Prowler 

Thank you for the 'report' from Jeddah. Very interesting. I've never been to your part of the world and, at my ripe old age, am unlikely to. My son got to visit but not me. Looks like I would, though, enjoy a trip there in December with my old Raleigh. Here in Pennsylvania in December I'll have my salty-roads bike staged for riding and I'll have all my layers out ready for riding around the block at 25 deg F.

malcala622

Went to Ciclavia here in downtown los angeles. It was a short route of 7 miles round trip. Did 3 rounds of the route for a total of about 21 miles. My dog casper and riding bianchi d'Italia.

DQRider 

Here's me with my 1981 Fuji Royale that I have converted into a 3-speed light roadster in the English tradition. We rode the Cannon Valley Trail between Red Wing, MN and Cannon Falls, with this stop in the middle at Welch. This bike just glides over the pavement, and I find that 3-speeds are plenty for the gently rolling terrain you find on a rail trail.

ollo_ollo

After Happy 50th Birthday ride for my 1966 Schwinn Super Sport. #1 son on his Zeus: I'm the old guy on the left. Don

v8powerage

sjanzeir

My actual home country is Jordan, which is... different but the same; I don't know if any of you have been there, but it's much easier to get into for Westerners than Saudi Arabia is - albeit that appears to be about to change soon; the Saudis are realizing just how much money they could make from tourism, given the country's vast array of tourist attractions, religious and otherwise. So you might just have a reason to visit soon!

greg3rd48 

I tried riding with our dog in the carrier but in no way, shape or form was he going to allow it. He bolted out like a springbok! Our little daughter is now the content passenger in the carrier. It looks like an enjoyable event!

Bikerider007

From Saturdays A,B and C group at Performance. I did the A on the old steel and it was a b buster but did not get dropped. We did loose one of our four. B&C are no drop.

Second from left in yellow.

Rob

merziac

+1 for Performance, haven't done the shop ride but have bought a lot of stuff from them, price match, points club, no BS returns, its all good evil empire and all.

malcala622

I have the same problem with my larger dog. She can't sit still enough to ride the trailer safely.

It's a great event that happens every 3 months where the city of Los Angeles shuts down 3-6 miles of city streets for its residents to ride all day. I go every time with family but this time brought the little guy along.

plonz 

Congratulations! Riding vintage steel and not getting dropped in an A group is a challenge. Keep it real

Cyclist0108

Try one of these:

Bikerider007

I have three shops within a few miles and I found each useful in a way, but Performance really has grown on me and I also have found they can be very competitive on certain things. The manager there has a good mentality that flows to the employees so I always buy my tubes etc there.

I was dropping a couple gears on a steeper climb so I had one catch up of about a quarter mile on the downside. Luckily we did mostly hills or I might have been out. When we got back the manager asked how our ride went and I mentioned a little trouble. I told him I needed a little adjustment when I get home (I ride to shop). He said no, give to the mechanic to look at. They had him drop the work he was doing and put on the stand. When done I asked what I owed and got a "nothing" response. Not a big repair, but cool of them to take care of in an instant.

Thanks, it was a blast. And I hurt for a couple days..

malcala622

I don't get it...why does the dog look photos hopped into the picture.

Cyclist0108

It is a Rhodesian Rigidback.

malcala622

Rhodesian Ridgeback* gives me search results for another dog type. I don't need another dog.

Cyclist0108

Sorry, the dog rack thing is a fairly infamous bike geek gag.

Fairdale Dograck (or Catrack) | Fairdale Bikes

browngw 

Mrs. browngw and myself in the shop this summer. We both enjoy our rides together and with others.

malcala622

Lmao now that makes sense and hilarious.

tsenyuta

Hello to everyone,
This is my first post to the bike forum. I've been using your information for many moons, and now it's my pleasure to introduce my bike to the cyclist community.
This is my Ciocc "Moscow 80" recently acquired on ebay. I have rebuilt it with Campagnolo Nuovo Record drivetrain to its original configuration, and it now looks and rides sweet!





I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. This is my regular commuter bike, 5 times a week and longer rides on weekends. Here in Edmonton you need to use every opportunity with a relatively short riding season.

Lascauxcaveman 

Gorgeous bike, @tsenyuta. Welcome to the forums.

The only thing I'd do differently if was mine is go back to 1980 with a proper alloy bottle cage and non-aero routing with the brake cables. And mount the taillight on the back of my helmet. (May as well keep the bike as clean and elegant as it was born)

tsenyuta

Thanks Lascauxcaveman. It is hard to find the original alloy cage, plus the Campy Nuovo Record brakes levers I've gotten had only a non aero design. Still working on it, it's a never-ending story to tune up your bike

northbend 

Man, your Coicc really pops, tsenyuta! Love the color.

I had a San Cristobal back in 1979 and I still think of it as one of the funnest bikes I have ever ridden.

Nice score! take care of that baby

rootboy 

Because he is.

Looks like a yellow lab-test to me.

RobbieTunes