C&V Confessional
06-17-16 | 10:37 PM
#226
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,130
Likes: 248
From: Midwest
Bikes: See the signature....
Hey, sometimes you just wanna shift without it sounding like an non-synchronized truck transmission.
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My bikes: '81 Trek 957, '83 Trek 720, '84 Trek 770, '85 Centurion Cinelli
My bikes: '81 Trek 957, '83 Trek 720, '84 Trek 770, '85 Centurion Cinelli
06-17-16 | 10:52 PM
#227
Bike Butcher of Portland
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 12,486
Likes: 8,054
From: Portland, OR
Bikes: It's complicated.
I'm just now seeing this thread.
In my memories, the best riding bike I ever owned was a first gen carbon fiber Specialized Allez. If the damn down tube hadn't separated from the bottom bracket, I might never have spoken "steel is real".
In my memories, the best riding bike I ever owned was a first gen carbon fiber Specialized Allez. If the damn down tube hadn't separated from the bottom bracket, I might never have spoken "steel is real".
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If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
If someone tells you that you have enough bicycles and you don't need any more, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.
06-17-16 | 11:52 PM
#228
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 1,376
Likes: 162
From: Capestang, France
Bikes: Lots of French, some British and a couple of Italian
I bought a very lovely 70s mixte for my SO. She's not a cyclist so I tried to lighten it for her by taking some things off, despite it being completely original. I realised afterwards, she wouldn't have noticed the slightest bit of difference, and the bits I removed have gone by the wayside.
I'm so annoyed/embarrassed with myself about it that I've never posted it on the forum.
I'm so annoyed/embarrassed with myself about it that I've never posted it on the forum.
Last edited by MiloFrance; 06-17-16 at 11:59 PM.
06-17-16 | 11:56 PM
#229
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 22,676
Likes: 2,643
From: CID
Bikes: 1991 Bianchi Eros, 1964 Armstrong, 1988 Diamondback Ascent, 1988 Bianchi Premio, 1987 Bianchi Sport SX, 1980s Raleigh mixte (hers), All-City Space Horse (hers)
I have to confess that I was helping answer a question in Bike Mechanics and found myself lusting after Dura-Ace 11-speed cassettes.
06-18-16 | 08:30 PM
#232
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 137
Likes: 0
From: Versailles, KY
Bikes: Too many to list in this particular space...
I"ve lusted for a Schwinn Town and Country trike for decades. Must have one with a diff and 3 speeds (as I'm a vehicle mechanical engineering geek and that is ME cycling geekiness)...
I don't care if it weighs 65 pounds.
I wonder if I could come up with Positraction for it?
I don't care if it weighs 65 pounds.
I wonder if I could come up with Positraction for it?
