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Forum: Northern California
12-13-10, 01:06 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Here's one I don't ride too often - took it for a...

Here's one I don't ride too often - took it for a 50 mile spin yesterday:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2010%20rides/Delta%20loop/mondia-1.jpg
Forum: Northern California
11-09-10, 11:34 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Banned because I truthfully and accurately...

Banned because I truthfully and accurately answered a direct question from a moderator? You'd have to ban yourself, too.... no? :)
Forum: Northern California
11-05-10, 04:27 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Let's see...... "cazzo di brutto" might work, or...

Let's see...... "cazzo di brutto" might work, or even "puttana a buon mercato" and "brutta puttana" will do the trick.
Forum: Northern California
11-05-10, 02:52 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Huh. If I were going to drop 15 large on a...

Huh.

If I were going to drop 15 large on a bike, I'd expect it to look a little less like a rolling Juarez cathouse. Ummmmm.... not that I know what a Juarez cathouse actually looks like, mind...
Forum: Northern California
08-29-10, 11:21 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

That Haro is pretty sweet. Looks like Diablo...

That Haro is pretty sweet. Looks like Diablo Foothills? I ride there, too. :)
Forum: Northern California
07-09-10, 10:53 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

A saddle that doesn't weigh 6 pounds?

A saddle that doesn't weigh 6 pounds?
Forum: Northern California
03-10-10, 08:59 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Me, too. Shhh...... don't tell anyone, they'll...

Me, too. Shhh...... don't tell anyone, they'll kick me out of the club.
Forum: Northern California
03-08-10, 07:26 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Been hanging there for almost two years, exactly....

Been hanging there for almost two years, exactly.

You're not the only one that wants me to ditch the decals. See:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?626920-Ciocc-final
Forum: Northern California
03-08-10, 06:08 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Another one rolls off the line. This is a parts...

Another one rolls off the line. This is a parts bin bike - I had everything but the rims and spokes on-hand.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/bikes/ciocc/Ciocc-9-1.jpg
Forum: Northern California
04-28-09, 10:27 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Nope - this is a mid 90's frame that was straight...

Nope - this is a mid 90's frame that was straight off the boat from Italy, and spec'ed for 700c AFAIK.
Forum: Northern California
04-27-09, 11:01 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Now, that's funny! :thumb:

Now, that's funny! :thumb:
Forum: Northern California
04-27-09, 08:59 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Here's a bike I just finished building this...

Here's a bike I just finished building this Sunday, for a friend. A top-tier NOS Chesini frame set fished off of eBay and built up with new Campy Centaur 10 speed. I took it for a 30 mile...
Forum: Northern California
04-27-09, 08:57 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Wow - talk about a rolling eyesore. No need to...

Wow - talk about a rolling eyesore. No need to buy a lock for that one, eh?
Forum: Northern California
06-24-08, 09:48 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Thank you for the high compliment! Anytime you...

Thank you for the high compliment! Anytime you wanna bring it by, we can have at it. I've got most all the tools and a good stand. Might cost you a Togo's sammich, though ...... :D

Caveat -...
Forum: Northern California
06-24-08, 09:33 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Thanks for the compliment.... I'll never be...

Thanks for the compliment.... I'll never be fast, so I might as well go for style points. :D

Yes - if I show up at the Davis "laid back" ride, this is what I'll be on. I finished it Saturday...
Forum: Northern California
06-24-08, 05:15 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Another bike is welcomed into the BBM stable: ...

Another bike is welcomed into the BBM stable:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Windemere%20Loop/P6240015.jpg
Forum: Northern California
04-20-08, 11:02 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

A little vintage goodness - my late-70's Swiss...

A little vintage goodness - my late-70's Swiss Mondia Super:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/2008%20rides/Bike%20Around%20The%20Buttes/mondia-1.jpg
Forum: Northern California
03-26-08, 04:02 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

You might not be surprised to learn you're about...

You might not be surprised to learn you're about #10 in the Battaglin line. :)



Probably on the C&V list, there's a whole thread on it over there. I don't have any Italian frames in 60cm, but...
Forum: Northern California
03-25-08, 10:53 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

When my daughter outgrows her 48cm Battaglin, I...

When my daughter outgrows her 48cm Battaglin, I now have this 50cm Tommasini waiting in the garage. Oh yeah - daddy got a new frame today, too. A little reward for being such a good dad. :D
...
Forum: Northern California
01-10-08, 11:00 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

She's got one hell of a father. The man is a...

She's got one hell of a father. The man is a saint, the salt of the earth. And gifted, too. :D
Forum: Northern California
01-09-08, 05:41 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

She's 12, and she's already "Distinguished...

She's 12, and she's already "Distinguished Expert" in light rifle. I was her coach, and I now have your license plate number.

Any more questions?

:mad: :p :)
Forum: Northern California
01-02-08, 03:43 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Yeah - she's got a couple of inches clearance...

Yeah - she's got a couple of inches clearance over the top tube, so the frame could be a bit taller. But, the cockpit reach to the bars is right, so the frame fits fine - for now. Also, I used a...
Forum: Northern California
01-02-08, 12:40 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Yes. I did a ~30 mile run with a felow BF...

Yes. I did a ~30 mile run with a felow BF member, then we returned to the house and took her and mom down the blvd to Starbucks and back on a milk-run/maiden voyage. She liked it. :)
...
Forum: Northern California
01-01-08, 01:04 AM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Hot off the stand, tonight. My daughter's new...

Hot off the stand, tonight. My daughter's new bike, built by "yours truly", on a vintage Italian Battaglin. Out with the Shimano SIS indexed 6 speed, in with a whole new 10 speed Campy group.
...
Forum: Northern California
09-03-07, 04:36 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

Instead of making the BF Labor Day Ride, I chose...

Instead of making the BF Labor Day Ride, I chose to finish up this little gem and take it for a shakedown spin. Fresh off the bike stand, I present to you my brand new (2003) Pinarello:
...
Forum: Northern California
08-23-07, 02:48 PM
Replies: 929
Views: 239,226
Posted By bigbossman

1985 Palo Alto. Vintage Italian frame with...

1985 Palo Alto. Vintage Italian frame with modern Campy goodness:

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t267/jd6572/BMZ/PaloAltocomplete-8.jpg
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