C&V Confessional
08-17-15 | 06:51 PM
#54
do-over candidate
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 1,779
Likes: 631
From: PNW
Bikes: One of everything and three of everything French
08-17-15 | 06:54 PM
#55
Banned.
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 4,816
Likes: 29
From: on the beach
Bikes: '73 falcon sr, '76 grand record, '84 davidson
i think i bought a stolen brooks b17 special saddle off craigs once. the guy was a real creep. maybe i shouldn't have bought it. i dunno. i really needed it at the time.
but ... if there's a flipper circle in dante's hell, i'm pretty sure i'll be near the top ... hopefully near the (other) prostitutes and self indulgent.
and as the talking heads sang, "heaven is a place ... where nothing ever happens..."
but ... if there's a flipper circle in dante's hell, i'm pretty sure i'll be near the top ... hopefully near the (other) prostitutes and self indulgent.
and as the talking heads sang, "heaven is a place ... where nothing ever happens..."
08-17-15 | 07:47 PM
#57
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 8
From: NYC
I was never sure if that simply meant I had a bad example of the latter?
08-17-15 | 08:13 PM
#58
What??? Only 2 wheels?
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,501
Likes: 996
From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
My Bianchi has Gatorskins.
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Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
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08-17-15 | 09:03 PM
#60
curmudgineer
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 4,417
Likes: 113
From: Chicago SW burbs
Bikes: 2 many 2 fit here
That is absolutely brilliant! I LOVE IT!
It reminds me of a show I used to love called Babylon 5. In one of the episodes the show's Captain/main protagonist tells the show's villain (at least the villain at that point) that he's fed him a very sophisticated tracking/monitoring device. Later, the Captain's security officer tells him he didn't think they had anything like that...to which the captain responds that's the beauty...because it doesn't exist, they're going to torture the heck out of him looking for it.
(Yes, I'm a complete nerd)
It reminds me of a show I used to love called Babylon 5. In one of the episodes the show's Captain/main protagonist tells the show's villain (at least the villain at that point) that he's fed him a very sophisticated tracking/monitoring device. Later, the Captain's security officer tells him he didn't think they had anything like that...to which the captain responds that's the beauty...because it doesn't exist, they're going to torture the heck out of him looking for it.
(Yes, I'm a complete nerd)
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08-17-15 | 09:42 PM
#62
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 3,455
Likes: 77
From: Chicago area
I think my Shimano Tri Color is every bit as pretty as my Campagnolo NR. There, I said it. 
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My bikes: 1970`s Roberts - 1981 Miyata 912 - 1980`s Ocshner (Chrome) - 1987 Schwinn Circuit - 1987 Schwinn Prologue - 1992 Schwinn Crosspoint - 1999 Schwinn Circuit - 2014 Cannondale Super Six EVO
08-17-15 | 10:20 PM
#63
Super Moderator
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 21,987
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From: Ffld Cnty Connecticut
Bikes: Old Steelies I made, Old Cannondales
Me too. More for nostalgia than anything else at this point.
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08-17-15 | 10:21 PM
#64
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 2,728
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From: Berkeley CA
Bikes: 1981 Ron Cooper, 1974 Cinelli Speciale Corsa, 1975 Alex Singer, 2000 Gary Fisher Sugar 1, 1986 Miyata 710, 1982 Raleigh "International", 1985 Trek 720
I feel guilty about having sullied the reputation of my Nuovo Record parts by adding a triplizer and long cage to provide lower gearing.
Also, my brakes not only rub at 30 miles but both of my tires go flat by 60 miles.
Also, my brakes not only rub at 30 miles but both of my tires go flat by 60 miles.
08-17-15 | 10:22 PM
#65
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From: Ffld Cnty Connecticut
Bikes: Old Steelies I made, Old Cannondales
I always thought Campy C-Record was fugly. Had it on team race bikes back when. Underwhelmed. Sold it a while back.
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08-17-15 | 10:42 PM
#66
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
Likes: 152
From: YEG
Bikes: See my sig...
Please say 20 Fausto Coppis and 20 Marco Pantanis so that you might gain absolution for your sins.
08-17-15 | 10:49 PM
#67
Bicycle Repair Man !!!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 27,266
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From: YEG
Bikes: See my sig...
Some may think that there are a multitude of sins but the only unpardonable sin is that of mixing Campagnolo with Shimano which will damn your soul to an eternal hell of multi use pathways that are populated with uncontrolled dogs and joggers who cannot hear you over their headphones.
One shudders to think of what an eternity of that would be like.
People are free to believe whatever they may but is the combination of disparate beliefs that truly angers our lord and saviour, blessed be his name.
One shudders to think of what an eternity of that would be like.
People are free to believe whatever they may but is the combination of disparate beliefs that truly angers our lord and saviour, blessed be his name.
08-17-15 | 10:52 PM
#68
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,050
Likes: 96
From: San Diego
Bikes: 1989 Schwinn World Sport. 1994 Diamond Back Response Elite MTB. 1964 Schwinn Typhoon. 1974 Bridgestone Sprinter, 2015 Scott Sub 10 Citybike.
I like mountain bikes, and really want a 2015 model. Sorry. Please forgive me. 
08-17-15 | 11:21 PM
#69
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 7,955
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From: Port Angeles, WA
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
I didn't have the heart to remind him I offered him my 26-lb Kona Lava Dome for $250, less than a year ago. And it's his size.
We're going to go out and ride the logging roads above town on Wednesday night and I'm gonna kick his 22-year-old soccer-star ass. On my Kona.
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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08-18-15 | 01:12 AM
#71
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,324
Likes: 80
From: Vancouver, BC
Bikes: Are several.
Took a two week holiday, left the bike(s) at home.
Passed many cyclists on the highways, both practical and heroic (riding a narrow switchback road up to a 6500ft summit in the Canadian Rockies, which happens to be covered in horseflies, anyone?)
I regret it, and feel the need to confess.
I rode my regular short evening route my second day back, and it felt good. Long ride this weekend.
Passed many cyclists on the highways, both practical and heroic (riding a narrow switchback road up to a 6500ft summit in the Canadian Rockies, which happens to be covered in horseflies, anyone?)
I regret it, and feel the need to confess.
I rode my regular short evening route my second day back, and it felt good. Long ride this weekend.
08-18-15 | 01:31 AM
#72
Cisalpinist
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 5,557
Likes: 18
From: Holland
Bikes: blue ones.
08-18-15 | 04:20 AM
#73
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 13,358
Likes: 665
From: northern michigan
Bikes: '77 Colnago Super, '76 Fuji The Finest, '88 Cannondale Criterium, '86 Trek 760, '87 Miyata 712
08-18-15 | 05:45 AM
#74
Fat Guy on a Little Bike
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 15,946
Likes: 371
From: Philadelphia, PA
Bikes: Two wheeled ones
My son, we all have these feelings at times and it is only through the grace of our lord and saviour, Eddy Merckx (blessed be his name) that we relent and do not act out on these fantasies.
Please say 20 Fausto Coppis and 20 Marco Pantanis so that you might gain absolution for your sins.
Please say 20 Fausto Coppis and 20 Marco Pantanis so that you might gain absolution for your sins.
Hail Coppi, full of grace...the Bianchi is with him...
Blessed are thou amongst Campy, and blessed is the fruit of thy yellow jerseys
Hail Coppi, champion of tours, pray for our triples
Now at the hour of our ascent
Amen
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08-18-15 | 05:53 AM
#75
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,492
Likes: 270
From: STP