December is black bike month
12-15-21, 10:26 AM
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Just finished this 1968 Lygie Record Pro in a retro-mod style. Sorry about the garage door backdrop, it was too muddy everywhere else!
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12-15-21, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldairhead
Just finished this 1968 Lygie Record Pro in a retro-mod style. Sorry about the garage door backdrop, it was too muddy everywhere else!
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12-15-21, 12:36 PM
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I do not remember if I have already published this one here but... I reckon it is december again so what the h...
Conti Designer 84. A bike that has served me well (a lot).
More pictures here:
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Conti Designer 84. A bike that has served me well (a lot).
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/453061...h/50866798016/
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12-15-21, 12:43 PM
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RUSA #3100
Originally Posted by DQRider
Do I spy a Cardiff saddle on this gorgeous bicycle? How do you like it in comparison to Brooks?
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12-15-21, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Oldairhead
Yes, it is a Cardiff saddle and overall I like it. Is is not the same quality as an older Brooks, but for that matter the newer Brooks aren't as good either.
I have two Cardiff saddles on my bikes: a Mercia and a Cornwall. Both were absolute bargains when I bought them, and I think they compare favorably to the basic B17.
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12-15-21, 01:36 PM
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'84 Chas Roberts
~ '90 Verago
Neither has original parts but a collection of what I like.
~ '90 Verago
Neither has original parts but a collection of what I like.
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12-16-21, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Flatforkcrown
72 le champ, with minor upgrades
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12-16-21, 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Oldairhead
Just finished this 1968 Lygie Record Pro in a retro-mod style. Sorry about the garage door backdrop, it was too muddy everywhere else!
12-16-21, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Bad Lag
THAT is one nice bike. I can hear it calling out to me to be ridden. I mean, just LOOK at it!
12-16-21, 11:44 AM
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RUSA #3100
Originally Posted by gaucho777
Nice! Function and beauty...is that a Soma cage on the RD? How's the shifting?
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12-16-21, 01:22 PM
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I’m so pumped that I can post in this thread. Brand new to me Super Prestige.
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12-16-21, 05:00 PM
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1981 Mike Melton (owned since new) w/ pre-war Sturmey AW (uh, not owned since new)
12-16-21, 05:02 PM
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'84 Alex Moulton AM (owned since new) on the $122,000,000 Margaret McDermott bike/pedestrian bridge, Dallas
12-16-21, 05:06 PM
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I rode this black bike more distance than any of the others during 2021:
Plucky little machine & quite a goer.
Plucky little machine & quite a goer.
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12-16-21, 05:19 PM
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'08 BikeFriday tikit i11 (owned since new)
12-16-21, 09:54 PM
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Here’s my humble Trek 510
12-16-21, 10:12 PM
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Daily driver until the seatstays decided to go their separate ways from the rest of the frame.
12-22-21, 08:51 PM
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