Ultimate Bike Thread....

[look 171]

Used shorts

[Racerbvd]

[Heel n Toe]

[CurtEgerer]

Ride number 2 of 2014. 40 degrees and sun. There are no words to describe the joy of packing away the indoor rollers for the season!!! Snow tomorrow, but we're slowly getting there. My brother's Litespeed titanium in the pic. Cool bike.

[CurtEgerer]

The Litespeed:

[Craig T]

Madonna del Ghisallo cycling museum...At the summit of a decent climb overlooking Lake Como.

[porsche930dude]

[CurtEgerer]

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[jyl]

[intakexhaust]

^JYL.... You teasing, what you got there? C'mon now...

[BGCarrera32]

Originally Posted by CurtEgerer

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Totally awesome stuff. I just time warped back to 1989.

Look at the massive extra straps he added running all the way around his shoes (outside the soles) to keep the power into the pedals...

[look 171]

Originally Posted by BGCarrera32

Totally awesome stuff. I just time warped back to 1989.

Look at the massive extra straps he added running all the way around his shoes (outside the soles) to keep the power into the pedals...

No that's not the main reason why. Those early clipless shoe were coming apart from the lifting where traditionally the straps were there to prevent that from happening. I had two pairs of shoe that did just that. Some track riders still do that for added power transfer.

[Racerbvd]

24" Haro Master Prototype & new 26" Haro Master..

[jyl]

Not mine . . . Belongs to LeMond . . .

^JYL.... You teasing, what you got there? C'mon now...

[TGTIW]

Wow Byron, on the 26" that is a severe angle the cable takes for the rear 990's.

[intakexhaust]

Discussion of the Bowden Spacelander has been brought up but I never knew of the prototype having a dynamo, stored the energy and then released for uphills. Definitely ahead of the times.

British born Benjamin Bowden (1907–1998) originally designed the futurist Spacelander bicycle for the “Britain Can Make It” exhibition in 1946. Conceived in aluminum, the dynamic form featured a direct drive hub dynamo that stored the downhill energy and released it on uphill runs. The originally prototype for the exhibit was hand-made by the MG Auto Company (Morris Garage). Due to the expense of manufacture and 14 years later the bike finally went into production in 1960, when Bomard Industries of Grand Haven, Michigan contracted with Bowden to create the finished product. The final design streamlined curvilinear monocoque was produced in fiberglass and built-in headlight, taillights and horn were added. The Spacelander weighs in at a hefty 50 pounds and sold for $89.50. A number of bicycle manufacturers rejected the Spacelander as too exotic for mass marketing. Ultimately, Bomard Industries went of business and only 522 examples were ever produced.

[intakexhaust]

The MG car company built 1946 prototype

[deathpunk dan]

My 2004 S Works E5 frame with 105, RS garbage wheels. The last of the alu race frames from Specialized. Thinking 'bout a full carbon Roubaix as I'm doing a couple of charity rides this summer.

[greglepore]

The new Specialized Smartweld alu racebikes are stirring a lot of interest.

[CurtEgerer]

Originally Posted by look 171

No that's not the main reason why. Those early clipless shoe were coming apart from the lifting where traditionally the straps were there to prevent that from happening. I had two pairs of shoe that did just that. Some track riders still do that for added power transfer.

Didn't notice the straps in those fotos prior. Explanation makes sense. My brother found a pair of NOS 80's Sidi shoes at a thrift store the other day. Too small for him, they fit me perfectly Was debating on finding some platform pedals and straps for the Gitane .... but on 2nd thought, I'm spoiled with my SPDs