, but you have to use old-school seatposts to mount them. Is there a dyno on the 7-speed? If so, I'm not seeing it.

Yes both bikes have coaster rear brakes as well as a front cable operated rim brakes.

The Seven speed wheel is a Sachs (now SRAM) Spectro Seven circa 1999. Complete bike was bought in 2000 for about $135 new in Germany. I have put over 35,000 miles on it in the past 7 years of all weather year round commuting in Iowa. I had one repair to the hub last year for about $100 including postage for mailing the wheel to/from Wisconsin (Yellow Jersey Cycles.)

I have at least 20,000 miles on the Vaterland bike with the3 speed Sachs Torpedo hub. No problems outside of tire replacements.

Old school seat posts are no problem for an old school bicyclist like myself. In fact I never "graduated" to the New School - Serious Cyclist Club™. :lol:

Both bikes came with a tire driven dynamo; I removed it from the 7 speed, and haven't used the one on the Vaterland since I left Germany in 2002. Too much noise and drag, I prefer simple battery powered lights.

Yes both bikes have coaster rear brakes as well as a front cable operated rim brakes.

The Seven speed wheel is a Sachs (now SRAM) Spectro Seven circa 1999. Complete bike was bought in 2000 for about $135 new in Germany. I have put over 35,000 miles on it in the past 7 years of all weather year round commuting in Iowa. I had one repair to the hub last year for about $100 including postage for mailing the wheel to/from Wisconsin (Yellow Jersey Cycles.)

I have at least 20,000 miles on the Vaterland bike with the3 speed Sachs Torpedo hub. No problems outside of tire replacements.

Old school seat posts are no problem for an old school bicyclist like myself. In fact I never "graduated" to the New School - Serious Cyclist Club™. :lol:

Both bikes came with a tire driven dynamo; I removed it from the 7 speed, and haven't used the one on the Vaterland since I left Germany in 2002. Too much noise and drag, I prefer simple battery powered lights.

I noticed the PVC pole for your "patented" see-me light system on the Sachs.

The commuter:
http://www.craphound.com/images/welllockedbike.jpg

The VC'er:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/news_impact/2008/10/bike.jpg

The potholer:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/170/425034284_0baa913be2.jpg?v=0

The Sewer:
http://felixwong.com/news/wp-photos/broken_bontrager_hub.jpg

The DonQuixoter:
http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/images/chinese_bicyclist_01.jpg

-Kurt

The Rear Ender

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu132/gavriel_bucket/Mah_Bebe_is_dead_by_gaviD-1.jpg

The Rear Ender

Ouch. What is that? Reminds me of a Raleigh Professional Mk.V, but it isn't.

-Kurt