What do old people ride, lets see your bikes
#2701
Junior Member
Last week I realized that even after 100,000 miles, my cost per mile is not much under one cent. I'd be interested in what others are paying.
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#2703
Veteran, Pacifist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Seattle area
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Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
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#2704
Veteran, Pacifist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Seattle area
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Local vintage collector in PugetSound parted with this frameset, I'll add the bits.
Hugo Rickert touring frame from 1959. Originally sold from Ted Ernst's shop in S.Cal.
Hugo was a one man shop in Dortmund Germany for more than 4 decades. Reportedly, His wife did much of the lug lining and tried to help him braze, after a stroke left him unable to continue his craft. Many medals won on bikes built by Hugo, most not wearing a Rickert logo.
A perfect fit for me, 60X58 with 17 cm headtube.
Hoping for 22 lbs with vintage 10speed stuff.
Here it is with my wheelset, brakes, saddle, etc. mocked up for sizing measurements.
Hugo Rickert touring frame from 1959. Originally sold from Ted Ernst's shop in S.Cal.
Hugo was a one man shop in Dortmund Germany for more than 4 decades. Reportedly, His wife did much of the lug lining and tried to help him braze, after a stroke left him unable to continue his craft. Many medals won on bikes built by Hugo, most not wearing a Rickert logo.
A perfect fit for me, 60X58 with 17 cm headtube.
Hoping for 22 lbs with vintage 10speed stuff.
Here it is with my wheelset, brakes, saddle, etc. mocked up for sizing measurements.
Last edited by Wildwood; 07-10-20 at 04:50 PM.
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#2705
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Thornhill, Canada
Posts: 777
Bikes: QU-AX Uni, United Motocross BMX, Specialized Langster, Giant OCR, Marin Muirwoods, Globe Roll2, VROD:)
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My 2009 Specialized Langster Single Speed has become my favorite bike for solo rides since swapping out the drops for bullhorn bars.......I just make sure the hills and headwind are minimized for my 60yr old legs
#2706
Senior Member
Newest acquisition
Its a lot lighter than I thought ! Before....
The progress so far...those were the only tires i could get right away ..have new one on order....and a new crankset on order from Nashbar
Its a lot lighter than I thought ! Before....
The progress so far...those were the only tires i could get right away ..have new one on order....and a new crankset on order from Nashbar
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#2707
1992 Cannondale T600 - stock everything except for trekking bars and combination brakes / shifters. This turned out to be a mistake (caused some wrist problems due to pronating my hands on the wide handle bars)( so I am going back to drop bars and either bar end shifters or brake hood shifters. The bike is solid and bulletproof. It reminds me of my 1998 4Runner.
Late 90's Eddie Merckx 7-11 Corsa. The paint was original 7-11 but was very beat up so I had it professionally repainted and I upgraded the wheels. A really sweet, fast bike, but a bit twitchy. I am considering next steps with the bike, I might go with a different color and then change wheels / tires to soften the ride a bit.
Late 90's Eddie Merckx 7-11 Corsa. The paint was original 7-11 but was very beat up so I had it professionally repainted and I upgraded the wheels. A really sweet, fast bike, but a bit twitchy. I am considering next steps with the bike, I might go with a different color and then change wheels / tires to soften the ride a bit.
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#2708
It's MY mountain
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Mt.Diablo
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Late 90's Eddie Merckx 7-11 Corsa. The paint was original 7-11 but was very beat up so I had it professionally repainted and I upgraded the wheels. A really sweet, fast bike, but a bit twitchy. I am considering next steps with the bike, I might go with a different color and then change wheels / tires to soften the ride a bit.
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#2709
Saddle positoin
Do you think it is too far back? I do struggle to get comfortable on this bike. Sometimes I feel I am too far forward and going over the handlebar.
#2710
Senior Member
Honestly, it appears that frame is a bit too small for you. And I don't think that moving the saddle forward a bit and going with a longer stem will help. At that point your knee may be a bit too far ahead of the pedal. Sweet bike and I know it hurts when and if you come to the conclusion that "it just doesn't fit". Been there and done that a couple of times. Good luck.
#2711
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
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The fit does look odd but it's hard to say without seeing you on it. You ever consider different bars? You could try some short reach shallow drop bars and move the levers down.
#2712
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SF Bay Area, East bay
Posts: 7,973
Bikes: Miyata 618 GT, Marinoni, Kestral 200, Soma double cross 2002 Trek 5200, KHS Flite, Koga Miyata, Schwinn Spitfire 5, Mondia Special, Univega Alpina, Miyata team Ti, Santa Cruz Highball, Waterford rs11
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Cleared out a bunch of bikes and used the proceeds to get me my most modern, 2014, bike. Santa Cruz Highball.
