What do old people ride, lets see your bikes
04-29-13, 05:13 AM
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Beautiful stable Chas., as usual your bikes are such nice examples of the craft and sport. The Campione Del Mondo Bianchi is just a treat to see, thanks for the pics.
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04-29-13, 07:37 AM
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Saturday morning's 60-mile ride, a 1982 Fuji Team. Smooth and resilient. I'd just added a cartridge bottom bracket. PG 
04-29-13, 07:49 AM
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04-29-13, 01:04 PM
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/2826722...7623655271692/
It's an exceptionally nice riding and handling bike.
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04-29-13, 03:12 PM
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04-30-13, 12:48 PM
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I am drooling over the bikes in this thread. This was my 50th birthday present (55 now). It's not fancy but it has changed my life.
04-30-13, 01:39 PM
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Go to my signature and I have a link to my webpage go to the T900 page I have some info on it, if you need or want fill free to PM me or use the email link on my webpage I will be glad to help you.
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04-30-13, 08:07 PM
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More pictures of my Campione Del Mondo:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2826722...7623655271692/
It's an exceptionally nice riding and handling bike.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/2826722...7623655271692/
It's an exceptionally nice riding and handling bike.
05-01-13, 10:47 AM
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Oldest car and oldest bike meet for the first time
Spring has finally arrived here in Scotland, it's been a long winter and bitterly cold but today the sun came out and it was almost warm. So time to awaken my 1947 Rover from hibernation and leave the 1980 ALAN at home for a change
Spring has finally arrived here in Scotland, it's been a long winter and bitterly cold but today the sun came out and it was almost warm. So time to awaken my 1947 Rover from hibernation and leave the 1980 ALAN at home for a change
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05-01-13, 11:24 AM
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I hope you'll forgive me if I say whether yours is fancy or not, it looks just as nice to me as all the other ones in this thread. In addition to the ones I posted in the first page, I also have an upright; but no pics because it's all gouged, dirty, and well... not very photogenic. Most of the bikes I see here are beautiful, well-kept examples of the art.
05-01-13, 12:30 PM
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Nothing quite as nice as some of the bikes here. Some days I miss a light nimble road bike, but currently I'm more about utility.
My winter bike, which is my old mountain bike.
My general ride. Comfy, tracks well with a grocery run all loaded on the back, tires handle rough urban pavement with aplomb. If I ever get a chance to tour or do long a long ride, this could handle that too.
And the minivan. My wife or I can both fit in the captain location, my 8 year old son rides in back. He rides his own bike too, but this extends his range.
There are a couple of projects in storage too, including a 51 Raleigh Sports that the mountain bike replaced back in the 80s.
My winter bike, which is my old mountain bike.
My general ride. Comfy, tracks well with a grocery run all loaded on the back, tires handle rough urban pavement with aplomb. If I ever get a chance to tour or do long a long ride, this could handle that too.
And the minivan. My wife or I can both fit in the captain location, my 8 year old son rides in back. He rides his own bike too, but this extends his range.
There are a couple of projects in storage too, including a 51 Raleigh Sports that the mountain bike replaced back in the 80s.
05-01-13, 01:22 PM
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Here are my latest: Lightfoot Bigfoot and Rans Force5 Pro. They are about as different as night and day, and I love riding them both. I also have an old Greenspeed GTR lowrider tadpole trike and an old Rans Screamer tandem.
05-01-13, 02:12 PM
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1999 Schwinn Peloton--I picked up "Blue Steel" second-hand for a song. It's under-appreciated due to the "S" word in its downtube, but its specs are impressive. Reynolds 853 steel frame handbuilt in Wisconsin, full Ultegra except for the Dura-Ace RD. Its previous owner put on the Easton carbon fork and Neuvation wheels (which I've since debadged, making them infinitely better-looking). This early photo shows it with the 90mm 17° rise stem it came with. Fit for me, it now has a 110mm 6° stem. Its lively ride and crit geometry make it just a hoot to ride in traffic.
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05-03-13, 09:22 PM
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Got this one Wednesday.
05/06 Full Ultegra with only 25-30 total miles.
05/06 Full Ultegra with only 25-30 total miles.
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05-03-13, 10:23 PM
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My Wabi - fixed gear. It sports lights because I sometimes like to ride it at night - carefully - in Los Angeles, my home town.
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05-04-13, 04:42 AM
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In Cyprus:
Raleigh 531 Light Tourer
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In England:
Custom Audax by Robin Mather
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Raleigh 531 Light Tourer
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05-04-13, 10:13 AM
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How old is old? 
My everyday bike is a Rocky Mountain Metropolis, with an 8 speed Shimano Alfine hub gear. I don't think I have a picture, but it's not a very interesting bike, really. I'm thinking of replacing it with a Surley Moonlander, but built up with a hub gear. (Love the hub gear for snow)
Old road bike - steel Reynolds 531 frame bike built by a fellow I used to know. It was a sample to show to people wanting a custom frame, but he was only in the frame building business a few years. It's a beautiful bike, but the only picture I can find right now is too big to load. Maybe later.
New road bike, a Look 566. Just got it last year and love the comfortable ride. (We have the worst roads ever in Saskatchewan.) Got it last spring, previous year's model on sale.
New(er) touring bike, a Rocky Mountain Sherpa, 2010 model. It was either this or a 'cross bike for early season plowing through gravel. The Metropolis didn't quite work for highway rides with my husband on his 'cross bike.
My everyday bike is a Rocky Mountain Metropolis, with an 8 speed Shimano Alfine hub gear. I don't think I have a picture, but it's not a very interesting bike, really. I'm thinking of replacing it with a Surley Moonlander, but built up with a hub gear. (Love the hub gear for snow)
Old road bike - steel Reynolds 531 frame bike built by a fellow I used to know. It was a sample to show to people wanting a custom frame, but he was only in the frame building business a few years. It's a beautiful bike, but the only picture I can find right now is too big to load. Maybe later.
New road bike, a Look 566. Just got it last year and love the comfortable ride. (We have the worst roads ever in Saskatchewan.) Got it last spring, previous year's model on sale.
New(er) touring bike, a Rocky Mountain Sherpa, 2010 model. It was either this or a 'cross bike for early season plowing through gravel. The Metropolis didn't quite work for highway rides with my husband on his 'cross bike.
05-04-13, 11:32 AM
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05-04-13, 06:24 PM
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05-04-13, 07:11 PM
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Here are 3 (out of 5) that are mine:
Untitled by zacfi2000, on Flickr
The Trek is my commuter, the Kuota (the outside of the 3 stacked) is my main ride, the Davidson (the inside of the 3) is my classic steel. I also have a fourth not in the picture that I haven't used in a long while, plus my 5th on the trainer.
Untitled by zacfi2000, on Flickr
The Trek is my commuter, the Kuota (the outside of the 3 stacked) is my main ride, the Davidson (the inside of the 3) is my classic steel. I also have a fourth not in the picture that I haven't used in a long while, plus my 5th on the trainer.
05-04-13, 10:57 PM
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Big Bianchi
I'm 6'5 and this is the only one that fits!
