Ultimate Bike Thread....

[NutmegCarrera]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

The Spesh trifecta! Impressive. If I was ever gonna get a Mtn bike I'd definitely give a 10 year old Epic a good look.

Thanks!
Aside from marketing / wheel sizes available - I’m not seeing a whole lot that’s ‘new’.
Seems like everybody is touting the “1x” driveline (which is great for my kid - never wants to shift the front rings...).
Disc brakes are just plain awesome.
Nothing new in driveline design aside from E shifting. I’m old fashioned - cables are good for me, and I never need to charge them.

That Stumpjumper seems like buying a motorcycle without a motor. Sure seems comfy!

I’ll be curious to see how his season progresses. I definitely need more miles - and hope that with those miles, I become less of an anchor.

Right now - any bikes seem like unobtanium. We drove 10 hours round trip to pick up my son’s bike on saturday. After the dealer that I like to work with basically told me that his “allocation” probably wasn’t going to happen until October or later (2022 model year). Could have bought one off the floor at a different shop 1 1/2 months back. At that time, my LBS told me that he’d have this bike in April / May.
I have never paid list price for a bike before. Hope the kid REALLY likes this one...

[porsche930dude]

Shimano 105 1050 brakes and derailers $30. shipped also have the brake leavers if you want them but one has some corroded spots

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

Here are a couple.

Mavic Crossmax SLR. Yummy!!!!!!

[ErVikingo]

One of my Orbea bikes. This is the Oiz Ltd 29 (Occam 29 Ltd and Oiz 27.5 in the stable)

Just before heading out to a race:

[sc_rufctr]

A friend gave this to me... Old bikes seem to find their way to my house.

[snbush67]

Picked this epic up a few months ago, it’s a great bike!

[NutmegCarrera]

Okay-

This one is for sale now.
Got the carbon one all squared away.

Any interest here? Great all-around MTB.

Let me know if anybody has questions, or interested in talking details.
It’s located 1 hour north of MKE, WI.

[sc_rufctr]

[stevej37]

^^^ Nice work by an over-weight owner!

[porsche930dude]

I just finished up this bike I built from scratch. It actually works pretty well. The front hub is the most interesting part about it. I used an old 3 speed hub because its big and welded in the ratchet mechanism from a 10 speed so its not a fixed gear it ratchets and you can coast like a normal bike.

[porsche930dude]

Found this at the curb out for scrap. super light steel frame. somebody had a bad day.

[look 171]

Oops, screwed up the sidewalk didn't he? WHat's it doing in your shop now. You repairing it?

That's a typical late 90s frame.

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

I just finished up this bike I built from scratch. It actually works pretty well. The front hub is the most interesting part about it. I used an old 3 speed hub because its big and welded in the ratchet mechanism from a 10 speed so its not a fixed gear it ratchets and you can coast like a normal bike.

Like the generator and light.
I remember having the same on my first bike.

[porsche930dude]

Well i was going to scrap it but then i thought i might repair it. But i dont want the liability especially if im riding it lol Its going to be a wall hanger i guess

[herr_oberst]

That thing looks like an opportunity!

Here's an example: (not mine, but cool as hellllllll!)

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

[b2524]

This is for sale. Hot rod Whizzer.

[Zeke]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

Well i was going to scrap it but then i thought i might repair it. But i dont want the liability especially if im riding it lol Its going to be a wall hanger i guess

Good call.

[David]

We used to cut the front of the frame off bad frames in front of the seat tube, bend the rear triangles out about 16”, put a seat post and seat in it and make a shop stool.

Not very stable but kind of cool.

[URY914]