Show Us Yer Bike...
TheBigYin
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Can't believe we haven't had a "Readers Rides" thread yet...
I'll start - then you can all feel smug and post something far more posh...
Here goes then...
Main Roadbike
Planet-X Superlight Team Alu. Frame, Ultegra 9 speed Groupset, FSA and Specialised finishing Kit, Fulcrum Racing 5's with Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG2's
Mountain Bike
On-One Inbred 456, XT 9 speed Groupset, Ritchey finishing kit.
So there you go - they're built for strength - bear in mind up until this summer there was 400lb of me bouncing up and dow on them, so we're not talking carbon flying machines here...
I'll start - then you can all feel smug and post something far more posh...
Here goes then...
Main Roadbike
Planet-X Superlight Team Alu. Frame, Ultegra 9 speed Groupset, FSA and Specialised finishing Kit, Fulcrum Racing 5's with Vittoria Open Pave Evo CG2's
Mountain Bike
On-One Inbred 456, XT 9 speed Groupset, Ritchey finishing kit.
So there you go - they're built for strength - bear in mind up until this summer there was 400lb of me bouncing up and dow on them, so we're not talking carbon flying machines here...
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Aravis Supertourist
Bakfiets Cargotrike (for lugging kids and shopping around on Saturdays)
Specialized Tricross fixed (67")
Circe Helios Alfine2 -
This is my Sexy B****
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1988 Cannodale SM700 converted to Single Speed, will build a Fixie wheel for it sometime soon!
My Charge Mixer 8 in trailer tugging livery.
This bike had a Nexus 8 speed hub, and Shimano hydraulic disk brakes, I've lowered the gearing on it for heavy loads and hills, so around town without the trailer I'm constantly looking for a 9th or 10th gear :laugh: this is why the bike mostly hauls the trailer only and I use the Cannondale SS for errands around town.
I have built a 26" front wheel for it with a Dynamo hub to run my lights etc, I ride a lot in the dark here in the winter. I'll be building a 26" wheel for the back as well. I've gone to the 26" wheels to be able to run some fatter tires, the 700C wheels I have fit really tight in the frame, I can only run a 28-700C tire. Great bike, a real workhorse for me!
This is my Lrrb (Long Ride Road Bike)
I bought a good NOS (New Old Stock) steel frame on auction, actually my wife bought it for me as a birthday present :bigsmile:
I bought some new parts, used some old parts and was even given some parts by some cycling buddies :drinker: I really enjoy riding this bike on the long rides, the old school steel frame is very comfortable, but it is not too sloppy, yeah it is not the latest fastest, lightest bike around but I'm not that fast or light either, not to mention that young anymore :laugh:
The whole bike as it stands cost me less than $600, staying in a budget and having a good ride too is very cool. I will build a new front wheel for it soon, with a Dynamo hub, I hate having to charge my iPhone which I use for a GPS all the time, the dynamo hub and a few gizzmos will take care of this problem :bigsmile:
That is it for me, three bikes!0 -
Great, pictures…Now, I have to go into the other room for some "alone" time...
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Great, pictures…Now, I have to go into the other room for some "alone" time...
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Hope these pics don't turn out to big.
My Surly....Crossbike, commuter, townie bike
My Orbea...carbon, light, quick...
Santa Cruz Chameleon, has since had a face lift and has become "pumpkin orange"
And my fixie/singlespeed, townie, CX racer (someday)....Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno
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Alpinestars AlMega DX (1991)
Kona Cowan (2004)
Verenti Rhigos.02 (2011)
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Verenti Millook (Sunday Best)
Concorde 105 (Day-to-day bike/commuter)
Giant Revel 2 (Not used enough MTB)
Dawes Audax (spare/hack - curently rigged up to turbo)
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Giant TCX 2 - My all-rounder cyclo-cross :glasses:
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Alpinestars AlMega DX (1991)
Kona Cowan (2004)
Verenti Rhigos.02 (2011)
Very nice stable of bikes you have there!
Your images did not post because in the link from PB there is a space......
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt357/chriscarley_photos/MFP bikes/IMG_20111222_154054.jpg
.... right in the middle there it says /MFP bikes/
The software here fills that space in with a %20 and that screws up the link to PB.....
http://i627.photobucket.com/albums/tt357/chriscarley_photos/MFP bikes/IMG_20111222_154054.jpg
See it now says /MFP%20bikes/ which is NOT the correct address of your pic on PB.
Annoying as heck, but that is the way it rolls here
I copied your pics and put them up on my PB account, I just had to share, nice bikes!
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Thanks for taking the time to fix the links and explaining the problem.0
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Ok a couple more... some of these share a few components - I've sort of got a big box of bits, that I fit to the frame when I fancy taking one for a ride on a pleasant summer afternoon spin.
Raleigh Dynatech (with totally wrong forks for it's geometry..)
With more Suitable forks
And a "storage room" shot with the original forks...
A real "Old School" ride...
(Dawes 531 Custom frame refinished in LBS livery, real "mongrel" componentry (iirc its a combo of Shimano 600 & Suntour Gears, Campag brakes, and SR bars/stem - all finished off with that lovely slippery Benotto Bar tape) - This is currently on "long-term loan" at one of my mates... though he's swapped the wheels - it was cheaper to buy some affordable clincher wheels than keep on buying Tub's for these ones :laugh:
Raleigh 531c (Special Products Division Frameset)
Shimano 600 gears, hubs, brakes & pedals, Campag Chainset, Rigida Ceramic rims, modern (awful) tyres and handlebars, and the Awesome Rolls Saddle
Raleigh Dynatech 701 Frameset
Same 600 gears, brakes and pedals and Campag Chainset as above, but with modern wheels and "Brifters" - really fast handling bike - it's a pretty light frameset for steel as well - around 4.5lb plus the fork - it's a custom 753 tubeset, that was optimised for the Dynatech "Bonded Lugs" - so the tubes have really, really short butted sections as they never needed to dissipate the brazing heat like traditional frames did. Clearances are incredibly tight - you could barely fit a cigarette paper between the frame and the tyre at the back with Michelin Pro-race 3 23mm tyres - my usual 25mm Conti GP4000 just wouldn't fit at all!
