Still not the greatest pics, but here they are:

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/238/im0001049aq.jpg

http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/1466/im0001063sv.jpg

Peesta #45984123541. Was for sale for about 4 hours, but then I realised bike > food.

Love it, what is it? And what's the two black stripes on the downtube?
I really like the oldschool aesthetic and like even more the fact that it gets used, apparently quite a bit.

I have no idea who made the frame. The guy who sold it to me said it was a Kabuki frame, although I've also been told by somebody else that it's a Carlton.

The two black stripes are strips of velcro that would normally hold a fender/deflector on the downtube. There are no eyelets anywhere on the frame and there's nowhere near enough clearance under the fork for a real fender, so I had to make do with that, or get sprayed by everything coming off the back of the front wheel.

As a side note, what's the value on a pair of Dura-Ace and Record high-flange hubs on eBay nowadays? I want to trade the tubies for a set of clinchers and I figure it'll be better financially if I sell both sets of the vintage hubs and just lace up some Surly hubs to Open Pros or Velocity Aeroheads.

Given that they're tubulars, the wheelsets aren't worth much more than the hubs themselves - $200-250 each, probably. Why not just buy some clincher rims and relace the hubs?

m.

i've seen you before, and you definitely didn't look friendly :D

My work rig...http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld....te/bike/Gitane

It seems like such a shame to be riding such beautiful vintage hubs into the ground. Even if I did re-lace one of them to clinchers, I'd be selling off the other set to help offset the cost. I want to keep the Record hubs, but I have a feeling I'd get more for them than the DA.

I'm also still trying to find a place that has cheap clinchers.

Techone,

I like the Gitane, I was just looking at one today. But could we see your deck collection too? Please?

Hah! I noticed the same thing. I recognize 4 of them, and that baby one -- was that a Real deck? Barbee? I know that one from back in the day.

For a while I kept a lot of my old H-Street boards, Hensley, Allen, Magnusson and quite a few Powell's. I always loved the graphics on the Ray Barbee ones -- my favourite being the patchwork doll person on the hydrant.

i heart your room.

"Mom, did you throw out my old Vision Streetwears?"

Cute blanket.

ha, you look like such a dick,

xxx

Heh, yea. I'm married therefore I sleep under a floral duvet...


absntr, that's a Dune by World Industries.
here's a couple H-Street's...
Jason Rogers
http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld....s/DSCF1258.jpg
and the Hensley 2nd to left...
http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld....s/DSCF1257.jpg

randoms...
http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld....s/DSCF1259.jpg

and His an' Hers...
http://bettybitty.users.btopenworld....s/DSCF1260.jpg

well considering you have a wall full of decks.. id say a floral duvet is a fair trade.. i wouldnt let you hang thhose thhings on the wall if i was the wifey

ohhhhh, you mutha fugga.


cheesin'

Weird. I'm eating lentils and rice out of that same bowl as I type. I hate it. Pink is not the color for dishes IMHO.

your deck collection makes me drool.


reminds me of projects I need to finish.

http://www.slabco.com/stuff/carillocruiser.jpg

what happens when you grab a bunch of random parts and make a dirt machine? you end up with a bike that looks like jim-bob owns it..

Quit channeling me!

That totally looks like something I'd ride. I like it.

My new ride, my not-so NJS Watanabe.

edit:

The NJS purists will be upset to learn that I respaced the rear triangle to accept a 120mm IRO hub, but ask if I care. :) I'm pushing 46/16 gearing around the crappy New Orleans streets and couldn't be happier. The toe overlap on this thing will take some time to get used to. :)

Other specs:

Nitto track bars
ITM Open 800 Stem
IRO Cranks, Wheels and Cog.
Hatta Swan headset
Sugino 75 bottom bracket (need to get a longer spindle!)
Brooks Team Pro Saddle

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...k/sideview.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2.../sideview2.jpg

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d2...eek/front2.jpg

man...I skated with Fred Smith and Sam Cunningham (block head fame) waaaay back. nice collection...I just gave up my old decks. Barbee #1, Lucero, Neil Blender, Fred Smith original, Hosoi etc...

thanks!

im tellin you.. it wasnt intentional..

for future reference.. this bridgestone mtn frame and fork from 92 (i think an mb-2?) fit 700c wheels with cross tires and plenty of room left over.. things were a bit sloppier back thhen i guess...

That Brooks saddle looks really snooty.