Those Phil hubs look sooooooo great on this bike.

What frame is that? Is it drilled for a rear brake?

I stared at/admired this thing for a long long time. It felt like something was missing though. I kept staring but couldn't figure out what it was. Then it finally dawned on me.


Just in case.....




http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...y/IMG_2973.jpg

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5741/...fd06a64b_z.jpg

I can't imagine any production rear rack surviving that load, I love that pic though.


I'll post a new photo of my 'roller when get my 2nd set of wheels built.

theres actually a whole thread on mtbr about people using their bikes for hunting, it think its a smart idea instead of dragging a 200 lb dead animal on a sled N-miles back to your vehicle

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=496314
Just put some shiny new bits on this one.

I need to take pics of the steamrolly, but my evo is borrowing the seatpost/saddle right now.

Your bike would be right at home here in the deep south.

You could ride that thing right into the front door of Cabella's and ol' boys wouldn't bat an eyelash.

It's a Trek T1 and yeah. The last owner had only a rear brake on there but the pads were too low and it scraped paint off below the brake track -__-

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/samson-njs-23184_15.jpg

my daily steed.

keep me out of that store. whenever i go in one of those i spend so much money on **** i dont need. its worse than bikes.

[MENTION=168526]TejanoTrackie[/MENTION] What's the white bike? Looks super nice

Thanks. It's a 1976 Schwinn Paramount P14. It was my track racing bike for 30 years.

This bike is rad.

I want to give my respect to this bike and its creator/owner, @SquidPuppet.

In the age of flat black nothingness this bike is a standout. All elements are perfectly balanced. Timeless.

Please tell us something about this bike - what type of frame is it and if there is a history behind it.

Thanks for the kind words.

Nothing can be too glossy or polished for me. :o

The frame and fork are a garage sale find. Modern TIG junk. :)

After close comparisons I am 99.9% sure it is a State Bicycle frame and fork. The fork is an unattractive, heavy (but stiff) unicrown. The chainstays were welded on slightly crooked, so the dropouts (cheap stamped) were deliberately misaligned to compensate. Or perhaps vice versa. Still, it was off. It took some filing and tweaking to get the rear wheel to line up straight between the seat stays and to run forward true. It's "straight" now and rolls perfectly with no hands. The bottom bracket cluster is quite flexy. I asked my powdercoater to go heavy at the welds. He did, and it flowed out and made the welds look "good". :p

It does what I want when I'm in the mood for a short wheelbase and steep head/short trail ride. I usually ride overly long and stable pigs, so this thing feels twitchy to me.

Another Trek. 520 this time.
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...psev93thyz.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...psw0u0pudx.jpg
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps6urlgmuw.jpg

hottt!

Posted this on Dec 31, 2015, so thought I'd post it again for 2016. Bought this 2010(?) Steamroller in early 2015, it didn't seem to have many miles on it (notice the wheel reflectors still on it). Frame is a little small so added riser bars, put on front & rear brakes (riding it single speed), some old Crank Bros 50/50 pedals, and upped the gearing to 53-16 (it works for me). So far so good. :)

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=496520

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=496521

Wheelie bike. Grade "A" Prime.

Amen.

:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

I could be happy riding that for years. My size too...

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...orsiderear.jpg

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/s...atordecals.jpg

:D