Still Pedaling

Awe, come on phillybill -- give it a try.

BassNotBass

I think that's a pretty cool color (for not being black). If I lived nearby I would offer to trade him that bike for my red&creme Nishiki Olympic of the same era.

badmother

I am sure he would accept

cplager

There are several men's pink road bikes out there. Having a pink bike makes you more visible, which is a good thing.

Anybody who doesn't want to ride their pink bike can send it to me.

phillybill

I had a classic DeRosa about 6 years ago that I had Steve Bilenky repaint for me. It was supposed to be Purple.... but it came out closer to some sort of Pink... (Powdercoated). None of us could believe the color... I eventually sold the frame to a guy in San Francisco who loved the color.

To this day if I ever need to get a favor from Blinkey.... I only have to mention the DeRosa frame

itsmoot

Same color scheme as a Bianchi Eros a friend bought via craigslist for his son to ride at college.

The kid was tickled pink...

rain13

I'm from Indonesia, and yes 'feminine' colour on a bike ridden by male is not such a big deal down here
Haha, yeah, talking about color clash! I might get a red Ortlieb to 'match' the colour better hehe..

The rear hub is SRAM Dual Drive, a heavy thing but very nice to use.

Still Pedaling

May I assume you live in Jakarta? Back in '93 I traveled there and had a wonderful time -- for the most part. I was extremely careful with water. I ate mostly at the hotel so I didn't have a concern with drinking water. Bottled water, beer and soda in a can or bottle was all I drank. That was it, except for my morning coffee at the hotel, but whatever water they used was great for the coffee, wow! One of the best cups of coffee I have ever drank. Awesome coffee beans come out of Indonesia. Hey, I guess they don't call one of the islands Java for their tea . I made one costly mistake one day while about half way through my trip. I ate at a restaurant and ordered a soda -- oops -- it came with ice. That did it. I won't go into details .

Enjoy your pink bike. One thing though, at least with all the color combinations you will stand out in traffic. Now there is a subject for you. Before I left for Indonesia I got an international drivers license figuring I will rent a car. Well, the drive in the taxi to my hotel squashed that idea in a hurry. I never saw so much traffic. I recall, one day, asking a cab driver why they bothered painting lines on the road, as you have three lanes for traffic and the drivers are making six out of them . As chaotic as I perceived it, all the time I was there while out in a cab every day, I never saw a single accident. But I did see a bad accident a short while after leaving the airport in Phoenix when I came home from my trip late at night, or I should say in the wee hours of the morning, with virtually no traffic on the road -- go figure.

Cheers
Wayne

rain13

Yes, indeed I live in Jakarta, although I've spent nearly half of my life in Australia.
Haha, yeah whenever I've had friends coming from abroad I'd say to them becareful of what you drink, and don't you ever ever drink water straight from the tap...

It takes a nerve of steel to ride a bike in this city, especially during peak hour. Forget about giving cyclist 1.5 meter of space, as the cars and motorcycles will squeeze themselves to every inch of road space possible (painted lanes on the road is a joke, people ignore them anyway, like you've already seen before). Cycling is the most logical way to get around the city, sure it's bloody hot and humid out there, but it beats sitting in a car for hours every single day.

So, me and my pink Tikit will happily cycle past the endless row of cars every day, until I can get my hand at that nice bright red Pocket Rocket Pro... yummm...

Still Pedaling

Pocket Rocket Pro. One sweet ride. Hey, they make a pink one with nice bright green cables which will go nice with your helmet. $1800 on this side of the pond. What does one have to fork out your end? I will have to dream about that unless the "Publisher's Clearinghouse" van pays a visit. The big prize is $5000/week for life. I can live with that.

I don't know, I can't imagine someone riding a bike in the streets of Jakarta, but they do. I saw so many riders darting in and out of traffic. Yes, it does beat being stuck in traffic sitting in a car. Its frustrating to say the least. One part of the car you don't want failing on you is the horn. It pays a major role in driving. You can't change lanes there unless your horn is loud and clear. My first taxi cab ride in the traffic of Jakarta was a nail biting experience. With all the horns blowing I imagined major road rage until I understood that that is normal traffic procedure. After awhile I got used to it, but like I mentioned earlier, with all the chaos on the roads, I saw no accidents. Amazing drivers. I'm sure if drivers from my neck of the woods were to drive out there it would be pandemonium -- gun fire everywhere.

Be safe out there.

Cheers
Wayne