Show us your dirty, dusty, muddy bikes
09-12-12, 05:37 PM
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Show us your dirty, dusty, muddy bikes
Always a lot of beautiful clean bikes to see here, almost look like they came straight from a Concours d'Elegance for bikes. Lets see some pics that show bikes right off the trail, gravel, or dirty urban streets, "rode hard and put up wet". If you got'em please show'em! Don't have to be as "soiled" as the pic below(by tashi) but something along those lines. I know all of us aren't OCD
And if it's too embarrassing for you to show only a dirty bike, show how it looks clean as well
thanks, Brian
And if it's too embarrassing for you to show only a dirty bike, show how it looks clean as well thanks, Brian
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09-12-12, 06:20 PM
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Sorry, OCD here.....I used to tear my Peugeots down to the last bearing to clean and dry and re-lube it out whenever I got caught in the rain while riding back in college. Don't have as much time to do that these days, so I avoid the rain and mud like the plague instead....
And that's why my 84 PSV looks this minty fresh too:
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And that's why my 84 PSV looks this minty fresh too:
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09-12-12, 06:30 PM
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There's a smudge on the fork Chombi
09-13-12, 05:18 PM
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Kinda disappointing
09-13-12, 05:24 PM
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While hard to tell, it's covered in trail dust. This was the first time trying the Mondia out on a compacted-gravel rail-trail and she did great.
Dusty:
Clean:
Thanks for starting this thread - it reminded me of this pic, which pretty much solidifies my decision to take this bike to Diego Garcia for the next year
DD
Dusty:
Clean:
Thanks for starting this thread - it reminded me of this pic, which pretty much solidifies my decision to take this bike to Diego Garcia for the next year
DD
09-13-12, 05:28 PM
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While hard to tell, it's covered in trail dust. This was the first time trying the Mondia out on a compacted-gravel rail-trail and she did great.
Thanks for starting this thread - it reminded me of this pic, which pretty much solidifies my decision to take this bike to Diego Garcia for the next year
DD
Thanks for starting this thread - it reminded me of this pic, which pretty much solidifies my decision to take this bike to Diego Garcia for the next year
DD
thanks for the post, Brian
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09-13-12, 05:29 PM
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I haven't ridden on dirt in the rain in quite a while, but here are some shots after some long dirt road rides in the fog, which is as close to wet as it's been lately for me:
09-13-12, 05:51 PM
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The tires are Continental Ultra 2000s - 700x23C.
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09-13-12, 08:43 PM
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My buddy and I sort of got sucked into a nightmare route around a local lake. My vintage Giant Iguana:
IMG_0320 by galoot_loves_tools, on Flickr
My buddy's Lotus Pegasus:
IMG_0320 by galoot_loves_tools, on Flickr
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My buddy's Lotus Pegasus:
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09-14-12, 01:14 PM
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My Bianchi Volpe last fall - had to stop & clean mud and leaves out of the forks every lap. I think I was getting more braking force from the crap in the frame than from the brakes themselves - good thing there was only one place where they were kind of needed.
I miss not racing this fall.
I miss not racing this fall.
09-15-12, 12:01 PM
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I sometimes put off cleaning my bike after I've had some great adventure on it. It's kinda like washing away a memory. I still haven't cleaned this from last weekends ride in Montana.
From a distance it hides the dirt really well.
But if you look closer you see remnants of Montana dirt
and my sweat all over this thing.
And I think it looks beautiful in this condition
From a distance it hides the dirt really well.
But if you look closer you see remnants of Montana dirt
and my sweat all over this thing.
And I think it looks beautiful in this condition
09-15-12, 08:13 PM
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After a damp day on a trail last year. A real mess to clean up.
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09-15-12, 08:25 PM
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My bikes currently have a small dusting of dust from being away for two months but they never get dirty or god forbid muddy.
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Bumping an old thread for another wet season. Only 16 replies first time around? I know they aren't all garage queens and sunny Sunday riders. Hopefully, more traction this time around.
