Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2460741 times)

Vince · « **Reply #6875 on:** 03 January, 2014, 09:41:56 am »

Can't be specific, but is it either a salt or pepper pot?

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #6876 on:** 03 January, 2014, 09:48:20 am »

Nice lateral thinking, but not correct.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #6877 on:** 03 January, 2014, 10:01:24 am »

Money box

Coffee jar

Sugar bowl

interzen · « **Reply #6878 on:** 03 January, 2014, 10:29:35 am »

Photoshopped generic yeast extract jar.

mcshroom · « **Reply #6879 on:** 03 January, 2014, 11:05:12 am »

They did Egg Cups at one point.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #6880 on:** 03 January, 2014, 11:09:45 am »

Quote from: mcshroom on 03 January, 2014, 11:05:12 am

They did Egg Cups at one point.

enOeuf already!! deux point!

Really tho I think they missed a trick here, they could have just given away a free deeply recessed replacement lid, for use one the jar is licked clean, et voila!

fuzzy · « **Reply #6881 on:** 03 January, 2014, 12:05:23 pm »

Quote from: Wunja on 02 January, 2014, 05:44:23 pm

Interzen, you have started a dangerous train of thought. I have now discovered that the trendy bike themed cafe in The Hague which has a Surley Moonlander on the wall does trial rides (for 26.50 including coffee and caik) on the local beach.

If that local beach is the one at Scheveningningningningen then I have ridden a Pugsley across the sands and it was much fun

Vince · « **Reply #6882 on:** 03 January, 2014, 12:22:55 pm »

It would indeed be Scheveningningningningen.

fuzzy · « **Reply #6883 on:** 03 January, 2014, 12:50:43 pm »

After collecting the Moonlander from Den Haage, stop off at the herring stall outside the parliament buildingningningningning and snaffle down a couple of raw herring fillet and onion rolls.

They sound a bit

but taste lovely.

Canardly · « **Reply #6884 on:** 03 January, 2014, 06:18:54 pm »

Lekker

PaulF · « **Reply #6885 on:** 03 January, 2014, 06:27:53 pm »

Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 02 January, 2014, 04:13:05 pm

Quote from: Wunja on 02 January, 2014, 04:07:14 pm
Quote from: interzen on 02 January, 2014, 03:50:55 pm
That's just the universe telling you that you need a fat bike.

I want this bike to ride distance events such as Audax. I don't think I have either the energy or stamina to ride a fat bike to the end of the street. Love the look of Gus' bike though.
Don't you get proper snow in the Netherlands, as opposed to the stuff we don't have here? That should be justification!

You don't need justification for a Fatbike

Just waiting for my new one to arrive...

Juan Martín · « **Reply #6886 on:** 05 January, 2014, 06:12:00 pm »

P1010005 by JuanM58, on Flickr

P1010009 by JuanM58, on Flickr

I have been building this up through the autumn and winter. The frame came from a well-known purveyor of vintage kit and is Mercian's Superlight model from 1976. The frame is 531 DB and in really nice conditon cosmetically and I haven't needed to do anything to it although it might be worth touching up some of minor dings if I can get a match for the paint. The parts have been sourced from this forum, as well as Retrobike, CTC and Ebay with a few new bits such as rims, cables, headset and the like.

The wheels are 28 hole Royce hubs laced to Halo Retro rims with Sapim double butted spokes. Unfortunately there aren't too many options for trad looking rims with 28 holes but the Halos look pretty good and the Halo Retro skewers look in keeping. Vittoria Rubino tyres are fitted.

Transmission is by Suntour Superbe Pro chainset with Suntour Superbe pedals, SRAM chain driving Suntour Perfect 14-24 5-speed block. Rear mech is Suntour Cyclone Mk2 with Campag Record front, Simplex retrofriction levers. BB is Tange, Stronglight, Cyclo etc. - I could probably do with replacing this in the longer run. Cinelli toeclips and Spa cycles leather straps.

Bars are 3ttt Gimondi with a 115mm Cinelli A1 stem and a Tange headset. Brakes are Suntour Superbe levers with Campag Record callipers. I have some leather bar tape to fit once I sort out the brake positions. The saddle is a Brooks Ti Swift with a Campag aero seatpost.

How does it ride? Well I don't know, the weather has just been too bad for me to risk taking it out but once the sun returns I'll be out to start road testing. It does feel nice and light and when I took it down from the garage rafters this morning to take some snaps it felt as if it was almost vibrating, waiting to be off on the road!

clarion · « **Reply #6887 on:** 05 January, 2014, 07:30:03 pm »

Very pretty.

Moose57 · « **Reply #6888 on:** 05 January, 2014, 11:26:35 pm »

Very nice, hope to see it around sometime.

Aidan · « **Reply #6889 on:** 11 January, 2014, 02:33:43 pm »

My new one. Very comfortable and quick

Aidan · « **Reply #6890 on:** 11 January, 2014, 02:38:07 pm »

Quote from: Blodwyn Pig on 29 December, 2013, 10:20:58 pm

Very very nice. I really like that

bumper · « **Reply #6891 on:** 12 January, 2014, 06:25:21 pm »

The beast is finally finished. I've fitted a 48t outer to replace the 42t and fitted a 25-11 cassette to help with road gearing. It was a bollock drop for this ride

I wish I'd kept the mtb cassette on, I've still kept the 32. That gave me 32/25 to maul it up the hill. The weather was forecast as ice, hence the schwalbe winters. As you can see they got it wrong!!

I've also changed the stem to a hope 25degree rise, it's now got a nice comfy drop.

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #6892 on:** 13 January, 2014, 07:05:11 am »

That looks well nice! Where are the photos taken?

bumper · « **Reply #6893 on:** 13 January, 2014, 07:54:22 am »

Quote from: Oscar's dad on 13 January, 2014, 07:05:11 am

That looks well nice! Where are the photos taken?

First was Bwlch y Groes, second was Vyrnwy. It was like a summers day, it's usually grey and misty!

Oscar's dad · « **Reply #6894 on:** 13 January, 2014, 08:05:49 am »

thepeopel · « **Reply #6895 on:** 13 January, 2014, 04:04:06 pm »

Hi all, new to the forum. This was my bike when it was first built up, it is to me a beautiful bike

but unfortunately not so practical. i kept it like this for a while but it became my only "road" bike so some changes had to be made in the name of practicality, firstly i was never going to drill beautiful track forks so i sourced a 1" carbon fork with a little more rake that was drilled for a brake and switched to my all day saddle. I have commuted/trained on this for some time and i love it, but a move to Glasgow beckons so it will returned to track spec for some adventures on the new velodrome

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