December is black bike month
12-08-17, 05:50 PM
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I forgot, I have another black bike. Maybe that's an indication that I have too many bikes. Tommasini Super Prestige.
12-08-17, 07:11 PM
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'81 957 in cognito:
'79 or '80 930:
'79 or '80 930:
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12-08-17, 09:03 PM
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Black Chrome in the snow
12-08-17, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Roadwanderer
Here's my newest bicycle: 1972 Royce Union 5 speed
12-08-17, 09:33 PM
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A Peugeot and a Bertin
a couple of noir french 
12-08-17, 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 1simplexnut
a couple of noir french
Wake me up when this is all settled.
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12-09-17, 08:41 AM
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Here is my early 1980s Ross MTB that I keep at my parents' house in the USA.
Ross Suntour AGtech Rear 01 (3).jpg
The photo is terrible but it's heavily sun-faded gloss black and looks much worse than the pictures indicate. Tubing is probably mid-grade Ishiwata (27.0 mm seatpost).
This summer I sourced and installed the NOS Suntour AG Tech derailleurs that were probably original to the bike. Someday I'd like to find a set of the gold-anodized rims and hubs that it probably had originally.
Ross Suntour AGtech Rear 01 (3).jpg
The photo is terrible but it's heavily sun-faded gloss black and looks much worse than the pictures indicate. Tubing is probably mid-grade Ishiwata (27.0 mm seatpost).
This summer I sourced and installed the NOS Suntour AG Tech derailleurs that were probably original to the bike. Someday I'd like to find a set of the gold-anodized rims and hubs that it probably had originally.
12-09-17, 09:02 AM
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12-09-17, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by crank_addict
Gets my vote with the shorty's, styln' derailleur crash bar and neato shifter-
I know, right? That shifter is really cool.
12-10-17, 10:31 PM
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1978 Masi Criterium, special edition made from SL instead of Reynolds
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12-11-17, 09:34 PM
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1987 Schwinn Prologue.
"Top half" is as it was originally built-up with Suntour Sprint. Rear drive-train is upgraded to Ultegra 10 sp. w/ Dura Ace shifters. Dura Ace hubs.
"Top half" is as it was originally built-up with Suntour Sprint. Rear drive-train is upgraded to Ultegra 10 sp. w/ Dura Ace shifters. Dura Ace hubs.
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12-11-17, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by greg3rd48
I suppose that black bikes are my chosen vehicle for building a retro roadie.
My '89 Fuji Ace retro roadie.
Poughkeepsie through Shawangunk Trail back to Cold Spring by irishbx4th, on Flickr
My '87 Cannondale Black Lightning retro roadie.
Untitled by irishbx4th, on Flickr
My '89 Fuji Ace retro roadie.
Poughkeepsie through Shawangunk Trail back to Cold Spring by irishbx4th, on FlickrMy '87 Cannondale Black Lightning retro roadie.
Untitled by irishbx4th, on FlickrBest, Ben
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12-12-17, 06:32 AM
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@xiaoman1 That I do Ben!
12-12-17, 12:15 PM
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May as well add this one. Black Pearl. Posted before, but here again since it's close enough to black I think.
12-13-17, 07:09 AM
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I'm one of those guys who believes that function beats form nearly every time but, man, that rack looks out of place.
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12-13-17, 10:03 AM
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Black Staco De Luxe 3 speed on a commuting ride in icy december environment (and with spike tyres 
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12-13-17, 10:12 AM
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12-13-17, 10:25 AM
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I think black might be my new favorite bike color. The old becomes new again.
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