December is black bike month
12-13-17, 02:19 PM
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Gotta love black
Here's my humble contribution, an unknown Asian frame from '77
I've painted the fluting on the stem and cranks black to match the bike
I've painted the fluting on the stem and cranks black to match the bike
12-13-17, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jamesdak
There was a guy at my first duty station in the early 80s with a sweet JPS Capri much like the one in this picture. I so wanted that car.
Back to black bikes: I just realized I have another one, languishing somewhere at the bottom of my parts bin. It's a Batavus something or other. Looking at the pic again, I'm thinking it might be a nice entrant to the latest clunker challenge, as I paid €25 for it:
12-13-17, 07:18 PM
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Alex Singer 650b Campeur
Alex Singer 650b Campeur
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12-13-17, 08:52 PM
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OK I'll play. I have/had quite a few black bikes.
60s Bianchi Specialissima
1960 Frejus
1977 Confente
1984 Masi GC
1973 Peugeot (custom paint)
Schwinn Paramount
Schwinn Paramount
60s Bianchi Specialissima
1960 Frejus
1977 Confente
1984 Masi GC
1973 Peugeot (custom paint)
Schwinn Paramount
Schwinn Paramount
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12-13-17, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueDevil63
OK I'll play. I have/had quite a few black bikes.
1) Looks like the smaller Schwinn might be extra. PM if ever selling.
2) Do you have a photo gallery of the Confente? Edit: Found them. Just wow.
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12-13-17, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by F.Bacchus
Here's my humble contribution, an unknown Asian frame from '77
I've painted the fluting on the stem and cranks black to match the bike
I've painted the fluting on the stem and cranks black to match the bike
Nice! Cool stem and Suberbe . . .
12-14-17, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by BlueDevil63
OK I'll play. I have/had quite a few black bikes.
1977 Confente
1977 Confente
Looks my size too 
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12-14-17, 04:39 PM
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12-14-17, 09:33 PM
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12-14-17, 11:18 PM
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Black bikes for December: Longtime 1986 Trek 400 Elance, and (worse pic bike-wise) my commuter, a 1968 Raleigh Sports.
12-15-17, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bikor
Black bikes for December: Longtime 1986 Trek 400 Elance, and (worse pic bike-wise) my commuter, a 1968 Raleigh Sports.
12-15-17, 09:25 AM
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Bruce Gordon Chinook 650b / flat bar conversion. Flatbars might be replaced with another style of bar, not sure if i dig them!
12-15-17, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by non-fixie
Thanks for triggering the memories non-fixie, I already posted my black bikes, so I got nothing else.
12-15-17, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Piff
Nice Elance, how wide of a tire can it fit?
12-15-17, 10:45 AM
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The first bike I ever bought, which sad to say I no longer have: Centurion Le Mans RS, mostly black. I'd really love to still have that one in the garage. Honestly I never appreciated it or even rode it like I would now. (I also didn't know *anything* about bikes -- no Internet back then.) This is someone else's bike, but mine was just like that, except I think he's upgraded his brake levers and maybe seat and rewrapped his bars.
And my latest, new to me a few weeks ago, a steel 1992 Trek 720 which I hope will hold up to grinding up and down hills into the future. Still needs outfitting.
And my latest, new to me a few weeks ago, a steel 1992 Trek 720 which I hope will hold up to grinding up and down hills into the future. Still needs outfitting.
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12-15-17, 03:58 PM
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My 1986 Schwinn Sierra in Black Chrome. I'm the original owner. I recently put back on as much of the original equipment as I could.
12-18-17, 07:25 PM
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1986 Trek Elance 400
12-22-17, 09:24 AM
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I generally prefer color but the absence keeps this one in the stable.
12-23-17, 12:48 AM
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12-23-17, 07:15 PM
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*not officially an Independent Fab. A friend was a welder there and wanted to make a lugged frame. This is the result....
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12-26-17, 12:27 PM
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Black Raleigh DL-1
I was out in the garage today keeping the tires inflated and thought I would offer this.
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12-30-17, 01:28 AM
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Just put the finishing touches on the 1979 Miyata 912 (bought new) to complete the Gugificazione mods making this into my “travel bike”:
Pre-Gugificazione (nickname for this one is JPS)
Pre-Gugificazione (nickname for this one is JPS)
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12-30-17, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Dfrost
Just put the finishing touches on the 1979 Miyata 912 (bought new) to complete the Gugificazione mods making this into my “travel bike”:
Pre-Gugificazione (nickname for this one is JPS)
Pre-Gugificazione (nickname for this one is JPS)
12-30-17, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by merziac
John Player Special?
https://goo.gl/images/Bz3xAe
My brother-in-law found this (empty) when he was clearing out his garage:
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