For the month of May:Five Foot Two, Bikes of Blue
05-21-22, 05:31 AM
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Posted elsewhere, but what the heck.... And the Valgan I'm working on is blue, too (well OK, primer-grey at the moment, but it was blue, and it shall be blue again).
05-21-22, 03:29 PM
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Fantastic Merckx 10th tribute, also still languishing and likely to have its parts moved to another project and get a much more correct group that came from the too small frame that was traded for it. 
05-21-22, 03:37 PM
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Eddy was lucky DeRosa took him under his wing so he could keep his legacy going long after he quit racing.
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05-24-22, 12:10 PM
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My bluish/purplish DeBErnardi set up for doodle-bugging around with the tall stem and triple chainset -- Some type of Campagnolo group but i fogged out on the fine details
Since one of our esteemed posters slipped in a Celeste Bianchi (is it blue or green? - hmmmm ) I was going to slip in a pic of my late model Teal mountain bike (is it teal blue or teal green? again - hmmmm )
But realized i had a blue "museum piece" that i have shared pics of before
Since one of our esteemed posters slipped in a Celeste Bianchi (is it blue or green? - hmmmm ) I was going to slip in a pic of my late model Teal mountain bike (is it teal blue or teal green? again - hmmmm )
But realized i had a blue "museum piece" that i have shared pics of before
05-24-22, 12:19 PM
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Occurred to me that this one’s mostly blue.
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1987 Mercian Pro, 1985 Shogun 500, 197? Falcon San Remo, 1972 Peugeot PX-10, 1972 Schwinn Paramount P13-9, 1971 Peugeot PX-10, 1971 Raleigh International, 1970 Raleigh Professional Mark I
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05-30-22, 08:39 AM
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05-30-22, 10:21 AM
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I don't purposely look for blue bikes, but lately, it seems to end up that way.
1990? Cannondale ST400. I got his last fall at a bike swap in Ohio. It looked like it had been ridden hard and put away wet, but after a wash and wax, it really looked nice.
1981 Fuji S12-S LTD. No original paint was harmed in the making of this bike. The standard color for S12-S LTD was black. I had a blue Fuji many years ago and I was trying to emulate it.
1990? Cannondale ST400. I got his last fall at a bike swap in Ohio. It looked like it had been ridden hard and put away wet, but after a wash and wax, it really looked nice.
1981 Fuji S12-S LTD. No original paint was harmed in the making of this bike. The standard color for S12-S LTD was black. I had a blue Fuji many years ago and I was trying to emulate it.
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05-30-22, 08:32 PM
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05-30-22, 09:15 PM
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Forgot I actually have two bikes that meet the criteria.
79 Motobécane Team Champion. Wheels have been swapped to SF Campag.
ca 1978 Gazelle Champion Modial
Gazelle 001 by L Travers, on Flickr
ca 1973n Masi Gran Criterium
Masi May 2022 by L Travers, on Flickr
79 Motobécane Team Champion. Wheels have been swapped to SF Campag.
ca 1978 Gazelle Champion Modial
Gazelle 001 by L Travers, on Flickrca 1973n Masi Gran Criterium
Masi May 2022 by L Travers, on Flickr
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05-31-22, 02:28 AM
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On the right edge of May - June:
French Motobecane Cyclotouriste M.T.H.C pre-1958
French Motobecane Cyclotouriste M.T.H.C pre-1958
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05-31-22, 09:15 PM
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Holdsworth Mistral build completed today. The vomit tape will be gone after a few rides when I fine-tune the handlebar and brake lever positions and trim the cables.
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05-01-23, 05:09 AM
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It is May again. Please post pictures of blue bikes.
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05-01-23, 06:34 AM
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Another blue bike found its way into my garage. I found the bike in February, rusting away outside an antique shop. The original drivetrain was seized, but the frame was in good shape. This three-speed wheel set had been sitting in my garage for a long time, so I threw together a three-speed road bike. There is no indication of what tubing it might be, but the seat post is 1 inch, so I assume high tensile steel. It's not light, but it does ride nice. Swapping the rusty steel parts for alloy saved about 5 pounds.
1970s Marukin w/ Shimano 3 speed IGH
1970s Marukin w/ Shimano 3 speed IGH
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05-01-23, 07:32 AM
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Borrowing my daughter’s bike while away from home. Aluminum Felt. Boy is it flexy…but it is blue.
05-01-23, 08:33 AM
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Another pile of blue bikes this year!
1985 Trek 600 with a lot of Sante' parts
1975 Raleigh Gran Sport - Carlton built
~1999 Bottecchia Reparto Corse - just before or after the Carnielli sale, and a mystery
and blue highlights:
1999 Van Tuyl VT950 Titanio - built by Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
2009 Trek 2.1 - The newest bike I've ever had.
And this link should take you back to last year
1985 Trek 600 with a lot of Sante' parts
1975 Raleigh Gran Sport - Carlton built
~1999 Bottecchia Reparto Corse - just before or after the Carnielli sale, and a mystery
and blue highlights:
1999 Van Tuyl VT950 Titanio - built by Wittson Custom Ti Cycles
2009 Trek 2.1 - The newest bike I've ever had.
And this link should take you back to last year
05-01-23, 08:48 AM
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'87 400t, 650b
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05-01-23, 08:48 AM
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These mostly blue rides haven't been shared yet.
Calfee Tetra Pro with Record/Chorus 10 speed.
Coppi with Dura Ace 10 speed
Merckx with Record/Chorus 10 speed
Calfee Tetra Pro with Record/Chorus 10 speed.
Coppi with Dura Ace 10 speed
Merckx with Record/Chorus 10 speed
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05-01-23, 11:01 AM
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05-01-23, 01:01 PM
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05-01-23, 01:20 PM
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I have two additions.
As per my M.O. of playing near the bottom of the barrel, I picked this up about a year ago as a cheap and grungy 10-speed. In times past, I've had bicycles set up as fixed gear, but it has been a while since I gugified my former fixie to a 650b randonneuse.
Enter the Bridgestome 100. I got this about a year ago - shortly after a too-large-for-me Motobecane Grand Touring which had been transformed to fixed gear after the former owner suffered a catastrophic drivetrain failure whilst still a college student. I was thinking clunker possibilities at the time.
Excuse my messy shop background. I have actually taken this for a 5-6 mile shakedown. The gearing works well for me.
The second one can't be posted for another day or so. It's "special".
As per my M.O. of playing near the bottom of the barrel, I picked this up about a year ago as a cheap and grungy 10-speed. In times past, I've had bicycles set up as fixed gear, but it has been a while since I gugified my former fixie to a 650b randonneuse.
Enter the Bridgestome 100. I got this about a year ago - shortly after a too-large-for-me Motobecane Grand Touring which had been transformed to fixed gear after the former owner suffered a catastrophic drivetrain failure whilst still a college student. I was thinking clunker possibilities at the time.
Excuse my messy shop background. I have actually taken this for a 5-6 mile shakedown. The gearing works well for me.
The second one can't be posted for another day or so. It's "special".
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05-01-23, 03:04 PM
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