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Old 02-22-13 | 12:07 AM
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Anything with a coaster brake and a bald rear tire
Without a doubt!!!

When I thinned the bicycle herd I kept the three bikes that were the most fun; a crit bike, a touring bike and a mountain bike. Of the three the mountain bike overall is the 'funnest'. Interesting to note that for many that have responded to this thread, their most fun bicycle isn't necessarily one of the nicer examples they own.

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Old 02-22-13 | 12:31 AM
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This was my first build and really taught me a lot about the world of standards in bicycles. I've owned quite a few bikes since then. Some of which were considered more modern or advanced I suppose. Nevertheless, I always LOVE the ride of this bike. The steel, the 7400 dura ace (shifts magnificently), and I can't help but enjoy looking down while I am gliding along. Smooooth. And I have since replaced the saddle to something much more comfortable (admittedly, I was thinking more about look with this Zoncolan).
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Old 02-22-13 | 08:40 AM
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If you mean me, I'm waiting for a direct link to a new-ish Frejus thread. I can't be bothered with the search function, it gets me into trouble.
Actually it was meant for Tulok - I don't think he realizes what he just snagged at the Thrift store!!!
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Old 02-22-13 | 10:49 AM
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When I don't feel like riding, I ride this. End up a lot farther from home than I usually intend to. American Eagle in a state of arrested decay.
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Old 02-22-13 | 11:08 AM
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This was given to me yesterday, still has the tags on it.
Someone said they're fun. I guess I'll give it a whirl.
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Old 02-22-13 | 11:13 AM
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^ Nice! Special occasion, or just a lucky gift?
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Old 02-22-13 | 11:29 AM
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^ Nice! Special occasion, or just a lucky gift?
My wife came home from work and said "There's a bike in the back of your truck." I said "No, there's not." She rolled her eyes and said "Sure, whatever you say. And I suppose there are no bikes in the garage, either."

I go outside, and there it is. I remembered my mailman told me he won a bike, never rode it. I told him to drop it off if he didn't want it, I'd try to sell it or something. He said, "if you do, we'll split it." I'm assuming that's it. Either that, or it's in great shape, considering it fell out of the sky. It was covered in dust and cobwebs.

It's fun already, I guess.
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Old 02-22-13 | 11:34 AM
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I love riding all my bikes but I will say that I probably get the most pleasure from the "mutt' of the bunch. It was a dinged up frame, not wanted by my son so I cobbled together some odd spare parts and set it up as a fixed gear for myself. A very basic, simple bike that has been my companion on many adventures.
Great backdrop, North Bend! Is that a wall of gum?
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Old 02-22-13 | 07:35 PM
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Great backdrop, North Bend! Is that a wall of gum?
Why yes it is! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Wall
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Old 02-22-13 | 08:28 PM
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Hey, I've seen that. I thought it was pretty disgusting, actually, and someone needed a spanking. I've never done the haunted tour, but I've definitely seen some things around Seattle, especially around the Pike Place Market. I used to be pretty skeptical, but living in Seattle for about 20 years has me pretty convinced.
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Old 02-23-13 | 06:44 PM
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Old 02-23-13 | 07:47 PM
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One of my most fun to ride bikes is this one, although I think the stokers get more fun out of it than the captain:



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Old 02-23-13 | 08:04 PM
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This Gitane TDF is a favorite, no particular reason, but it does like to go fast.

Sorry, it is not keeping with the easy rider intent of the thread. Upon closer inspection you'd notice the mismatched parts, and some oddball choices. However, it's deep into winter and I'm just itching to ride it again. Thinking about riding it agin makes me happy, so there...
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Old 02-23-13 | 08:12 PM
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One of my most fun to ride bikes is this one, although I think the stokers get more fun out of it than the captain:



Okay, that bike is made of awesome. And your kids are adorable!
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Old 02-23-13 | 08:52 PM
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Looks like quite a few of these are single speeds, mine is too at the moment.



No matter how it's setup, my Schwinn has been the funnest bike I've ever had.
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Old 02-23-13 | 10:40 PM
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Best times I ever had on a bike were on my root beer colored Schwinn Scrambler with yellow mags. Those were the days...
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Old 02-23-13 | 11:07 PM
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Okay, that bike is made of awesome. And your kids are adorable!
Agree 100% !!! At least when you hit old age, you can make those girls pedal YOU around.
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Old 02-24-13 | 01:23 AM
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My most fun bike to ride is whatever happens to be under me at the time.
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Old 02-24-13 | 06:24 AM
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Lately? This thing!! I need to take more pics today, before it starts raining later. Yesterday I traded one of my ex's old frames, for a Cinelli Pista track stem. It ended up sitting level, and dropped the bars down seriously, but still at a comfortable level to ride. LOVE seeing that red logo on the front view.,,,,BD




The new stem!

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Old 03-13-13 | 12:59 PM
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haha, I know what i snagged from the thrift store. And the frejus is an awesome frame, but it had some really awful parts on it, dinged up and bent steel wheels, terrible plastic saddle and the cottered crank's messed up. I do plan on doing a resto-mod to it down the line, but for now I really enjoy it with northroads and a thumb shifter! ha ha.
It's also a tiny bit too small so I'm making due.
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Old 03-13-13 | 01:03 PM
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that schwinn does look fun!
All of htese bikes look fun
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Old 03-13-13 | 01:37 PM
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I may catch flak for this, but I bought one of those old English 3-speeds with upright bars a couple years ago, thinking it would be a fun addition. It's neat as a quirky historical relic, but I hardly ride it. Road bikes (or at least anything with drop bars) are where it's at for me -- when I ride a bike with upright bars and flat pedals, I get annoyed quickly.
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Old 03-13-13 | 02:05 PM
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Those Pugsley's do look like a blast to ride. I'd love to try bombing down a snow-covered hill on one.

This is still my most fun bike to ride. Allows me to relive my youthful days of being a Lemond-Hinault-Hampsten fan-boy.

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Old 03-13-13 | 02:34 PM
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I took the rear basket off this guy, and rocked just the front for a season. It was arguably the most fun bike I had. Not the fastest by any means, but it was damned fun to ride. A soft side cooler would fit in the front basket, and I found myself riding to parties and concerts etc more and more. Upright bars and big gel seat...I had to sacrifice the frame to make a SS/FG for my friend, I have a replacement, but I've been waiting on a bottom bracket (lazy much) to get it up and running. I think I'll do that this weekend.



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Old 03-13-13 | 02:55 PM
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My 2011 MTB with 2.5" knobby tires going down a rocky, rooty hill is the most fun to me. My fat tire cruiser is a lot of fun too. I have a feeling a 3 speed clubman would be loads of fun, but unfortunately I don't have one of those... yet.
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