iab

8. Nobody, and I mean nobody, puts 2 vents on 1 door

Wildwood 

6. Roses in bloom at wrong time of the year
7. Handlebar drops aren't level with top tube
8. The bike and bottle are post 1987.

steelbikeguy

egregious sins??
All I see are minor style violations...

1. large, modern water bottle
2. should use 3 brake cable clips instead of 2.
3. crank arms not aligned with seat tube.
4. not enough fork rake??

Seems like a bike very much in the spirit of Eroica.


Steve in Peoria

Wildwood 

Yeah, no snow at my Erotica, my rubber goes soft in the cold.

jiangshi

That bike ain't got a chain.
Toe clips?!?

eschlwc

people take non-drive side photos when they're embarrassed for an ugly crank.

rhm

Busted.

But I think that's not the point. My bike is compliant only by coincidence. I don't have to break the rules to hang with the guys who flaunt them. I mean... rules? Pffft. Why should I care if they come up with a rule that tells me this is the way I should walk? I was walking this way before they made up a rule about it.

The Golden Boy 

Ha Ha!

Modern bar tape and modern cable housing! An unashamed beast flaunting disregard for your so called "rules!"

jimmuller 

Wow, Bob, I never would have taken you for an anarchist.

choteau

Pffffffff the sound my last flat tire made when it wanted my attention

redneckwes

-5 points for plastic toe clips...

nesteel 

OH come on. I drove a total of 20 hours to ride Cino Heroica.

pastorbobnlnh 

I'm a real rebel! Out and about Pfffffffffffffffffing with @BluesDaddy!



Riding an 'Eroica qualified '83 Paramount frameset--- but sheeeeeeeesh it's clothed in early '90s Shimano 105!



Well, at least it is running down tube shifters in the friction setting and tubular tires (even if they do have that Gator skin hide)!
@Wildwood, well, it's just obvious you are not a Hard Man! No 'Eroica for you while you Pfffffffffff!

pastorbobnlnh 

Helps to keep my size 13 twitchy clod hoppers on those thingies for your feet!

Numbskull

Pfffffffffffff. You're way too forgiving for this topic?

Cork bar tape
Plastic bar plugs
Puke colored reproduction brake hoods (real ones from the early 70's are darker)
Ugly D2R2 bottle
Modern bottle cage
Titanium Brooks seat (correct ones have chrome rails)
Machined brake tracts (i.e., modern rims)
Japanese modern chain/freewheel (admittedly hard to see)
BUT THE MOST HORRIBLE OF ALL.................50th Anniversary Pedals (gold dust caps) on an early 70's bike!

Fortunately you can't see the wrong brake housing, and mismatched locknut date codes.

Darn, I was just fortunate they were busy dragging some sad poser out of the line for having shifter cables without a stamped <C> on them while I slipped through.

iab

Gravity.

It works most of the time too.

Velognome 

Answer- Hell no, I show up for the food and drinks at the end!

pastorbobnlnh 

Pffffffffffffffffff on all those miles and vertical feet! Go for the grub! That's the spirit!

seypat

Regarding toe clips, MKS makes a deep model. I wear a 11.5 shoe and their large is the right size for me. I mistakenly ordered a size LL the first time. Way too big. If someone wants them, PM me. Otherwise, they will just sit in the box of parts they are in and never see the light of day.

Back to the thread, do the allen headed crank bolts with built in dust caps get accepted? If not, then Pfffffffffffft! Those are one of the greatest things ever to come along in cycling. If you have ever had to make a repair in the field you will know what I am talking about. The chain tool bolt on a Park IB3 Multi Tool fits perfectly.

seypat

Foo and drinks at the end, what about all of the goodies at the rest stops? By the time I get to the end, my pockets are stuffed full of goodies.

jimmuller 

Nice pic! You guys Pfffffffffffffffffed into some gret scenery!

Speaking of BluesDaddy, how's/what's he doing these days? Haven't seen his name in BF for a while.

shoota 

Would I qualify?

RobbieTunes

Too much saddle.

pastorbobnlnh 

@jimmuller, @BluesDaddy and I chat often. Last week he stopped by the church on the way to cover a story.

pastorbobnlnh 

Are we done Pfffffffffffing already? Come now good non-'Eroica C&V riders. Can't we show a few more rule breakers? It's winter after all, and for some of us the ridding can be limited. Dig through those photos and throw something down!

Here's another in my collection. Isn't there a 1987 cutoff? I always thought that was sort of arbitrary. For example I give you my '88 Cannondale ST400. Here is how it looked in the CL ad several years ago.



6 speed freewheel, double crankset, friction down tube shifters, non aero brake levers. Full 'Erioca compliance except year of manufacture.

Here it is as my winter rider all these years later.



8 speed HG cassette, Cannondale cranks with 9/10 speed rings, Shimano friction barend shifters, Shimano Deore/Tourney RD & FD, Paul Racer brakes, Tektro Aero brake levers. Also, all the white cables are all old school, non-lined housings.

I even ran @mtnbke 's Joe's RD on it for a time before the winter salt applications began!



BTW, the modern 9 speed Deore shifts better.