Hello from Southern California
05-29-25 | 09:09 AM
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Newbie
Joined: Jun 2018
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From: Los Angeles
Bikes: Trek 360, Tornado Beta, Univega Gran Rally
Hello from Southern California
I’ve been reading bike forums for years and been into bicycles my whole life. I mostly ride a 2019 Specialized Crux or Trek Top Fuel depending on where I’m riding. I love bikes from the sixties, seventies and eighties and collect, sympathetically restore and sell bike from those eras. My current project is a 70’s Mercian.
05-29-25 | 10:04 PM
#3
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Joined: Jun 2018
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From: Los Angeles
Bikes: Trek 360, Tornado Beta, Univega Gran Rally
Thanks ArgoMan. I’m sure there’s some good riding out that way.
I’ve always thought of “restoration” as being 85% cleaning so we may not be too far part in our tinkering on bikes 😜
I’ve always thought of “restoration” as being 85% cleaning so we may not be too far part in our tinkering on bikes 😜
05-31-25 | 05:01 AM
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velo-dilettante
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,000
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From: insane diego, california
Bikes: 85 pinarello treviso steel, 95 battaglin steel, 95 look kg 131 carbon, 11 trek madone 5.2 carbon
howdy and welcome aboard! always nice to have a long time lurker come aboard. see you out there!
05-31-25 | 02:44 PM
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Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
Welcome.
I like to build the old road bikes and ride them.
My last is a late '60s Clive Stuart.
I like to build the old road bikes and ride them.
My last is a late '60s Clive Stuart.
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Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
05-31-25 | 05:27 PM
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Joined: Jan 2020
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From: Altadena, CA
Bikes: 2025 Ritte Esprit, 2023 Niner RLT 9 RDO, 2022 Trek Supercaliber
Howdy. I’m an Altadena resident living temporarily in Monrovia. Welcome to BF. 
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RIP 01/08/25...2022 Trek Supercaliber, 2018 Storck Fascenario.3 Platinum, 2018 Trek Procaliber SL Singlespeed, 2017 Bear BR1, 2003 Time VX Special Pro, 2001 Colnago VIP, 1999 Trek 9900 singlespeed, 1977 Nishiki ONP
RIP 01/08/25...2022 Trek Supercaliber, 2018 Storck Fascenario.3 Platinum, 2018 Trek Procaliber SL Singlespeed, 2017 Bear BR1, 2003 Time VX Special Pro, 2001 Colnago VIP, 1999 Trek 9900 singlespeed, 1977 Nishiki ONP
