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I've got two, and there's no particular priority in which I ride them (primary/backup):
1977 Schwinn LeTour II, 2x1 drivetrain (The FD works, the RD is just a tensioner for a 16T freewheel). http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=497715 1992 Trek 8000 MTB. 1x7 drivetrain, SRAM twist-grip shifter controlling a Shimano RD (hasn't blown up yet!). http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=497716 |
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Trek SU 1.0 love this thing! It's my daily driver http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...sw8cnbtd2.jpeg 89 bianchi axis. just picked this up. |
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This is my new bike. I finished building it last night. It is pictured with studded ice tires. I rode it for a quarter mile last night on those tires. They are very loud. This morning, I changed the tires and rode 14 miles to work. It's a blast! The frameset is a 1974 Raleigh International. The bike with the studded tires weighed a mere 26 pounds. It's probably below 25 pounds now. |
Looks pretty sweet! Studded tires look narrower than I would have expected. Seat looks a little too upwards to me, is it nosing your nethers? I think fluted seatposts are cool, and that crankset is pretty too with the fluted arms and crowned outer ring.
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Originally Posted by RubeRad
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Looks pretty sweet! Studded tires look narrower than I would have expected. Seat looks a little too upwards to me, is it nosing your nethers? I think fluted seatposts are cool, and that crankset is pretty too with the fluted arms and crowned outer ring.
The tires are 35mm wide. The crankset is Campagnolo Super Record from the early 80s. |
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Ride it every day to work & back...and park it in my office. 1972 Peugeot DA 40 E |
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Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape. |
Originally Posted by cali_axela
(Post 18453085)
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Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape. |
Winter Steed
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Originally Posted by OnyxTiger
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SICK tires... I need a set of those! Was considering getting some RevoLights for side visibility but couldn't stomach the price. Very nice find!
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Originally Posted by cali_axela
(Post 18453085)
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Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape. A) what bike is it? b) love the stickers c) interesting crank - please explain d) are the bullhorns tilted up on purpose? e) Spiderman should come before There's Something About Mary & Transporter 2 f) do the wheels really light up? or is that camera flash reflection trickery |
Originally Posted by the sci guy
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Few things:
A) what bike is it? b) love the stickers c) interesting crank - please explain d) are the bullhorns tilted up on purpose? e) Spiderman should come before There's Something About Mary & Transporter 2 f) do the wheels really light up? or is that camera flash reflection trickery b) thanks :) c) It's a Race Face pink anodized chainring, on standard Andel square taper cranks. I got it for $5 because I guess no one else wanted to run a pink chainring and it was the size I wanted (47t). There's also a strip of reflective tape on the crank arms (as well as on the seat stays). d) Yes, I tried them flat but didn't find that nearly as comfortable as tilted slightly up like this. Tried a few angles for days/weeks at a time before settling on this position. e) Oh, ****. Fixing that tonight! *twitch* f) It's just the camera flash. They are LIT (brand, not literally lit-up) super reflective tires. |
Originally Posted by cali_axela
(Post 18457051)
a) BAMF Bike Co.
c) It's a Race Face pink anodized chainring, on standard Andel square taper cranks. I got it for $5 because I guess no one else wanted to run a pink chainring and it was the size I wanted (47t). There's also a strip of reflective tape on the crank arms (as well as on the seat stays). d) Yes, I tried them flat but didn't find that nearly as comfortable as tilted slightly up like this. Tried a few angles for days/weeks at a time before settling on this position. f) It's just the camera flash. They are LIT (brand, not literally lit-up) super reflective tires. c) Ha i didn't even notice it was pink. But I see it now. d) I used to have my bullhorns tilted up slightly too, but I leveled them off to see how it feels. So far it's ok. f) I probably could have looked up the brand, but, you know, i'm lazy. |
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Reelights are great, but generous use of anything reflective really does a very good job. We should all do that. It doesn't look dorky, and being crushed in a collision does.
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that looks more like a late summer or early fall picture.
Originally Posted by the sci guy
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Originally Posted by RidingMatthew
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that looks more like a late summer or early fall picture.
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I remember 37ºF I have not seen that temp this week while riding here in NC. I like the picture!
Originally Posted by the sci guy
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It does. But it was 37*, there was a low layer of fog over the ground (you can kinda see it), and, hey, it's Houston, so winter doesn't suck.
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How come those trees aren't bare?
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
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How come those trees aren't bare?
Originally Posted by the sci guy
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hey, it's Houston, so winter doesn't suck.
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but but but.... I thought deciduous trees would still drop their leaves in fall/winter even if it's somewhat mild. No?
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Hey I don't make the rules.
Houston is sub tropical basically - trees be different. |
Originally Posted by the sci guy
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Hey I don't make the rules.
Houston is sub tropical basically - trees be different. |
Originally Posted by Celiacattack
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The (sometimes) horrible truth. That is a nice picture sir. Is that bush park near abouts?
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My Commuter
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Here's mine. Craigslist special with upgraded hoops, spokes and pedals.http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=498570
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