Better half's bikes
09-03-08, 08:51 PM
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Better half's bikes
In another thread https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...26#post7396726
the OP was saying how proud of his wife he was
I've just finished building my wife a bike... pic to come.
Post your better half's bikes...
the OP was saying how proud of his wife he was
I've just finished building my wife a bike... pic to come.
Post your better half's bikes...
09-05-08, 06:20 PM
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Sorry, I've never bothered to take a picture of my wife's bike. It's a Trek 3900 that she so seldom rode that I started commuting on it before I got my Panasonic so I added fenders, slicks, and a taller stem and swept back handle bars. It looks like a real Fred-mobile. Now it sits forlornly in the garage hoping for the rare, occasional day that she actually takes it out. Usually once a year.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista
09-05-08, 06:30 PM
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Both of us have websites which feature our cycling adventures ... and of course, our bicycles.
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09-05-08, 06:30 PM
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My wife's bike:
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09-05-08, 08:49 PM
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Sig line. https://www.machka.net/
And Rowan's is in my Links page: https://www.cycling-adventurer.net/
And Rowan's is in my Links page: https://www.cycling-adventurer.net/
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09-05-08, 09:29 PM
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Sig line. https://www.machka.net/
And Rowan's is in my Links page: https://www.cycling-adventurer.net/
And Rowan's is in my Links page: https://www.cycling-adventurer.net/
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09-06-08, 11:25 AM
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This is my better half's ride.
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Here is a picture of my wife's favorite bike. She has 2.5 other bikes: a 195? Herc single speed, a 2000 GT Slipstream and the back seat on a Raleigh Companion Tandem
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
09-06-08, 02:15 PM
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09-06-08, 02:36 PM
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I know... but work won't allow me...
I just returned from Oz.. cycled round Sydney and short rides 10-40km in the Lake Maquarie area... on a Fixie... re-learned to grind up hills. Picked up a new frame for my wife and just finished building it... I'll post a pic as soon as I can. Here's a pic of her "old" bike, SubZero 1... which is only about 6 months old. I found a SubZero Pro frame at a ridiculously low price and showed her... big mistake.... she had to have it She LOVES Sarah Ulmer's bikes and I must admit they're pretty good. The SubZero Pro frame weighed 1kg (48)
First ride on the SubZero Pro yesterday... pics soon.
Left SubZero 1 and right SubTrax
I just returned from Oz.. cycled round Sydney and short rides 10-40km in the Lake Maquarie area... on a Fixie... re-learned to grind up hills. Picked up a new frame for my wife and just finished building it... I'll post a pic as soon as I can. Here's a pic of her "old" bike, SubZero 1... which is only about 6 months old. I found a SubZero Pro frame at a ridiculously low price and showed her... big mistake.... she had to have it
She LOVES Sarah Ulmer's bikes and I must admit they're pretty good. The SubZero Pro frame weighed 1kg (48)First ride on the SubZero Pro yesterday... pics soon.
Left SubZero 1 and right SubTrax
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09-06-08, 03:14 PM
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Gina's bike, Trek Pliot 5.2 full carbon full Ultegra! I wonder how many other guys have actually paid more for the better half's bike than theirown
...Gina's bike was 3x the price of my bike. Her helmet 30% more and her tires 3x the price of mine! I loves my wife!: thumb:
...Gina's bike was 3x the price of my bike. Her helmet 30% more and her tires 3x the price of mine! I loves my wife!: thumb:
