Ultimate Bike Thread....

[CurtEgerer]

^^^ always wanted to ride the track and never did Not even sure if we've got a velodrome in FL. Need to check.

[CurtEgerer]

Well, we've got one in the Miami area! A competition 30-degree track and a recreational 10-degree track. I'm currently restoring a track bike (just painted it yesterday) but had it planned only for short jaunts around the hood. Now?? Hmmmm ....

[herr_oberst]

There WAS one in the Portland area until a couple of years ago when the family that owned the land decided to cash in and sell it to a housing developer.

It was located on dairy farmland and in addition to the Velodrome there was an awesome cyclocross track.

RIP Alpenrose.

[NutmegCarrera]

I remember the Mavic GL330 and GEL280 rims with continental sprinter 250’s.
Laced up with super record hubs and 32 double butted spokes.
Usually running a straight block 6 speed.
Heaven!!!

Extra points for watching the dustcaps flying off those early look pedals in the off camber left hand turns.

Not sure how many times I went around the state capitol in Madison wi.
0.6 mile criterium course. Did that a few times every year. And then there was Superweek. (Before the tour of America’s Dairyland).
Life was easier then. And in much better shape.

[NutmegCarrera]

Fast forward 35 years or so.
Never figured I would produce something like this.

Dad is all tingly and warm inside….

Last weekends WiCX series in Oshkosh.
No podium this weekend. But he’s done a number of them this year on the MTB and a couple in cross.
(He’s the young kid leading here). First CX season.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

There WAS one in the Portland area until a couple of years ago when the family that owned the land decided to cash in and sell it to a housing developer.

It was located on dairy farmland and in addition to the Velodrome there was an awesome cyclocross track.

RIP Alpenrose.

I'm not sure this Florida one is active ... no updates on their website since 2018

The cabinet hardware in my man cave

[herr_oberst]

I love the brake handle idea and I'm going to steal it, but the it's the Geze sticker that caught my eye - that brand always reminds me of the Porsche 910 - and the only reason I know this bit of trivia is that I was talking to Gunnar Jeannette once while we looked at a 910 he'd restored and I remarked on the hood latches. (I used to ski, I began as a child when cable bindings were a thing and Geze was a top brand)
Then, later, I read about a similar conversation between two completely different people as reported by Top Gear The Magazine;

Crouched down behind the car you see above, I'm stumped. I have the nagging feeling I've seen this clip somewhere before, but right now I can't place it. It's not a regular car part, though. Ah, got it, it's the front clamp from an old wire ski binding - don't ask me how I know this, but I'm fairly sure no one else here can identify it.

"Do you know what this is?" comes a voice at my shoulder. I stand up, ready to reveal my disturbingly in-depth knowledge of ancient ski equipment, but before I can fix my features to smug, he continues, "It's from an old ski binding. The engineers were having difficulty holding the engine cover of the 910 down safely, and, over dinner one night, Mr Piëch spoke about this to his good friend Mr Geze, whose firm made these bindings, and this was the solution."

[Nordwest]

Navajo Rocks, Moab.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

just popped up on fb marketplace. I was not even aware this was a thing.

The 1935/36 Monark Silver King- An aluminum frame. Look at the front sprocket teeth- Look at, well, everything!

[herr_oberst]

Cool! I'm guessing the dipsey-doodle on the downtube holds 4 d cells for the headlight.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Evidently- I had no idea they even had d cells that long ago!
If I didn't live in the mountains I'd buy it. This will be an inspiration for a future build though...

[CurtEgerer]

^^^^ Curious what kind of $$ they're asking? Super cool!

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

^^^^ Curious what kind of $$ they're asking? Super cool!

$1800? At that price it would need some market research.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I love the brake handle idea and I'm going to steal it, but the it's the Geze sticker that caught my eye - that brand always reminds me of the Porsche 910 - and the only reason I know this bit of trivia is that I was talking to Gunnar Jeannette once while we looked at a 910 he'd restored and I remarked on the hood latches. (I used to ski, I began as a child when cable bindings were a thing and Geze was a top brand)
Then, later, I read about a similar conversation between two completely different people as reported by Top Gear The Magazine;

Crouched down behind the car you see above, I'm stumped. I have the nagging feeling I've seen this clip somewhere before, but right now I can't place it. It's not a regular car part, though. Ah, got it, it's the front clamp from an old wire ski binding - don't ask me how I know this, but I'm fairly sure no one else here can identify it.

"Do you know what this is?" comes a voice at my shoulder. I stand up, ready to reveal my disturbingly in-depth knowledge of ancient ski equipment, but before I can fix my features to smug, he continues, "It's from an old ski binding. The engineers were having difficulty holding the engine cover of the 910 down safely, and, over dinner one night, Mr Piëch spoke about this to his good friend Mr Geze, whose firm made these bindings, and this was the solution."

Yes! Now that you mention it, I remember hearing that very same thing and had forgot about it

[look 171]

Originally Posted by NutmegCarrera

I remember the Mavic GL330 and GEL280 rims with continental sprinter 250’s.
Laced up with super record hubs and 32 double butted spokes.
Usually running a straight block 6 speed.
Heaven!!!

Extra points for watching the dustcaps flying off those early look pedals in the off camber left hand turns.

Not sure how many times I went around the state capitol in Madison wi.
0.6 mile criterium course. Did that a few times every year. And then there was Superweek. (Before the tour of America’s Dairyland).
Life was easier then. And in much better shape.

Oh yeah, GEL up front is asking for it with two cross wheel. It needed constant truing but I only used them on race days. I had a set of GL 330 laced up to a brand new set of Super Record hubs (I think they are the exactly the same as Nuovo record). I decided to have a shop take off the hubs and rreplace with DA so I can use their casette. In the end, they were too busy and too slow and it ended up lost. I never found them. It was brand new from about 1989. It would have been a perfect match to my Casati. Yep, 14-19 Suntour Ultra 6 speed with a 42x52 crank. I rode Regina CX freewheel for a few years and they are durable then the Regina America came out, it lasted one season. Even had the alum few wheels, lasted also one season. Those Ultra 6 or 7s are damn good and durable too. Never broke one even after they were abused for several years.

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My daily commute:

[ErVikingo]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

^^^ always wanted to ride the track and never did Not even sure if we've got a velodrome in FL. Need to check.

There is one in Broward at Picolo

[70SATMan]

Recently spent some time at the homestead to visit family and while there shipped my old bike back to Cali ahead of me. Gonna refresh/restore the old girl. Been hanging in my parents’ garage for the last 45 years. I need to source a replacement seat. I tore the original back when I performed a redneck chopper mod on it.

Going to clean it up, try and keep the original frame paint and patina while having the chrome re-done. Hopefully the rear slick can be saved. Put a lot of miles on this thing and the front tire should probably be replaced. We’ll see. Can’t recall now whether it had a front fender. I suspect it did and that it succumbed to the chopper mod as well.

[70SATMan]

Came apart for shipping far easier than I suspected it would.

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by 70SATMan

Recently spent some time at the homestead to visit family and while there shipped my old bike back to Cali ahead of me. Gonna refresh/restore the old girl. Been hanging in my parents’ garage for the last 45 years. I need to source a replacement seat. I tore the original back when I performed a redneck chopper mod on it.

Going to clean it up, try and keep the original frame paint and patina while having the chrome re-done. Hopefully the rear slick can be saved. Put a lot of miles on this thing and the front tire should probablvy be replaced. We’ll see. Can’t recall now whether it had a front fender. I suspect it did and that it succumbed to the chopper mod as well.

Amazon is your friend. Many different sources available these days.