C&V Confessional
08-21-15 | 03:59 PM
#201
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
I confess that I sold off almost all my C&V fleet - but the best are in a good place and close enough that I make a point of routinely visiting & riding them. They were meant to be ridden.
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Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
08-21-15 | 07:25 PM
#202
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From: PAZ
I'll get the group down to 5/6 during the next year. One garage queen and the rest riders.
DD
08-21-15 | 07:50 PM
#203
Have bike, will travel
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 12,286
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From: Lake Geneva, WI
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
I miss using carbon soled shoes and modern Look pedals.
08-21-15 | 10:40 PM
#205
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
Lascauxcaveman being in Port Angeles make the DeRosa & Eddy & others = a regular quickie vacation. He has yet to ride the Pinarello Cadore, so that's the newest excuse to stay at the Downtown Hotel (& Bicycle Haven). This time a ride to Neah Bay or quick hop to Victoria if the weather's perfect.
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Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
08-22-15 | 04:58 AM
#206
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From: STP
08-22-15 | 05:28 AM
#207
What??? Only 2 wheels?
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 13,501
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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
Okay, I confess. I did not ride to work yesterday.
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Real cyclists use toe clips.
With great bikes comes great responsibility.
jimmuller
08-22-15 | 06:05 AM
#208
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Joined: Nov 2005
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From: NW Ohio
Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans
My daughter is the fashion police here. She gets really mad if my shirt, water bottle, and bike colors are not properly coordinated. Also, socks must match the shoes.
08-23-15 | 01:03 PM
#210
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From: PAZ
Lascauxcaveman being in Port Angeles make the DeRosa & Eddy & others = a regular quickie vacation. He has yet to ride the Pinarello Cadore, so that's the newest excuse to stay at the Downtown Hotel (& Bicycle Haven). This time a ride to Neah Bay or quick hop to Victoria if the weather's perfect.
Gotta get back out to PA for a weekend before the weather turns. Maybe after the Kittitas County Fair...
DD
08-23-15 | 01:04 PM
#211
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From: PAZ
Do you mean 32" frame? If so, wow - big dude seems like an understatement
DD
DD
08-23-15 | 08:40 PM
#212
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From: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
I don't really care about the "classic" nature of older bikes. I like C&V bikes because you can ride, work on bikes, swap out parts, do some fun wrenching for relatively cheap- (cheap when it comes to cycling as a hobby, I'm sure we all manage to spend more money than is neccesary)
I also prefer Nashville Skyline to Blonde on Blonde, and i'll raise you Blood on the Tracks.
08-24-15 | 10:26 AM
#215
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From: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
Bikes: 79 Trek 930, 80 Trek 414, 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe (coupled), 92 Schwinn Paramount PDG 5
@seedsbelize - I didn't know you like silk scarves!! Or is it the spoke protectors we're talking about?
08-24-15 | 04:09 PM
#216
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I AM AI
Joined: Aug 2013
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From: Tucson, AZ
Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare
Not long ago, a brief foray into "safety uber alles" commuting somehow overwhelmed all sense of good taste and personal dignity. For about six weeks my bike looked like this:
...and it will forever haunt me.
...and it will forever haunt me.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
08-24-15 | 04:56 PM
#218
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06-16-16 | 09:38 AM
#220
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From: Tucson, AZ
Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare
Reviving this thread to confess that today I hooked up a kid-hauling bike trailer to a Univega Superstrada.
My boy wanted a bike instead of a car ride to his preschool, and it occurred to me that I don't currently own a dedicated do-random-stuff-like-haul-a-kid bike right now. So the old race bike got pressed into some rather dubious service. Almost took a picture but really, it was pretty horrifying.
My boy wanted a bike instead of a car ride to his preschool, and it occurred to me that I don't currently own a dedicated do-random-stuff-like-haul-a-kid bike right now. So the old race bike got pressed into some rather dubious service. Almost took a picture but really, it was pretty horrifying.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
06-16-16 | 10:29 AM
#222
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From: Jacksonville, NC
Bikes: A few
06-17-16 | 06:22 PM
#223
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From: Tucson, AZ
Bikes: 2008 S-Works Roubaix SL, 1979 Raleigh Comp GS, 1978 Schwinn Volare
[MENTION=207730]3speedslow[/MENTION] -- The yellow stripes on the frame are super-reflective safety tape. But they looked out of place with the black saddle and tape, so I swapped those out for yellow to maximize daytime visibility. The end result was the wretched mess of a Super Sport you see before you.
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A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
A race bike in any era is a highly personal choice that at its "best" balances the requirements of fit, weight, handling, durability and cost tempered by the willingness to toss it and oneself down the pavement at considerable speed. ~Bandera
06-17-16 | 10:09 PM
#225
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From: Point Reyes Station, California
Bikes: Indeed!
1-I don't much care for most Hetchins frames, too gaudy and the lines of their ornate lugs have no fluidity to them.
2-I mix Record 10-speed carbon brifters with Shimano XT derailleurs on two of my bikes.
3-I own 3 aluminum bikes, one fixie, and two skinsuits.
4-I carry a GPS on all my rides and have even mounted it to the handlebars of some of my vintage bikes... and download all my rides to Strava.
5-I think that N+1 is overrated but my bikes don't agree: They seem to multiply in my basement when I'm not looking.
6-I always leave the valve caps on my presta valves, like little condoms, in the hope that it will slow down the bicycle population explosion. (See number 5 above)
7-I've built a hundred or so wheels over the years and don't know if I have ever lined up the valve hole so that you can see the hub logo through it. But then I never look through my valve holes anyway since they usually have valves in them.
8-I've become blase about Campy Nuovo Record.
9-I commuted across San Francisco on a Schwinn Hollywood for two years.
10-I wear black socks when riding my 70's vintage race bike.
Brent
2-I mix Record 10-speed carbon brifters with Shimano XT derailleurs on two of my bikes.
3-I own 3 aluminum bikes, one fixie, and two skinsuits.
4-I carry a GPS on all my rides and have even mounted it to the handlebars of some of my vintage bikes... and download all my rides to Strava.
5-I think that N+1 is overrated but my bikes don't agree: They seem to multiply in my basement when I'm not looking.
6-I always leave the valve caps on my presta valves, like little condoms, in the hope that it will slow down the bicycle population explosion. (See number 5 above)
7-I've built a hundred or so wheels over the years and don't know if I have ever lined up the valve hole so that you can see the hub logo through it. But then I never look through my valve holes anyway since they usually have valves in them.
8-I've become blase about Campy Nuovo Record.
9-I commuted across San Francisco on a Schwinn Hollywood for two years.
10-I wear black socks when riding my 70's vintage race bike.
Brent