You know you have frame's that you've built different ways. Maybe sometimes even drastically different ways. Post them here and if you wish, some explanation.

I'll go first:

My Miyata 210 came to me like this for something like $35:




I refurbed it so a friend could commute on it:



then I got it back from him and built it like this so I could ride in the winter:





then I needed something for a cross race and the clearance for 700c wide tires was a hit



after that it went to yet another friend in a commuting setup that I don't have a pic of.

And now, it's back to me, hanging as a frame in my garage, waiting for it's next incarnation as a IGH winter commuter. Pics will come of that later.


Next?

next up is my 80something Gitane Somethingerother that I built 99 ways then lent out to a friend who bent the fork . I'm not going into detail as to why I built it the ways I did. Lets just say it was an experiment.

as received:

.

as driven into the depths of hell and damaged



today, a simpler, happier time:




next, back to dirt drops and a winter beating!

oh, Hi Lotus, you're sexy yet functional, how am I gonna build you?



oh yeahhhh babyyyy, by the river!!!!




STOP FERTILIZING THE PLANTS!!!



yeah, you're cute, arent you?

Grand Prix? You're ok, not the prettiest



Grand Prix? You're functional, but you're also ugly.



WHAT THE??? Put some clothes on!



Ok well thanks, you almost gave me a heart attach. i still wouldnt date you though.



Yeah, that's the stuff:

You have too much time on your hands. ;-)

Love the Lotus.

J

I used to. No more. Since my son and daughter have been born my builds have gone down to about 1 every 10 months


however this week and next I do indeed have too much time on my hands.

The good news though is that I actually started getting some of my bike pics uploaded since I lost them all a year ago!

https://picasaweb.google.com/holiday76

Did you save the candy cane bar wrap from the Miyata? It's that time of year y'know.

I ate it.

89 Trek 660. I'd bought the frame from eBay for the purpose of building up a FG road bike for commuting and training.

As originally configured:


Paint was a little rough so I had it powdercoated and added some fenders for the rain.


Wanted to try a bit of SSCX, so I jacked the bars up and squeezed some knobbies under the brakes.


And just for the hell of it, set it up as a FG timetrial bike.

As recovered from the city dump


Operational and fitted to me


The metamorphosis begins


Final state- townie grocery getter

I like this thread already especially because of the Led Zeppelin reference

Here's my chameleon frame... '76 Austro Daimler Inter 10

As bought at the Trexlertown Swap Meet...lookin brown and ugly.



Fresh Tires, new chain, derailleurs and shifters... Riding it this way I discovered how much I like this bike



Here she is built up for Velo-de-Cheapo with the original rear wheel taken apart and rebuilt as a 3 speed IGH and some different brake calipers and a Brooks B66...this remained the same for about 6 months as my main commuter



Then the rear wheel finally gave up the ghost..the rim was toast and I started breaking spokes, So it was rebuild time again.

This time I knew I wanted this as my commuter and go-to bike just to grab and ride so I went with a Nexus 7 with a coaster brake, new Sun CR18 rims, new Double Butted Spokes and sized the chainring down to something a little less ridiculous. This is how she stands now. Probably gonna get some fenders before she heads out again.

The movie was a bit of turd, though.

Yeah but I love those fantasy sequences where Plant is riding through Wales on horseback saving maidens....Its totally ridiculous.

I have one that has been through a number of incarnations, my 83' Nishiki Seral:

As found:


and some of its different configurations over that years:







fixed gear:




and current, longest, and the last incarnation:

all original, when i first bought it.


new tires + mks pedals/clips/straps. bike was ridden like this for about a year. wheels were destroyed by commute.


dismantled over winter and reborn like this.


back to drops. and a 42t. i like to spin more.


currently dismantled again. i'll have it sorted soon for a new picture.


this thread rules BTW.

This was too easy.

...excuse me, but ...did I see a miniature kerosene railroad lantern hanging from the bars in the second photo of that Miyata ???

night time commuting...duh

OT, but what mount are you using for attaching the Cyo to the Nitto?

It has now been switched to the other side, but it is a rack bracket from a kids child seat rack. I needed a bracket for the light and just went in the rack parts drawer at work. I had to ream out one side a little bit for the bolt that attaches to the Nitto.

Can I post this one again? It's been around a few times but I like it so much. It's a '72 Phillips that I got for $65. It'd been on CL for weeks and was just too far to drive. Finally we were passing by that way anyway and here's what I got, yes, those are 1" MTB bars hammered into a 7/8" english stem;

It was looking pretty good with some sporty changes and 26x1 1/4s (the wheels remain the same. I've had them on 7 frames now, I think they'll stay on this one, though);

Then I got up the nerve and stole the fenders from my '38 Shelby lightweight and I think I've found the magic look. There's a few details to go yet but you won't be able to see them on your crummy little CRT monitor. Now that I've upgraded to a big LCD I really need to get out the fine tooth comb. I've got a sleek chainguard for it now and a smaller chainring, but I haven't gotten them really on yet;

Oo. Can't forget the pointy fender. I love pointy fenders.

Most of my bike have evolved based on ergonomics and riding preferences, fitness, budget, and experimentation. Nowadays, I pretty much know what I want and what will fit me and my riding style. So, I pretty much just make copies of the same thing with slightly different strengths.

The bike that got me serious in cycling again. This is how it looked immediately following the overhaul



New 7s wheels, pedals, bar, (wrong size) seat post, and saddle



New cockpit, tires, seat post, derailleurs, brakes, crankset and BB


When it became my second bike, I threw all my best parts on the new frame and built this one up with whatever I had around. Nearly every part was different by this time:



The last incarnation while in my possession:

When I bought my Colnago, it looked like this:



it quickly transformed into this:



It looked like this somewhat recently:



Then, it got one of these:



and a few other extras.

It's hard to represent here, but I have replaced every single component on that bike a minimum of three times. I might still need some very minor tweaks, but I want to get into peak physical condition before I play with anything too much. My weight and fitness tend to fluctuate rapidly this time of year, so this isn't the time to bother with that.

The next revision this frame will see, will include Sram shifters and derailleurs, and a different headset.