hoss
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« on: July 22, 2009, 11:35:05 pm » |
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Lets see everyones bikes. I know looking at Bikes is really boring for those that don't ride, but for those of us who do!!! I'll go first this is my baby, a full custom Touring Bike built by Hugh Black at True North. I chose every tube and part on it. I love this bike. In just over two years I've done almost 8 000 kms on it. Every time I look at it I smile. The rack is a Swagman XC which I just bought from MEC. I really like this rack, no sway and my bike is not hung by the top tube. I can load the bike in under a minute. The rack was much cheaper then those by Thule/Yakima. I bought the Fit with the idea that the bike would fit inside, it does, but my bike is so big it is a real hassle to get it in. The bikes that Honda show in a Fit, in their adds must be real small childrens bikes. 
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Wolverine
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« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2009, 01:00:28 pm » |
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« Last Edit: July 30, 2009, 07:30:56 am by Wolverine »
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"If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change."
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« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2009, 01:02:13 pm » |
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Double post, sorry. |
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"If you wanna make the world a better place take a look at yourself and make a change."
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« Reply #3 on: July 23, 2009, 11:16:02 pm » |
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I couldn't find a picture of my mountain bike ('02 Specialized Enduro), but here's a snap of my road bike. It's a Cannondale R2000 that I picked up used a couple of years ago. I love it - it's light, sporty and fast: had it up to 84 km/h the other day (thanks to a good downhill and a healthy tailwind  ). I've also still got my Gary Fisher CR-7 (real old-school) that I use as an around-town bike. Sadly, it's got a cracked head tube, so I'm a bit leery of even riding it around town. It mostly just gathers dust in the garage.  |
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dr_spock
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2009, 12:37:59 am » |
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My Specialized Crossroad picked up brand new in 1996. I decided I needed a slightly lighter bicycle after riding my mountain bike to Niagara Falls and back.  |
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ghost
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2009, 01:37:13 am » |
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My Norco Mountaineer... in the midst of a conversion to a commuter bike. Knobbers are gone in favour of the Kenda Kwest slicks. Oh I'm putting the RX-8 on summer hibernation on this little alternative commuting project. Start a blog for fun. Going Two Wheels. |
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sparky
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« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2009, 07:43:01 am » |
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... I bought the Fit with the idea that the bike would fit inside, it does, but my bike is so big it is a real hassle to get it in. The bikes that Honda show in a Fit, in their adds must be real small childrens bikes. I know what you're saying, hoss. I laughed out loud the first time I saw a Fit in real life, saw how small it was and checked out the cargo hold, because I had seen the ads you're talking about. The bikes in the ads are proportioned like adult bikes but they would have to be the size of the tiniest kids' starter bike to stand upright in a Fit. It's a great little car, but the ads are either dishonest or just plain dumb. I hesitate to show off my bike because it's so non-hardcore and un-exotic compared to the other bikes in this thread. It's a Specialized Expeditiion Sport -- excellent for my modest needs but kind of misnamed. It's very general-purpose, not Specialized at all, hardly suited for Expeditions, and not exactly Sporty. However, it's great for a run to the store, a jaunt to Stittsville or Bells Corners for a beer, or an afternoon on the bike paths (if it ever stops raining). My bike is built for comfort, not for speed, but I'm still amazed at how much ground it covers in a couple of hours. I find myself checking out road bikes now, but don't have the need, or the budget, at the moment. |
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Railton
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« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2009, 01:03:36 pm » |
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Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?
