Crewchief911

Pretty much told my daughter the same thing. One guy came in with his hat on backwards. I got right in his face and said, "we don't wear our hats backward in THIS house...buddy!" He removed it,never wore a hat when he came after that. My daughter was not happy with dear old dad, lol.

Crewchief911

Looks like a 7.63 cal M60. That was my view for almost 3000 hrs...

jimmuller 

djk, that's a very cool colorful pic.

Creindesign

Me on my first pride and joy, an orange Eddy Merckx - 33ish years ago.

“Learn to ride a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live.” Mark Twain

Drillium Dude 

Wow, great pic! I think that deserves a duplicate posting over in Where Did You Ride Today?

DD

djkashuba 

My buddy is a great photographer he can make anyone look cool. We have had some seriously great riding weather; not busting' our drought thou.

-D

Drillium Dude 

My other passion. No bike, but a workout just the same



DD

Kuupola

Greets from Finland,
Me on Raatteentie, famous battleground of the Winter War, Russia is behind my back, a few km away

My ride, 1985 (Serial number) or 1986 (Catalog paint scheme) Peugeot PH-11 with a deep section rim upgrade

I also have a 70's Velo Schauff that I don't know anything about, but it's been stripped to bare frame and my brooks grips were stolen from it

jimmuller 

Welcome to C&V! Nice Peugeot. You ride it in the snow like that or is that just a photo for effect?

Kuupola

Thank You!
Yeah, I do, though I changed the 25mm slicks to 35mm cross tyre in the back which just fits so-so and a 30mm Schwalbe Winter Studded tyre in the front. Unfortunately the rear mech went into the spokes in the first gear, it might have gotten a hit in the city somewhere and the derailleur hanger bent a tiny bit and the mech is shot It's waiting for a 36h Sturmey Archer AW I have lying around as I don't have the frame alignment tools, and it's safer to have an IGH in Finland as drunk people are sometimes not very nice kicking mechs on bikes. Meanwhile running it as a single speed on the Helicomatic and the small ring. Actually looking forward to having a very light 3 speed, I calculated about 10,5kg(about 23 pounds) with removing all the mechs and lacing the AW to a Ryde Racer rim and DT Competition spokes. Buying a DT shifter for it too
A nice thing is that my LBS still stocks Helicomatic freewheels, if I want to convert it back to a 12 speed.

Edit: And I removed the fenders, they don't fit with wide tyres

DQRider 

Yes, welcome! That image of your bike in the snow has just earned you the title of Honorary Minnesotan. We have a lot of Finns over here. You would fit right in.

Kuupola

Thank You!
I am an all-year rider, the snow's not bad unless it's soft, ice is terrible if I don't have studded tyres

Negurah

WOW!!! I had a similar HVZ (but green) in the late 80s!
In that pic, is there a kind of Critical Mass in Moskow?HVZ

Kexbo

This was actually shot on the First Winter Bike Parade. It's different from Critical Mass because we had some roads closed for us and authorities helped with organizing everything. It's similar because the Parade is run by enthusiasts, too, and is frowned upon by car enthusiasts.
The weather on that day was not nice: 10°F (notice the liquid state of road grime, however) and a nasty wind. Surprisingly, a couple thousand people showed up.

Negurah, I wonder how did you find a HVZ? Were you living in the USSR at that time or there's a more interesting story behind it? I'm intrigued!

Negurah

My dad brought it in '87-'88 (???) from a store, from Cluj, Romania.

Then, in Romania, was available the Romanian Pegas, Hungarian Csepel (?) and the Bulgarian (... I don't remember the name right now).
The green Sputnik (as mine) was dedicated for "lucky" bikers, the golden one (as yours) was for the Gods (extremely rare, and much more expensive) .
In Romania was called "Vrabiuta Rusa" (translated: Russian Swallow)...

I've replaced it with a Trek 560, in 1991.

Uncle Stein

Some of my bikes:
Indian Raleigh Tourist Clone
Raleigh Sports 1963
Raleigh Pro 1974
Greg Diamond Touring 1981 (custom, original owner)
I live on the coast in California, ride everyday as a commuter and recreational cyclist. Been riding for more than 40 years. My first good bike- 1974 Raleigh International

Prowler 

Nice. Yet again I successfully resist the urge to start yet ANOTHER 'show me your Raleigh Pro" thread. Mine is a '76,
BTW: You must be about 6'3" or so. Big frame.

DQRider 

Your Indian Raleigh clone, is that an Eastman, by any chance? I know that Yellow Jersey in Madison, WI was importing those several years ago. Have you ridden the original? If so, how do they compare?

