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I can't remember if I put up pics of my home-made recumbent or not... It's... Interesting... Like you, I found that uphills were a bit of a slog. Otherwise, it was quite nice.
A few design flaws... I might haul it out as the weather warms and try to refine it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24505181@N03/5448412782/
Thing is made of three different bikes, an old piece of exercise equipment for the seat, and the bag and frame from my lawnmower for the seat-back.
The idlers are made from roller-blade wheels.
It has only one flaw... High-speed instability. It's quite stable pedaling down the road under 20 mph, but downhills, (where recumbents should excell) are a bit hairy. I believe the fork angle or "rake" is too shallow. Don't know what I can do about that other than having the frame cut and re-welded behind the headset.
A few design flaws... I might haul it out as the weather warms and try to refine it.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24505181@N03/5448412782/
Thing is made of three different bikes, an old piece of exercise equipment for the seat, and the bag and frame from my lawnmower for the seat-back.
The idlers are made from roller-blade wheels.
It has only one flaw... High-speed instability. It's quite stable pedaling down the road under 20 mph, but downhills, (where recumbents should excell) are a bit hairy. I believe the fork angle or "rake" is too shallow. Don't know what I can do about that other than having the frame cut and re-welded behind the headset.
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I have two road bikes
Pegoretti "big leg emma" with full record
Tommasini Fire (had a carbofire but a friend backed into a tree with it on his rack
" Moved the old chorus drivetrain over to it. the drivetrain has over 20k miles on it!!!
cannondale hard tail MTN bike (pre pacific takeover)
also have a trek tandem, wife has cannondale road bike. 5 kids bikes (scott, haro)
next bike will be single speed commuter
Pegoretti "big leg emma" with full record
Tommasini Fire (had a carbofire but a friend backed into a tree with it on his rack
" Moved the old chorus drivetrain over to it. the drivetrain has over 20k miles on it!!!cannondale hard tail MTN bike (pre pacific takeover)
also have a trek tandem, wife has cannondale road bike. 5 kids bikes (scott, haro)
next bike will be single speed commuter
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Those are two great bikes....one of Dario's frames is my grail. I'd love to see pics of both.
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For what it's worth, I have a Turner 5-Spot '04(still stock w/re-furbished Romic!) and an IRO singlespeed mountain bike. MTBR.com and Bladeforums are my two most visited sites, by far.
several years ago I was in europe and we rented bikes to tour a city, dresden I think.. anyways when I got back I bought myself a road style bike but I just didn't get much enjoyment out of it because the city here is just tough uphill roads and such.. I decided to toss the bike in my dads van and head to the local "lake" which has a bike path around but I just wasn't digging it.. It did not feel like real nature/trails or the fun european city riding I had when I was abroad (great cobblestone roads, cafe's, architecture, nice flat roads and places to explore)
I ended up selling it on craigslist and hope one day I can get a nice bike if I ever move
I ended up selling it on craigslist and hope one day I can get a nice bike if I ever move
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This is my mountain bike...Cannodale F3.
And this is not exactly a bicycle but it also got two wheels, I greatly miss it since it has been sold about 3 years ago.
And this is not exactly a bicycle but it also got two wheels, I greatly miss it since it has been sold about 3 years ago.
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From a similar thread:
Here's my 1972 Mercian Professional which I've had since age 14. Some of the components have been slightly updated, but its basic Campy Nouvo Record:
Here's my commuting bike -- a titanium Airborne Carpe Diem with Campy Centaur triple -- very comfy ride:
This is a Raleigh DL-1 Tourist -- a design that goes back to the early 1900s. Note the slack headtube/seattube angle, rod-operated stirrup brakes and sprung leather Brooks saddle. It has 28" balloon tires and a 46" wheelbase. Super comfy ride. This is my "user" DL-1. I have a nicer one in storage:
This is one I threw together with spare parts on a Raleigh Super Course 531 frame:
I still have the Peugeot track (Campy Record track) bike I raced as a kid. It's in storage along with a '72 Bottechia Professional and a Lotus Pro, both with full Campy Nouvo Record. Also in storage is a 1961 Schwinn American middle weight with a springer front fork.
Last summar I bought a BSA 12-SPEED for $35. The price would be so-so except that it came with a brand new Brooks Pro saddle.
Also last summer I picked up a Huffy rail-Stingray-style bike.
