What bike do you ride most of the time? Be honest
04-05-13, 12:10 PM
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For frequency, it would be my Trek Multitrack 720 with a big ol Wald basket.
When the main focus is riding, my go-to is my 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport, which also happens to be the first bike I bought, 40 years ago.
When the main focus is riding, my go-to is my 1973 Raleigh Gran Sport, which also happens to be the first bike I bought, 40 years ago.
04-05-13, 01:14 PM
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That would be my Trek 620.
Whenever I ride this bike, I'm aware this bike was made just for me.
Whenever I ride this bike, I'm aware this bike was made just for me.
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04-05-13, 05:08 PM
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04-05-13, 05:22 PM
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In Iowa a Huffy "Key Largo" beach cruiser, or a Miami Sun (standard) Adult trike, or a 2003 Giant Cypress DX
In Idaho a 1989 KHS Montana Summit mountain bike, or PK-7 full suspension mountain bike (bought at Target, on sale for $89 about 6 or 7 year ago) Some low life motherless b... stole my Idaho Huffy beach cruiser - cut the U-lock, it did. I guess it wanted the bike for the small Wald rear baskets or the knobbie tires.
Don't have any bikes in Florida now
In Idaho a 1989 KHS Montana Summit mountain bike, or PK-7 full suspension mountain bike (bought at Target, on sale for $89 about 6 or 7 year ago) Some low life motherless b... stole my Idaho Huffy beach cruiser - cut the U-lock, it did. I guess it wanted the bike for the small Wald rear baskets or the knobbie tires.
Don't have any bikes in Florida now
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04-05-13, 11:14 PM
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my 1995 peugot in reynolds 708
and my 1993 merid al bon
and my 1993 merid al bon
04-06-13, 03:07 AM
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PS: That's me on mine in the avatar.
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04-06-13, 05:56 AM
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First-generation Record or Chorus - I know, they look a little different from stock; this link explains why:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...8501-Blasphemy
See page 2, post 29 for the beginning of the modification process. The completed levers are first shown on page 8, post 196.
DD
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...8501-Blasphemy
See page 2, post 29 for the beginning of the modification process. The completed levers are first shown on page 8, post 196.
DD
04-06-13, 06:32 AM
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I own 11 bikes so I tend to ride the hell out of whatever was my latest project until the next project is done then on to that one. This means I may put 1000 miles on a bike then park it for a year before I pick it back up. That said, in the last year I probably put in most of my miles on my mid-70's Bob Jackson Audax.
04-26-20, 03:09 AM
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04-26-20, 06:34 AM
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Just curious to see what ukind of bikes my C&V brethren ride most of the time.I ride a 78 schwinn world fixed conversion rattle canned flat blackAttachment 307879Attachment 307880
04-26-20, 07:03 AM
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Since 2013, when this thread started until brought out of Zombieland, I have acquired a few more bikes, thanks to all you enablers here on BF.net.
I blame you for showing me that there are other quality bikes out there to be had at a modest price, and thus started the N+1 -- or in my case N+5.
I must say that I do have a new favorite - the Miyata 710 that I had picked up in Phoenix to give me something to do when I'd visit my mother out there... After mom passed, I brought it home to Ohio a few years ago, and it is now my go-to for zippy quick rides... For the past three years, I've commuted on it a couple days/week during Ohio's all-too-short Summer riding season - and only a couple days/week because I don't intentionally ride in the rain any more!
Enough of my ramblings -- I present the '86 Miyata 710 parked on the loading dock at work...
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I blame you for showing me that there are other quality bikes out there to be had at a modest price, and thus started the N+1 -- or in my case N+5.
I must say that I do have a new favorite - the Miyata 710 that I had picked up in Phoenix to give me something to do when I'd visit my mother out there... After mom passed, I brought it home to Ohio a few years ago, and it is now my go-to for zippy quick rides... For the past three years, I've commuted on it a couple days/week during Ohio's all-too-short Summer riding season - and only a couple days/week because I don't intentionally ride in the rain any more!
Enough of my ramblings -- I present the '86 Miyata 710 parked on the loading dock at work...
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04-26-20, 07:04 AM
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04-26-20, 07:38 AM
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with the new normal most of my riding is to fetch beer or food, or for take out coffee
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04-26-20, 08:43 AM
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I haven’t looked through the whole thread to see if I posted back in 2013, but I’d guess my most frequent riders have changed:
Most used commuter is a gugified ‘71 Raleigh International:
I also chose it for a 5-day credit card tour last summer:
But my go-to is a Black Mountain Cycles Road. I’ve used it for bike camping trips, credit card tours, fast road rides, and centuries:
Most used commuter is a gugified ‘71 Raleigh International:
I also chose it for a 5-day credit card tour last summer:
But my go-to is a Black Mountain Cycles Road. I’ve used it for bike camping trips, credit card tours, fast road rides, and centuries:
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04-26-20, 09:12 AM
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However, when I had access to my entire collection, I did most of my miles on this:
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DD,
Is that shot on top of South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona?
This is my Main Mountain Bike: 2000 Schwinn Homegrown Pro (CV?)
DD[/QUOTE]
DD,
Is that shot on top of South Mountain in Phoenix, Arizona?
This is my Main Mountain Bike: 2000 Schwinn Homegrown Pro (CV?)
04-26-20, 10:15 AM
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1. the pics
2. seeing posts from members past (and hoping they will resurface anew)
3. seeing posts from members still posting
4. and sometimes seeing bike 'improvements' or at least modifications to one's own bikes. For the Calfee it was a conversion from threaded to threadless fork/headset/stem, tubular wheels, and a saddle with NO stitches.
And to answer the question today - Which bike gets ridden most? Well, I do try to ride every bike in something resembling a rotation. There is no 1 (or 2, or 3) favorite.
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04-26-20, 10:27 AM
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Lately its been the new moto but i get the bob jackson out once in a while just to enjoy its amazing competence.
04-26-20, 11:09 AM
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This is not a bad thread to revive.
I usually spend most of my time in the city, and there, my most frequently ridden bike is my 1974 Raleigh International. It is equipped for just about everything.
We are quarantining in a rural area 100 miles north of the city. This is the bike I'm riding currently. It's a 1982 McLean that I've owned since 1983. I had Peter Weigle add braze-ons and paint it in the early 90s. I love it to death.
I usually spend most of my time in the city, and there, my most frequently ridden bike is my 1974 Raleigh International. It is equipped for just about everything.
We are quarantining in a rural area 100 miles north of the city. This is the bike I'm riding currently. It's a 1982 McLean that I've owned since 1983. I had Peter Weigle add braze-ons and paint it in the early 90s. I love it to death.
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04-26-20, 11:16 AM
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Well, when my foot wasn't broken and I hadn't been furloughed from a parking app startup, like @nlerner, my main ride for commutes and weekend rides was still my gugie -fied '74 Raleigh Super Tourer, currently sporting a porteur rack for hauling my laptop messenger bag back and forth to work:
Otherwise, I did (and will do again, come June and my foot is healed) a lot of beer runs, grocery shopping, and bar hopping on my '85 Trek 870:
Otherwise, I did (and will do again, come June and my foot is healed) a lot of beer runs, grocery shopping, and bar hopping on my '85 Trek 870:
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04-28-20, 04:33 AM
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I have been surprised at the number of people on here with vintage rides. I’m getting back in after 25 years of looking at my bike hanging in the garage. I am riding a 1992 Diamond Back Venture road bike trying to get back in shape. I will then roll out my 88 Cannondale R600.