Condorita

Radagast the Beige-and-Black is a Giant Cypress. Orion is a dark green Bianchi Premio (and a much-loved gift from Beanz and Gina).

Road Fan

Thanks, I haven't been back for a while!

The saddle is just one that happened to be in the basement - I usually use an Alias on her. The pedals shown are Campy C-records with the C-record straps. The Super Leggeros she came (to me) with have standard alloy clips and Binda laminated strips. These days the C-records are on my Mondonico, so the Super Leggeros are back on the Masi.

The Modolo hoods are there to stay, that's what she was wearing when I got her. My rationale is that if I had owned this bike in its day, I would have upgraded to Modolo hoods on the basis of making a better handrest than the Campy hoods.

I do need a current picture.

The Weak Link

Not the best picture but it happened to be on my PhotoBucket. Anyone here ever heard of LeMond?

PAlt

What about Canadian? Guru is my choice for #1 bike, and many here I'm sure own a Cervelo. Otherwise, Lynskey Litespeed Tuscany, Specialized Allez Epic (one of the original carbon lugged frames), & Klein (pre-Trek) Attitude Race MB, so American based & manufactured 3x!

billydonn

There are a surprising number of them out there!

rck

2 road bikes
1) Dean titanium
2)cannondale st 400
1 trail bike-a Specialized Sirrius comp

Dchiefransom

There's a Trek 420 hanging up that will not get much use any more. I have a Rans Stratus LE and a Cycle Genius Sparrow.

lighthorse

Your poll options won't show that I have four bikes. All marketed by U.S. companies, the Trek 7500 was made in the U.S. as was the Burley. The Scattante was built outside the U.S. and I do not know where the LeMond was manufactured.

tcs

I guess I missed the memo - why is it I'm to be in awe of this bike?

What category? I dunno - maybe "other American"?
1973 Schwinn Varsity: aquired free in alley in 1997 on "large item pick up day"; I've added aluminum rims (American)
1980 Mike Melton custom touring bike: purchased new (American)
1982 Stumpjumper: purchased new; it's identical to the one in the Smithsonian's collection (these early Stumpjumpers were made in Japan)
1982 Santana tandem: ridden with wife since 1984 (American)
1984 Alex Moulton AM7: purchased new; this efficient and comfortable machine was my principal bike for over two decades, now in semi-retirement (GB)
2005 Cannondale Capo: purchased new in 2007 as 50th birthday present (American)
2008 BikeFriday tikit: purchased new; most ridden bike over the last six months (American)

tcs

bjjoondo 

Well I ride a Jamis Trail-X 3.0 HT MTB, to be honest, I don't have a clue where their made, just like the bike and the componets I got for the money I spent! LOL, although my whole bike isn't as expensive as some of you folks "Wheel Sets" Wherever it's made, I LIKE it so I'm HAPPY!

Boudicca

One Merlin (American other). Awesome bike.

One Bike Friday (American other). Highly specialized bike.

But apart from Cannondale (which is now Canadian-owned) where are the other Canadian options, for Rocky Mountain, Divinci, Cervelo, and even the put-together-here Aquila I have as my commuter?

BluesDawg

When it is this particular Specialized Roubaix, when the rider is Tom Boonen and when the venue is Paris-Roubaix, a bit of awe is definitely in order.

northbend 

I guess I have a softspot for Handmade American bikes. Yo Eddy, Bruce Gordon, Merlin Extralight, and a fixed conversion Paramount. All nice bikes, each quite different.

oldbobcat

Tommeke's is an S-Works. Its head tube is a little shorter than what most of us are riding, but the angles and the Zertzes are reportedly the same.

Back in the in the '80s, towards the end of the age of steel, many teams had special Paris-Roubaix bikes built with slacker geometries. Probably because the standard steel road bike was evolving to accommodate the smoother roads encountered through the rest of the season.

Robert Foster

Depending on when it was made the early LeMonds were built in Italy. After they were licensed to Trek they are made in Asia except for the full carbon OCLV bikes and they are made in Wisconsin.

BluesDawg

More details about Boonen's custom Roubaix.
https://cyclingnews.com/tech/2009/pro...roubaix_sl2_09

spiker

27" shogun 400
63cm Lotus Odessey
25" Raleigh Record LTD (winter commuter)
'75 24" DL-1 single speed
would post pix but can't find my usb cord

BlazingPedals

I have three recumbents. A 12-year-old one made in Kansas, and two newer European ones. The two European ones currently have cracked frames. The U.S. made one will live forever.

Randochap

I put the votes in for my (2) Marinonis -- arguably the best Canadian designer and manufacturer.

bikinfool

So far this has been a lame roadie oriented thread! Where are the mountain bikers? You 50 plus guys all in love with pavement?

Randochap

As a matter of fact, I do rather enjoy riding long distances on pavement, as well as unpaved roads. I occasionally take my mountain bike on trails as well. We have some rather nice single track here in BC.

If you only like riding and discussing offroad, then I suggest you go back to the MTB forum, sonny.

There's only one lame post in this thread ... and you just deposited it.

BluesDawg

Yes, I'm in love with the pavement, but I also love a good run of rugged singletrack. My oldest MTB is a'92 Trek 970 which I keep reconfiguring for various purposes, sometimes as a leisure road bike, sometimes as a MTB. I enjoy taking on some or the roughest singletrack around sometimes, just for a change of pace. But the mountain bike I usually ride is my 2008 Specialized Stumjumper FSR Comp. It was the first full suspension MTB I ever rode and I loved it from the first ride. Someday, when I have enough money to get things I want but don't need, I want to get rigid steel 29er single speed. Maybe a Salsa El Mariachi.

oldbobcat

Interesting article--I like the part about the wheels the best--DT 240s hubs, 32 spokes, brass nipples, box-section aluminum rims, 25 mm tubulars. Paris-Roubaix brings out the practical side of pro racing, most of the time.

bikinfool

Forget to take your geritol, or did your Depends just get wedged? I was just saying this thread needed some diversity. I didn't realize this is the 50+ roadie forum but maybe it is...or maybe you're just too old.

bikinfool

I think you're one of a small handful of other posters here in the 50 + forum that even brings up using a mountain bike (other than on a MUP or other non-mountain sort of use). That 970 is definitely a classic. I do prefer some suspension in my "old" age. I have been riding my Nomad (6.3" front, 6.5" rear travel, both coil) recently after putting it away for much of the last year after moving back from the mountains to the SF bay area. It climbs very well, handles tight singletrack well and is superb when getting some nice air. My Moots YBB is my classic; a good speed machine for the smoother trails these days, it's also my first bike with front and rear suspension (from 97), but the softtail design doesn't really cut it on the rougher stuff. Don't think a 29er is in my future, but did convert the newest Heckler to 650B wheels I built for it, but really not that great a difference over a big tire on a 26.