(please excuse the "insurance valuation - up against the brick wall" shots - they're the onls ones I have... keep meaning to set up a proper "studio shoot and get decent quality images of the bikes, but tbh, I'sd sooner get out and ride them :laugh:)0 -
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Oh - just realised, I'd another one...
bit of a restoration project here... my little fixie...
Before
Needs that chain re-tensioning
After
Cleaned up a little, and re-tensioned...
Nice little bike, but it's a bit small for me
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Ha, that is too funny--where'd you find that?!0
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Oh - just realised, I'd another one...
bit of a restoration project here... my little fixie...
Before
Needs that chain re-tensioning
After
Cleaned up a little, and re-tensioned...
Nice little bike, but it's a bit small for me
Belt drive too!
The saddle looks uncomfortable :laugh:0 -
Especially with the solid tyres :noway: And I never did get around to taping the 'bars :laugh:0
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I'd love to show you my bike but I'm a numb nut and can't load it on!!!
Anyway it's a Scott Contessa:
•Frame: Scott CR1 / HMF NET IMP Carbon technology Road Comfort geometry Standard BB
•Fork: Scott CR1 / HMF NET 1 1/8" Carbon steerer Integrated Carbon Dropout
•Front Derailleur: Shimano 105, Silver, new 2011 FD-5703
•Rear Derailleur: Shimano 105 RD-5700, Silver, new 2011 / 30 Speed
•Number of Gears: 30
•Shifters: Shimano 105 ST-5700, Silver, new 2011 Dual Control / 20, 30 Speed
•Chainset: Shimano 105, Silver, new 2011, Hollowtech II FC-5703
•Chainrings: 50 x 39 x 30 T
•Bottom Bracket: Shimano 105 new BB - 5700
•Cassette: Shimano 105 CS-5700, new 2011, 11-28 T
•Chain: Shimano 105 CN-5600
•Pedals: Look
•Front Brake: Shimano 105 BR-5700, Super SLR Dual pivot Silver
•Rear Brake: Shimano 105 BR-5700, Super SLR Dual pivot Silver
•Brake Levers: Integrated with shifters
•Handlebars: Scott Road Drop Contessa Lady Anatomic
•Stem: Scott Contessa Road / 4 bolt Oversize 31.8mm 1 1/8" / 6 degrees angle
•Headset: Ritchey Integrated Cartridge
•Rims: Mavic Aksium Black, 18 Front / 20 Rear
•Front Hub: Mavic Aksium Black
•Rear Hub: Mavic Aksium Black
•Spokes: Mavic Aksium Black
First thing I did was to change the saddle, it was horrendous, I couldn't walk right for days lol x0 -
Ha, that is too funny--where'd you find that?!
My ex-girlfriend found it 15 years or more, whilst on holiday in spain I believe...
It's lasted much better than she did, that's for sure (and I'm far too much of a gentleman to compare their respective ride qualities... :laugh:)0 -
Hey everyone! I have no clue how to post a pic here. Can anyone give me a hint or a link to some MFP instructions? I just tried to copy and paste from "My pictures" but that doesn't work. I hate to put my ignorance on display but I have no idea how to do this!
PS: I often use one of my bikes (one road and one mountain) as a profile pic but lately I have been changing my profile pic daily to reflect the exercise done that day. My poor road bike hasn't seen the light of day in a while.0 -
Hey everyone! I have no clue how to post a pic here. Can anyone give me a hint or a link to some MFP instructions? I just tried to copy and paste from "My pictures" but that doesn't work. I hate to put my ignorance on display but I have no idea how to do this!
PS: I often use one of my bikes (one road and one mountain) as a profile pic but lately I have been changing my profile pic daily to reflect the exercise done that day. My poor road bike hasn't seen the light of day in a while.
You will need to host the picture online, someplace like photobucket.com, create an account, upload you pics to their site, then copy the "IMG" tags and paste them into here. **Note: you will need to change [IMG][/IMG] at the front and end of the tag to lower case [img][/img]0 -
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Well here goes my attempt to post a picture - this is the touring bike, a Rodriguez steel bike - made in Seattle by R&E Cycles - great touring bike.
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Just taken on todays ride...
The Felt
And the TCR
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You will need to host the picture online, someplace like photobucket.com, create an account, upload you pics to their site, then copy the "IMG" tags and paste them into here. **Note: you will need to change [IMG][/IMG] at the front and end of the tag to lower case [img][/img]
Thanks! Very helpfull, but it sounds like too much trouble for me as I have no interest in having photo's online. Not really proud to be old school/old fashioned just too lazy I guess.
So, just a description will have to suffice:
1. 2010 Giant XTC-1 mountain bike with XT cranks, shifters, deraillrurs and Avid Elixir CR brakes and Kenda Karma L3R Pro tires. A very fast bike that loves to carve!
2. 2007 Specialized Roubaix road bike still pretty much showroom stock - all 105 with compact cranks. I changed the saddle as the stock one made my right leg go numb on any ride over twenty miles. Nice comfy bike that suits my riding style well at this point in life (59 years old.)0 -
This is my 'nice weather' bike. Fortunately I wasn't on this when I crashed the other day - I think that would've been 'expensive!'
2010 Boardman Team Carbon0
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