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12-26-09, 07:28 PM
#5977
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12-26-09, 10:24 PM
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12-27-09, 01:32 PM
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My Rides
It's enjoyable to see the variety of older & newer workhorses in use out there! Here are my two, used in regular rotation:
Peugeot Versailles R.jpg Motobecane Grand Jubile R.jpg
1989 Peugeout Versailles 1978 Motebecane Grand Jubile [click pictures to enlarge]
Peugeot Versailles R.jpg Motobecane Grand Jubile R.jpg
1989 Peugeout Versailles 1978 Motebecane Grand Jubile [click pictures to enlarge]
12-28-09, 04:11 PM
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Chickopee Ski Club, in the south west of Kitchener, ( Kitchener-Waterloo are twin cities, you can't tell when one ends and the other begins). They have a Web Cam...
https://www.discoverchicopee.com/inde...eather/webcam/
12-28-09, 08:51 PM
#5981
Share the road.
Here's my newest steed. The local thrift shop sold me this fine specimen for $15. 1980 Schwinn Traveler:
12-29-09, 03:28 PM
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12-29-09, 03:59 PM
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Location: San Diego
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Bikes: '8x Casati Monza, Gunnar Sport, Surly Karate Monkey, Obed Boundary
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Whoa! Where did you find the clamp on fender stays for your front fork? I've been looking for something like that.
12-29-09, 08:01 PM
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Mrs. DataJunkie
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The bike formerly known as "B" bike that I intended to only have as a backup (hence the B) bike, is now known as Fun Bike and I will ride it to school and back/to store and back when I feel like it (I have a hybrid, too.)
From this: (mismatched tires etc
To this: tuned, new tires, rack, fenders etc
And now: 2nd drink cage, new handlebar grips, bar ends and bar ends taped.
From this: (mismatched tires etc
To this: tuned, new tires, rack, fenders etc
And now: 2nd drink cage, new handlebar grips, bar ends and bar ends taped.
12-30-09, 09:33 PM
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12-31-09, 10:52 AM
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01-01-10, 02:30 PM
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Better pics
I've been spending the morning digging back throught this thread, and getting really envious of all the great pictures, so I decided to do my nice old bikes justice and get some better pics of them on this thread. So here they are. The Motobecane and Peugeot have been splitting commuting duties pretty evenly. They both ride about the same, but the Pug is a little nicer for shifting with the index system at the rear. The mailbag pannier, trunk bag, Stella headlight and LED taillight I move to whichever bike I happen to be riding; the handlbag bags and rear racks stay put.
PGV L.jpgMBGJ L 2.jpgPGV Stella light closeup.jpgMBGJ Stella light closeup.jpgPGV R rr quarter.jpgMBGJ Giant light closeup.jpgMBGJ R.jpg
PGV L.jpgMBGJ L 2.jpgPGV Stella light closeup.jpgMBGJ Stella light closeup.jpgPGV R rr quarter.jpgMBGJ Giant light closeup.jpgMBGJ R.jpg
01-03-10, 02:13 PM
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After riding now for a while on an old, cheap mountain bike, I knew I had to get a new bike eventually. I needed a 3sp IGH, chain guards, coaster brake. And I found it, a no-frills, low maintenance bike for my 14 miles round trip commute. Something not too expensive. A KHS Manhattan Green
Just picked it up today.
Just picked it up today.
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01-03-10, 02:57 PM
#5993
Born Again Pagan
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^^^Looks sturdy and comfy, and just retro enough to be cool. I like the wheel lock; is it a Basta?
01-03-10, 04:56 PM
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Thanks man, I like the wheel lock, too - (it's a Gorin) it's nice as an additional security, certainly not as an only lock. I may replace pedals for something with more grip at some point.
01-03-10, 10:05 PM
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Just thought I'd post some pics of my first ride of 2010. BTW we got about a foot of snow over the previous couple of days.
01-03-10, 11:34 PM
#5996
You gonna eat that?
I did an 18-mile check ride of my commuter bike this evening. Had a few problems before the holidays- flat tire, broken spokes- and wanted to wring it out before riding it into work. I set up a little tripod and took a picture against the backdrop of the rail yard beside the Trinity River Trail. It was pitch black out when I took these; the orange light comes from the lights in the rail yard.
and one with Yours Truly
and one with Yours Truly
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01-04-10, 06:20 AM
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It's that time of year again
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01-04-10, 06:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Wiggles_dad 
Where did you find the clamp-on fender stays for the front fork?
Normal stays and P-Clamp.
I found these same clamps at my local Home Depot. Back in the Electrical dept. by the coaxial stuff.
01-04-10, 01:58 PM
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chipcom, where are you?
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01-04-10, 02:09 PM
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"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey
"Let us hope our weapons are never needed --but do not forget what the common people knew when they demanded the Bill of Rights: An armed citizenry is the first defense, the best defense, and the final defense against tyranny. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military, the hired servants of our rulers. Only the government -- and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws" - Edward Abbey