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This is my Allez sport that I bought new in 2015. I've really enjoyed it.
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I don't spend a lot of time in the drops, but I still ride drop bar bikes. I am looking for an old three speed or even a mixte so when the day comes I need to be more upright or I can't throw my leg over the saddle on my roadies I can still ride.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d58643e3c.jpeg 2018 Trek Domane https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5ecd9df67.jpeg 1984 Raleigh Competition https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3f329bd4d.jpeg 1980 Takara Grand Touring https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a4f080bd1.jpeg 1981 Takara Deluxe 12 |
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...569bfb47dd.jpg
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7cbe39808f.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2772617c11.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f78d06fe64.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1c835a4976.jpg This is my bell. It's badazz. My bikes are badazz. I'm badazz, too. ☠ |
That is a really cute bell.
Tim |
When you get old, badazz takes on a new meaning, lol...
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A brief comment for those thinking Bridgestone only ever made tires and gold balls: I have lived in Japan since 1993. Quite early on I learned that Bridgestone had a solid racing heritage, as well as building some very nice consumer sports machines. On another note, one of our shopping bikes that has sat in the weather for 27 years is a Bridgestone that gets ridden almost daily.
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I got a different 150mm stem of the modern variety and angled it down on the quill adapter. Now I can get the touring bars low enough to run them in the upright orientation and still get about the right amount of bar drop.
The other thing I will eventually try will be some gravel drop bars about this same 54 cm width and with a shallow drop. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b13d06d40.jpeg Otto |
Originally Posted by Lenton58
(Post 22360731)
A brief comment for those thinking Bridgestone only ever made tires and gold balls: I have lived in Japan since 1993. Quite early on I learned that Bridgestone had a solid racing heritage, as well as building some very nice consumer sports machines. On another note, one of our shopping bikes that has sat in the weather for 27 years is a Bridgestone that gets ridden almost daily.
The one Bridgestone I have owned was built up into a city bike from one of their old, lower-end road bikes. https://i.imgur.com/ccGV5gd.png I built it up in the French tradition, with fenders, ornate chainguard, and internal gearing (Nexus 7). It rode beautifully in this configuration, even though it was quite heavy. * https://i.imgur.com/rCr7u64.png It was built of high-tensile steel tubing joined by cast-on lugs, another Bridgestone innovation. Here is the last shot I took of it, after I highlighted those cast lugs in black, with gold lug-lining: https://i.imgur.com/sF6GsGz.png Recently, I traded it away for a couple of 1st generation mtbs. The new owner was thrilled with it. * * * |
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Originally Posted by BigJonny
(Post 21118578)
Hey All,
I think of myself as a vintage cyclist, not an "old people bike rider"; so. . . I'll be 75 in October, 2019, and am still very active restoring and riding classic bikes! As a comedian in an old TV show used to quip - "Look that up in your Funk & Wagnalls!" [Youngsters - Goggle it!] Be that as it may. . . here is my ride, a 1984 Motobecane Mirage Sport I recently restored that takes me for a wonderful 12 mile (19 km) morning ride every day at 0715. Ride hard, ride safe. J. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...51d0e65107.jpg 1984 Motobecane Mirage Sport https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...22bfac5469.jpg 75 and still going strong! what size of wheels do you have? i have the same bike but i think that my wheels are not 700c so i cant find tyres for the bike. |
Originally Posted by DQRider
(Post 22361061)
It was built of high-tensile steel tubing joined by cast-on lugs, another Bridgestone innovation. Here is the last shot I took of it, after I highlighted those cast lugs in black, with gold lug-lining: * |
Originally Posted by Alex1098
(Post 22376947)
hi!
what size of wheels do you have? i have the same bike but i think that my wheels are not 700c so i cant find tyres for the bike. |
Originally Posted by big john
(Post 22377411)
How did you do that to the lugs? Is it hand painted?
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I have a 1983 Raleigh Prestige Grand Sport that I bought new at a bike shop that I worked at back in the day.
My preferred ride is one step below - 1983 Raleigh Competition that I found on Craig's for $130. Took it down to the frame for last years winter project and it seems to ride better for some reason. Perhaps it is the longer stem, or the 27" wheels/tires. It turned out to be a wonderful ride! https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7618402604.jpg |
Originally Posted by Lenton58
(Post 22360731)
A brief comment for those thinking Bridgestone only ever made tires and gold balls: I have lived in Japan since 1993. Quite early on I learned that Bridgestone had a solid racing heritage, as well as building some very nice consumer sports machines. On another note, one of our shopping bikes that has sat in the weather for 27 years is a Bridgestone that gets ridden almost daily.
