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Rest_assured

08-16-13 08:02 AM

So... What's this?

Hey all.
Maybe im showing my youth, but I've never seen a bike like this...
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/towns...ike/1025818590
Google shows up nothing, I'm guessing this is a home made job?

If I bought this, I would:
-put the seatpost in the head tube, so I can steer with my arse
-put a fixed stem with some ape hangers in the seat tube.
-ride with my body forwards and the frame backwards.

Just joking. But seriously, can anybody give me any info about this?
Thanks!

sloar

08-16-13 08:04 AM

time trial bike

Rest_assured

08-16-13 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by sloar (Post 15966978)

time trial bike

Any ideas on how old? What kind of stem and bars would go with this?

Rest_assured

08-16-13 08:12 AM

Ah, like this I guess-
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=v...eIBgMVDEL3M%3A
quite different to modern TT bikes, looks like one would have to crane one's neck a fair bit.

miamijim

08-16-13 09:01 AM

Welcome to 1988 and it's crotch numbing glory.

Almost every major manufacturer had a similar bike back then.

Rest_assured

08-16-13 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by miamijim (Post 15967212)

Welcome to 1988 and it's crotch numbing glory.

Almost every major manufacturer had a similar bike back then.

Yeah, I didn't want to raise any crude testicular concerns, but that looks like a sperm-squasher.
Would anybody buy this? Is AUD300 reasonable? probably not, seeing as I would only ride it once, on a very flat road.
Rest_assured

gaucho777

08-16-13 04:57 PM

I don't see a derailleur hanger. I'd guess it's a pursuit bike (for use on a velodrome).

Rest_assured

08-16-13 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by gaucho777 (Post 15969014)

I don't see a derailleur hanger. I'd guess it's a pursuit bike (for use on a velodrome).

Good point, I guess no brakes either...

JohnDThompson

08-16-13 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Rest_assured (Post 15966993)

Any ideas on how old? What kind of stem and bars would go with this?

Mid to late 80s. Bullhorn bars and a track stem.

Catnap

08-17-13 08:34 AM

$300 is a good deal for that bike, although it won't be much fun to ride unless you set it up with some ridiculous tall bars, etc. which will look even sillier than it already does.

Homebrew01

08-17-13 09:23 AM

Yes, track bike
- Track dropouts
- no cable guides or fd mount.

Rest_assured

08-19-13 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Catnap (Post 15970468)

$300 is a good deal for that bike, although it won't be much fun to ride unless you set it up with some ridiculous tall bars, etc. which will look even sillier than it already does.

True, I reckon it wouldn't get $300 worth of use from me. Might see how long it sits though, then throw a lowball.Thanks for the replies

lostarchitect

08-19-13 10:21 AM

Believe it or not, I have seen some crazies riding bikes like these for transportation around Brooklyn. It's amazing what people will do to feel "cool."

Rest_assured

08-19-13 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lostarchitect (Post 15976828)

Believe it or not, I have seen some crazies riding bikes like these for transportation around Brooklyn. It's amazing what people will do to feel "cool."

ULTRA hipsters! That sounds not just uncomfortable, but dangerous. Imagine hitting a gutter on that.

spacemanz

08-19-13 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lostarchitect (Post 15976828)

Believe it or not, I have seen some crazies riding bikes like these for transportation around Brooklyn. It's amazing what people will do to feel "cool."

It wouldn't really look much worse than some of the recumbent bikes we see around. ;) I have no right to "judge" recumbents, having never even straddled one, but they just look silly to me. :D

Ratherbesailing

08-20-13 12:47 AM

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Sometimes the headset is a bit too high

Rest_assured

08-20-13 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Ratherbesailing (Post 15979622)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=335766

Sometimes the headset is a bit too high

Must be like riding a Penny Farthing.... with your body the wrong way

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