Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2435127 times)

IanDG · « **Reply #875 on:** 16 November, 2008, 11:04:04 am »

my 'new' MTB

I was given the frame - it has a big dent in the top tube. I bought the chainset and the rear mech, the rest of the bits I had lying around from previous bikes (I even found my old Girvan flexstem)

Fixedwheelnut · « **Reply #876 on:** 16 November, 2008, 11:59:29 pm »

Windy I saw that in recently uploaded and thought it would be along here soon

groucho · « **Reply #877 on:** 19 November, 2008, 11:42:02 am »

I saw this and thought of you lot! Seen at an exhibition, in Venice, of young designers' work from Singapore.

Jacomus · « **Reply #878 on:** 19 November, 2008, 12:06:21 pm »

Quote from: groucho on 19 November, 2008, 11:42:02 am

I saw this and thought of you lot! Seen at an exhibition, in Venice, of young designers' work from Singapore.

i really want to ride one of those!

groucho · « **Reply #879 on:** 19 November, 2008, 12:12:05 pm »

From other direction! The stool was fixed as well and could not be moved to aid composition!

The exhibition was bizarre. On entering all you could hear was a constant chatter/babble but nobody else was in the hall. As you stood under the lampshade 'thingeys' you heard a commentary, on the designs in front you, by the designer. Move away and it was all chatter.

kyuss · « **Reply #880 on:** 19 November, 2008, 04:54:04 pm »

Quote from: Jacomus-rides-Gen on 19 November, 2008, 12:06:21 pm

Quote from: groucho on 19 November, 2008, 11:42:02 am

I saw this and thought of you lot! Seen at an exhibition, in Venice, of young designers' work from Singapore.

i really want to ride one of those!

If you like that, check out the work of Olli Erkilla. The bikes he makes from nothing more than scrap metal and old beaters are works of art and mechanical ingenuity.

My favourites are the Ligne Noire Chopper, the Vintage Track Peugot (looks like a rusty old beater, but look at those homemade wheels in the last photo and the cutout in the seat tube), and the mono forked Fixed Mono Rog. He created and built this too.

mr magnolia · « **Reply #881 on:** 19 November, 2008, 08:45:28 pm »

My first brand new bike (there was another thread at one time, wasn't there?)

Fantastic - Suntour ratchet shifters (just before click-shift was born) and some wheels and stuff.

From Freewheel in London Town. It was sacrificed in about 1986 to some arse who lifted it, complete with lock and raincover, over a 5ft brick wall. I saw another one on the back of a car in the Esso PFS at Canonmills here in Embra a few years ago and had to restrain myself from trying to rip it off the rack!

Still using the panniers...

oh - do you like the little rubber band driven mileometer?

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #882 on:** 19 November, 2008, 08:57:48 pm »

Ah Revell!!!!

Brings back memories of avidly thumbing throught the expensive freewheel catalogue, saving up some pennies and sending off for one of those shitty bronze suntour freewheels to fit on my gaspipe 'Rotary' bike (bought off an advert in the Guardian from a warehouse in Manchester)

CathH · « **Reply #883 on:** 21 November, 2008, 08:22:50 pm »

Quote from: torslanda on 08 November, 2008, 08:18:54 pm

Sadly I can only manage to reprise this from the early 'summer'

Working to reduce n+1 into something manageable.

luv'n'stuff

J

I love this picture, what a joyful looking herd of bicycles!

Torslanda · « **Reply #884 on:** 22 November, 2008, 01:11:14 am »

Quote from: Cath H on 21 November, 2008, 08:22:50 pm

I love this picture, what a joyful looking herd of bicycles!

Thanks Cath.

I want you to know that they are all treated nicely and get to live in a clean dry shed. None of them are abused and all get regular upgrades. Most have an extremely happy life.

I even rode one of them to work today.

luv'n'stuff

John

velocitizen · « **Reply #885 on:** 22 November, 2008, 09:34:06 pm »

Tonight i am finishing and making room for one more...

MB Dronfield, 531 frame and forks, Shimano 600 running gear.
Frame, forks and running gear were a gift from 'spudgun' on retrobike

, wheels, Bianchi saddle and seat-post from my brother (Cheers Math.)
Just need a knobbly tyre for the rear.
Looking forward to a spin along the Trent tomorrow to try it out.

clarion · « **Reply #886 on:** 22 November, 2008, 10:03:21 pm »

Ooh - an MB! Not seem them very often since I left Sheffield. One of the best kept secrets in the country (just behind Edisons of Clowne

).

Classy bike.

GruB · « **Reply #887 on:** 23 November, 2008, 05:47:23 pm »

Eck,
You were right. Not quite the same in green.

nic · « **Reply #888 on:** 23 November, 2008, 09:34:11 pm »

Grub, a simple change of bar tape and you are in business.

ABlipInContinuity · « **Reply #889 on:** 24 November, 2008, 03:51:49 pm »

Quote from: nic on 23 November, 2008, 09:34:11 pm

Grub, a simple change of ~~bar tape~~trampolene and you are in business.

FTFY

Gus · « **Reply #890 on:** 27 November, 2008, 12:38:05 pm »

Finally I got my winter commuter/touring bike finished

Tom B · « **Reply #891 on:** 27 November, 2008, 12:47:45 pm »

Cool bike, Gus!

Is that an XTC frameset?
And how did you get the chainset to match?

Gus · « **Reply #892 on:** 27 November, 2008, 01:08:06 pm »

It's a Thorn Raven Sport Tour frame equipped with Rohloff and a Middleburn RS7 DH-Slalom Crankset + a Tubus rack and Nitto randonneur handlebar.

ABlipInContinuity · « **Reply #893 on:** 27 November, 2008, 04:08:09 pm »

Wow! Really like that.

Charlotte · « **Reply #894 on:** 27 November, 2008, 04:56:52 pm »

Gods, that's a classy winter bike!

Aidan · « **Reply #895 on:** 27 November, 2008, 07:38:44 pm »

chains a bit slack

It is very nice though

Jacomus · « **Reply #896 on:** 28 November, 2008, 10:19:58 am »

Thats a sexy little bike! What tyres is it running?

Gus · « **Reply #897 on:** 28 November, 2008, 10:58:24 am »

Continental "Top Contact" 26 x 1,9, wanted to try Schwalbe "Marathon Supreme" but they were
out of stock.
I'll try to write a review in a couple of months.

donpedro · « **Reply #898 on:** 28 November, 2008, 03:07:45 pm »

Quote from: Gus on 27 November, 2008, 01:08:06 pm

It's a Thorn Raven Sport Tour frame equipped with Rohloff and a Middleburn RS7 DH-Slalom Crankset + a Tubus rack and Nitto randonneur handlebar.

Gus, jäkligt fin vintercykel!

Bet you have some longer trips in mind for next year though...?

LEE · « **Reply #899 on:** 28 November, 2008, 03:16:57 pm »

Quote from: Gus on 27 November, 2008, 12:38:05 pm

Finally I got my winter commuter/touring bike finished

Nice. I thought the Sport Tour had a shorter wheelbase but that looks very long. Perfect (but expensive) winter bike. Just oil the chain every now and again. Cleaning & Servicing a hub-geared bike is something you can do in Summer.

You may like to try the Tektro Brake Levers rather than the Dia-compe.
The Tektro are half the price and twice the quality.

Author Topic: Members' bikes (Read 2435127 times)

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