Show Your Road Bike to City Bike Conversions
08-10-17, 02:16 PM
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Show Your Road Bike to City Bike Conversions
Fuji Royale bought in June 2015 for $45.
SKS fender installation can be a real PITA, but the struts were finally trimmed today. That's the best I can do on fender line.
SKS fender installation can be a real PITA, but the struts were finally trimmed today. That's the best I can do on fender line.
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08-10-17, 02:19 PM
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Hard at work on my UE 8 project:
08-10-17, 06:43 PM
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Trek 510 Ishiwata frameset to which I had a local framebuilder add some braze-ons; cable guides and stops, canti bosses, rack and lowrider bosses, bottle bosses. Sprayed with Krylon Titanium (everyone needs some Ti, right?) from Lowe's and ready to go. Unfortunately, bikes of this vintage can't take a very wide tire and this one is limited to 30C but that's okay for smooth roads.
Needs a photo without all the shadows.
Trek 510 built1.jpg
Needs a photo without all the shadows.
Trek 510 built1.jpg
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08-10-17, 09:28 PM
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83'ish SR Triathlete. Champion #2, Duomatic, single TA chainset, Universal sidepull, Nitto bars, old English alloy rack.
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08-11-17, 07:01 AM
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My idea of a city bike conversion is to add a handlebar bag, Pletscher rack, and (not shown) panniers. 
I also find a 93.5" (45/13) top gear -- not much over a typical English 3-speed's top gear -- more than adequate for city and suburbs.
I also find a 93.5" (45/13) top gear -- not much over a typical English 3-speed's top gear -- more than adequate for city and suburbs.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
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08-11-17, 12:51 PM
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My Raleigh Olympian, converted to 650B with Tractor Supply horse saddlebags. I flipped the saddlebags around recently to lessen the chance of heel strike.
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08-11-17, 09:29 PM
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A late 60s Raleigh Super course that had been in my buddy's basement shop for about 20 years that I rehabbed and reimaged as an Upright Gentleman's city bicycle
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After
I was also thinking recently I need to find a deal on an entry level bike boom road bike and rehab it as a city bike to see if it garners more interest that way than as a nicely rebuilt entry level road bike.
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I was also thinking recently I need to find a deal on an entry level bike boom road bike and rehab it as a city bike to see if it garners more interest that way than as a nicely rebuilt entry level road bike.
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08-12-17, 12:58 PM
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08-12-17, 02:39 PM
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73 Raleigh Record
1973 Raleigh record, replacement Tange fork made threadless (original presumed to still be at ex-wife's house.)
Powdercoated in OD green. VO bar, King Cage titanium shotglass/bell, Microshift rd, Matrix ISO rims laced to ShimaNO! 6oo hubs, VO fenders. FUn ride!
Powdercoated in OD green. VO bar, King Cage titanium shotglass/bell, Microshift rd, Matrix ISO rims laced to ShimaNO! 6oo hubs, VO fenders. FUn ride!
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08-13-17, 11:20 AM
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1984 Trek 500 currently being converted to city(ish) bike. I live in the woods and it is hilly so I keep the triple.
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Hmm. All my bikes could be city bikes 'cept for the skinnier sew-up tires maybe.
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Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
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Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
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Dang @SquidPuppet, just Dang.
Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
Fattie Schwalbe on Lavender and Tan on Tan with Brown.
Nice eye and composition.
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For a while, my 1971 Raleigh Super Course was a townie bike.
Currently, my 1975 Viscount is a fixie-townie.
Currently, my 1975 Viscount is a fixie-townie.
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these will be familiar to those who have been around but they have stood the test of time
83 Nishiki. Original frame, fork and seatpost. This was what got me back into wrenching on bikes. Coldset the frame, have rebuilt one wheel, headset install, 700cm conversion, rattle can paint job, you name I did it pretty much
1x8 drive frame, Campy crankset and bb, cheapy thumb shifter, tectro long reach brakes, brooks b17, nitto stem and bars, gets regular use to jump on and get stuff on the weekend, backup commuter
84 Torpado Super simple conversion, Velop orange postino bars, tektro city brake levers and a wald basket, that is it (I have put this back to original, but this was super fun in this format, but a bit redundant to the nishki)
83 Nishiki. Original frame, fork and seatpost. This was what got me back into wrenching on bikes. Coldset the frame, have rebuilt one wheel, headset install, 700cm conversion, rattle can paint job, you name I did it pretty much
1x8 drive frame, Campy crankset and bb, cheapy thumb shifter, tectro long reach brakes, brooks b17, nitto stem and bars, gets regular use to jump on and get stuff on the weekend, backup commuter
84 Torpado Super simple conversion, Velop orange postino bars, tektro city brake levers and a wald basket, that is it (I have put this back to original, but this was super fun in this format, but a bit redundant to the nishki)
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(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
Life is too short not to ride the best bike you have, as much as you can
(looking for Torpado Super light frame/fork or for Raleigh International frame fork 58cm)