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#2715
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 4,091
Bikes: Trek Domane SL6 Gen 3, Soma Fog Cutter, Focus Mares AL, Detroit Bikes Sparrow FG, Volae Team, Nimbus MUni
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Not quite riding it yet. Will be for randonneuring, general road riding, and perhaps some gravel. 2x11 with a 46/30 11-28 or 11-30, tubeless 38mm, mechanical/hydro discs, dynohub lighting.
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#2717
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Portland, OR
Posts: 4,091
Bikes: Trek Domane SL6 Gen 3, Soma Fog Cutter, Focus Mares AL, Detroit Bikes Sparrow FG, Volae Team, Nimbus MUni
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#2718
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Alabama
Posts: 519
Bikes: Konas: Jake the Snake-Fire Mountain-Zing Supreme, Dew Deluxe,Zone Ltd. (frame, needs parts), Surly Long Haul Trucker, Santana Arriva tandem, Montagues: Paratrooper-Fit, Trek 1200, Bianchi Ocelot, Fantom Cross Uno, Bridgestone 200
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The one I've been riding most lately is my LHT.
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#2719
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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Steveston, BC
Posts: 100
Bikes: Giant Escape 3, Giant Halfway FD806, Giant Cadex CFM3, ZiZZO Liberté
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I'm 66 and have an '16 Giant Escape 3 as my everyday runabout and just recently bought an older Giant OCR 3 road bike for longer rides on sunny days.
The OCR is quite a bit lighter & faster than the Escape, but it's not burdened with fenders & panniers.
The OCR is quite a bit lighter & faster than the Escape, but it's not burdened with fenders & panniers.
#2720
Member
60 this year... is that old?
2012 Cannondale SuperX 5 Ultegra - CX bike for gravel and mild singletrack riding
2014 Cannondale Synapse Hi Mod 2 Red - road bike
2013 Cannondale CAAD10 5 105 - retired and doing Wahoo duty
2012 Cannondale SuperX 5 Ultegra - CX bike for gravel and mild singletrack riding
2014 Cannondale Synapse Hi Mod 2 Red - road bike
2013 Cannondale CAAD10 5 105 - retired and doing Wahoo duty
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#2722
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Monroe Township,NJ
Posts: 433
Bikes: Cannondale Quick 2
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My 2013 Fuji Absolute 1.4 I actually replaced my Specialized Roubaix Expert with this! I just find it more comfortable, better shifting and better/easier braking. The latter is probably due to my weakened grip strength in my left hand and wrist. I've added the saddle seen here plus grip pin pedals, Ergon grips and so-called ergonomic bar ends (Giant Contact). Really love this bike!
Best regards
Best regards
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#2724
velo-dilettante
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: insane diego, california
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Bikes: 85 pinarello treviso steel, 95 battaglin steel, 95 look kg 131 carbon, 11 trek madone 5.2 carbon
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picked up a look kg 131 old carbon fiber frame earlier this year, built it up and was riding it hard but fell in love with an ‘88 nishiki olympic steel frame. built it up with campy potenza and slapped some conti gp 5000’s on it. can’t stop won’t stop riding it.
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#2725
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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1979 Trek 510
I picked up this bike a few years ago and finally got around to rebuilding it. The parts all came out of my parts bin. It was my pandemic build, .
I really like old Treks especially the ones from the late 70s. These bikes were low temperature silver brazed. The 1979 510 is a full Ishiwata 022 bike; good stuff. These are parts I'd been saving for a build because I like them a lot: campy tipo hubs laced to superchampion 58 rims, suntour vx gt rear derailleur and suntour ratcheting downtube shifters, suntour winner 6 speed freewheel, sugino AT triple, shimano 600 headset, and shimano 105 brakes with cane creek aero levers. I wanted an old school look with all silver parts. The Dupont Imron paint job on those old Treks is as tough as nails. I'm running 700 x 35c Marathon racer tires on this. I was happily surprised that tires that fat would fit on this bike. I like the pedals (MKS lambda) but I will swap them out eventually. They work well for riding around town which is what I've been doing lately.
I really like old Treks especially the ones from the late 70s. These bikes were low temperature silver brazed. The 1979 510 is a full Ishiwata 022 bike; good stuff. These are parts I'd been saving for a build because I like them a lot: campy tipo hubs laced to superchampion 58 rims, suntour vx gt rear derailleur and suntour ratcheting downtube shifters, suntour winner 6 speed freewheel, sugino AT triple, shimano 600 headset, and shimano 105 brakes with cane creek aero levers. I wanted an old school look with all silver parts. The Dupont Imron paint job on those old Treks is as tough as nails. I'm running 700 x 35c Marathon racer tires on this. I was happily surprised that tires that fat would fit on this bike. I like the pedals (MKS lambda) but I will swap them out eventually. They work well for riding around town which is what I've been doing lately.
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