Here's my 1972 Mercian Professional which I've had since age 14. Some of the components have been slightly updated, but its basic Campy Nouvo Record:
Here's my commuting bike -- a titanium Airborne Carpe Diem with Campy Centaur triple -- very comfy ride:
This is a Raleigh DL-1 Tourist -- a design that goes back to the early 1900s. Note the slack headtube/seattube angle, rod-operated stirrup brakes and sprung leather Brooks saddle. It has 28" balloon tires and a 46" wheelbase. Super comfy ride. This is my "user" DL-1. I have a nicer one in storage:
This is one I threw together with spare parts on a Raleigh Super Course 531 frame:
I still have the Peugeot track (Campy Record track) bike I raced as a kid. It's in storage along with a '72 Bottechia Professional and a Lotus Pro, both with full Campy Nouvo Record. Also in storage is a 1961 Schwinn American middle weight with a springer front fork.
Last summar I bought a BSA 12-SPEED for $35. The price would be so-so except that it came with a brand new Brooks Pro saddle.
Also last summer I picked up a Huffy rail-Stingray-style bike.
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I have a red Specialized Hardrock bought new in 1989.
Unfortunately, due to spine and hip injuries, I can no longer ride it.
I love cycling though, probably more so than motorcycling.
Unfortunately, due to spine and hip injuries, I can no longer ride it.
I love cycling though, probably more so than motorcycling.
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All I have right now is my Rescue Special. I was working security for Austin City Limits and this one was left behind. Broken brake cable and a messed up crank.
No. I don't know what it is, really. It had been sanded down and re-painted. I want to buy another Mongoose though. Mine did not survive a rollover in the truck.
No. I don't know what it is, really. It had been sanded down and re-painted. I want to buy another Mongoose though. Mine did not survive a rollover in the truck.
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great looking bikes folks...:thumbup: don't know why i never chimed in on this thread??
i have been a long time bike enthusiest just about as long as i can remember.. we live in a great are for both road riding and some epic mtn. bike riding..
here are my 2 current rides.. the first is a Canondale R300 road bike.. this is a tried and true companion.. i have had it for many years, and it still going strong..
next is my Santa Cruz Chameleon... living in Santa Cruz i have to represent.. i have had this bike for aboput 8 years now.. it was originally built up as a single speed, but after having 2 knee surgeries in 7 years, i have long since added some gears.. it is an 8 speed now..
this thing is awesome.. it is like an overgrown BMX.. i love it.. here it is resting on a ride in the Eastern Sierra's..
i have been a long time bike enthusiest just about as long as i can remember.. we live in a great are for both road riding and some epic mtn. bike riding..
here are my 2 current rides.. the first is a Canondale R300 road bike.. this is a tried and true companion.. i have had it for many years, and it still going strong..
next is my Santa Cruz Chameleon... living in Santa Cruz i have to represent.. i have had this bike for aboput 8 years now.. it was originally built up as a single speed, but after having 2 knee surgeries in 7 years, i have long since added some gears.. it is an 8 speed now..
this thing is awesome.. it is like an overgrown BMX.. i love it.. here it is resting on a ride in the Eastern Sierra's..
I have a first year Specialized Stumpjumper that I bought new in the spring of 1982. It cost me $600 (MSRP was $750). That was a lot of money to a poor college student and it took me a couple months to get it out of layaway from the Tempe Bicycle Shop. I haven't ridden it in years (I have a couple of motorcycles to ride). I'll head into the basement tomorrow and snap a pic.
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I just recently added another to the stable. When I found out that Giovanni Pelizzoli was building bikes again (and saw the price) I couldn't help myself and ordered one. For those of you not familiar with the name, Mr. Pelizzoli was the founder of Ciöcc and was in charge of designing/building the Coppi bikes. He's been building frames since 1969 and is one of the last of the true "old school" Italian framebuilders.
The build is mostly 8 speed Record.
For those of you not familiar with the name, Mr. Pelizzoli was the founder of Ciöcc and was in charge of designing/building the Coppi bikes. He's been building frames since 1969 and is one of the last of the true "old school" Italian framebuilders. The build is mostly 8 speed Record.
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I have a GIANT BOULDER from 2004. A question if I may...
Would it make me ghey to buy only female bikes? I dont like trapping my grapes on the crossbar and it seems macho-stupidic to only say women should have a different geometry. Feminists love seeing men sterilised by steel, probably the reason why they dig all the crappy weird "X-treme doode sports" shit.
Would it make me ghey to buy only female bikes? I dont like trapping my grapes on the crossbar and it seems macho-stupidic to only say women should have a different geometry. Feminists love seeing men sterilised by steel, probably the reason why they dig all the crappy weird "X-treme doode sports" shit.