Hello from Central Connecticut
 

Hey all,

I've been riding in Connecticut since I was a kid. Born and raised in East Hartford, now living with Delicate Flower and our 2 spawn in Newington.

After travelling and checking things out, we ended up within a 20 mile circle of where we both grew up.

Hi murbike, what bikes are all of you riding?

Welcome to BF, and feel free to PM me with any questions :) !

East Hill

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EH, thanks for the welcome.

When I want to fly, I ride my new Lemond Sarthe.
I've yet to decide what to do with my '98 Lemond Alpe d'Huez.
For dirt and/or with the kids, I ride my old ('93) Trek 990 MTB. It's my old race bike, and holds a warm spot in my heart.
My wife will be riding a Specialized something or other we got from her Mom...

I have a bunch of other bikes in the shed, none of which get ridden much...speaking of which - your siggy says something about the Vintage Bike Liberation Front. If you would, please define 'Vintage'.

The reason I ask is because a few of the frames/bikes in my shed are what I would call 'vintage', but in perusing the web, I've found that my version of vintage is a lot older than other folks. They seem to think that a vintage bike is around 20 or 30 years old (like the ones I had when I was a kid (I'm 41), while the bikes that I consider vintage are more like 50 years old or older...

For example, I've got a Rollfast that comes from the '50s, near as I can tell.
I also have a fairly rideable Sterling from the late '50s/early '60s.
And then I have a British 3 speed frame with no wheels from who knows when...My Dad had a similar one when I was a kid....

My piece de resistance is a Pierce 3 in hand pacing bike from the turn of the century (19th to 20th). We have pictures of my Grandmother's relatives riding it. On researching it, I believe it was made between 1898 and 190-something. I don't have my docs in front of me, but the bike is from the first incarnation of Pierce Cycles, before it was sold.

Anyway, I know they are probably antiques and not Vintage. What sayeth you?

We are pretty flexible when it comes to C & V here. We have discussions on this very point every once in a while, actually! Vintage does indeed normally refer to the bicycles built earlier than 1983. But, we're inclusive, and if it's steel and has friction shifting, we'll welcome you :D .

Come on over and join us, we're very nice in C & V.

My signature is an inside joke (but my website makes an excellent place for me to store photos of all my bikes!).

East Hill