Ultimate Bike Thread....

[Joe Bob]

[look 171]

^hey, I had one of those early TCR frame. I was one of the first lucky folks to got them before it was sold to the public. Fast and twitchy frame. Great for American style crit. what's up with the knee pads and elbow pads? What kind of racing is going on there?

[Joe Bob]

Blind guys racing?

[Hoots]

My Litespeed Siena at Potter-Rathbun Organ Company. The building was erected in 1772, yes 1772.

[gtc]

Roadies...

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

[intakexhaust]

^^roadie eh? Not with that leg fuzz. Check the spectator out on the right applauding.... lol.

Pleasant thoughts- Grace Kelly

[CurtEgerer]

Set your DVRs, "Slaying the Badger" documentary is on ESPN Tuesday at 8PM (listed on guide as '30 for 30' for some reason).

[intakexhaust]

thnx for the 'minder.

On a related note, I just finished reading LeMond's Complete Book of Bicycling circa '87. Might seem cheez but very well written and gets into Hinault + team. HIGHLY recommend to read LeMond's view. Not all are interested in that era of bikes and mechanicals but the reading about the US pro cycle mentality, fitting, training change is really interesting.

Also- cycling movies. Grab from the library 2013 - The Armstrong Lie
The Armstrong Lie (2013) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb
Yes, we heard enough about LA but this is movie is not only about him. Grasp the depth of how far most of the teams cheated, how they did it and what a farce the entire sport had become. I'm disappointed no one went after the US Postal Service! I think they knew what was up.

[CurtEgerer]

Thanks for the tip. Will need to find a copy of that book somewhere. Another really good read is Geoff Drake's "Team 7 Eleven" - couldn't put it down and read it all in one sitting! The money that 7-11 (Southland Corporation) poured into US cycling is astounding - they had plenty, making a billion $$ every 3-months in the early 80s

Edit: a friend over the weekend also recommended the Armstrong movie for the same reasons.

[rvanderpyl]

Intense. 6.6

[look 171]

wow, thanks for the tips. Hinault, 7-11 were the highlight of my early racing days. Only if info was this easy to come by back then instead of waiting for the 4 pages of Velonews from the postman. I can't wait.

[intakexhaust]

Last weekend while the Historic races were a few hours away at R/A, I took Fri. / Sat. for an awesome cool vintage cycling event. Gorgeous display in a beautiful old barn. Friday was near 70 miles gravel / trail. Saturday was a 65 mile winder, roller, fast sweepers with some killer climbs thrown in. A stop at a brewery and another carbo refill was welcoming. Few pic's:











drop your bike parking at the brewery stop

[intakexhaust]

beautiful green countryside

[jyl]

Just wanted to update the thread and to thank intakexhaust for the offer of his Motobecane. I stumbled across a high school bike for my son on Craigslist, for $150. It is a pretty nice bike. 1986 Peugeot PX (what they were calling the PX10 by then).

Frame is Columbus SLX, fork is chrome Columbus. Woo-hoo! Some surface rust on the chrome but for its destined use, that isn’t a bad thing.

This bike was originally almost all Mavic. However, over the years the derailleurs were replaced by Shimano 105 and Ultegra, the levers were replaced with Diacompe aero levers, the front rim was replaced with something anonymous (perhaps the original rim wore out).

The hubs are Mavic 500, the rear rim is Mavic MA40, the stem and bar are Mavic, the brakes are Mavic (rebadged Modolo, of course), the crank is Mavic, bottom bracket is Mavic 610, the headset is Mavic 302. The shift levers are the original Simplex teardrop retrofriction levers (the bike predates indexing). The seatpost is the original but for some reason Peugeot did not spec the Mavic post in an otherwise “tout Mavic” build, they used some generic post. Saddle is the original Selle Italia Turbo in white.

I just happen to have Mavic 840/860 derailleurs, 821 indexing shift levers, 440 aero brake levers, and MA40 rims in my parts bin, so I’ll fix this bike up as a tout Mavic machine, just with indexed shifting. I need to de-rust the dodgy bits of the fork and a couple of rusty spots on the downtube, re-tap the crank pedal threads from French to ISO to install platform pedals, also from my parts bin. I don’t have the special wrenches needed for the Mavic 302 headset but someone has agreed to loan his set to me for the price of postage (and I’ll send them back with a gift, maybe a bottle of 2006 Oregon Pinot?) Then a new chain, new tires, and some white perforated bar tape and my son will have his high school bike for <$200 out of pocket. Cool!

What is sad is that the locks will cost more that the bike. He’ll keep a big-ass chain lock on the rack at school, and carry a Kryptonite NYC Mini U-lock.

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by intakexhaust

Last weekend while the Historic races were a few hours away at R/A, I took Fri. / Sat. for an awesome cool vintage cycling event. Gorgeous display in a beautiful old barn. Friday was near 70 miles gravel / trail. Saturday was a 65 mile winder, roller, fast sweepers with some killer climbs thrown in. A stop at a brewery and another carbo refill was welcoming. Few pic's:

Jeez, I'm not sure which to be more impressed by - the cool hardware or the fact that you kats and kittens are riding c&v machines SEVENTY MILES on gravel!

Holy schmokes! And thanks for taking lots of pictures!

[intakexhaust]

^^haha. Actually, my intention was not to ride the gravel route but what the heck?! Rode the old Bottecchia w/ 52t chainwheel, 13-18 corn cob FW and 25mm width tubulars. My spare tubular strapped under the saddle fell loose on the rough and dropped the chain a few times. Seriously fun day.

The following day was the real work. Took the 50's gas pipe Higgin's and even though the weight was a handicap, the gearing made up for it. Some 12 to 14% grade made it especially grunt work. Broke the internal geared hub shifter cable end. For the many climbs to go, had no other choice other than to fix it. Figured it out and was good the rest of the way. A real blast to see some 30's wooden rimmed racers and impeccable Cinelli's, Colnago's, etc., etc. getting hammered!

[intakexhaust]

^^JYL- Dang, that's too nice of a ride for school! What the.... Col. SLX and Mavic jewelry! How's he going to lock that up? What a great score.

[porsche930dude]

Got my fat bike all done. Looks and works great. Im really happy with it

[intakexhaust]

930dude wins. Off the charts! Next, you need to shoot a vid. Find a pile of wallmart bikes, line them up like dominos and ride over them.

perhaps a 'Top Hat' decal?

[porsche930dude]

haha thanks good idea! Cool badge. its actually a Murray Monteray but I had the old schwinn badge It works. If nothing else makes the bike worth more lol