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Members' bikes
« on: 27 March, 2008, 11:47:29 pm »
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[img height=480 width=640]http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/colnago.jpg[/img]
The summer bike.

[img height=480 width=640]http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/aravis.jpg[/img]
The Audax bike.

[img height=480 width=640]http://www.greenbank.org/bikes/tempo.jpg[/img]
The Fixed Audax bike.
"Yes please" said Squirrel "biscuits are our favourite things."

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #1 on: 28 March, 2008, 09:19:36 am »
A reintroduction to old friends:

Blue the 1980? Carlton (Corsa?).
 



Whsh the 1981 Woodrup (Giro?)




Close up of Whsh's lovely cluster




Reg the 1951 Rudge Pathfinder




Romeo the 1980s Rudge Bi-Frame




And my tourer/commuter/workhorse/fun bike:  Swiftsure the 1996 Orbit Silver medal

Getting there...

Arthur

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #2 on: 28 March, 2008, 09:37:10 am »
My low-budget stable, and I'm extremely fond of each of them.

For summer....2006 Decathlon 7.3R



For winter....2001 Carrera Virtuoso



For work (but now sneaking out on longer rides)....2008 Specialized Langster


Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #3 on: 28 March, 2008, 10:19:17 am »
My Dawes Galaxy:

[img height=516 width=511]http://www.bridgecommand.co.uk/~james/dawes.jpg[/img]

Bought as a wreck from ebay for £20, and been pretty much entirely rebuilt since then, for use as a tourer and commuter. It's a very early Galaxy, from ~1965 when they were bought out as 5 speed sports bikes.

There's an interesting collection of catalogues which include this generation of Galaxy at http://bulgier.net/pics/b...gs/Dawes-64/04_Galaxy.jpg. Interestingly it looks as if these very early ones didn't use 531.

PS Long time lurker on ACF, I'll post a quick hello message, hopefully in the appropriate place in the Office Reception

Chris S

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #4 on: 28 March, 2008, 10:33:11 am »
You need to manually set the height and width for big pictures otherwise they are *HUGE*, i.e.

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And the pages load SO much faster if you actually resize the pictures to that resolution. We don't all have 8meg Fibre Optic ;)

Mike J

  • Guinea Pig Person
Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #5 on: 28 March, 2008, 11:10:16 am »
My low-budget stable, and I'm extremely fond of each of them.

For summer....2006 Decathlon 7.3R
I like the effect you have used on that picture, what is it?

Here's my bike


Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #6 on: 28 March, 2008, 11:14:46 am »
And the pages load SO much faster if you actually resize the pictures to that resolution. We don't all have 8meg Fibre Optic ;)

Point taken, will do it when I get a chance.
"Yes please" said Squirrel "biscuits are our favourite things."

Mr Larrington

  • A bit ov a lyv wyr by slof standirds
  • Custard Wallah
    • Mr Larrington's Automatic Diary
Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #7 on: 28 March, 2008, 11:48:20 am »
Some of Teh Fleets:


L-R: Trice XXL (still borken), Trek 4300 mountain towpath bike, HP Velotechnik Speedmachine, Revell Romany fixer (currently without a saddle and may yet shed more bits and retire to the loft)


Depravo the Roadrat (now has aerobars)


Cosimo the Stealth Baron (now has a monoblade)


As yet unridden (sorry, Iddu)
External Transparent Wall Inspection Operative & Mayor of Mortagne-au-Perche
Satisfying the Bloodlust of the Masses in Peacetime

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #8 on: 28 March, 2008, 04:28:42 pm »
Not the most current of photos, but...


1983 Univega Sportour (bought in 2006 still in its unopened box, but modified quite a bit since)


1985 Schwinn Cimarron - MTB converted to commuter/rough-stuff/kid-towing bike. Now has Schwalbe Marathon Cross tires, rather than the Big Apples.
scottclark.photoshelter.com

Si

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #9 on: 28 March, 2008, 04:55:20 pm »

My fixed:
[img height=480 width=640]http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee312/bodgerobikes/ja1.jpg[/img]


My commuter:
[img height=480 width=640]http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee312/bodgerobikes/c1.jpg[/img]


Lonewolff

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #10 on: 28 March, 2008, 05:17:25 pm »
Appologies for the bad pictures, just snapped them on my mobile phone.

