Hybrid Bicycles - Bikes around town (not your bike)

I decided to start this to see what bikes are around your neck of the woods. Please post good and bad. :thumb: Hopefully this will be fun :p ....
I'll start.

Homeless...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0096.jpg

Work bike...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0094.jpg

Last night. yet another one not locked (sorry poor picture)
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0082.jpg

Here's one I see around town all the time. Last year dad drove the kids around in the trailer, but this summer they've added a trailabike.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-xuw27jZK6fU/TlZYOe4WWXI/AAAAAAAACWs/McSuoq5gbFY/s912/IMG_2393%25255B1%25255D.JPG

Fastest hybrid rider I 've ever seen .... LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/6talldog/miguelindurain.jpg

Fastest hybrid rider I 've ever seen .... LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/6talldog/miguelindurain.jpg

Oh wow, Big Mig.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y95/wiredfoxterror/222coconut009.jpg

Indialantic Florida - surf revolution enjoying the "aftermath" waves.

...Indialantic Florida - surf revolution enjoying the "aftermath" waves.

Ahhh, this brings back memories of my home town in Australia. Wonderful.

Hybridized suspension bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC03777.jpg

Loading zone
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC03775.jpg

Hybridized suspension bike...

Loading zone...

I like that giant. It's a great mix and match job of parts, tyres and components, living happily together.

Poor "ecolab" dude had to double park. lol

I like that giant. It's a great mix and match job of parts, tyres and components, living happily together.

Poor "ecolab" dude had to double park. lol

Messenger bikes. I love the Switchblades, but rigid forks on a suspension frame?

Eco is just passing through. Only mail trucks stop there in the middle of the road. One way single lane road. 2121 Ward Place, the "Duke Ellington Building". Located on the site of the house where Duke Ellington was born. It's a USPS facility now. Mixed use actually but mostly USPS.

Rails to Trails (http://www.railstotrails.org/index.html) is also located there.

This would be a better picture if you could read the painting on the wall behind him. It says ARISE.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC03963.jpg

This would be a better picture if you could read the painting on the wall behind him. It says ARISE.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC03963.jpg

Should flip those drop bars around and get more aero. Also could use a 16 inch wheel, aka tail rotor, on the upper frame to create more stability. :)

Hybridized suspension bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC03777.jpg

Ahh ... one my favourite clip on rear fenders.

Should flip those drop bars around and get more aero. Also could use a 16 inch wheel, aka tail rotor, on the upper frame to create more stability. :)

I saw him once before. He was gracefully dismounting on K at a red light. I had the green on 6th and was claiming space in the left lane in front of a tour bus in preparation for turning left on K. The tall bike rider shouted "F*** YOU BUDDY" at the bus driver. I thought that was really cool and it gave me a big boost for the rest of the day.

Do I spy a mustache that flaps in the breeze? That's hot.


(not really. But it plus the cutoffs and kinda crack me up.)

Ha! That's Aaron. He rides that as his every day bike. He's got quite the freakbike collection(all made himself). Almost killed myself trying to ride his swingbike.

Barcelona team bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04002-1.jpg

Protecting saddle from the elements
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04005.jpg

Mustache bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04001-1.jpg

Titus Rockstar, hot!
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04044.jpg

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Protecting saddle from the elements
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04005.jpg...

Very much like most of the bikes here except for the locks.

BTW, I think the mustache adds character.

In one of the local bike shops...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0101.jpg

Velcro straps and shopping bag to store his cycling shoes...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0098.jpg

Groovy man...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0083.jpg

Very much like most of the bikes here except for the locks.

BTW, I think the mustache adds character.

Many will run a cable through their wheels, in addition to a U-lock securing frame to stanchion. In this case, an additional 3 pound lock to secure a rusty (non-quick release) wheel? I noticed the locks, but didn't think about how unnecessary the second one is here. You could put that wheel on the street with a "FREE" sign on it, and I doubt anyone would touch it.

The mustache is a cute touch but I think it's been installed upside down.

Groovy man...


I've seen one crank drive (edit: shaft drive) (coincidently on Vermont. Ave. a block from the highly secured rusty bike). The rider lived on a boat and bought crank drive bikes for himself and wife because he thought they would fare better at sea. He was not happy with the crank (edit: shaft) drive. I think it was a Thursday, he must have been going to the Farmers Market. The "No Parking on Thursdays" sign is there because a Farmer's Market occupies that block on Thursdays in season. Michelle Obama was behind the conception of the market, a few blocks from the White House, to promote eating healthy locally grown fresh food. Sorry for talking so much in the no talk thread, I'll delete this post after everyone has wasted a tiny part of their lives reading it. :)

http://www.sjtent.com/ef/shoppingcart/images/smallimages/80201.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04084.jpg

I like how they are customized. Toeclips and a narrow saddle for officer 5012 whereas officer 5009 prefers a 'comfort' saddle and bare platforms. The angle on the shifters/brakes looks very uncomfortable though.

http://www.sjtent.com/ef/shoppingcart/images/smallimages/80201.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04084.jpg

I wonder ... if you stencil the word police on your bike could you leave it parked unlocked with less chance of it being stolen ?

