1Coopgt

Here's both of mine .

Schwinnhead

I am 59 and I am building a mountain bike but I will only ride it on the street. Check out the picture, NOT! because I am to new to post pics. Sorry

Schwinnhead

I am 59 and I am building a mountain bike but I will only ride it on the street. Check out the picture, NOT! because I am to new to post pics. Sorry

Swamp Yankee

Brand spankin' new

MarioT

For the road...



For the mountain...

greenspark

Having started with 3-speed English bikes (Raleigh and equivalent) in the 1950's, I then followed all the fads: 10-speed Schwinn, Peugeot PX-10 (still have it), Gary Fisher hardtail, and realized I did not enjoy road racing or offroad.

During a three-month residency in Italy, we rediscovered the classic European bike and had a great time cycling for coffee in the village. Back home and online, I came across LovelyBike.blogspot.com which pointed us to Bella Ciao, a small boutique brand with an Italian frame assembled by Germans. The Diadacci steel absorbs the shock, the 3-speed is all one needs for slow cycling, the Brooks saddle is timeless and comfortable, and the riding position is social.

We bought two new Bella Ciao bikes in Berlin, from the factory, then rode from Dresden back to the airport in Prague... about 18kph (11 mph) average speed, about 30-50 km (18-30 mph) per day with lots of stops to see the countryside and the villages along the way. Took five days, sunny and warm every day until the last. No reservations needed, we stayed in hotels that were posted as bike-friendly (lock up for bikes). 90% of the ride was on paved, bike-only roads along the Elbe river. Our cousins rented bikes and travelled with us, so the rental place took our luggage to Prague while we travelled light.

Shipped them home with Emirates (no extra charge) and then added ebike kit motors because the hills are killers in New Zealand. Here is the men's bike with the Bafang BBS01 motor added. The motor is installed in the bottom bracket, the battery is in the front luggage bag. The motor is not that powerful (300w), it basically flattens the hills and gives extra push when the wind blows over 30 kph provided I keep pedalling. Warm riding, good exercise, but no screaming lungs and lactic-acid legs.

Full circle, I'm back with my three-speed bike, although the subsequent addition of the mid-mount motor makes all the difference. I take it on the ferry to the city and find consistently it is the fastest way to get around our gridlocked city. Beats the bus and the car. On weekends, it makes our village just close enough to ride, rather than drive, and the coffee always tastes better after cycling.

Loose Chain

My Saturday weekly triathlon. Ride to the Y and swim and then take a nap and then go run:



My old GT, sub 19 pounds all up and ready. Fast and stable. Me, 63, not as fast or stable. My coffee shop bike:




I have too many bicycles.
J

10 Wheels

Put The Purple Rain back on the road today. Only 4 miles but the temp at 12 noon was 88*F.

Artfahie

Great photo.... frame it !

Harley Fan

What a terrific thread!

OK, I'm old (64) and I have old rides.

My 1993 PDG Ser. 30 Paramount MTB




And this is my 2001 Harley-Davidson FXDX Superglide Sport, with 73,000 miles on the clock

Timj219

I'm 60 now and it's been about 15 years since I last had a bike. Always have loved riding though so when the caridologist said I need regular cardio exercise to keep from having another heart attack I decided it was time to get back to it. I decided on this one last month. Today the roads were finally completely clear of snow so I picked it up and rode it home. It's a Giant Escape. Beautiful machine! I had the shop install fenders for me since there's not much point in a bike without them around here.
My first expereience with indexed shifting and disc brakes. As much rain and snow as we get here I'm convinced the discs will be a blessing and they did feel good today. Still not sold on the indexed shifting - seems like a solution in search of a problem to me but they worked well today and as long as that continues I won't complain. I've got speed/cadence sensors on it and the computer (lezyne) talks to the heart monitor I wear when I work out. I got front and rear lights from planetbike so maybe I won't get run over. Seatbag from timbuktu becasue they make the best laptop briefcase I've ever had and I hoped they'd do a good job on this too. I got a kryptonite ULock for it so I can park it at the store or hopefully commute to work once or twice a week.
I rode it about 10 miles before I came home and it rides like a dream. Got it good and muddy so that trauma's over with anyway. Really looking forward to the nice weather.

RunForTheHills

I just bought this bike to commute with. It is heavy, but probably the most comfortable bike I Own.

rumrunn6

preowned or new? that is some killer mudflap

rumrunn6

haha right on!

RunForTheHills

I bought it new. The fenders and mudflap are from VO. I had the shop I bought it from mount the fenders and mudflap. It scrapes the ground if I lean the bike while I am walking it. I might end up trimming a little bit off of it.

Rotten

I've only been in the 50+ club since December of last year but here are my favorite rides.

First up is my early 90's Schwinn Crosscut. Built it up from a frame set I picked up right here from 3speedslow. Since this picture I've put a set of fenders on it and I have to say I really love the responsiveness I get from this light frame but I cannot get used to the 3x7 gearing. I got it set up well but I just got spoiled by the 1x10 on my other ride. I do still ride it occasionally but until I find a great deal on a 10 speed 36h rim brake wheelset it's going to only be an occasional ride.


My 2013 Karate Monkey was my first non-bigbox store bike and I built it from the frame up 1x10 after getting it powder coated to my taste. I love this bike. Especially since I took the Brooks off the Schwinn and put it on this one.

Tbone2

The Mule

c.miller64

My newly built Cannondale Synapse that I'll be racing in the Trans Am Bike race this June.

TimothyH

^^

What brand bags are those?

c.miller64

Apidura.

https://www.apidura.com/

icyclist 

Trek Emonda with some lighter weight wheels than came with the bike. The shop threw in the cat.

At 69, I still have a flexible back and I like riding the drops part of the time.

nemo57

Mid-70s Hillman roadie - the sort of bike I couldn't possibly afford back then. Of course, at a shade over 21 lbs. in ye Imperial measure it's grossly heavy and unwieldy. Still, if, as I hope, I can strip 5Kg plus off the rider in coming months, that will be as good as bringing the bike under 10 pounds. And THAT, my friends, is seriously light weight ...

scarywombat

Nice colour - the bike not the cat. What colour is it?

GlennR

I like the retro logo... and the color.

My last Madone was a rolling billboard, so I went with minimal logos and tone on tone.

icyclist 

My second choice for my new bike was similar to what you have. Some bikes have anything but a minimalist look and are beautiful, but it's because of the awesome way they've been painted, and not the logos they may display. For the record, your bike is awesome.