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12-14-23, 06:42 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By lonesomesteve

I'm working from home, so these days my commute...

I'm working from home, so these days my commute involves walking from the bedroom to the kitchen for coffee, and then proceeding to the couch. Back when I was going into an office, I rode this:
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12-14-23, 02:34 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By SurferRosa

I told you those rubber nipples would come in...

I told you those rubber nipples would come in handy!

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12-14-23, 01:42 PM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By nlerner

I was thinking of broadening this topic to...

I was thinking of broadening this topic to "winter riding," but the lack of response so far has me questioning just how many of those in this forum actually ride their bikes.
12-14-23, 11:49 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By gugie

Commute? What is this commute you talk about?

Commute?

What is this commute you talk about?
12-14-23, 10:32 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By cyccommute

1999 Dean. Snow to dry. ...

1999 Dean. Snow to dry.

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If ice is involved,...
12-14-23, 07:45 AM
Replies: 76
Views: 3,952
Posted By nlerner

Show us your winter commuter!

It hasn’t really snowed yet in the Boston area this season, nor has it been cold/wet enough for salting the roads, but that time is coming soon, so I’m thinking about commuter bikes. I will likely...
11-26-23, 09:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 529
Posted By repechage

Masi employed investment cast lugs in later 1975....

Masi employed investment cast lugs in later 1975. Medici as soon as the parts arrived, later 1977, 1978? The Recht plan was both Medici and Confente would use the lugs. Confente did not happen. The...
11-17-23, 11:14 AM
Replies: 1,140
Views: 151,737
Posted By botty kayer

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10-28-23, 03:18 PM
Replies: 1,140
Views: 151,737
Posted By non-fixie

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10-10-23, 11:46 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 10,875
Posted By bikingshearer

Apropos of pretty much nothing, one of the best...

Apropos of pretty much nothing, one of the best things I have ever seen at an Eroica CA (one of the ones in Paso Robles) was someone actually riding a Confente. A similarly pleasing sight that same...
10-10-23, 04:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 489
Posted By CriticalThought

Another Swiss Gem - A Very Light Ochsner Beauty

Anyone familiar with the hit (in Switzerland) film from 1978... Die Schweizermacher (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078212/)? If not, and if you're keen on Swiss culture you should check it out (the...
09-18-23, 07:55 PM
Replies: 21,619
Views: 3,018,051
Posted By northbend

Ride/Ferry to see the Bird King of Vashon Island...

Ride/Ferry to see the Bird King of Vashon Island this afternoon
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53197337599_74a9fd573f_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2p3Sg6R)Before the Bird King of Vashon...
08-27-23, 09:06 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,749
Posted By ThermionicScott

New book day: "JOBST BRANDT RIDE BIKE!"

First off, I'm not actually sure if the title is "Jobst Brandt Ride Bike!", "Ride Bike!", "Jobst Brandt!", or just "Jobst", since Isola Press uses many combinations of those words to refer to it:...
08-07-23, 10:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 529
Posted By Polaris OBark

New tires and wheels day: ...

New tires and wheels day:


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07-15-23, 10:36 PM
07-15-23, 10:14 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By albrt

See how soft that aluminum is? Hacksaw will cut...

See how soft that aluminum is? Hacksaw will cut through that like butter. And you can totally feel the difference between the aluminum and the steel tube when you're hacksawing.
07-15-23, 10:00 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By AdventureManCO

Lol… ...

Lol…


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07-15-23, 09:00 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By mhespenheide

Sadly, my brain does not want to shut off and...

Sadly, my brain does not want to shut off and leave well enough alone. Even when I'm supposedly relaxing. That's how we got here.
07-15-23, 08:38 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By AdventureManCO

I have no idea how we got here, but here we are. ...

I have no idea how we got here, but here we are. And, if you recall anything from the Huffy thread, I'm in full support of any/all off-topic posts, as it adds to the post count!:thumb:
07-13-23, 08:20 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By Pcampeau

This thing is gonna look awfully silly with all...

This thing is gonna look awfully silly with all those old Huffy parts attached to it.
07-13-23, 07:52 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By mpetry912

I am sure Mark DiNucci had a hand in the building...

I am sure Mark DiNucci had a hand in the building of that frame.

Also that Porsche in the lead pic may be a very rare 911R, only 20 were made, better salvage it

/markp
...
07-13-23, 06:56 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 7,011
Posted By AdventureManCO

Time to rescue a stuck, jungle junker. The 1986 Jim Merz Allez!

I was encouraged by a fellow member here to start this thread, although I was quite worried that many (all of which, like me, are not quite right in the head) would find it a significant downgrade...
07-12-23, 12:36 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By gugie

I thought this was the common failure mechanism. ...

I thought this was the common failure mechanism.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVfIhrHTs5M
07-11-23, 05:00 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By Mad Honk

The break looks like a lot of breakage I see in...

The break looks like a lot of breakage I see in golf club shafts. They are chrome plated and do indeed rust from the inside out, and they often fail at a point where the shaft has the most strenuous...
07-11-23, 12:28 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By bikingshearer

Okay, here are a few more tidbits. Ed Litton is...

Okay, here are a few more tidbits. Ed Litton is building me a new fork (all paint, no chrome), as close to a clone as possible so as not to mess with the quality of the ride. It will be 100% new; not...
07-11-23, 10:16 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By Fahrenheit531

Whoa. That's not terrifying or anything.

