Avatars.
10-31-10 | 05:00 PM
#78
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 745
Likes: 9
From: San Diego
Bikes: Too many to list, all titanium or steel.
10-31-10 | 06:01 PM
#79
Banned.
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 12,292
Likes: 4,863
From: PAZ
10-31-10 | 07:02 PM
#80
Champion of the Low End
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 851
Likes: 37
From: Culver, IN
Bikes: I have some bikes
Mine's a Weinmann Vanquier centerpull caliper, because I love centerpull brakes, and I'm the champion of the low end.
My favorite so far is ColonelJLloyd's Porter Wagner LP cover.
My favorite so far is ColonelJLloyd's Porter Wagner LP cover.
10-31-10 | 07:37 PM
#81
Passista
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,247
Likes: 1,211
Bikes: 1998 Pinarello Asolo, 1992 KHS Montaña pro, 1980 Raleigh DL-1, IGH Hybrid, IGH Utility
I was right. It is Karl Drais. He not only invented the velocipede, he was also a martyr of democracy.
Nice one, Reynolds.
Nice one, Reynolds.
10-31-10 | 07:48 PM
#82
Unique Vintage Steel
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 11,591
Likes: 287
From: Allen, TX
Bikes: Kirk Frameworks JKS-C, Serotta Nova, Gazelle AB-Frame, Fuji Team Issue, Surly Straggler
My current one is a photo of the FD on my 78 Gazelle A-Frame (campagnolo nuovo record)
10-31-10 | 08:13 PM
#83
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 7,572
Likes: 223
It's the seat tube of my Pinarello Vuelta:
10-31-10 | 08:22 PM
#84
Senior Moment
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 453
Likes: 2
From: San Diego, California
My avatar shows me scuba diving under the ice in Antarctica. I've been twice, for eleven weeks total, 49 scuba dives. That photo shows me under six feet thick ice with water temperature nearly at freezing point of seawater 28.6 deg F
10-31-10 | 08:30 PM
#85
Old fart
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 26,359
Likes: 5,271
From: Appleton WI
Bikes: Several, mostly not name brands.
The "Vegetarian Cycling and Athletic Club."
At 122 years old, it's one of the oldest cycling clubs in the world.
At 122 years old, it's one of the oldest cycling clubs in the world.
10-31-10 | 09:15 PM
#86
Spin Forest! Spin!
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,956
Likes: 19
From: Arrid Zone-a
Bikes: I used to have many. And I Will again.
Mine is a '75 Normandy high flange rear hub. It's been with me for over 30 years. It belonged to a set of wheels off a Peugeot that my best friend threw out. I salvaged the wheels, swapped the Rigida's for Mavic Module 3 rims. And so indoctrinated myself into "Real alloy" bike parts. These wheels carried me for years all over NYC before new campy wheels took their place.
I discovered the rear hub in a box in my parents' garage. I polished it up after my return to cycling following my divorce. I hope to put it to use once again. I still have the front wheel intact, but lost the rear 27" Mavic after loaning the wheel to a 'friend'.
I discovered the rear hub in a box in my parents' garage. I polished it up after my return to cycling following my divorce. I hope to put it to use once again. I still have the front wheel intact, but lost the rear 27" Mavic after loaning the wheel to a 'friend'.
10-31-10 | 10:23 PM
#87
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 924
Likes: 65
From: Arizona
Bikes: 2015 Specialized AWOL, 2006 Paul Frank Cruiser, 1987 Specialized Street Stomper, 1980 Trek 412, 1979 Raleigh Sport,
10-31-10 | 10:40 PM
#88
Senior Member
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 745
Likes: 9
From: San Diego
Bikes: Too many to list, all titanium or steel.
CMC stands (quite brilliantly) for my initials....I wish I had been a little more creative when I signed up for bike forums. I had no idea then that this would become as much of a passion as it has.
10-31-10 | 11:27 PM
#89
'84 and '09 Pinarellos
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 393
Likes: 4
From: Seattle, WA
Bikes: '84 Pinarello Record Equipe rebuilt with Campy Chorus/ Record; 2009 Pinarello Paris/ Campy SR 11sp; Litespeed Tuscany w Campy SR 11 speed
Curious George unconscious next to an ether bottle - I'm a pediatric anesthesiologist. But I was going to use the old style Pinarello head badge from my '84 Record...
10-31-10 | 11:37 PM
#90
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 4,599
Likes: 158
From: Santa Fe, NM
Bikes: Vassago Moosknuckle Ti 29+ XTR, 90's Merckx Corsa-01 9sp Record, PROJECT: 1954 Frejus SuperCorsa
Mine is a detail shot of my (almost finished as of this posting) '83 Marinoni Special after it came back from the Marinoni workshop with new paint. The last pic is the day I got it (cheap) from its previous owner.
11-01-10 | 06:24 AM
#95
multimodal commuter
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 19,810
Likes: 597
From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Back in the 20th century, when I was in college, a friend asked me to write an article for a journal he was starting. He asked me to write on the meaning of art. I didn't feel up to that task, so instead I wrote an essay defining the work of art in its late 20th century context. In it, I concluded that anything can be a work of art, provided you say it's a work of art and give it a title. I illustrated my point with this sculpture, by Picasso, which is my avatar. My essay did not meet with universal acclaim; one person exclaimed "Aw, bull! That's just old bike parts!" Whatever.
11-01-10 | 07:02 AM
#96
Bianchi Goddess
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 28,907
Likes: 4,153
From: Shady Pines Retirement Fort Wayne, In
Bikes: Too many to list here check my signature.
I don't recall ever hearing them calld "Dandy Horses" butI had seen pics where things like this were called Hobby Horses
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Drais
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Drais
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“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
“One morning you wake up, the girl is gone, the bikes are gone, all that's left behind is a pair of old tires and a tube of tubular glue, all squeezed out"
Sugar "Kane" Kowalczyk
11-01-10 | 07:39 AM
#98
Iconoclast
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 3,176
Likes: 2
From: California
Bikes: Colnago Super, Fuji Opus III, Specialized Rockhopper, Specialized Sirrus (road)
A page from an eighties Colnago catalog. Colnago is my favorite bike company and the brand of my favorite bike. Their frames, more so than many other brands, seem to focus on handling precision. As a result, the bikes seem to have a sort of steep learning curve. A lot of people say that they are 'twitchy'. I think it's a matter of what they are used for; using a high end Colnago for casual riding, is like using a scalpel when you need a chainsaw. The Colnago is a scalpel. Riding a good fitting 'Nago regularly, compels you to improve your bike handling and awareness level. They take finesse and attention to detail to master. As a detail oriented person, I quite like that. 
Also, Ernesto Colnago was/is an innovator and a smart businessman. He takes chances and pushes the envelope. When you innovate, not everything you dream up will be a hit.
Also, Ernesto Colnago was/is an innovator and a smart businessman. He takes chances and pushes the envelope. When you innovate, not everything you dream up will be a hit.
11-01-10 | 09:31 AM
#99
Back in the saddle again
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 110
Likes: 0
From: Kingston ON
Bikes: GT Outpost, $100 MTB SS conversion, GT Gutterball
I'm into photography, mainly shooting random objects, odd people interactions and decrepit and abandoned buildings. This is the corner of an upside-down and rotted bathtub that was lying near the shore, sticking out of the ice.