Thanks,
DQR

Uncle Stein

Hi DQR- Yes, it is an Eastman. I have owned several Tourists DL-1s. These ride nicely but are single speed and are not finished very nicely. Paint and build not up to Raleigh standards. Oxidation and Rattles!!!!!! Threads strip easy. Still fun and attractive. I love the 28" wheel feel. If you find one cheap buy it. This one was $100 with the nice velo orange seat post and saddle.
Have fun!
JS

Uncle Stein

Hi Prowler- I had always wanted a Pro, I had an international as a young fella. This one was at a yard sale in the neighborhood and was my size. How could I resist?
It is a bit rough (we are a couple blocks from the ocean) but rides beautifully.
Enjoy!
JS

DQRider 

Hi Uncle Stein. I actually bought a 1971 DL-1 at a garage sale last summer. I've told this story before, in another thread, so here is the short version: Bought it rusty and neglected for $30; fenders were shot, the chainguard barely salvageable, both wheels were rusty, and there were several broken or bent spokes. But the tubes and fork were straight and solid. So I started doing some research, became fascinated, built a bicycle shop in my garage so I could restore it as a winter project, and emerged with this:

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I sent the rear wheel and hub to Yellow Jersey to be rebuilt; I wasn't quite ready for that. But I built and trued the front wheel myself, replaced and repacked all bearings (that cottered-crank was an interesting challenge), repainted the chainguard, and replaced the fenders with some K&W pieces that Yellow Jersey imports from India. Added some Brooks magic and some other goodies, and now we are all signed-up and ready for the Lake Pepin 3-Speed Tour in May.

I've just returned from about 20 miles along the Mississippi River Trails on the distinguished old Roadster, and I know what you mean about that ride - there's nothing in my experience like it.

Uncle Stein

That is a lovely build Sir

thomasgk327

My 1970's Peugeot. Do not know which model.

eh13380

Hi,
I'm a sophomore at TC Williams HS, and I've been mountain biking since I was a toddler... When I first learned to ride a bike, I could only ride offroad, not on asphalt (for some reason I would just loose balance on asphalt). Anyway, I really got into road biking and competitive cycling last summer, when I discovered some old road bikes at the house my family had rented in Kennebunk Port, Maine. I cleaned and tuned them, then took one out for a ride one afternoon, right after my dad and stepmother left to go have dinner somewhere. After about a block of riding, I found myself right behind them at a stoplight, and decided to basically tail them as long as I could. I took off from the light pulling 800W (I was logging it on a cycling app), and kept up with them all the way to the restaurant, 15 miles from the house, at 25- 35 mph the entire time. It was amazing. I had never ridden a road bike before that, but considered myself a biker (biked 10 miles a day on a mtb), and his just completely blew my mind. It was like going from driving a Fiat to driving a Maserati. For the rest of the trip, all I really did was bike. As soon as I got home, I made it my mission to buy a road bike, and settled on a Shogun 300 with touring mods that I found on Craigslist for $100. The following pics are of the transformation it took over the past year.

^don't know why it's upside down but whatever. Anyway, that's what it looked like when I bought it.

Upside down again! Oh well. I took off a bunch of the unnecessary stuff like the rear rack, bottle cage and cages, in addition to the stock seat.

Then I bought some blue tires, which I didn't photograph.

Then I did a total renovation due to the cassette failing (caused me 3 serious crashes)-- got new bars and white tape, new seat, and most importantly, new deep- V rims with a flip- flop hub. Made a real difference. Main reason for switching over to single speed was that I found (when it was a 9- speed) that I only really used whatever gear it happened to be on... I never switched gear at all, even when going up an 11% grade hill that was on my route home. After this, I felt more confident about my biking abilities, and joined my first group ride-- the Tour de l'Alexandria, which basically went all around Alexandria and stopped at each library. It wasn't anything difficult, but it gave me my first taste of group riding. I liked it, but wasn't sure if I was ready for something serious. I joined a couple more throughout the year, but I haven't done any races yet... although I guess physically I'm ready for it. Anyway, that's pretty much my biking life summarized. Also, I really like doing maintenance, and consider myself good at it-- I've been taking things apart and putting them back together since I was a toddler, and just finished taking apart, cleaning and fixing, and putting back together a Cub Cadet 149 and a 1959 Cub Cadet/ IH Original tractor. I just got a job at a local bike shop as a bike builder, but their insurance didn't let them hire me, even with a certificate of employment... so now I don't really know what to do with myself.

Any feedback, tips, etc. are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

merziac

No pic of me yet, but if you see this bike when its dry, you will see me.