redcheval posted:

I am a bike baby who has only been riding my townie cruiser that I dug out of storage around my neighborhood for the last couple months. I feel like I lucked out in a major way by finding this at the bike shop this morning, the sole hot mayo Midnight Special, and in my size no less. Hot dog. I absolutely love it. I really don't know what I'm doing when it comes to bikes but I'm pretty pumped about it, and already fantasizing about getting a brown leather saddle and brown grip tape to make it all coordinated.

bicievino posted:

get hammered copper fenders.

Koth posted:

Haha this is exactly what I thought, but I didn't want to make the effort to type it out.

DELETE CASCADE posted:

new road bichael!

Wheres Wallace posted:

Six-Of-Hearts posted:

That's the politest phrasing of "that broad is tall" i've yet heard.

Blackhawk posted:

rngd in the womb posted:

I gotta' take better pics and also maybe that particular streetlight shouldn't exist. And.. and... but I ride this bike the most and I love the poo poo out of it. A most excellent bike. (if only it could fit 28s though)

maxe posted:

spf3million posted:

N+1



It's beat to hell and needs a lot of love but I'm excited to have another project. This will be my first time working on a mtb. Will I have luck asking mtb questions here or do the sweaty woodsmen mostly stick to their own thread?

spf3million posted:

90s MTB drop bar conversion project is moving along. I decided I'm going to get it riding again on the relative cheap using as much from the parts bin as I can, just to prove out the proof of concept. If it rides well, I'm planning on prettying it up to be more in line with the quality of the frame and bling bits that came with it.

This weekend I scooped up a NOS Manitou Skareb Super on craigslist to replace the old and busted RockShox Mag21:


Then as I was tearing it down, I found this gem:

I was going to just replace it with a UN-55 but this thing it pretty high end and half the weight of the UN-55. The bearings still spin well so I cleaned it up and popped it back in. Figured if I'm going with a square taper (for now), it might as well be titanium.

Next up are deciding on a shifting mechanism and finding some brake levers.

spf3million posted:

The 90s MTB drop bar conversion project has been in hibernation, finally moved the needle again today.



Reused:
Frame, Thomson post, 8spd deore XT RD, FD, triple crank, Chris King front and rear hubs, Chris King headset, canti rear brake

New/repurposed:
3x10spd 105 shifters, 11-36 10spd cassette, Alex Adventure II rims set up tubeless with 26x2.1" gravelking SK, Manitou Skareb Super fork, new BMX V-brake in the front, lovely saddle, generic gravel bars, shorty cheap stem

Shifts great but I'll need to pick up a goat link, can't make it into the biggest three gears. I've only gone around the block but it rides over kerbs really well!

Cannon_Fodder posted:

I've got 2 of these conversions on the mind. A friend wants a Gary Fisher converted and I have plans for a bianchi peregrine from 95.

So you have your parts list for converting the threaded fork to something modern?

CommanderApaul posted:

Havana Affair posted:

It's a late-seventies Bridgestone Submariner, made in Japan with a stainless steel main triangle. The idea was that it wouldn't rust on a coast. The grey box on the chainstay is an electric automatic gearbox for a Nexus 3 hub from early 2000s.

mikemelbrooks posted:

First ride out on my new old wheels!

The most photographed petrol pumps in the county.
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trufflefoo posted:

Found this bridge/viaduct thing. Apparently it’s from a film or something…

Biggus Duckus posted:

I was blessed to have Swift Industries do their flagship Swift Campout ride out of Portland this year. About 25 of us started from Portland and took some back/gravel roads out to the Timber area. Food, shelter, and clothing were on us, but Snow Peak outfitted the campsite with chairs, firepits, water, beverages, and breakfast. We learned about sustainable forest and timber development, and then enjoyed the rest of the night around the fires. Got to fly through Forest Park and down Thurman as our last hurrah.

One guy made giant pigs-in-a-blanket with sausages, cheese, and Pillsbury Doughboy croissants, and I'm pretty sure that's going to be a camping staple for me from now on.

Oldsrocket_27 posted:

In contrast, here's my silly junky fixed gear, now complete with not-broken cranks and pedals:

mexecan posted:

Gulf CAAD update. Switched out the wheels in the last year. And a crank upgrade.

Also considering selling. I rarely ride group rides anymore let alone compete. Something like an Aspero with two sets of wheels (road/gravel) is probably in my future.

FredLordofCheese posted:

So now I can swap wheelsets to go between adventure and commuter



In conclusion, gently caress yeah bikes.

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Gonna be rad. I love that stand, one of my best purchases to wrench on bikes.

z16bitsega posted:

Won this at an online auction a few weeks ago and finally picked it up yesterday.




I am so excited to actually own one of these.
Now I have all winter to get my fat rear end into shape so I can actually ride it!

sunday brunch posted:

I'm starting a new job in January so I thought I'd take advantage of staff prices at my current one. Ignore the Rapha bag, it doesn't fit properly and is Rapha.
Frameset, wheels and lights are new, the rest is taken off my old bike. It's an All City Super Professional 52cm, wheels are H+Son Hydras on a SON28 on the front and an oilslick NS rotary hub rear (clearance find). B+M lights. Drivetrain is a SRAM/Shimano/Box/Absolute Black mongrel that works like a charm. Brakes are SLX.

bicievino posted:

Finally managed to track down all the parts I needed to get my new gravel bike built up.


It's a Carbonda CFR707. Very happy with how it rides - quite snappy.
The shifters look ridiculous, but I can't stop my brain from wanting to get narrow and aero. It just feels right!

eeenmachine posted:

Another angle to show the color variation

LoudPipesSaveLives posted:

I've barely been riding lately after hurting my back again. While I do physio and exercises and gentle cruiser rides to heal my back I have been tinkering with this and more or less got it how I want it.



My only gripes are purely aesthetic ones, I couldn't find a longer Silca Impero in the right blue, so I had to use an umbrella clip. And I didn't notice how brown my old Turbo saddle was until it was on the bike next to the new bar tape. E. And the black plastic cable housing end on the cable stop on the chainstay, I have to find a chrome one at the bike shop sometime.

Anyway I can't wait to ride it. Spring is on the way here.

eeenmachine posted:

Sometime I just sit and stare at the paint job on this bike…

CopperHound posted:

I don't think you have have self control to not bling that out.

A month year from now we're going to see this bike with rene herse tires, paul brakes, and SON lighting.

Mauser posted:

Well, I put this thing together and the rain finally cleared so I waited for some dryness to bed in the brakes thanks to this thread.



I gotta put on the racks for an upcoming camping trip and make some adjustments after the first ride.