Groovy man...
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0083.jpg

How the..?

How the..?

Oops, I meant to say shaft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaft-driven_bicycle) drive, not "crank drive"..

The orange mustache bike looks very much like a Public.

I believe it is the sort of bike that Public replicates. The lock is not something widely available in USA therefore I guess the bike maybe a real euro bike.

http://www.sjtent.com/ef/shoppingcart/images/smallimages/80201.jpg

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You would not believe the bicycles our police use. Your police are on luxury.

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Saw this bike with 26 x 4.00 tires at a shop in Golden, CO. Compare it with the 27 x 1.25 next to it. Oddly, the wide tire bike was called a "Spider", and had a spider design tread pattern.

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Saw this bike with 26 x 4.00 tires at a shop in Golden, CO. Compare it with the 27 x 1.25 next to it. Oddly, the wide tire bike was called a "Spider", and had a spider design tread pattern.

HOT, I've seen similar here in Kyoto but it didn't have the groovy spider tyres.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/CA331255-1.jpg

The orange mustache bike looks very much like a Public.


The Public version
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04132.jpg

Here's a few bikes.

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e341/Doohickie/110731NightRiders/DSC00636.jpg

HOT, I've seen similar here in Kyoto but it didn't have the groovy spider tyres.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/CA331255-1.jpg
Both remind me of this new model from Surly. 4.7" though! http://surlybikes.com/bikes/moonlander

Both remind me of this new model from Surly. 4.7" though! http://surlybikes.com/bikes/moonlander

My LBS had a Pugsley sitting on the sales floor last time I was in. Owner had had it for a while. I don't know why, though, as we don't have no beaches 'round these parts.

Delivery....

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0108.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0107.jpg

I like how they are customized. Toeclips and a narrow saddle for officer 5012 whereas officer 5009 prefers a 'comfort' saddle and bare platforms. The angle on the shifters/brakes looks very uncomfortable though.

They both look to be very much in the correct range of angles, IMHO.

Delivery....

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0108.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f266/orbeamitis2/Bikes%20around%20town/DSC_0107.jpg

So that's how they do it in the developed world! Cool!

Tweed bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04174.jpg

Puma folder with cable down tube
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/Pumabike.jpg

If it's a cable, is it really a downtube?

The bikes at my school... The Marin roadie is my friend Doni's. The Trek MTB (black) is my friend Jeremy's. The Trek 7.2fx (red) is my teacher's. The blue bike is MINE!

It's great that the racks are half filled up (could fit two bikes to a rack)! It means that a lot of people are riding. My teacher doesn't ride his bike to school every day, but me, Jeremy and Doni ride to school every day. Tomorrow, I will get a better picture of my friend's MTB and the Marin roadie. It is unlikely that my teacher will ride his 7.2fx to school tomorrow.

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/xx1/igesundheit/photo-43.jpg

Puma folder with cable down tube
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/Pumabike.jpg
They were selling those here in Kyoto Puma and the whole frame was a green colour that glowed at night. The idea was that it's supposed to be folded and the cable used as the lock cable. the problem is if some ba5tard cuts your cable the bike is unrideable. Looked cool though.

...It's great that the racks are half filled up (could fit two bikes to a rack)! It means that a lot of people are riding. My teacher doesn't ride his bike to school every day, but me, Jeremy and Doni ride to school every day. ...

In the olden days when I was at school, most students rode to school. No locks and our bikes didn't get stolen neither. ahhhh, the olden days.

Masuelli fixed gear six speed (2x3) bamboo bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04402.jpg

http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04406-1.jpg

Sturmey Archer three speed fixed gear hub (no coasting)
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04405.jpg

Schluempfe is German for Smurf. Google (http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=schlum,ph&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sa=X&ei=9UOCTpuZOKLm0QHFor22AQ&ved=0CBcQBSgB&q=schluempfe&spell=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=99477dd25ee5c698&biw=1720&bih=944) it. Harris Cyclery (http://ekerala.net/r.php?url=http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/schlumpf.html&title=schlumpf&type=web) no longer offers the Swiss Schlumpf planetary gear system. Change gears by hitting the button on the end of the crank spindle with your heel.
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04404.jpg

Is this a hybrid?
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04407.jpg

Is this a hybrid?

It is if you want it to be.

I want it and I want it to be MINE!

I know what you mean. ;)

I suppose you probably could however... I would have to wonder about the potential for an impersonation issue...


I wonder ... if you stencil the word police on your bike could you leave it parked unlocked with less chance of it being stolen ?

Masuelli fixed gear six speed (2x3) bamboo bike
http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/Rod_Smith/bike/DSC04402.jpg


Can't get much more beautiful than this bike.

Can't get much more beautiful than this bike.
Pure profit! Nothing like cashing in off what mother nature primarily made.