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bjanaszek
Jan 19, 2007 3:03 pm
Posts: 852
Let's See the Bikes!
The all-arounder and commuter:
The distance bike:
erok
Jan 19, 2007 4:06 pm
Posts: 931
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
This is the only picture i have so far. It's my daily, an early 70's(?) bottechia fixed conversion. the bike was chromed under the paint, so i took off all the paint except the head tube. i like the results. i like chrome.
scott
Jan 19, 2007 5:03 pm
Posts: 680
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Here's my all rounder. Just changed it back to a 7 speed with a brand new SRAM cassette (12-32). It's a lot speedier.
Kordite
Jan 20, 2007 1:55 pm
Posts: 161
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Me preparing to leave for my ride to DC last year. Go to the flickr link and get descriptions of all the gear. The trip can be read about at this link.
I've also created a flickr group for Bike-Pgh related photos at http://flickr.com/groups/bikepittsburgh/
bjanaszek
Jan 20, 2007 4:32 pm
Posts: 852
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Erok...I like the results too. That's a sharp looking ride.
Nate
Jan 22, 2007 1:42 pm
Posts: 192
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
repaints are nice. I remember first seeing your chrome bike, Erok, and remarking, hey nice chrome -- you used to have that yellow Bottechia, why'd you ever get rid of it?
Here's my other bike, with more than enough gears, which I hope will not crack or crash anytime soon.
scott
Jan 22, 2007 2:21 pm
Posts: 680
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Nate, that is Erok's Yellow Bottechia... just stripped of most of its paint. Note the head tube.
That Riv is one of the nicest bikes in the burgh. True eye candy.
Nate
Jan 22, 2007 2:53 pm
Posts: 192
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Duh.
Notice that I didn't take a closeup picture of the Rivendell, otherwise you'd see all the scratches on it. If I were a nice owner it also would get a repaint some year soon.
Eric
Jan 23, 2007 12:29 am
Posts: 300
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
I think Grant would just call those scratches "beausage"
What front rack is that Nate?
I'll have to post up my "Ghettodell" soon. Old Schwinn hybrid frame that has been slowly and unconsciously been morphed into a Rivendell style ride.
xjoex
Jan 23, 2007 10:28 am
Posts: 170
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
I usually commute on this:
Except it has a rear rack now and is covered in blinky lights...
-Joe
scott
Jan 23, 2007 10:33 am
Posts: 680
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
I'd to buy a Bianchi San Jose and Riv it up.
mac
Jan 25, 2007 9:53 am
Posts: 113
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Just two for today:
My Sears Tradesman,
and my Dad's old Raleigh which I fixed, and has since grown fenders, a pletcher rack, and lights for commuting:
scott
Jan 25, 2007 11:12 am
Posts: 680
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
That Raleigh is nice! How does it handle? There's a hell of a lot of trail on that.
mac
Jan 25, 2007 11:30 am
Posts: 113
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
For the Raleigh "Swooping" probably best describes the turning, and "Catapulting" would give you an idea of the gyroscopic momentum it generates. Not the quickest whip out of the blocks, but once I'm up to speed it really hauls. Plus, I'm used to riding tandems and I kind of fancy the "wide swath" approach to riding.
Here's an even longer shot of that wheelbase: 
steve k
Jan 25, 2007 10:48 pm
Posts: 123
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Andrew
Jan 27, 2007 11:27 pm
Posts: 82
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
my new bike
My $10 1981 ross (I will put the drops back on soon)
My dad's $5 1979 ross (exact same dimensions as my bike)
erok
Jan 29, 2007 1:59 pm
Posts: 931
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
that's probably the best $5 you can spend.
ferrency
Jan 30, 2007 12:08 am
Posts: 135
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
I just finished this, intended to be my primary ride, after scalping parts from the bike in my avatar. I haven't gotten it on the road yet... it's possibly the cleanest it'll ever be:
Other pics of this and some of my other bikes are available here
BradQ
Jan 30, 2007 12:14 pm
Posts: 230
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
Holy quill-stem Batman!
Thats scary looking, no matter how much of it is inside the steerer.
scott
Jan 30, 2007 12:26 pm
Posts: 680
RE: Let's See the Bikes!
That's the Nitto Technomic for ya. I have one of those on my XO-1. They're good for gettin' upright and saving your back. Speaking of XO-1s, that Trek looks a lot like one.
