It's electrical tape. I wanted to give my IRO a unique look, so I gave it the poor mans redo. I think I'll get it painted sometime in the future though.

How's the tension on those spokes?

wacky! A good way (?) to use up spokes that wouldn't normally fit a rim?

looking sharp! how are those levers working out? how did you finally rig them to work with the bullhorns?

Great, these things are bomb-proof. I put ~5000 miles on them of rough city riding, hopping curbs and hitting peds, and they're still perfectly true.
I found a set of drops in the garbage can at the LBS that were MTB bar diameter. I just flipped and hacked them. Do you remember how the barrel adjuster type thingy was missing? I ended up just using two chainring bolts. I threaded the screw in from the backside of the nut. The nut fits over the threaded adjuster part, and the brake cable housing fits perfectly into the hole through the center of the bolt. It even looks nice.

Haha, you're as bad as I am. I think I could toss together a bike too. Nice Peugeot, is that the one you got run off the road on?

Yup, that's the one!

i see you've constructed a new barrel adjuster, your skills are now complete young jedi...

I could probably throw something together from all my spare parts, but it'd be a very odd bike: cheap hybrid frame, BMX rims and tyres, Surly flip-flop rear and Chorus front hubs, Fort track forks, Profile bullhorns, and two right cranks arms in different lengths :)

OK, if you saw this thread: http://bikeforums.net/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=260359
You knew this was coming...

It's not fixed, it's a single speed. I'll consider going fixed later. I built it from parts from a couple of other junk yard and second hand finds. I "repaired" the chain suck on it with some metalized epoxy and squirted the innards with frame saver.

Frame is a late 80's/early 90's vintage Tange 900 steel Bianchi Sport. Levers are Dia Compe, brakes are the old Shimanos that were on the frame when I got it. The lavendar bottle cage came with it. Especially note the elegantly understated frame pump attachment device. The Brooks saddle isn't permanent. I'm just breaking it in for my next bike. This one will eventually get a saddle from my plastic collection. Wheels are Nisi robbed off of my late 70's Trek TX-500. Yet another project bike. It's getting new rims on some other old hubs.

The fixed cup came off easily enough. I've removed them from three bikes and all it has taken is either a big wrench, a park fixed cup removing wrench and a bit of penetrating oil.

First ride was 27 miles this morning on a flat rail-trail. It's a nice ride, good acceleration, lots of fun, surprisingly light weight for a relatively low end steel frame.

Here's my new toy http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=6826 and http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=6825 and yes it is fixed, 48/18 with a surly track cog before I brought it home (it's hilly where I live!) and my best buddy wants a snacky, how could you turn this face down? http://groups.msn.com/BicyclingForum...o&PhotoID=4028

Noloft

what the hell dog is that?

That is the most feared of all the canines, the snackalupalus-eatemupalus worthlusnus. Otherwise known as Booger the black chow. He'll turn 16 in oct. as he has gotten older he gets hotspots so I have to shave him in the summer. Cool ain't he?

that is possibly the coolest looking dog i have ever seen!

My wife's Trek 920 frame. Got frame years ago bolted on, Marzocchi Z4 fork, Tru Vativ Hussefelt crank, Ritchey comp stem and seatpost, Nuke Proof Bombsheel front hub, Surly 1X1 rear laced to Sun Sub IV rims. Club Roost Go Fast bar with Bontrager Race Lite bar ends, Blackburn Expedition rear rack etc..

Newly SS'ed Giant that had been out in a shed for a while. A dremel and enough old cassettes gives you tons of gearing options and enough cassetted spacers for three bikes. Specialized Strongarm cranks, Avid levers, LS front caliper and no name rear caliper, XT/Mavic 217 sunset anodized wheels, singleator, SID XC, 32x18 until I find out I want different gearing, which may or may not happen the first time it sees a trail. Fun project bike, can't wait to get it out (it's only a week old).

The fixie, converted Cannondale CAAD3 frameset with random parts from road bikes past. Splurged on the Eccentric hub but it's great, and my LBS hooked me up. RX100 170m cranks, RX100 front brake lever, DA front brake, misc. other stuff. 48x16, low enough to go up the hills, high enough to survive goin' back down. Lots of fun.

Damn! She could almost poke her eye out on those bar ends!

Nice thread for inspiration and admiration! Some lovely bikes you people have.

Here's my only bike which I recently assembled for fun and getting fit again after prolonged illness-

http://www.procerus.btinternet.co.uk/Bicycle1.jpg

Yes, I do have a 102cm (that's 40") leg measurement for cycling purposes!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: I'm 6' 7" tall.

The frame's a track item from an unknown Dutch builder and is built from Columbus tubing. Headset and hubs are Dura Ace. Spokes are aero and laced to Mavic GL330 sprint rims. Bars are the usual Profile item. Campag bottom bracket and Mavic 172.5 cranks with Dura Ace 144 PCD 1/8th track ring and Speedplay X3 pedals. The bike is geared low with 44 x 19 because it's hilly here and I'm pretty weedy (for the time being :o ).

I love the thing but due to the geometry and high bottom bracket it's a bit on the twitchy side and rather lively over the bumps. Keeps me awake anyways. :D

Hehe I thought my legs were long, I'm only 6'5", nice work matching the brake housing to the frame colour...

:rolleyes:
I built it for her for exercise after her heart attack. The bar ends serve their purpose quite well as she needs to ride but not punish herself on climbs. Anyway thanks for the positive comment.

You're telling me! I live in the UK and had to order the housing from Harris Cyclery in the US. 20 years ago you could buy any colour you liked over here. Now it's just black, white or grey ("silver"). These things matter (on a bike with just the one cable anyway). :D

Your Bianci looks really tight...why did you take the bullhorns off? Are they uncomfortable to ride with?

Here are my 2.

The road fix is a 80's araya steel lugged frame, the fork is an old schwinn (orig treaded but long enough to cut for treadless). Wheels are suzue laced to a ma3 for the rear and a no-name laced to an open pro in front. Crank is a shimano 600. Currently geared at 46/16. The bars are old and I know little about them.


The MTB SS is a 97 stumpjumper with a rigid fork. specialized cranks, stem, and bars. Wheels are Surly 1x1 laced to a bontrager rim in the rear and trek hub laced to a bontrager rim. Gearing is 44/16. This girl is not meant for dirt, built her up for mostly school and barhopping. You will notice the lack of a chain tensioner, I got lucky and the gear combo worked without one.

Cheers

Here's me fixie for now. I have a new frame on order cause this ones just too small :( I found it in the rotting down barn in my back yard and it's been a hell of a lot of fun and a damn good commuter. Suzie flip flop hub laced mavic m3, sugino road cranks 170mm, old campy record high flange hub laced to mavic e model ect...

I'm giving up pretty much on the slopy 3rensho, and going for a kogswell. Should be interesting!