smurfy

I like looking at all these cool bikes.

It's like looking at p0rn except I don't have to hide it from the old lady!

Shiznaz

You still have to explain why you are masturbating though.

luciano

Here's mine, put a picture of it on my computer so figured I'd put it on here too.

WithNail

I just got a digi-cam and these are my first pics I know nobody on here has seen my bike yet so I figured I'd post 'em. I know the bike looks like it's been through wwII but i'm getting it painted again soon and this time it'll be powder coated so the paint will stick.

habitus

yeah, it's got that "seasoned" look. what's the frame?

WithNail

it's a late 90's KHS like a few years before they stopped doing the sloped tt.

icithecat

withnail. If it is not rusting, leave it like it is. Nothing beats an ugly bike with good components. A thief would steal a cheap mtb and leave yours alone.

sxe fbm rider

I have a terrible digi cam.. so this is the only picture for now..more when I get real film..

WithNail

You callin' my bike ugly!?!?!

hahah yah I'm worried about the whole rusting thing so I really feel it is necessary to paint it. Don't get me wrong I love the whole beat up street fighter look but I have to take care of this one, it's been good to me.

here are some pics of the old bike that I crashed this past summer. . . some of you may remember the story. The whold avoiding the kid only to get hit by a car because of it.

bostontrevor

Nice looking ride. 27" up front and 700c out back?

sxe fbm rider

I dont know why it looks like that, but both are 700c.

icithecat

withnail. The reason I said that was not to put your ride down. This summer a thief or thieves used bolt cutters to steal bikes from the cage at work. Gone were two shiny mtbs with locks. Remaining was my ride, a late 70s conversion with all ultegra/600 bits.

WithNail

I know I was just teasing hahah perhaps an emotion icon would have been appropriate

inkdwheels

Here is the 79' schwinn i have been working on. Took forever to get a headset with a 27mm crown race ( i didnt want to have it milled). nitto bars, nitto 65 stem, fork from bike works, terry fly seat, 27" wheels redished with a dura ace 14t cog jbwelded on, sakae sr cranks 44t chainwheel, wieghs a ton but rides like a dream.

the last pic is my new bike with rancid's new /my old IRO

October

No need to powdercoat to keep that frame from rusting, especially if you like its character marks. I'd rather see a bike (or anything, really) used but loved, rather than being kept in closet-perfect condition because it's never touched. Give that frame a good coat of clearcoat -- or flat, if that's your thing -- and you're good to go.

Edit: But then again, if your paint isn't holding on so well in the first place, a topcoat will probably just flake away as the base layer does. hmm... Maybe powdercoating is the better option. Your call...

WithNail

i'm getting it done for like $40-50 in two colors. The front will be black and the chainstays from the wheel back will be in white. I can't afford a new bike so changing things is an easy way to make it feel new.

techone

That Schwinn looks really nice!
With the straight forks, and to me, black and light blue always looks good together, as does light blue and chrome.

October

I can't quite tell from the pictures, but are your spokes crosses soldered? With big black things? Or am I looking at something else? They almost look like cable ties... What's going on here?

pitboss

swank. Dig it.

Cynikal 

Where are you getting the powdercoating done so cheaply? I've called around in town and haven't gotten below $200. That would be worth shipping.

inkdwheels

zip ties on my spokes, my wheels are really old and can use all the help they can get.

day19

i like the animal sticker. kids I grew up with started that company. I have those stickers on everything.

WithNail

I used to race bmx for a factory team called MCS. I still know a lot of the guys that run the team and the company so they said that they would do for cost or maybe for free depending on how much time they have on their hands. The company made most of its money building a frame called the "mantis" it was a mini frame for kids racing bmx from the ages 5-9.

ultra-g

My Fuji:

nocoins

HEY! I have seen that bike before.... oh wait, I am riding the same thing. My bike looks all crappy with stickers all over it for now.... I really enjoy that bike. Have you had any problems with the front or rear wheels? I have met a few people with the same bike who said their wheels were falling apart after the first few months. I havnt had any problems with it though.