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That Windsor looks pretty good. I am honestly surprised.

Saddle Up

Interestingly the $1400 Tricross uses the ACE 19 rim with stainless eyelets, the BD bike uses DC 19 rims that don't have eyelets.

slynkie

Ah ok, that sounds more typical of BD wheels then

Big M

I saw this sign and couldn't resist snapping a pic with the phone.
Bethpage State Park MUP.

rOOster14

...is that a sign? or is it a bat box?

Big M

No, just a sign. No markings to tell who put it up. I'm guessing not the State or park officials.
It's a nicely wooded area with a couple of creeks and lakes right in the middle of suburbia. I wouldn't be surprised if the bats like to flap around there in the twilight.

kdboxerdog

That's a bat box.
The dark areas at the bottom are from where they fly into the box.

M_S

Anyone know anything about the windsor frame? Different from the Motos? It's a good looking bike.

Big M

Hmm...could be. But it's so narrow I didn't even think it could be a bat box. I guess it would make more sense than a random bat sign.
Here are some pics a bit more to the side. You can make out that there's a slot at the bottom, but also how flat it is:
https://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4...hoto0081-1.jpg
https://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c4.../Photo0082.jpg

It's the exact same aluminum frame and geometry as the Moto Fantoms. The flat black looks pretty cool in person; glad I chose that over the gloss white. It's relatively light, but I've never weighed any of my bikes, so I can't tell you much other than it's ok on the road and lots of fun off road.

Vertr

Its the same as the motos, which is actually a Fuji frame. I have one, and I find it to be exceptionally stiff.

https://www.fujibikes.com/Specialty/C...CrossComp.aspx

The build kit is also very similar.

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sknhgy 

Don't leave your bike under the bat house.........................

mosovich

I've got one.. It's amazing how they get in there, you have to remember, bats are small and here's the kicker, a whole family for generations will live in that box.. It's totally crazy.. I've got one in my yard to help control mosquitos.. It actually helps..

rudetay

Cyclocross bike in winter commuting mode:





More info: https://velospace.org/node/16410

It's waiting on funds to get some traditional bend and wider bars and new wheels (either OP to Record, or just some used Mavic wheels).

robot138

The race bike (with shiny new late season parts fixes)
2008 Redline Conquest with a bunch of new hardware


Probably getting new wheels before next fall...

The commuter bike (in loaner race bike mode)
2004 Redline Conquest Pro

Needs the fenders, street tires and lights to go back on by Monday

schnee

The Gunnar Crosshairs, set up for general off-roading shenanigans.
Two weeks after this, I decided it was time for something completely different. So, I put on skinny White Vittoria EVO tires, two bottle cages, removed the rack and swapped the cassette for a 12-27t. Voila. Instant roadbike.

My poor carbon Giant is gathering dust. It's an awesome bike - lighter, better components, more modern - but it's no match for the fit of this bike and the feel of steel. The Giant goes for sale this Spring. Steel is Real.

ColinT

LOVE the Gunnar^^^^

Had to sell this one because it felt to small and just couldn't get the power down. It sure was pretty though.

lakerider

Updated my Ridley with a DA Cross ring.






Beautiful !

3MTA3

i really like that steelman.

spacerconrad

Plow13

damn lakerider...that is sexy@!#$

scattered73

Sweet ride schnee, I feel you on the selling the road bike. I sold my cf road bike 2 months after I got my soma dc. I just liked the ride of the soma with road slicks better than my cf road bike, no regrets.

ranggapanji

Update on my cyclocross-built converted-from-an-MTB bike.
The frame is similar to this:

with 26"/559mm wheels.

Then I cut the brake pivots, slap on 700c wheels, install 700x38c tires, and convert it into this:


Later on, I realized that aero brifters doesn't work well with old-style long-reach side-pull caliper brakes. So I re-weld those brake pivots, bolt on a set of old Deore LX canti's, do a little this and that, and it goes like this:

slynkie

nice, way to get hands-on!

is it an optical illusion or is that stem like 4cm?

ranggapanji

Thanks a lot!
Actually, it's 50mm... not much of a difference
I guess it's because of the classic-bent dropbar I use, if I use longer stem then I'll have a lot of trouble reaching the drops.
perhaps a modern anatomic bent dropbar (with straight section on the drops) will be politically correct (for use with longer stem), but for now, I like this setup.

BlastRadius

It's probably because MTB frames usually have a longer top tube than a road/cyclocross frame. Nice looking conversion though, good job.