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dr_spock
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« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2009, 01:12:55 pm » |
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Railton, is that the Classic TT? Sparky, don't be shy.  |
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2009, 02:19:28 pm » |
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Railton, is that the Classic TT? Sparky, don't be shy. Yes. Med frame, 650 tub wheels, Dura-Ace equiped, 42/56 rings, 11-25 9spd, 170 cranks. Railton |
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« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2009, 07:10:22 pm » |
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I hesitate to show off my bike because it's so non-hardcore and un-exotic compared to the other bikes in this thread. Never ever be ashamed of your bike. Bikes are like pie, there are no bad ones, only varying degrees of good. |
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sparky
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« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2009, 09:25:29 am » |
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I hesitate to show off my bike because it's so non-hardcore and un-exotic compared to the other bikes in this thread. Never ever be ashamed of your bike. Bikes are like pie, there are no bad ones, only varying degrees of good. Oh, I'm not ashamed or anything. It's a great bike, for what it is. But it wasn't custom made by anyone, I haven't modified, customized, accesssorized or converted it. Posting a pic would be a bit like posting a shot of our family Grand Caravan. But I'll try and post one later today, if we aren't being washed away in another flood. |
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« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2009, 05:22:42 pm » |
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Nice bikes everyone! My addiction to bikes started after I worked one summer in Montreal as a bike courier. I got hooked and started racing (unsuccessfully) in the local criteriums (Tuesday nights in Lasalle). It was tough to follow bike racing news back then - I would have to wait a week for the European bike racing weekly newspapers arrive in the specialty magazine stores and ABC would have a full 1 hour weekly summary of the Tour de France! Here are my bikes: 2006 Lightspeed titanium with Campy components and compact gearing (50/34) for my old knees - always wanted a titanium bike since they first came out. This picture was taken when I picked up the bike, before I had the fork steerer tube cut.  1993 Kona Cinder Cone (old school with no suspension) - my son now rides this (his 14 year old body doesn't need suspension). I've replaced this with a Salsa Ala Carte cross country mountain bike (steel with front suspension).  1991 Marinoni (bike builder in Montreal) with Columbus steel tubing - previously, I road a 1984 Marinoni which my brother now has.  Early 80's Julian Edwins (Owen Sound, Ontario) custom track bike, fillet brazed.  I bought this used from a member of the Quebec track team and rode it for a couple of winters at the Olympic Velodrome in Montreal in the mid-80s. They had a great winter training program that anyone could take, taught by members of the provincial track team (about $50 a season). First year students could use one of their bikes - you had to use your own bike for subsequent seasons. We learned to do sprint, pursuit, madison, and elimination races. The track was fantastic, with the 48 degree banking in the middle of the turns! Sadly in the late 80's the Velodrome was replaced by the Biodome  Every couple of years, I think putting some parts on it and riding on the road, but at my age, I shouldn't be riding a track bike on the road without brakes. |
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Railton
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« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2009, 09:34:55 pm » |
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Nice stuff Norman. Ever use that Edwins on the Aviation Parkway on OAC TT nights?
Two more - -Trek Y-22, carbon frame X-Country, XT equipped and Wife''s Gary Fisher Joshua F3 X-Country, XT equipped.
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« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2009, 09:54:16 pm » |
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Nice stuff Norman. Ever use that Edwins on the Aviation Parkway on OAC TT nights?
Two more - -Trek Y-22, carbon frame X-Country, XT equipped and Wife''s Gary Fisher Joshua F3 X-Country, XT equipped.
Railton
Wow, I'm not really used to seeing Y bikes anymore. I thought they were all turned into guitars.  |
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Leviathan
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« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2009, 09:56:40 pm » |
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Railton
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« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2009, 09:59:57 pm » |
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Nice stuff Norman. Ever use that Edwins on the Aviation Parkway on OAC TT nights?
Two more - -Trek Y-22, carbon frame X-Country, XT equipped and Wife''s Gary Fisher Joshua F3 X-Country, XT equipped.
Railton
Wow, I'm not really used to seeing Y bikes anymore. I thought they were all turned into guitars. Only the cracked ones... Railton |
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« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2009, 06:38:44 am » |
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Nice stuff Norman. Ever use that Edwins on the Aviation Parkway on OAC TT nights?
Two more - -Trek Y-22, carbon frame X-Country, XT equipped and Wife''s Gary Fisher Joshua F3 X-Country, XT equipped.
Railton
Wow, I'm not really used to seeing Y bikes anymore. I thought they were all turned into guitars. No, I've never had the Edwins (or any fixed gear bike) on the road, but now I'm tempted to give it a try. It's been a long time since I've seen Y bikes. I love the water bottle on the bike guitar  Here's my wife's Litespeed Bella extra small with 650c wheels (she's very short - her bikes would probably fit in a Fit).  And her early 90's Marinoni (with 650c front and 700c rear)  |
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« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2009, 06:58:14 am » |
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Somebody explain to me please:
The Marinoni frames look like normal bicycle frames to me... not changed apart from ( presumably) metallurgy since I used to ride.
The Kona and the Lightspeed in Normancw's post with their rear tilted crossbar: what is the engineering reason for that. An extreme version being Wolverine's Astro. I would think that the extended seat tube would be highly stressed and the older design would be stronger, safer and not any heavier?
I guess that the X frames Y frames whatever, like that yellow thing of Railton's are done that way so that the bike can have suspension for off roading?
Inquiring minds... ( who used to do time trials on both a bike and a trike 47 years ago)
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« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2009, 07:43:18 am » |
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On a mountain bike it gives you more crotch clearance. On a road bike it makes the frame more rigid and lighter. A smaller triangle is stronger and lighter than a large one. Giant started this trend on road bikes 10 years ago, now pretty much everyone has followed.
Yes, the seat tube is more extended but with the improvements in material, carbon fiber or aluminum, this is not an issue. |
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