Pictures of your Bike

Boatsie wrote:

 Dry weather commuter unless too difficult to ride.

Yeah, do stick to that. I have 5 bikes, all for different scenarios, yet still commuted on what’s essentially a track bike on a frosty Wednesday morning last week (and rode it down a cycle/ped path early AM). One fractured wrist later...

I, moron.

Really upset moron. Hope I’ve learned.

wellsprop wrote:

Here's my latest edition,

2006 Specialized Transition Comp frameset built up with Ultegra 6800, a HED Trispoke and a custom Mavic Kysrium rear disc. It's stupendously fast!

I normally find tri-bikes .. errr . ..  an "acquired taste" .. but that really is a proper lovely looking machine. Super nice.

upriver wrote:

Latest incarnation of my neo-retro show pony

Simply stunning. Drool.....

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.

kil0ran wrote:

Something a little different...

Planet X Giovannissimi 24"

520 wheels from an Airnimal Joey on Deore hubs

Group, saddle, and bars from an Islabikes Beinn 24

105 brakes from the parts bin (OK, ok, overkill for a kid's bike I know, but he can do awesome endos with them)

Ritchey Comp headset

Very light for a kids bike, goes like stink. 1x chainset, 8-speed cassette

A complete and utter PITA to build due to poor quality control and difficult to find parts. 1" external headset, 520 wheels are very rare, as are clinchers to fit them, hanger didn't fit well, fork had an odd crown race (turns out that Italian differs to JIS). Ultimately worth it due to massive grin on son's face. Just need to work out final bar/saddle position before cutting the steerer.

 

 

I built one of these up for my daughter, I went for 507 wheels and used long drop brakes but it was a nightmare finding tyres - ended up using 32mm kenda small blocks bought as spares from Islabikes. The drops bars are ex- e bay and I fitted a 16 speed Microshift shifter set but the front derailleur was too long and couldn’t cope with the large angle swept by the chain because of the short chain stays.  The chainset was new from Stronglight via spa cycles.  Once it all went together it was great.  The problem I found was that all the parts that Hoy, Frog and islabikes use aren’t available on the open market, they buy in bulk and use in their own bikes and the only way to get hold of it is to break an existing bike

I saw one of those a couple of days ago advertised for 35 quid...THIRTY FIVE QUID....unsurprisingly it was sold when i rang up...Not in the same condition as yours but still...

....and again...THIRTY FIVE QUID...!!!

Craigus Farticus wrote:

My 'new' old 1987 Rayleigh Equipe. All original except for the reflectors, the tyres and the mudguards. 

II've ridden her twice. Rode her yesterday and got two punctures and blew the side wall of the rear wall!!!  I managed to limp home and now have retro looking pink walled SCHWALBE tyres fitted. 

 

 

Beecho wrote:

Boatsie wrote:

 Dry weather commuter unless too difficult to ride.

Yeah, do stick to that. I have 5 bikes, all for different scenarios, yet still commuted on what’s essentially a track bike on a frosty Wednesday morning last week (and rode it down a cycle/ped path early AM). One fractured wrist later...

I, moron.

Really upset moron. Hope I’ve learned.

Thanks, I wish you well. I hope you didn't displace. I think I'll ride the fixie a fair bit as I hope to build leg strength and coordination. Just been riding, rides great but the aero wheels are coming off soon to roll a cheap heavier strong free fixed flip flop set that's sitting around. It's a nice relaxing feel continually spinning. A quick unclip early when I realised I couldn't hold or pedal backwards though.
I hope you heal well.

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.

I saw one of those a couple of days ago advertised for 35 quid...THIRTY FIVE QUID....unsurprisingly it was sold when i rang up...Not in the same condition as yours but still...

....and again...THIRTY FIVE QUID...!!!

Craigus Farticus wrote:

My 'new' old 1987 Rayleigh Equipe. All original except for the reflectors, the tyres and the mudguards. 

II've ridden her twice. Rode her yesterday and got two punctures and blew the side wall of the rear wall!!!  I managed to limp home and now have retro looking pink walled SCHWALBE tyres fitted. 

 

 

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.

Newave2002 wrote:

Raleigh Supercourse. Shimano Dura-Ace, 53-39 w 11-28 rear cassette. Ksyrium Elite bladed spoke wheels and maxxis dentonators tires.

That's a great looking bike. A great fusion of oldschool, modern and bling! I used to run Maxxix Detonators on my Hybrid......soooooo many punctures.