not on this forum it isn't

yah. took pictures of fg/ss's at the operation ceasefire concert. lots of conversions and a few italian track bikes. no keirin.

but I do occasionally see a guy that rides a brakeless 3rensho down 11th street on my way to work. he says he used to ride track before he got fat and slow (his words not mine)

That would be Kevin: http://flickr.com/photos/chimblyswee...n/set-1364949/
he usually works on a Ti Mercx conversion frame. Sadly, word on the street is that he some how cracked the ti frame, so you may be seeing more of the 3rensho.

chesta'!

Keirin frames are made like old classic steel frames like your frames Rich.

Rich, for me they are like bikes are supposed to be, lugged ,steel, 1 inch steering and handmade.

I had alot of bikes at one time 25 track 3 road and 1 mountain. Now I have 14 track and 1 road( keirin 10, 4-italian, 1 american) .

Steel is real, I like your quality and have been a fan from over the years.


S/F<
CEYA!

nope. I know kevin from when I brought that stolen ss in that I found in front of my house. he was the one who ID'ed it and called the owner (who lives 5 doors down from me).

it definitely is not kevin. forgot the guy's name, I've seen him twice. anyway, nice guy, nice bike. he probably, like me, isn't really "on the scene"

Ceya - What mountain bike did you ride? I'm always intrigued to see how someone's sense of taste carries over to that world.

*guesses*

Either a> an old Cinelli, b> Ritchey P-22/23, c> old Bontrager, or d> FAT CITY.

Hehehehe.

Yeah, I was gonna guess Fat Chance, Potts, maybe an MB-zip, or one of those old serotta mtbs.

Ceya, your public demands answers!

voodoo maybe

Nah, voodoos seem too modern. That seems about as likely as ceya on a kona, and I just can't see that.

(Personally, I love the hell out of that joe murray geometry, though. My red bike's a direct rip-off of it.)

http://i.xanga.com/LiL_kisSes/homer-drool.gif

Gahhh.... MB-Zip. That bike's my unicorn... I've been trying to score one in mint shape for years. I had an MB-2 that got stolen, and I've -always- wanted another. Got my wife a P-22, but not quite the same for me ;)

Sigh.

I seem to recall the MB-zips had a published finite lifespan - weren't they officially only good for a season of racing, or is all the beer and bike shop pot clouding my memory? As cool as the ritcheys were, I never really wanted anything to do with tom ritchey or anything he laid hands on, but I dug the hell out of some of the stuff bontrager and the wtb boys did.

My personal unicorn is a mountain goat whiskeytown racer, in team colors. One day, I tell you. One day.

i almost made mention in the keirin paint thread, but wasn't quite sure.

I used to work in a shop that sold goats and jack taylors.

Why the hell didn't I take advantage of it?!

Ah, the follies of youth.

(Oh yeah - other unicorn? Jack Taylor curved tube in my size)

The Fat or MB-1 has my vote (the moment I read that, actually, the Bridgestone jumped into my head). The MB-0 was too fragile... also a little too after-the-fact.

me? a toei sportif or herse randonneuse.

this thread is almost more mountain than keirin.

shoot, that's right, we were talking MTBs... in that case, i'd have to say something out of the mind of scot nicol.

Man, quit doing that. Now I'm remembering how I felt about the ibis "Mountain Trials" bike. 26" front, 24" back, all cool.

scorcher :)

some one want to cue up that derailed train pic, please?
oh wait.. i'll just do it:
http://disaster.almanac.xs2.net/Janu...gifs/train.gif

This is the stealthy mountain bike appreciation thread!

Other mtns that were fun: Bontrager Privateer, Ritchey P-23 (yes, I said it again... there was a singlespeed P-23 complete at T-Town for $400, which I'm slapping myself for not picking up) and the first Ti bikes I ever rode... a Merlin and a DEAN.

You make me want to punch you.

Unload your Campy parts while there's still time! HURRY!

- eyefloater <-- Happy to offer a fair amount for your garbage Campy parts ... because I love you.