Now, that is cool

Link to 96 pics taken by a friend of the Handmade Bike show as promised.

Sycip bikes rule BTW it was good to meet those guys and chat cars :)

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.375342719240248.85483.256947124413142&type= 1

Some nice looking stuff. Buy anything?

Nope, proud of myself, 7 bikes is "almost" enough. :)

I'm cruising the ads for a single speed.....700C wheels....

Just buy a nice classic frame, '70's Italian maybe, and cut off the hanger and all the cable stops. That's how the cool kids do it :-(

What size?

54-56....

Picked up my wife's new used recumbent yesterday. '97 Rans V-Rex. Good condition, upgraded drivetrain.

I have had a hard time riding it. Took several minutes before I could push off and pedal away. I'm wobbly, on busy roads I have to take the entire lane since I'm all over the place. Turns are unpredictable, I don't know how to control radius.

That is, I think, a comment about me rather than about the bike. My wife got on and was immediately doing U-turns in our narrow residential street and riding straight as a rail. Grrr.

Even if I can't ride this thing, I may have fun tinkering with it. Pulled the wheels off, trued and tensioned them, which is SOP when I get a new bike. Really intrigued by the whole fairing idea, would like to get that sorted for her before STP in July. Thinking about fitting some Magura hydraulic rim brakes, just because. It isn't a traditional bike so I'm unfettered by my usual notions of aesthetics and period-correctness.

Hi Mike
did you meet both my brothers? Jeremy my youngest brother is the builder

my other brother Jay now works for chris king (design manager)

jon

I just met Jeremy and your Dad, your other brother was not in the booth. Had a great chat with your Dad about Carrera's and Mini Coopers.

I loved the bikes, but really didn't ask much as I'm sure they tire of all the questions, but the coin tops were really trick. Really busy show, I think they had a ton of traffic.

FergSmileWavy

Vintage
 

A little 1885-87 action for you, or sometime around those years. My Grandfather posing on a bike.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1361832186.jpg

Looks like a tall frame....was he like 6'2" ish? Cool to have a pic like that.

You know, I'm not sure how tall he was. He passed when my father was 18 back in the early 40's. I'll have to ask pop. I'm thinking he was about 12-14 years old in this shot.

Yea, they take a bit of getting use to, plus after a good ride, you feel it in places on your legs you haven't felt before, even if you have lots of miles in a regular saddle..http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1361833202.jpg

115 grams of saddle....

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8234/8...2c72e58b_b.jpg

That's impressive! Well done to your son.

I'd ride it.....