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skidder 01-10-16 06:45 PM

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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

Theycallmegio 01-10-16 09:37 PM

http://i1027.photobucket.com/albums/...pszmpwbaee.jpg
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.

noglider 01-11-16 10:32 AM

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bf...=w1201-h897-no

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.

RubeRad 01-11-16 12:19 PM

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.

noglider 01-11-16 01:10 PM


Originally Posted by RubeRad (Post 18451155)
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.

Believe it or not, I'm going to tip the saddle up even more. It's probably too narrow for upright handlebars, but I'll try that before swapping it. This morning, there was too much pressure on my sit bones and hardly any on my pubic bone.

The tires are 35mm wide. The crankset is Campagnolo Super Record from the early 80s.

Abazaba 01-11-16 09:58 PM

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Ride it every day to work & back...and park it in my office. 1972 Peugeot DA 40 E

cali_axela 01-12-16 01:55 AM

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lO...=w1383-h778-no

Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape.

OnyxTiger 01-13-16 08:44 AM


Originally Posted by cali_axela (Post 18453085)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lO...=w1383-h778-no

Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape.

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!

SloButWide 01-13-16 11:55 AM

Winter Steed
 
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cali_axela 01-13-16 01:21 PM


Originally Posted by OnyxTiger (Post 18456019)
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!

I got them on sale on biketiresdirect.com. Crazy good value. Couple of friends locally have switched to them, too.

the sci guy 01-13-16 01:23 PM


Originally Posted by cali_axela (Post 18453085)
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/lO...=w1383-h778-no

Visibility game leveled up. LIT 28cm tires (my second set, actually... love em) and new bartape.

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

cali_axela 01-13-16 01:37 PM


Originally Posted by the sci guy (Post 18457008)
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

a) BAMF Bike Co.
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.

the sci guy 01-13-16 01:45 PM


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.

a) Urban Commuter frame I take it? Looks pretty rugged.
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.

the sci guy 01-13-16 01:46 PM

Taken this morning on the way to work

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1654/2...eed64c_b_d.jpg

noglider 01-13-16 03:18 PM

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.

RidingMatthew 01-13-16 03:25 PM

that looks more like a late summer or early fall picture.


Originally Posted by the sci guy (Post 18457079)
Taken this morning on the way to work

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1654/2...eed64c_b_d.jpg


the sci guy 01-13-16 03:37 PM


Originally Posted by RidingMatthew (Post 18457354)
that looks more like a late summer or early fall picture.

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.

RidingMatthew 01-13-16 07:17 PM

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 (Post 18457385)
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.


PatrickGSR94 01-14-16 10:23 AM

How come those trees aren't bare?

the sci guy 01-14-16 02:11 PM


Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94 (Post 18459043)
How come those trees aren't bare?


Originally Posted by the sci guy (Post 18457385)
hey, it's Houston, so winter doesn't suck.

...

PatrickGSR94 01-14-16 02:54 PM

but but but.... I thought deciduous trees would still drop their leaves in fall/winter even if it's somewhat mild. No?

the sci guy 01-14-16 09:26 PM

Hey I don't make the rules.
Houston is sub tropical basically - trees be different.

Celiacattack 01-15-16 02:25 AM


Originally Posted by the sci guy (Post 18460675)
Hey I don't make the rules.
Houston is sub tropical basically - trees be different.

The (sometimes) horrible truth. That is a nice picture sir. Is that bush park near abouts?

the sci guy 01-15-16 10:34 AM


Originally Posted by Celiacattack (Post 18461018)
The (sometimes) horrible truth. That is a nice picture sir. Is that bush park near abouts?

It's Terry Hershey as you get to the end of Memorial Mews before you get to the Eldridge bridge.

Jezmo911 01-15-16 01:05 PM

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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