Author Topic: Members' bikes  (Read 2399707 times)

woollypigs

  • Mr Peli
    • woollypigs
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #925 on: 15 December, 2008, 09:27:34 am »
feck me you lucky sod :)
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Chris N

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #926 on: 15 December, 2008, 09:29:32 am »
Single speed, single brake, jump bike with hub dynamo? ;D

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #927 on: 15 December, 2008, 09:32:46 am »
That's mad that is. :thumbsup:
Getting there...

ABlipInContinuity

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #928 on: 15 December, 2008, 09:51:08 am »
That's mad that is. :thumbsup:

Exactly what I thought.

What do you do with it? Can we have some youtube videos please Gus  :thumbsup:

TimC

  • Old blerk sometimes onabike.
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #929 on: 15 December, 2008, 11:19:01 am »
Night BMX, of course! ;D

fuzzy

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #930 on: 15 December, 2008, 07:31:47 pm »
here is the new commuter- I will use it over this winter and see how it copes before deciding whether or not to go fixed on Stig next year-



Ridgeback Voyage, Reynolds 520 frame and steel fork. Shimano Sora/ Deore/ Alvio mix for an 8 speed triple drivetrain, Alex rims ACE 19 rims with Continental Contact 700 X 32 tyres, Tektro canti brakes and crosstop levers, Blackburn rear rack and pump. I've fitted Shimano M324 combi pedals, Exposure Endura Turbo light and a little sadlle pack for the faerie visits. So far, a delightful ride :)

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #931 on: 15 December, 2008, 09:39:08 pm »
Oh, how very SENSIBLE Mr Fuzzy  ;D

fuzzy

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #932 on: 15 December, 2008, 10:45:08 pm »
Oh, how very SENSIBLE Mr Fuzzy  ;D

I know. I should hang my head in shame ;)

eck

  • Gonna ride my bike until I get home...
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #933 on: 17 December, 2008, 09:48:07 pm »
Say hello to Mrs eck and Trixie, the Trek  8)
Small but beautifully proportioned, both of them  :-*


It's a bit weird, but actually quite wonderful.

valkyrie

  • Look at the state of your face!
    • West Lothian Clarion
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #934 on: 17 December, 2008, 09:56:28 pm »
I think you got a cracking deal there Eck, the wife bike looks fantastic. :thumbsup:
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #935 on: 17 December, 2008, 10:15:05 pm »
Oooh, it's gorgeous!! Can't wait to see it for real.

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #936 on: 17 December, 2008, 10:20:50 pm »
Mrs eck looks very happy, and that's by far the most important thing here :)
Getting there...

eck

  • Gonna ride my bike until I get home...
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #937 on: 17 December, 2008, 11:09:33 pm »
Aw, clarion, that's a lovely thing to say, and so true. Thank you so much, from both of us.  :)  :-*
It's a bit weird, but actually quite wonderful.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #938 on: 18 December, 2008, 09:29:15 am »

Mine's the yellow one, missus' one is brown.

Mine mainly gets used for commuting. I only do a few miles each way, so helps with fitness, plus it's great fun to ride.

LEE

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #939 on: 18 December, 2008, 09:47:36 am »
Aw, clarion, that's a lovely thing to say, and so true. Thank you so much, from both of us.  :)  :-*

Any plans to strip it down and give it a good servicing?

Charlotte

  • Dissolute libertine
  • Here's to ol' D.H. Lawrence...
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #940 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:09:53 am »
Mine's the yellow one, missus' one is brown.

Mine mainly gets used for commuting. I only do a few miles each way, so helps with fitness, plus it's great fun to ride.

I love those bikes!  I expect that the kids much prefer riding in those than in a car...
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #941 on: 18 December, 2008, 02:40:10 pm »
I love those bikes!  I expect that the kids much prefer riding in those than in a car...

Yeah--I was just idly thinking about going car-free while driving (due to a stupid rib muscle that I pulled by coughing) on the way to work yesterday, and thought a bakfiets would be perfect for most around-town trips.
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clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #942 on: 18 December, 2008, 10:21:22 pm »
DrMekon, two bakfiets in the family must make the cooooolest fleet! :thumbsup:
Getting there...

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #943 on: 18 December, 2008, 11:37:00 pm »
I don't have a garden or garage  :'(
I guess I'm the only one that have 5 bikes in my living room.  ;D ;D
Nope.
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Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #944 on: 21 December, 2008, 02:56:24 pm »
Thanks -  we just have one kid, but he and his friends seem to love it.

My missus can't drive, but we're not quite car free. We sold our car after we'd had the brown one (Fietsfabriek 995) for a while, and hadn't used the car is about 4 months, but we got given another car by her parents. The car only gets used for trips to see them, or if we're ill. In the last week, we've all had flu, so we've used in a few times on local trips, which we wouldn't do normally.. We got the second one (Bakfiets.nl Cargobike) in case we have another child and need to share the school run, but mainly because it came up on ebay at an amazing price. It's nicer than my Kona Kileaua for commuting.

If anyone fancies a go... it can handle nearly 20st in the front. This is a postdoc who didn't mind being ferried around Cambridge when he came to do a seminar.


Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #945 on: 22 December, 2008, 04:26:08 pm »
my newly hubbed-geared 29er mtb:




been round the block a couple of times and so far, so very good.  The alfine is silent, very smooth and I was worried about the jumps between the gears but it's fine...   I hub geared it to stop it clagging up with mud but I think I might need a simpler chain tensioner - the alfine one is a bit like a rear mech so might have the same problem. 

bobajobrob

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #946 on: 22 December, 2008, 07:51:53 pm »
You don't think you're worrying unnecessarily? I've had rear mechs clogged up with mud, twigs and all manner of crap and yet they still function. As long as the jockey wheels go round you're laughing.

rogerzilla

  • When n+1 gets out of hand
Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #947 on: 23 December, 2008, 06:45:56 pm »
Magic gear?  Easier than a fixie, because hub gears can run with quite a lot of <looks around nervously> slack in the chain.
Hard work sometimes pays off in the end, but laziness ALWAYS pays off NOW.

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #948 on: 23 December, 2008, 08:29:34 pm »
yeah, that might work.  That or a 1/2 link chain or an eccentric bottom bracket.  I'll see how I get on with it in the mud first, then fiddle..

Re: Members' bikes
« Reply #949 on: 23 December, 2008, 08:33:28 pm »

I've just been told  by a couple of friends/colleges  that they have a Christmas present for me.
They ran out of space and build this for me with spare parts.





Marvellous :thumbsup:

About 15 years ago, the boy from over the road added gears to his BMX and everybody wanted a go on it..Yours might just be a bit more bonkers, though :)