How old is your aluminum?
03-15-12, 08:51 AM
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How old is your aluminum?
The other day on the way back from work (commuting) I saw a guy (look like homeless) on an old aluminum Cervelo riding on the sidewalk. The paints are peeling off everywhere and the gears are clicking and grinding. It doesn't look like the drivetrain had been lubed in a long time. I've realized that I see plenty of old steels bike around here but I don't see too many "old" aluminum. I have a 2005/06 (not "old" yet) Fuji that I bought used and love riding that thing. So to the others, how old is your Aluminum?
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15...it's quincenera is gonna cost me a fortune.
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Mine is from 2005, but recently sold a 1999 Bianchi that I loved. There are Alans from the late 70's as well
03-15-12, 10:24 AM
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I still have the first bike I ever bought new: a 1989 Schwinn 564. Original except tires, chain and pedals (that's right, still rockin' the biopace). I use it as a rain bike. But it is generally last in line behind 3 other road bikes and a TT bike.
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1984 Raleigh Technium 440 (half and half) is still doing duty as a commuter. New wheels, seat, bars and drivetrain (may be a disqualification for this thread), but same frame set.
03-15-12, 10:59 AM
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I have a 1990 Easton Reflex mountain bike. It was my dads mountain bike til 99, used several times a week, and then I used it several times a week until 2010 when I bought a new mountain bike, now it's a bad weather commuter.
03-15-12, 11:04 AM
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I have a 1988 Cannondale Criterium that I ride. Downtube shifters and 7 speeds. Bought it new to race. Ride it for fitness now.
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I have a couple from around that time ('86-'88). One has modern Campy 10-speed shifters, rear derailleur & rear wheel with the remaining 1987-ish parts. It's my beater/night road bike.
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I still have a Cannondale Killer V 900 mountain bike that I bought new in 1994. It is still in fantastic shape, but it is stiff as he**. I lost two dental fillings when I rode into an unseen pothole. Did I mention that it is stiff as he**?
I can't bring myself to sell it b/cos I know I won't be offered a decent amount of money. I just ride it as a kind of beach cruiser now (short miles and duration)
I can't bring myself to sell it b/cos I know I won't be offered a decent amount of money. I just ride it as a kind of beach cruiser now (short miles and duration)
03-15-12, 11:41 AM
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Road bikes only please. Is it me or mountain bikers don't seem to be obsessive about upgrading?
03-15-12, 11:53 AM
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I don't keep a lot of old bikes (I have enough "stuff" and sadly no room for sentimental bike collecting anymore). However, I do keep a 90/91 Trek for a beater trainer/round town loaner bike for friends (the thing seems damn well near indestructible and has a "history" for me). I also keep a very solid 97 GF MTB for banging around town. The most used "older" is an 05 Giant roadie but I really don't consider it old. It is in the regular rotation far more than the others.
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My Cannondale crit bike was built in '89 and now has a little over 110 kmiles on it and is still my primary bike. Besides the usual wear items (tires/chains/cassettes/cables/tape/brake pads) it has had the following replacements: pedals (to go clipless), saddle, front rim due to brake track wear, the large chainring, and the bottom bracket spindle. I also changed the rear derailleur to one with a longer cage - but the original is still in use on my folding bike.
03-15-12, 11:59 AM
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You are all liars, or at least gross exaggeraters. All of those bikes must have died from metal fatigue, or the beer can effect long ago.
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Circa 2005.
Sounds like the homeless guy on the poorly maintained Cervelo on the sidewalk might have a stolen bike? Something doesn't add up.
Sounds like the homeless guy on the poorly maintained Cervelo on the sidewalk might have a stolen bike? Something doesn't add up.
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Hmm...my CX bike is a 2003 Marin Mill Valley (originally a flat bar road bike) 7005 AL. Really hate that bike but I haven't been able to justify its replacement yet. Still thinking Salsa Vaya...got to get some cash.
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What's the beer can effect? I haven't drink beer from a can for a long time. Not that there is anything wrong with beer in cans, it just that I haven't found one I like yet.
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This hits a practical limit however, when the walls of the tube become so thin that denting Or buckling becomes a problem.
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Try to crush a beer can on your forehead that has no dent in the side. Tehn try to crush it once you've put a dent in the side.
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03-15-12, 12:36 PM
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Do you really need him hitting himself in the head? Can't he just try the trick were you balance on it and then poke the sides in to crush it?
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A tube gets stiffer as its diameter increases. Thus you can make a frame stiffer, and lighter, by increasing tube diameter, and decreasing wall thickness.
This hits a practical limit however, when the walls of the tube become so thin that denting Or buckling becomes a problem.
This hits a practical limit however, when the walls of the tube become so thin that denting Or buckling becomes a problem.
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Not true at all. The minority of mountain bikers who don't live on a couch in their parents' basement (and even many of those who do) are obsessive about upgrading. It's just that mountain bikes last forever and somebody always fishes them out of the dumpster so they stay on the road. Old road bikes, by contrast, either end up in some C&V guys' garage with about 30 other bikes or get converted into fixies and get put on display outside coffee shops.
I've got a '99 Muni Mula (do I get bonus 'aluminum' points for the cheesy name?) that I bought used after the previous owner decided he needed something with disc brakes. I've upgraded it to 770-series XT components, but the frame is great.
I've got a '99 Muni Mula (do I get bonus 'aluminum' points for the cheesy name?) that I bought used after the previous owner decided he needed something with disc brakes. I've upgraded it to 770-series XT components, but the frame is great.
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