I'm leaning in the same direction, but since that's obviously so much more up-scale, I'm guessing Marinoni

DD

My new favourite bike. You're not thinking of a messing with the ***** cruiser though, are you? It's going to lose some serious mojo if you remove those stickers. It just needs a headbadge. KEEP THE STICKERS. The world is more hilarious with them on.

I thought in a previous post it has been established that the bicycle is a De Rosa. Yes?

What about keeping it exactly the same but putting an apple green Brooks on it? I actually think it would look killer.

I vote for this, too - and throw in a pair of neon-green Velocity rims with purple-anodized large-flange hubs. Then you're off to the races

DD

We have a winner!

some improvements (impossible, perfection cannot be improved) were made today. Our community bikes was graced with her presence this afternoon. There she was de-shod and her lovely cotter pins were removed. They were so lovely that the shop kept them and gave me a new pair. Her chain which has evidently survived Hiroshima will find new life as a wall hanger in a serious collectors stash.

A new neck and drop bars were also procured. As was a front brake housing holder, also known as the bicycle equivalent of a bra. She sits stripped and naked in my trunk. Don't worry, I discarded the previous occupant. She was too noisy and kept demanding things like the police and...wait, which forum is this?

Sorry about that last part. I thought I was in the road sub forum.

I Stumbled into the 41 a couple times, it was full of scrawny shaven crying little angry baby-men who talked big but couldn't hang.

***** treads, a ***** Cruiser essential.


Buy 'em here

Those are actually awesome. I wouldn't mind building a bike for my wife around these.

narhay, I'll PM you my address so you can send me the winnings. I ask that you send it in USD instead of CAD. They don't like that stuff south of the border. May as well be Confederate money to them.

I do hope you keep the saddle that is currently on the ***** cruiser, as the combination of lean and aerator/absorption will never be met with another saddle. A leather Brooks saddle will only serve as a far inferior replacement.

That last paragraph: you lost me there.

I thought that may have been the case. There was a slight chance you were in the SS/FG subforum, save the reference to a dropbar.

Tell me about it. The guy next to me in CT classes (CT is CompuTrainer for you non-roadies) talks smack all the time, but by the end of class he's acting as he's nothing more than a sniveling five-year-old child. He "claims" that he does some racing, but I'm doubtful since the most I've ever seen him put through the pedals in class is a mere 625 watts and an average of 2.5-2.75 watts/kg. On the other hand, I've been peaking up around 850 watts and averaging in the 3.5-4.0 watts/kg range. That wanker would be lucky to draft me on my worst day and his best day. He can't hang.

There. fify.

I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE! Maybe in the spring I will be graced with the presence of The ***** Cruiser 2.0 for a seawall ride? Form a cool person bike gang?

Yeah, sure. You'll surely be able to form a cool person bike gang here!

Old is cool!

This may be blasphemy, well no, it is, but the ***** Cruiser has been put on hold. I recently acquired an unknown track bike with all sorts of goodies along with it and sorting through those and cleaning has taken priority.

Never fear, I shall return to my Cruiser and ready her for her new life. Plus I want my trunk back.

The Cruiser is thus reborn. It's patina aged, the very sweat of Coppi/Campagnolo themselves ingrained in the lustrous paint and every porous surface area. The carefully calculated overspray to conceal this fine piece of modern racing art.

The ***** Cruiser will be getting a body transplant. Yes, you heard it here first. The fabulously skilled surgeons at the Bicycle Remediation Emporium in Burnaby (BREB for short [my living room)] will be performing a world first. The entire front wheel, the only salvageable part of this wondrous creation other than the exquisite frame, will be carefully extracted, held on ice and transplanted into the waiting vessel. While it does not have the storied history or feline stickers like the previous glorified front wheel holding assembly, it does have what we in the industry call 'real paint' and 'doesn't look terrible'.

The current frame will be donated to the Smithsonian for further careful extraction of stickers and preservation.

But why the Smithsonian? Isn't there a Canadian institution similar to the Smithsonian where the ***** Cruiser can be donated? It would be a shame to ship a national treasure like the ***** Cruiser to the USA and lose a cultural gem like that to the unappreciative masses and tourons that would visit the SI!

You're absolutely right. Much to the dismay of the good people at the SI, this is indeed a national treasure. I have made arrangements for a very brief showing at the illustrious Vancouver City Dump until such time that other lesser pieces of metal are thrown on top of it to form a protective cover from the elements and prying eyes.

(I will put it up for sale on craigslist with some other miscellaneous parts. I can ship but I have researched Budget Bicycle Center shipping fees and I believe a reasonable cost to ship will be approximately $27 000. If my asking price of eleventy billion dollars is matched, I will also include a fully functional set of steel wheels complete with 'patina').

That being the case, I shall send my aunt who lives over on Esquimalt in West Vancouver to view it. Do you have a date for the opening yet?

Okay, I've waited long enough: what is the status of the ***** Cruiser today?

This was my favorite thread ever

DD

Pardon my density, what is the filter killing here?

It can't be "kitty", right?

I believe it rhymes with wussy but starts with a "p".

The protective spraypaint layer on the ***** cruiser buffed right out and revealed the bicycle below. All original.