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For the month of May:Five Foot Two, Bikes of Blue

Old 04-30-18, 02:25 PM
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For the month of May:Five Foot Two, Bikes of Blue

Now is the month of maying,
The month of bikes of blue
This game that we are playing,
Your blue bikes, let us view.
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When I lived in the suburbs I had a Ross Mt. Rainer. In its last incarnation I set it up with drops, a rack and baskets as a local errand ride. When I moved to Manhattan I put it back to its original state and gave it to a friend who needed it.

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Thought you were going in a different direction at first, @noglider.

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Old 04-30-18, 05:08 PM
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It's not May yet!!!
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I call this my blue bike.
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My Hollands is off to live at my BIL's in Bayern.

Will be a super fun bike to have in the Bavarian foothills.


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Finally blue bike month,a fine excuse to post my Passage.
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Here is one of my blue bikes taking a break on the way up Hurricane Ridge during another caveman adventure.
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Merckx Corsa Extra SLX with Campy, repainted by previous owner at CyclArt. 48/34 crankset from VO.

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Ride up to the Carbon River Entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park

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I have a couple..

1974 Raleigh Professional




1980 Trek 613




1992 Mongooose IBOC Pro




1997 Klein Stage
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Originally Posted by Andy Antipas
Ride up to the Carbon River Entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park

Been there on a blue DeRosa.
(and many other bikes = just about my favorite ride)



Better pic of the DeRosa.

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@Narhay & @fleslider = absolutely love that color Raleigh Pro.
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Originally Posted by thumpism
It's not May yet!!!
Get out of the way , old man!!




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All these amazing high end bikes...I think I need to inject a little "street" here (nothing says realistic like patina):

Mid 70s Lejeune Mixte:


I recently posted this 49 Humber with its (mostly intact) blue paint:


Also recently posted some shots of this 38 CCM - I like this "racy" shot:
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