What would you relate your bike/s to as far as motorized vehicles?
I was pondering the other day my small stable of bikes. For whatever reason it popped into my head that the Giant Rincon is like a Jeep Wrangler, the Surly LHT is like a Buick, and the Schwinn Peloton is like a Corvette.
Which motorized vehicle would you say your bike/s equate to? |
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I have one bike that is named Bessie the Planet Express freighter on account of it's tubing is usually reserved for tandems, it's super long wheel base, the Rohloff planetary gear set. It now even has a black Quarq power meter. It's powered by dark matter!
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f1cb2180_o.jpg20200723_141115 by Richard Mozzarella, on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/7838/3...3f482b19_o.jpgplanet_express_ship_ortho_by_unusualsuspex-d7gaoc6 by Richard Mozzarella, on Flickr It wears 559x54 tubeless knobby Compass tires now for all gravel & tour/travel/camping duties. Tubeless helps it to be 200% efficient. |
They don't. IMO, as paleontologist Stephan Jay Gould put it in an entirely different context, "non-overlapping magesteria."
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My Emonda SLR handles like a Ferrari
https://www.glenn-ring.com/emonda/preserve.jpg My SuperX handles like a Escalade https://www.glenn-ring.com/emonda/SuperX_Bethpage.JPG |
I think my Higgins cruiser would most closely relate to my old Western flyer motorized cruiser.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8b83d8effd.jpg |
Originally Posted by Hasek
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Which motorized vehicle would you say your bike/s equate to? |
My bikes would be like a Pinto, Vega, Aztec and Yugo. No Ferraris. Can’t afford the upkeep.
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Since I don’t think any of my bikes has an original spec’d part, a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT.
John |
Yugo with only reverse
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My TiRush is like a Rolls Royce limo, and my Catrike is like a go-kart.
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I would say my Specialized roubaix is akin to a Subaru. Racey but not limited to pavement. And it gets thrashed in all kinds of weather
My salsa Fargo on the other hand is more of a unimog And my trek remedy rides like a trophy truck |
My tandem is an oil tanker.
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Originally Posted by 70sSanO
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Since I don’t think any of my bikes has an original spec’d part, a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT.
John https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e1055de49.jpeg |
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6c54d90e2.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...544f287df.jpeg I saw that truck in person during a tour. |
Originally Posted by indyfabz
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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6c54d90e2.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...544f287df.jpeg I saw that truck in person during a tour. :) |
WWII Army Jeep
https://i.imgur.com/MuN3k0w.jpg Porsche Carrera https://i.imgur.com/hruTmne.jpg Datsun 240Z https://i.imgur.com/0QoSf4q.jpg |
Originally Posted by Dan Flashes
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Originally Posted by 70sSanO
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Since I don’t think any of my bikes has an original spec’d part, a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT.
John
Originally Posted by Troul
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Yugo with only reverse
Originally Posted by indyfabz
(Post 22307831)
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6c54d90e2.jpeg
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...544f287df.jpeg I saw that truck in person during a tour. |
Originally Posted by Eric F
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Originally Posted by Hasek
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Man, I'm digging that Nishiki.
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'fess up, who has this equivalent?
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5a2f9368b7.jpg |
My bike is the Cadillac of minivans. With off road tires.
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Originally Posted by Hasek
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My buddy's company makes carbon fiber friction discs for a variety of things. Their main focus is mining equipment. He sends me pics every now and again of some pretty jaw dropping equipment like that truck. Musta been pretty cool to check out.
My traveling is 5' tall, to give you a sense of scale. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e97510f28.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...77d595394.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...84f02d2e9.jpeg |
Originally Posted by tyrion
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My bike is the Cadillac of minivans. With off road tires.
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Originally Posted by indyfabz
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Is that you, Chili Palmer?
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