Trike


Audax Bike


Best* Bike


Commuting Bike


Training** Bike


and a tandem, but there is no space in the flat to take a pic of it

*Best meaning lightest, fastest road bike, not favourite
**Not that I actually train for anything, but I'm not sure what else to call the road bike I normally ride on not on the best* bike

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #11 on: 28 March, 2008, 07:42:55 pm »
OK, part of my stable:


Bioracer Audax bike at LEL


Bob Jackson tourer in Croatia


Old tourer (Fahrradmanufaktur) in the Mosel Valley


Even older tourer in Yougoslavia


Veteran audax bike (just completed)


Woodrup frame to be completed or swapped

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #12 on: 28 March, 2008, 08:53:47 pm »
Okay.  I have not posted either of them yet, dare I say much to to the surprise of some no doubt.
I am going to hang out as long as I can.

Chris N

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #13 on: 28 March, 2008, 08:55:33 pm »
Okay.  I have not posted either of them yet, dare I say much to to the surprise of some no doubt.
I am going to hang out as long as I can.

I give it about twenty minutes...

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #14 on: 28 March, 2008, 10:51:19 pm »
Okay.  I have not posted either of them yet, dare I say much to to the surprise of some no doubt.
I am going to hang out as long as I can.

Do you have any photos?
Getting there...

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #15 on: 29 March, 2008, 12:01:24 am »
My will power for sweets and or ice cream is crap.
But on this one, I am being strong.

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #16 on: 29 March, 2008, 02:21:12 pm »
Well, I obviously havent got Grubs willpower even :-[

My latest 


Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #17 on: 29 March, 2008, 08:29:20 pm »
Here's my stable:

Raleigh Randonneur commuting bike


Bob Jackson 631 - my winter bike


Raleigh M-Trax steel summer bike


Trek Pilot carbon sportive bike


Andrew

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #18 on: 30 March, 2008, 11:20:31 am »
Heres the rest of mine.










Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #19 on: 30 March, 2008, 11:30:43 am »
"Winter Bike"


"Carbon"


"The Tandem" + trailers + family  :)



Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #20 on: 30 March, 2008, 02:14:28 pm »
Aidan,
Your Airborne looks absolutely awesome.
I love that look - the colours are just perfect to my eye.
That is what I hope to achieve or similar when we finally get our Cycle2Work scheme up and running.
That is so lovely.

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #21 on: 30 March, 2008, 03:20:39 pm »
Whsh the 1981 Woodrup (Giro?)

Oooh, an excuse to repost bling!

I'm sure my Woodrup and your Woodrup could do naughty things together...

Those wonderful norks are never far from my thoughts, oh yeah!

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #22 on: 30 March, 2008, 04:11:24 pm »
Aidan,
Your Airborne looks absolutely awesome.
I love that look - the colours are just perfect to my eye.
That is what I hope to achieve or similar when we finally get our Cycle2Work scheme up and running.
That is so lovely.

Thanks Andy

It does really look that good in the flesh as well, although   it has a different chainset on it now and a white Spesh Toupe saddle. I could still sit and look at it all day. It rides really nicely as well. Longest ride to date on it was 130 odd miles.

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #23 on: 30 March, 2008, 04:57:32 pm »
Here's mine. A Kinesis Racelight Kic2.



This was taken last summer. Currently in bits at the moment as I upgrade to Ultegra.

Re: Member's bikes
« Reply #24 on: 30 March, 2008, 05:39:35 pm »
I have just mown the lawn, and it looks great.
Normally I would be cleaning the bikes right now and then I'd take a photo and post it on here.
But not today, I am remaining firm.