Ultimate Bike Thread....

[javadog]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Changed the tubulars tonight.... it rides so much better now!

Uhh, might want to let the glue dry a bit before riding it... Not sure what glue you used but in the old days it was a multi-step process that took more than a day.

JR

[porsche4life]

Benefits of technology.... They make a double sided tape now. Stick and ride!

Amazon.com: Tufo Road Gluing Tape (19mm X 2M): Sports & Outdoors

[javadog]

Not sure I'd trust a tape...

Watch those corners...

JR

[look 171]

I hear tapes are fine, but there's reason that glue took a little elbow grease to get off the rim. They never dry completely. I would use the tape if its a new rem or one that scrape clean, but never over old semi-dried tubular glue. Glue pump up tires to 120 and let dry over night and corner away.

[porsche4life]

As easy as the glue let loose, the tape can't be much worse...


I've seen the stuff we stick up with double stick... The right take and good surface prep make for a damn fine bond

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by javadog

Uhh, might want to let the glue dry a bit before riding it... Not sure what glue you used but in the old days it was a multi-step process that took more than a day.

JR

I remember someone taking off on a test ride right after installing a new set of Egyptian Cotton Continentals ($180 a tire in 1984 or 85) on a newly built Guerciotti .
I don't have to tell you guys what happened

My buddy Cus's bikes




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[Joe Bob]

Has he got any retired frames he wants to unload?

[mrybczyn]

Ascente Sprint! Some sort of Canada-only taiwanese import from the 90s? Just rescued it at the local recycled bikes shop.

[Racerbvd]

[Joe Bob]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Dating again, Byron?

[Racerbvd]

[intakexhaust]

Spotted on CL today: Byron - what do you think of this deal?
Signed Jeremy McGrath GT BMX Bike

Kind of neat being that its autographed by McGrath. Gog's + decal set included

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Spotted on CL today: Byron - what do you think of this deal?
Signed Jeremy McGrath GT BMX Bike

Kind of neat being that its autographed by McGrath. Gog's + decal set included

Not much, seems like a lot of them pop up for sale, plus not a high end build.

If you want something cool to ride, but are "old school" like me, there are some cool "retro" bikes from SE, Skyway, GHP, or if you want collectible, 70s & 80s, certain 90s.
Plus, like our Porsches, part of the fun is building the project.

[intakexhaust]

A few vintage BMX bikes are fun to have around and play stupid, embarrass myself -"think I'll try to emulate trials great Hans Rey today"

Brit paratrooper with BSA

[ZLP]

For you fans of the knock-off Chinese frames:
Houston HSI seizes 10 domain names selling counterfeit cycling products - Your Houston News: News

“Our engineers have tested counterfeit frames in our lab and frankly they don’t hold up. They failed our impact and fatigue tests and the aluminum head tube cups de-bonded, making steering vague and loose — that is simply not safe,” says Andrew Love, head of brand security at Specialized. “The counterfeiters just want to make a sale; they have zero interest in the customer. Our product integrity and rider safety are very personal for us.”

[Spud]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

I remember someone taking off on a test ride right after installing a new set of Egyptian Cotton Continentals ($180 a tire in 1984 or 85) on a newly built Guerciotti .
I don't have to tell you guys what happened

My buddy Cus's bikes

Your buddy has awesome taste

I know my Dogma2 is the best bike I have ever ridden, period. Does everything exceptionally well, and is comfortable to boot.

Required pic:

[intakexhaust]

The Raleigh Twenty folder. After looking over the numerous sites on these things, I was thinking of modding it up and converting to a folding stripped roadie but now wifey wants it! Good for a pit bike, light rides for the campground. I hadn't realized its a chick magnet... ha. Big budget buy was $10.

Random pics of the Twenty

[enzo1]

[Racerbvd]

[intakexhaust]

From the Vintage Brit site:

Bicycle Erotica -

» BICYCLE EROTICA The Online Bicycle Museum


A VINTAGE BICYCLE JOKE

A vintage bicycle enthusiast was out for a walk when he met a fellow vintage bike enthusiast who was riding toward him on a wonderful old bicycle.

The first vintage enthusiast was stunned. ‘Where did you get that fantastic machine?’ he asked.

‘You’ll never believe it,’ said the second enthusiast. ‘I was walking home yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up to me on this bike. She threw the bike onto the ground, took all her clothes off, and said: ‘Take what you want.’

The first vintage enthusiast nodded approvingly. ‘Good choice …her clothes probably wouldn’t have fitted you anyway.’