Give a dad a vintage bike…
01-24-23, 03:19 PM
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Building up a Vintage bike can be fun, Fun, FUN!
Even if ya don't ride it...
Even if ya don't ride it...
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01-25-23, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by daka
I usually ride in whatever I have on that day. This notion that you have to dress up like an Easter Egg before taking your bike out floors me. Especially among the C&V crowd.
As with about 98% of what we talk about here, YMMV.
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01-25-23, 12:21 AM
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Easter egg sounds fun. Spandex with Chinese bike brands printed on it not so much.
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01-25-23, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by bikingshearer
For some of us, the cosplay factor is half the fun. I don't have to dress up like an Easter egg, I get to dress up like an Easter egg.
As with about 98% of what we talk about here, YMMV.
As with about 98% of what we talk about here, YMMV.
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01-25-23, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by daka
I briefly entertained the possibility of going to Eroica CA at one point. I have an appropriate bike. However, the expense of the outfit for the Cosplay aspect of the event was prohibitive. People want a lot of $$$$ for those vintage jerseys and shoes.
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01-25-23, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by MooneyBloke
Oddly, I had the shorts portion of sublimated skinsuits die where the printed top remained sound. Also, some of the got-up-and-died togs were plain black bibs which I don't think were poly based. Also, the elastane itself seems to have been what gave up the ghost. I suspect something in its manufacture isn't up to the old standards. These days, I try to conventionally launder warm, but I air dry the stuff. The recent stuff that has lasted best for me is some misprinted custom Castelli things I got from a no-longer-extant surplus shop. It's not as though I'm taking out another license, so I really don't particularly care what my clothing says. I do care if it holds up in routine use.
By the bye, I am interested in how fabric manufacturing has changed especially towards the worse. There maybe some clues how not to get burned here.
By the bye, I am interested in how fabric manufacturing has changed especially towards the worse. There maybe some clues how not to get burned here.
To answer your question on how to get a good fabric: buy it from a company that makes high end cycling clothing, and has not gone through changes in ownership. That limits your choices to just a couple. Before buying, Turn the garment the garment inside out, and stretch it. If you see a lot of translucent threads, it’s one of the cheaper ways to make spandex. Once you’ve bought it, follow in care instructions to the T but never, never let the item get close to a dryer.
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01-25-23, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
I always get a chuckle out of the photos depicting the cosplay, with a bunch of riders at rest stops using smart phones.
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Rotary phones don't fit into jersey pockets.
https://skysedge.com/unsmartphones/RUSP/index.html
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01-25-23, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Spadoni
Issue with Lycra...
01-26-23, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by mountaindave
Sent to me by a friend, I made it C/V appropriate:
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01-26-23, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ollo_ollo
Needs toe clips & straps!
01-26-23, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by madpogue
I always get a chuckle out of the photos depicting the cosplay, with a bunch of riders at rest stops using smart phones.
01-26-23, 10:01 PM
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I ordered my un-smartphone quite a while back. The creator ran into some supply chain issues and some bugs, but it is finally expected to ship in March. I'll update here when I get it.