The Bridgestone Blouson, a city bike by Italian designer Giorgetto Giugiaro. I have owned a couple of his gorgeous 1960's Alfa Romeo designs, and was surprised to find this offered by a local bike flipper. Had to have it. :) I applaud the Bridgestone management for not allowing the bean counters to cheapen the production version by using standard parts. Almost everything on this bike is bespoke: https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...08d4301b52.jpg This is one of my favorite bike designs ever. The Grandtech GR-27. A 700C folding bike that actually rides like its non-folding brethren. Designed by Bridgestone engineers Ritsuo Nishimura and Nobuaki Shimada. If only they had made a version in my size. :cry: https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...736621d610.jpg |
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c91bcf717e.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...58df950bc4.jpg We 65+ear's decided to go to 3 wheels for good! |
Can’t remember if I have posted this ‘86 Bianchi Vittoria. Next one out of the project box. I like this shade of celeste, the bluer tone.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...66f331728.jpeg Hoping the color and Italianess of it will deliver me to cycling Nirvana :rolleyes:, the everlasting hope. |
Who you calling old ?
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f4a1ea5b21.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a59b1cfff8.png No pics of my bicycles on this computer : ) |
Trek Alpha 3700,
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8cd6305f47.jpg SOLD https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1a1bd1d18b.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1a331e7dd1.jpg |
Hip replacement bikes
I dislocated my first hip replacement mounting my Triumph Bonneville to ride to physical therapy. Three more dislocations and a 'revision' later, the Triumph and the Electra Glide motorcycles were sold. Bought a Jamis Citizen 1, but the doc wanted me to wait to ride it. A few weeks after my second hip replacement, I bought a used Suzuki Burgman scooter with the last of my discretionary funds. It was great to be on two wheels again. When the pandemic hit, I realized I might not get another chance to get in shape, or another spring to start riding again, and began flogging the Citizen 1 all over town.
All my non-racing bikes share a common design feature: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...61e17d95fc.jpg Hip replacement bikes I can ride the racing bike, but I need to lay it down and step over it to get on and off. Another thread here on BF has me thinking about a custom titanium step-through touring frame, with an old-style BB and headset, but otherwise more modern parts. No software, though. That's for speedometers! ;) |
Originally Posted by Fredo76
(Post 22392255)
I dislocated my first hip replacement mounting my Triumph Bonneville to ride to physical therapy. Three more dislocations and a 'revision' later, the Triumph and the Electra Glide motorcycles were sold. Bought a Jamis Citizen 1, but the doc wanted me to wait to ride it. A few weeks after my second hip replacement, I bought a used Suzuki Burgman scooter with the last of my discretionary funds. It was great to be on two wheels again. When the pandemic hit, I realized I might not get another chance to get in shape, or another spring to start riding again, and began flogging the Citizen 1 all over town.
All my non-racing bikes share a common design feature: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...61e17d95fc.jpg Hip replacement bikes I can ride the racing bike, but I need to lay it down and step over it to get on and off. Another thread here on BF has me thinking about a custom titanium step-through touring frame, with an old-style BB and headset, but otherwise more modern parts. No software, though. That's for speedometers! ;) |
Originally Posted by curbtender
(Post 22392510)
So the Clem is just your junker?
Actually, the Clem is my brother's, but mine to ride until he picks it up. He bought the frame last fall, and sent it to me to build. I really like it - it's almost as fast as my racing bike, but more confidence-inspiring. I built Clem's wheels up with light tires and tubes, with sealant. The Jamis is not really a junker - it's what I re-started riding on, but it is a slug in comparison now, with thorn-resistant tubes and department-store tires. |
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Hi All, New member here from U.S. I can not post pics until I hit 10 posts....My current everyday ride is a Salsa Journeyman Apex-Gravel bike. Super fun to clock lots of miles on. Not the fastest bike but comfy to watch the miles tick by on. Lots of beautiful and funky pics here. Thanks for sharing.
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2021 Giant XTC Advance SL 1 |
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