December is black bike month
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Oh I remember, slot cars, models, casual fan of the real thing and I remember drooling over a JPS Norton at Yamaha East in PDX, had a brochure for a long time, and then going across the street and drooling at chrome Paramounts at Gateway Schwinn.
All long gone but great memories.
All long gone but great memories.
Yup. Goes along with some other JPS references earlier in this thread. Helps if one is old enough and a race car geek to remember the Lotus Formula 1 cars driven by Mario Andretti, Emerson Fittipaldi and Nigel Mansell in those colors.
https://goo.gl/images/Bz3xAe
My brother-in-law found this (empty) when he was clearing out his garage:
https://goo.gl/images/Bz3xAe
My brother-in-law found this (empty) when he was clearing out his garage:
#127
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Big, Bold, and Black Bike. Fighting weight of 48.7 lbs. My only black bike.
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#128
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Here are my additions..late but not to late..
1985 Trek 470 (as acquired)
1989 Centurion Ironman Expert (as acquired)
1991 Diamond Back Apex (as acquired)
1985 Trek 470 (as acquired)
1989 Centurion Ironman Expert (as acquired)
1991 Diamond Back Apex (as acquired)
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The fairest black bike of all my black bikes - 1974 Schwinn Paramount P15 graced with Superbe.
Second fairest is my 1985 Cannondale ST400 with 7800 Dura-Ace.
A former fair maiden (what am I writing here??) - 1985 Ross Signature 294S. Handbuilt with Ishiwata 024 tubing. Great rider, high quality, many different forms, now has a new happy owner.
Lastly, a formerly pewter (paint was toast) 1981 Trek 616 with Shimano 600 Arabesque...and 7400 hubs laced to DP18 rims! This was a few years ago, so forgive the stem/bar/brake lever setup. RoS' aesthetic sense had not reached its final form. Very happy new owner when I sold it though.
Second fairest is my 1985 Cannondale ST400 with 7800 Dura-Ace.
A former fair maiden (what am I writing here??) - 1985 Ross Signature 294S. Handbuilt with Ishiwata 024 tubing. Great rider, high quality, many different forms, now has a new happy owner.
Lastly, a formerly pewter (paint was toast) 1981 Trek 616 with Shimano 600 Arabesque...and 7400 hubs laced to DP18 rims! This was a few years ago, so forgive the stem/bar/brake lever setup. RoS' aesthetic sense had not reached its final form. Very happy new owner when I sold it though.
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Wow. 6 pages and still no Spın̈al Tap reference?
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December is Black Bike Month
Wake up. Let's do this again.
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Okay.
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Black I can do. I have two. It's the best color for a bike, btw. And a car too. First up is a 79 Trek 930, which came to me as a frameset, and secondly a 92 Paramount PDG 7 which also came as a frameset. The Paramount is actually a very deep, dark chocolate brown, but I'm the only one who knows that. To everyone else, it's black. Without further adieu:
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Black bikes - elegant, to say the least...
Cyclops - my most used rider...
Rabeneick 120d - my favorite old bike and now ready for art and paint...
Cyclops - my most used rider...
Rabeneick 120d - my favorite old bike and now ready for art and paint...
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Black I can do. I have two. It's the best color for a bike, btw. And a car too. First up is a 79 Trek 930, which came to me as a frameset, and secondly a 92 Paramount PDG 7 which also came as a frameset. The Paramount is actually a very deep, dark chocolate brown, but I'm the only one who knows that. To everyone else, it's black. Without further adieu:
"Bikeforums unexpectedly closed the connection" wtf?
"Bikeforums unexpectedly closed the connection" wtf?
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Vintage 2014
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My black bike. It's an '81 Raliegh Tourist (DL-1). Probably one of the last years this model was sold in the US. Purchased lightly used for too much. But it was in great shape and you don't see these in Louisiana very often - especially in this size.
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^ Gorgeous pic!
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My 85 Schwinn tempo and my Belgian bike.
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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