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I fell on my arse about 8 weeks ago (got hit by a passing car with a wide trailer). Totaled the bike and I'm still not fully recovered.
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^^^ Holy crap! Good luck with the recovery. It's dangerous out there :(
Thanks for the comments Byron. Came across these long-lost photos recently and my brothers and I couldn't figure out who's bikes they were. Then we remembered that we were finding bikes/frames, painting, upgrading and selling them in the 70s when we were 13-14 years old! Check the one in the middle - we painted that like a Raleigh Team Pro :D http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728044345.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728044345.jpg |
Did everyone hear that Pro's Closet is folding up? Clearance sale going on now. I don't think I ever bought anything from them, but fun to browse the inventory (edit that, I bought a titanium 9-speed Campy cassette from them a few years ago). I'm not seeing any smoking deals right now on bikes or frames. Some deals on misc components though. The Pro's Closet
Some are calling this the first big domino in the collapse of the bike industry .... Our local bike shop here folded a few months back and we now only have a corporate-owned Trek store. |
^ I saw that yesterday and was about to share it.
Sad, although it wasn't a place I was ever going to buy anything. I remember they were selling Tyler Hamilton's used road bike. I thought, why would I want a worn out carbon team bike that he's mashed around all season?:D I dunno, they did have some cool stuff. I liked the concept, even if it wasn't for me. Good eye candy. In the same YT newsfeed there were also multiple videos of Trek being in trouble. It seems specialized dropped their prices to clear inventory a while back but trek held off, and it's coming to bite them. Saw a lot of comments chastising 8-14k bike prices getting out of hand. Even entry level pricing pushing potential new riders away. I hope too many dominos don't fall. Worrisome. Specially for my bike shop owner friends. Also the small boutique builders/ companies. I want people like that to do well. |
Some fun build dreams- I really like the "chromovito??!?!" or whatever coloring on the newer Battaglins.- and with the price of some of the newer big brand bikes, I almost think "might as well step up to this"
https://officinabattaglin.com/ http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728046211.jpg Fun build video on a frame from Tapei, with various trinkets- some american sourced small brands- brakes, etc.. I hope guys like this can continue. The grey on this bike reminds me a tiny bit of the 911 slate grey. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_zZSD2uhgbA?si=YcnltQtsf6tdTITt" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
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I hear it all around the bike industry is hurting. Covid got everyone really greedy. How can a bike cost 12-14k? Someone is laughing as he drives to the bank but it can't last long yet, all the guys our on our saturday has a new bike that are only a few years old and there are a ton of Specialized. They make up about 15-20% of the bikes on our ride. Don't get me wrong, they are very nice, I had an S works. I think those cheap chinese frames are a real bargain. Their are nipping at the heels of the big mfgs. and are raced by top end riders in other parts of the world using someof the Chinese designed components. Wheels too but I am sure there are cheap ones out there that will make one lose their front teeth.
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This is a good read, as the local Schwinn shop was a huge part of my youth, still makes me sick how Schwinn ended up. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728106971.jpg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-history/2024/10/04/schwinn-bikes-bicycling-chicago-history?fbclid=IwY2xjawFtr_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdV3f n5mx0HdTYZO-6mFhDOKHC10DSDKzDThkRMPGhyh617N2XH-C-oYzg_aem_lPQGdaPB1_WTfQA5LLZy_g |
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It's Spring time here. I should be back on a bike very soon. :) |
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Back on the Schwinn topic:
Richard Schwinn fitted me for a bike around 1993-1994 at the Waterford factory (previously the Schwinn Paramount workshop). Probably shoulda kept that one… |
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I was hoping to follow the typical life line, as the Schwinn rep and the owner of the Schwinn shop i worked at told me. In my mind, it was a perfect plan. You work for a well known shop, you move into a sales rep position, you work that, until retirement comes, which, generally happens when a shop owner wants to retire, you buy that shop and live happily ever after. Funny thing is, i was studying law and business at the time. Sadly that was the time that Schwinn started going in a different direction, and the same people who encouraged me to follow that route, said, hit the brakes, things are going away and you don't want to be on that r8de.. Picked this up today, not like I needed another bike, but was a screaming deal. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728351428.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728351428.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728351428.jpg |
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I also enjoy recumbent riding; not so much for speed, but for the comfort over long distance/hours in the saddle. Feeling fresh after a long ride, instead of neck, shoulders, arms, back pain. https://i.imgur.com/0ksfGiJ.jpg |
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I've spent the morning browsing the web trying to learn more. Not much out there. This is they guy's shop, in Japan. Look at the sliding door, and the pics of the fork show the first version with carbon fiber frame: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390280.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390280.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390429.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390429.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390429.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390429.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1728390429.jpg |
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I’ve followed your posts for years. Can’t believe I heard “you win” from you. Thanks!!! Quote:
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Great weather for riding, great weather for flying.. though not injured.
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