Whoa. That's not terrifying or anything.
07-11-23, 09:28 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By DiabloScott

Just saw this - yeah, congrats on still having a...

Just saw this - yeah, congrats on still having a forehead and teeth.

I love failure analysis - can you ask Ed Litton what he thinks? It kind of looks like there's an insert at the bottom of the...
07-10-23, 10:21 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By mpetry912

here's on that happened to me. Fortunately I...

here's on that happened to me. Fortunately I got it stopped - going downhill.

what is amazing about the OP's fork is that - if it was related to chromning - that it lasted 60+ years.

Would...
07-10-23, 09:55 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By 79pmooney

Please have the fork leg cut open lengthwise and...

Please have the fork leg cut open lengthwise and take photos.

If you are throwng it away instead of repairing it cut and show us the other leg as well.

And yes, it could have been worse, steel...
07-09-23, 11:48 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By Piff

Yeesh, scary stuff... Consider the new fork...

Yeesh, scary stuff...

Consider the new fork you purchase a severe discount compared to any medical bills that could have otherwise occured.
07-09-23, 11:33 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,709
Posted By bikingshearer

Well, that could have really sucked . . . .

On my ride today, the front end started feeling . . . odd, and my front wheel started pulling to one side. Kind of like when you don't tighten down the rear skewer enough and you pull the rear wheel...
06-12-23, 07:45 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 780
Posted By billytwosheds

So cool. Just oozing style and class. People...

So cool. Just oozing style and class.

People who are worried that heritage rides and classic bike interest is on the way out...can't be correct. Plenty of younger energy seen here.
06-12-23, 03:53 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 21,546
Posted By hazetguy

Asheville Carrier Park Velodrome Bike is Wes...

Asheville Carrier Park Velodrome
Bike is Wes Mason
I am actively engaged in a Cat 6 race. The other competitor can be seen below the handlebars, off in the distance.
...
06-12-23, 03:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 780
Posted By non-fixie

The ride contained everything one would expect. ...

The ride contained everything one would expect.

Like cobblestones. Lots of cobblestones ...
...
06-12-23, 03:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 780
Posted By non-fixie

On Sunday morning we got to the venue early. To...

On Sunday morning we got to the venue early. To see the officials getting ready ...
...
06-12-23, 03:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 780
Posted By non-fixie

RetroRonde 2023

Probably my favorite C&V cycling event is the RetroRonde van Vlaanderen. Because the Tour of Flanders speaks to my imagination like few other races. Because Fiorenzo "the Tuscan of Flanders" Magni...
06-12-23, 06:03 AM
Replies: 223
Views: 21,546
Posted By steelbikeguy

as an electrical engineer, I think I might have...

as an electrical engineer, I think I might have to genuflect if I was near the statue! ;)
The progress in shrinking electronics down to the current nanometer scale (or smaller?) is amazing. The...
06-11-23, 08:25 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 21,546
Posted By tjfastback66

'78 Raleigh Super Course ...

'78 Raleigh Super Course
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06-11-23, 02:07 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By bulgie

1954 Sturmey ASC, close-ratio fixed-gear hub

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Selling this ASC (sold already) so I took the opportunity to overhaul it,...
06-11-23, 01:27 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By RCMoeur

It's just been that kind of a week for fixing...

It's just been that kind of a week for fixing flats. :(

...
06-10-23, 11:52 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By etherhuffer

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06-10-23, 09:28 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By jamesdak

Well this afternoon was spent messing with...

Well this afternoon was spent messing with something only 23 years old. Grabbed this one this afternoon about a mile from the house. Spent the rest of the afternoon and evening giving it a bit of a...
06-10-23, 08:26 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By RCMoeur

Enjoying the cool mid-90s weather in the back...

Enjoying the cool mid-90s weather in the back yard while it lasts (rumor has it summer is finally unwelcomely enroute next week). Today was re-covering more crunchy saddles for the Recycle Your...
06-10-23, 02:13 PM
Replies: 223
Views: 21,546
Posted By cooperryder

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I was riding around the University of Texas at Dallas today...
06-10-23, 09:40 AM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By DAbiker2023

Motobecane (GT?)

Found this on FB marketplace. It is s missing the rear wheel and discovered upon getting it home that the lugs for the eater bottles, rear brake housing and pump mount had been "removed". Sad, but...
06-08-23, 09:19 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By ascherer

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The big PX10 got the Retrofrictions from 75lechamp. I put them on a Simplex...
06-07-23, 09:55 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By Nemosengineer

The frame, wheels, brakes, and braze on bits have...

The frame, wheels, brakes, and braze on bits have been delivered to the frame builder. Like a consultation with a surgeon the black marker was taken out, lines and marks were made and notes were...
06-07-23, 01:43 PM
Replies: 7,594
Views: 896,631
Posted By ascherer

The tinkering has been nonstop, with a lot of...

The tinkering has been nonstop, with a lot of time going into refinishing the road rash out of a set of Campy levers that were courtesy of your friend and mine, Mad Honk McDuck along with new pivot...
06-07-23, 07:38 AM
Replies: 21,619
Views: 3,018,051
Posted By rccardr

That Basso... ...

That Basso...
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06-07-23, 06:49 AM
Replies: 21,619
Views: 3,018,051
Posted By zookster

Took my '87 High Sierra to Black Creek Park...

Took my '87 High Sierra to Black Creek Park yesterday to ride the new 2 mile rail trail extension. The extension brings the total mileage to over 8 miles, running from Black Creek Park to Newfound...
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