jet sanchEz posted:

My 1986 De Rosa.

Anza Borrego posted:

The Renegade I’m looking at is the Force 1 11sp 1x and was under the impression that a gravel-oriented 1x is manageable. Is that not really right?

cursedshitbox posted:

Last day in this area of Mendocino




I rode these very trails in 17' the day of the night it caught fire. surreal.

Chinatown posted:

A month ago I picked up a very beat up and neglected Bianchi off CL. Had been abused and then left in a garage for who know how many years and came with a 20t freewheel. Covered in oily soot and grime and scratched all over.

Disassembled everything and sanded then repainted the all-white portions of the frame and deep cleaned everything else. New Cinelli pepper bars, new stem, new 28c Gatorskins, new 18t shimano freewheel, and new blue chain to match the original spec. Was going to get a better saddle but the cheapo Endzone saddle is actually really comfortable.

Its got an aluminum frame a rad aero carbon fork. Running 48-18 which is perfect for the hills here. Great urban assault vehicle.

Havana Affair posted:

Just finished this project I started half a year ago.



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.



The bike (and the frame are heavy) but the ride is smooth and stable as you'd expect from a touring bike. It got new wheels, basket and a cockpit besides the Nexus 3 thing but everything else is original. They made several different versions of the automatic Nexus in the 2000s and this is the most basic one, it barely has any adjustments. I still have to figure useable gear ratios for it since it mostly likes to stay in the hardest gear even uphills. The gears now run on batteries but I'm hoping to figure out how to power them with the dynamo hub.

mikemelbrooks posted:

I picked up my N+1, a Cannondale supersix Evo Hi Mod. The guy selling it got knocked off by a car breaking his collar bone, and this bike was the replacement, its got around 25miles on it, and the guy has lost his nerve and is going to stick to gravel.

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

Good bichael. How tall are you?

dema posted:

New bike day.

Not particularly rad. But clean, light and a little fancy.



Looking forward to getting it dirty tomorrow.

TobinHatesYou posted:

The Madone is a gravel bike.

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.

tarlibone posted:

Yesterday, I got a call from E-ville, Illinois, and I calmed myself and answered the phone... and it was a plumbing service I've used, offering to come out and maintain my HVAC system. Poop.

Today, the bike shop in E-ville called, and they had a much happier message. So, I skipped back day at the gym to go and pick up babby's first road bike.





For an entry-level bike, I'm a little amazed at how light it is and how smooth it shifts. Took a few tries to get the seat height right (they had someone there watching me zip around), and it still might need to come up a little more, but this works for now. I love the gearing. It's weird feeling the bike lurch forward when I really lean into the pedals, but I'll get used to it.

It came with basic platform pedals, so those'll do for right now, especially since I'm still getting used to how the shifting works. The guy there told me that I'll definitely want to upgrade when I notice the fatigue, but since this is my first road bike, I might want to get used to riding it first.

Dog Case posted:

BMX Formula 1. It was a thing for a little while

VideoGameVet posted:

I bought this Pelso Brevet carbon fiber frame and built it up as a 1x12.



10-52 cluster, 40t cranks.

Broke most of my PR's on this already.

Levitate posted:

Bud Manstrong posted:

don’t pull the thang out
unless you plan to bang

jamal posted:

Sometimes I feel like there's too much poo poo on this bike



but the fenders are really nice in the winter/spring when the roads are wet and grimey. And I need lights because it gets dark. And the frame bag keeps snacks and gloves and tools and stuff.

That was yesterday, now it's 7f and snowing.

Literally Lewis Hamilton posted:

bicievino posted:

It's almost spring time and the weather is pretty lovely in Seattle rn, so I'm enjoying quality time on my fair weather road biek.