DRAGON 64

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big john

You'd think after 12 years here I'd know that.

DRAGON 64

Now at 50+ years young, I have those moments more often now...

FlamsteadHill

But you can't even quote an on-site link until you have a certain number of posts...

FlamsteadHill

Or a new one!

kcblair

Yep , same here, first new bike since 1990. (2017 model)

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tyrion

General purpose bike. Big and comfortable, holds lots of stuff.

JehD

My Electra Moto 3I

GeneO 

New steed - Redtail:

woodcraft

Yeah but do you ride that, or just polish it with a diaper?

Kactus

A little bit of both.

jamesdak 

Well, I've really got quite the little stable of bikes going on now. So I thought I'd update with the rides I haven't shared yet.

First up, the Basso Gap, one smooth riding beauty.



Bob Jackson, a little flexy when hammering at speed but and otherwise great little ride.



Bianchi Campione, mint 1999 bike that draws attention with it's bright green paint.



Schwinn Circuit rebuilt with Athena 11 speed. My go to for fast rides. I feel like I have better bikes than this but all of this years Strava sprint KOM's have been taken on this one.



De Rosa Nuovo Classico, TSX steel with a brand new Chorus 11 speed build. 19 1/2 lbs as pictured. Just recently finished and every time I've taken it out the winds have need terrible. Stilll don't know what it can really do.



Greg Lemond Maillot Jaune, 8 speed chorus that gives me a bit of trouble still. But this bike holds the PR on my base 25 mile route despite shifting problems. It responds to power so well.



Bridgestone Mile 112. Got this recently as a chance to try out Biopace chainrings and the first generation of Suntour's Accushift. This also has the nicest aluminum fork I've ever used. Pretty close to mint.



My beautiful "Sunday Go To Church" ride. Fuji Opus III. I think this is my most beautiful one.



My winter and bad weather ride. A mid 80s Orbea Cabestany just like the one Pedro Delgado raced. Except mine is a hodgepodge of parts. Original Mavic shifters, Mobic cranks, Shimano FD, 9 speed Shimano Ultegra RD, Campagnolo rear wheel and 10 speed cassette. Big old 700 x 30 tires with room to spare. And this one is stiff, fast, comfortable and all the mismatched components work together beautifully.



And the beast. Everyone has to have an old Peugeot U08, right?

jamesdak 

And there's a few more.....

1987 Waterford built (and repainted) Paramount with Dura Ace 9 speed, carbon fork, seatpost, and bars. Sporting my lightest wheels this one come in at 19 lbs even as in the pic below. Serial #1 for 1987!



Then there is the PDG Series Paramount. One of several prototypes built for Schwinn by Panasonic to prove they could do the work. Stiff and fast!



1987 Prologue I picked up locally for a really good sum. The bike just flys! Dura Ace 7400 all around.



Then I have 3 frames waiting for builds. Most parts on hand so these should be on the road by spring.

1989 Centurion Ironman expert - The smoke paint job is amazing when you see it for yourself.



1987/1988 Schwinn Prologue TT - Funny Bike. Not sure if this will fit and if I can ride it. But I'm sure going to try!



1987 Schwinn Tempo. The more I think about the build on this one the more I may just take the 650b setup of my Fuji and put it on this one.



Which of course reminds me. I've got this old work in progress. A 1981 Fuji S12-s that's been converted to 650b.



So while I have a lot of bikes they all see the road. If I realize one keeps getting skipped over I sell it. I usually do between 5000 and 8000 miles a year so they all see lots of time out and about.

Colnago Mixte

Awesome, awesome collection James. Excellent photography. All in my size too.

I have to admit that the Paramount PDG had me drooling the most, and I already have one. I wonder what a tri-color paint job like that would cost?

Maelochs

Thank you Mr. Jamesdak. That was an enjoyable several minutes of bike porn---Tasteful bike erotica, I should say...

jamesdak 

Probably more than they are worth unfortunately. I have to admit that the paint scheme was what caught my attention while looking for a 1987 Paramount. Then once I researched and figured out that they were a little part of Schwinn's history I had to have it. Love to take it out rocking an old Replica Team USA jersey and socks.

These PDG's are good fast bikes aren't they?

Colnago Mixte

Very stiff frame, you have to really stomp on it to get any flex, but you get back everything you put in (with a little change). If you like pounding big gears and torturing a frame, this is is the one to get. I'm not aware of too many other bikes that use the Tange OS tubing, it's good stuff. I wonder why it wasn't used more?

Excellent balance on those bikes, for some reason it's a really easy bike to do trackstands on. I can't explain it, but I just feel like a professional riding this bike. Still mostly stock for now, definitely a work in progress that might involve a paint job at some point. The factory paint jobs on these bikes were sometimes pretty hideous. Mine is no exception.

jamesdak 

^ I agree with all of that. When I first got it I thought it was too harsh for our bad roads. But over time I've gotten used to it and really enjoy going out and hammering it. Heck I even did the one local 8 mile climb on it even though it's only sporting a 42T small chainring. It seemed to transmit every bit of my pedal strokes into uphill movement. Parts of the climb hit 14% but it's probably around 8% avg. Heck I even recorded my second fastest time in the steepest segment near the top.





I'll also say I'm not a big fan of a lot of the paint splatter jobs they did on a lot of these.

noglider 

Here are my wife and I earlier today, riding the Tour De Bronx. My bike is a 1974 Raleigh International which I've painted and rebuilt with new components. Her bike is an All-City Macho Man. I'm 56, and she's 66 and proud of it.

europa

My new bike
Malvern Star Oppy S2



I'm bragging about it in this thread - https://www.bikeforums.net/fifty-plu...star-oppy.html

OldTryGuy

Last Wednesday this 67yo phart got his birthday present from wife of 44 years , 2018 Roubaix Expert mechanical in RED. Fast bike.

https://www.specialized.com/us/en/me...-expert/133928

DiabloScott

Happy birthday!

What's that black thing in the frame behind the crank? A place for the battery if you later go electronic?

OldTryGuy

I tell people that it is a motor, but it's Specialized's SWAT Box. Tube, CO2 cartridge, inflator head and tire iron. OH YEAH, and a money clip for holding down that $100 bill.

GeneO 

Congrats and happy b'day! Liking my new Roubaix expert too.

Mine is electronic UI2, battery is inside the seatpost, charge port on the bar-end.

FlamsteadHill

You do realize that the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Right? Here is the place. We are all friends. With similar issues. Though maybe not as involved...

On a more serious note, is it just the pic, or are those tires green(ish) too??