Post your utility bike thread
08-24-07 | 10:45 AM
#26
Sturmey Archer Hub
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: New England
Bikes: Old Schwinns and old Raleighs
I'll throw up my two since they're old style utilities. The Sports picture is a bit old here- I've since added an old fashioned tire bottle dynamo and also an authentic Prestube rack.
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08-24-07 | 11:54 AM
#27
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From: On the road-USA
Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
Okay ya talked me into it....
Aaron
Notice they ALL have Fenders!
L to R
GT Slipstream, Raleigh Colt, Raleigh Superbe, Staiger Florida, Giant Excursion, Raleigh RSW (back)
Aaron
Notice they ALL have Fenders!L to R
GT Slipstream, Raleigh Colt, Raleigh Superbe, Staiger Florida, Giant Excursion, Raleigh RSW (back)
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Last edited by wahoonc; 08-24-07 at 12:00 PM.
08-24-07 | 12:37 PM
#28
Sturmey Archer Hub
Joined: Aug 2005
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From: New England
Bikes: Old Schwinns and old Raleighs
Those old 3 speed Raleighs are the best utility cycles ever made in my opinion- and they look nice too.
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Classic American and British Roadsters, Utility Bikes, and Sporting Bikes (1935-1979): HERE
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08-24-07 | 02:50 PM
#29
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From: On the road-USA
Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
That picture was only about half the herd around here. There are 4 more Raleighs and my Expedition bike that AREN'T in the picture. Plus a Redline 9.2.5 but that one is more of a fun bike rather than a utility.Aaron
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ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
08-24-07 | 07:46 PM
#30
tired
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,651
Likes: 2
From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Breezer Uptown 8, U frame
Bike, trailer, and groceries.
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"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
08-25-07 | 06:22 AM
#31
Been Around Awhile
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From: Burlington Iowa
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
08-25-07 | 06:34 AM
#32
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From: Burlington Iowa
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
My grocery getters.
08-25-07 | 08:09 AM
#33
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From: On the road-USA
Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
Aaron
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Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
08-25-07 | 11:53 AM
#34
tired
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,651
Likes: 2
From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Breezer Uptown 8, U frame
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"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
08-25-07 | 04:36 PM
#36
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From: 40205 'ViLLeBiLLie
Bikes: Sngl Spd's, 70's- 80's vintage, D-tube Folder
Here is my old mule.....the A1A FiReBaLL 
Its seen mileage in three different states, from snow
to 100 degrees......Its slow and cantankerous, but I just
cant bring myself to move on.......
w/details of 'Gimme Room' flag and pUnK r0Kk spikeage to intimidate bike haters and roadies
Its seen mileage in three different states, from snow
to 100 degrees......Its slow and cantankerous, but I just
cant bring myself to move on.......
w/details of 'Gimme Room' flag and pUnK r0Kk spikeage to intimidate bike haters and roadies
Last edited by -=(8)=-; 08-25-07 at 04:48 PM.
08-25-07 | 04:42 PM
#37
Been Around Awhile
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From: Burlington Iowa
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
08-25-07 | 04:52 PM
#38
tired
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,651
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Breezer Uptown 8, U frame
So it seems.
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"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
08-25-07 | 04:57 PM
#39
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From: 40205 'ViLLeBiLLie
Bikes: Sngl Spd's, 70's- 80's vintage, D-tube Folder
That is a pokeman, Donna !
I had more stuff that jsut ended up on it over time,
so much so that it looked like a lonely old spinsters
bric-a-brac shelf, When I came to FL my Brother in Law
became my riding buddy but I could tell he was sort of
embarrassed to be seen with someone that looked like
they just got released from a manditory 72 hours so I
cleaned it up a bit.....
I had more stuff that jsut ended up on it over time,
so much so that it looked like a lonely old spinsters
bric-a-brac shelf, When I came to FL my Brother in Law
became my riding buddy but I could tell he was sort of
embarrassed to be seen with someone that looked like
they just got released from a manditory 72 hours so I
cleaned it up a bit.....
