Photos of YOUR bicycle near WATER
09-30-25 | 03:59 AM
#3277
FreedomRider
Joined: Sep 2023
Posts: 155
Likes: 585
From: Gloucester, MA, USA
Bikes: 1971 Raleigh Sports, 2008 Specialized Sequoia, 2016 Trek Verve 2, 2023 Cannondale Adventure Neo Allroad ebike
Biker Pete Un Classique!
09-30-25 | 04:04 AM
#3278
FreedomRider
Joined: Sep 2023
Posts: 155
Likes: 585
From: Gloucester, MA, USA
Bikes: 1971 Raleigh Sports, 2008 Specialized Sequoia, 2016 Trek Verve 2, 2023 Cannondale Adventure Neo Allroad ebike
10-05-25 | 01:30 AM
#3279
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,630
Likes: 2,007
From: Sussex County, Delaware
Fresh water pond in Holt's Landing State Park, Madison Revel mixte.
This mixte bike makes for a very nice mixed surface ride. In the picture the tires are GK semi slick 32mm. I usually have 38mm Bontrager AW3 tires on the same wheels. The wider tires are considerably better in the rougher off road/gravel areas.
10-05-25 | 10:35 AM
#3280
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2023
Posts: 1,880
Likes: 1,152
From: "Driftless" WI
Bikes: 1972 Motobecane Grand Record, 2023 Specialized Tarmac SL7,'26 Spesh Diverge, '22 Kona Dew+
Hard to see (morning light's on wrong side of this bridge) but the water's there if you look close enough...
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10-28-25 | 12:15 PM
#3288
Commuter, roadie
Joined: Jun 2022
Posts: 2,659
Likes: 2,133
From: SE Wisconsin, USA
Bikes: Trek: Domane AL3, Checkpoint SL7; Priority Apollo 11, ZiZZO Forte + eBikes
Not the type of road bike you guys typically discuss here, but how about a bit of variety?
It's a ZiZZO Forte folder. It's their heavy-duty model. 28 lbs + water bottle & rack pack. 20 x 1.95" tires can do a bit of everything. run them on the soft side, for that supple ride, which is helped a bit by the flex of the frame, seat post and handle post. The frame is aluminum, but a flexy design as it's not braced much in its geometry. It has reinforcing plates welded on at the head/top tube and at the top of the top tube near the seat tube. There is a braze-on on the front of the head tube and what ZiZZO calls a "pignose adapter" to take Brompton-style luggage up front, without affecting steering. The bike is rated to carry a 300 lb. load, I believe the only folder of this era to be rated so high.
Oct. 21, 2025. Lake Michigan in the background, as seen from Sheboygan, WI. I had just ridden through the tail end of that storm off to the left to get to this beach.
Definitely the most versatile city bike in my fleet. I'm taking it on an 83 mile trail ride next week:
https://www.bikeforums.net/great-lak...-new-post.html
If anyone in the area wants to join me for a slow roll on Wisconsin's longest rail trail ↑ , drop me a PM. Bring your slow bike, I'll probably be averaging about 11-12 mph.
It's a ZiZZO Forte folder. It's their heavy-duty model. 28 lbs + water bottle & rack pack. 20 x 1.95" tires can do a bit of everything. run them on the soft side, for that supple ride, which is helped a bit by the flex of the frame, seat post and handle post. The frame is aluminum, but a flexy design as it's not braced much in its geometry. It has reinforcing plates welded on at the head/top tube and at the top of the top tube near the seat tube. There is a braze-on on the front of the head tube and what ZiZZO calls a "pignose adapter" to take Brompton-style luggage up front, without affecting steering. The bike is rated to carry a 300 lb. load, I believe the only folder of this era to be rated so high.
Oct. 21, 2025. Lake Michigan in the background, as seen from Sheboygan, WI. I had just ridden through the tail end of that storm off to the left to get to this beach.
Definitely the most versatile city bike in my fleet. I'm taking it on an 83 mile trail ride next week:
https://www.bikeforums.net/great-lak...-new-post.html
If anyone in the area wants to join me for a slow roll on Wisconsin's longest rail trail ↑ , drop me a PM. Bring your slow bike, I'll probably be averaging about 11-12 mph.
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11-17-25 | 08:16 PM
#3300
2Flit
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 120
Likes: 238
From: Orcas Washington and Calgary Alberta
Bikes: 1968 Rene Herse Gentleman's Bike; 74' Jim Merz; 84' Rodriquez tandem; 2012 Bilenky Tandem; 67' Cinelli SC; 84' Specialized Exp; 71' Holdsworth; 94' Weigle Classic 68cm; 49’ Gillott, 48̵’ Hugonnier-Routens; working on 1940’s Fol
68.5cm JP Weigle at the Bow River Calgary,AB
1992 J.P. Weigle “Classic” with R. Herse Cranks on his daily commute to Bike Root Community Bicycle Shop BikeRoot