08-26-07 | 12:05 AM
#40
Senior Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 90
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From: Upper Pooristan
Bikes: 1993 Dorado sherpa
Wood racks home made stuff not completely finished Goal is transport 8 cases of beer 10 miles its getting closer Nice rig Donna
not completely finished Goal is transport 8 cases of beer 10 miles its getting closer Nice rig Donna
Last edited by sherpa93; 08-26-07 at 12:21 AM. Reason: add pic
08-26-07 | 02:03 AM
#41
W A N T E D
Joined: Dec 2006
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Throwing self respect to the wind, I once again post pictures of what has been (this summer), my favorite bicycle to ride. I have a more BF acceptable '80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this...
click to enlarge
'80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this... 
click to enlarge
Last edited by Juggler2; 05-08-08 at 11:26 PM. Reason: sport
08-26-07 | 05:00 AM
#42
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From: On the road-USA
Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG
Throwing self respect to the wind, I once again post pictures of what has been (this summer), my favorite bicycle to ride. I have a more BF acceptable '80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this...
click to enlarge
'80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this... click to enlarge
Aaron
__________________
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
Webshots is bailing out, if you find any of my posts with corrupt picture files and want to see them corrected please let me know. :(
ISO: A late 1980's Giant Iguana MTB frameset (or complete bike) 23" Red with yellow graphics.
"Cycling should be a way of life, not a hobby.
RIDE, YOU FOOL, RIDE!"_Nicodemus
"Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred
Which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?"_krazygluon
08-26-07 | 05:39 AM
#43
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 270
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cake on the back!
You all inspire me! I've been thinking to get a pack for my rack, but after seeing you guys in action I think I'm going to just keep the rack and improvise. Yesterday I "drove" home with a birthday cake in a box on the back tied in with shock cords and string (hum, 97 degrees in the shade here in Mass. and on one bump some of the buttercream icing sloshed down... whoopps...)... But I realized if I HAD a pack it would have been harder to get the cake on there. Anyhow, when I wheeled into the bakery the folks all smiled and said this was a first. They went out of their way to help me secure the box. I do believe I'm starting a whole new less gas-dependent phase of life here. Except for well... winter.
cheers to everybody. Love those rigs! And particularly impressed with the wood rack, those old Raleighs and of course the hand-built untheivable which is a beaut.
cheers to everybody. Love those rigs! And particularly impressed with the wood rack, those old Raleighs and of course the hand-built untheivable which is a beaut.
08-26-07 | 06:09 AM
#44
Been Around Awhile
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 30,658
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From: Burlington Iowa
Bikes: Vaterland and Ragazzi
08-26-07 | 06:49 AM
#45
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From: 40205 'ViLLeBiLLie
Bikes: Sngl Spd's, 70's- 80's vintage, D-tube Folder
I think this is my new fav-0-rite forum !
08-26-07 | 07:39 AM
#46
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Washington, DC
Here we are, just back from the Arlington County Fair. Car parking is very scarce there, so it is horrible to try to drive. Cycling is much more convenient, as is the case for many destinations in our area. The bike is a German Kettler, modified with a front dynohub replacing the bottle generator, and the Adams Trail-A-Bike has a fender added for all weather transportation. As you may surmise from her smile, our daughter prefers the Adams to either of our cars.
Paul
08-26-07 | 08:27 AM
#47
tired
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 5,651
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From: Portland, OR
Bikes: Breezer Uptown 8, U frame
Nice pic of your set-up, Paul. Nice to see how your daughter has grown, too. I think the last time you posted a pic with her in it, she was quite the small rugrat.
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"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
"Real wars of words are harder to win. They require thought, insight, precision, articulation, knowledge, and experience. They require the humility to admit when you are wrong. They recognize that the dialectic is not about making us look at you, but about us all looking together for the truth."
08-26-07 | 09:08 AM
#48
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From: NE Indiana
08-26-07 | 09:26 AM
#49
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 765
Likes: 1
From: Jacksonville Florida
Bikes: Raleigh Glacier MTB/Commuter. Cannondale CAAD5, Windsor Timeline fixed gear
Throwing self respect to the wind, I once again post pictures of what has been (this summer), my favorite bicycle to ride. I have a more BF acceptable '80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this...
click to enlarge
'80's Schwinn Continental hanging from the rafters in the garage, but I am consumed with the desire to ride this... click to enlarge
08-26-07 | 01:48 PM
#50
totally louche
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 18,023
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From: A land that time forgot
Bikes: the ever shifting stable loaded with comfortable road bikes and city and winter bikes
old utility bike for IN town..... 'utility' bike for going OUT of town......
after ten years of hard use, I snapped the bike on the left in half. I'd actually used it enough I broke one Wald basket and it was on its' second front basket.
However, just this week, someone gave me another multi-speed cruiser frame, and I now have a NEW utility bike that looks remarkably like the old one. pics soon.
after ten years of hard use, I snapped the bike on the left in half. I'd actually used it enough I broke one Wald basket and it was on its' second front basket.
However, just this week, someone gave me another multi-speed cruiser frame, and I now have a NEW utility bike that looks remarkably like the old one. pics soon.