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Posted by: RogerYellow914 Jul 18 2006, 04:54 PM

Just curious how many of you are cyclists?

In addition to the '72 914, there is a '05 Trek 5900SL, a '92 Trek 5200 and a Trek Clyde in my garage. The kids keep their bikes on the back porch.

-Roger

Posted by: anthony Jul 18 2006, 04:56 PM

Litespeed Classic (Campy Record Carbon 10 speed)
Trek 2500 Carbon (Campy 9 - my old grouppo)
Guerciotti SLX (Campy C-Record - my old racer)
Cannondale M600 mountain bike (hardly used)

I raced for 7 years including a year in France when I was in my twenties. Now, I ride about 2,000 miles per year.

Posted by: 7T Porsha Jul 18 2006, 04:58 PM

1980's TREK 510 with original Campy Victory group. Chrome Plated

Posted by: Ferg Jul 18 2006, 05:02 PM

I ride a lot. mostly commuting to work.

I've thinned the herd to just a few.

Single Speed Schwinn Custom build commuter
Specialized Epic pro
Litespeed Tsali softail (ex team bike from racing days, not ridden right now, but have not been able to sell)
Fat Tire beer Cruiser (basement art)

Ferg

Posted by: bd1308 Jul 18 2006, 05:06 PM

2000 Rincon Giant



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Posted by: turboman808 Jul 18 2006, 05:10 PM

Bianchi EV3-record
Cervelo P3-durace 9
Specialized fixed gear of some sort
home built debernardi with nuovo groupset

Also have a lowrider that I have just never got around to finishing the frame.


I am really taking it easy this year. I did alot of long distance competitions and I just kinda feel burnt out. I think I will just relax the rest of the year and get back on a regular program come winter. My main goal which is obviously on hold is to qualify for kona. I know I can I have done the times to do it just not the right races.

Posted by: seanery Jul 18 2006, 05:16 PM

I've got an '00 Bianchi Veloce and an '05 Cannondale F600...unfortunately, neither get used much

Oh yeah, forgot to add, that I'm building (have been for a while now) a hot rod cruiser bike...maybe I'll take some pics sometime.

Posted by: SGB Jul 18 2006, 05:21 PM

Just like the 914, I ride the same bike forever, too. For my daily lunchtime ride at work I have the trusty Schwinn Circuit. Nothing rides like that columbus sl tubing. At home for evenings and weekends I have a Marin Verona. It is made with triangular cross-section columbus tubing. Neither bike has great history or style, but they offer everything needed using high quality components at a light wight (914?). I've had the Schwinn since 87 or so. Got the Marin a couple of years ago on ebay. My son rode my even older Sekine that I got in 74 until we got him something a little more current...
Yeah I like to ride. I like to ride alot.
But I don't get obsessive. Why, no. Look at my car. No wait, uh-oh too late.

Posted by: jgara962 Jul 18 2006, 05:24 PM

2001 Specialized Stumpjumper

I only ride it a few times a month though

Posted by: Sammy Jul 18 2006, 05:26 PM

schwinn 7 speed cruiser, I ride about 5 miles a day at work, up and down steep hills. Don't sound like much but I'm wearing thick nomex and it gets hot!

Posted by: siverson Jul 18 2006, 05:38 PM

Me too - cyclist, triathlete, and runner...

-Steve

Posted by: Midtowner Jul 18 2006, 06:04 PM

Back in 2002, I picked up a TREK 5200 in team colors from Dylan Casey - domestique for US Postal now retired. Got hit by a Toyota Corolla almost a year ago. Now riding a 2006 Trek Madone 5.2 in Discovery Channel team colors. I wish George, Popo, and Ace were doing better in the Tour this year but that's okay. Landis will wear yellow for the US!


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Posted by: Series9 Jul 18 2006, 06:21 PM

Yep.

Ignore the 'R1000'. It's a full Record w/Ksyriums. About 2000 per year as well.

If I stopped drinking, I'd actually be thin. If I stopped cycling, I'd be huge.


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Posted by: Markeydoo Jul 18 2006, 06:23 PM

I also love to ride.
I just rode 585 miles from San Francisco to LA at the beginning of June. And no it was not all down hill..
Bikes include:
Kuota Kasno full carbon DuraAce 10
LeMond Zurich Ultegra 9
Trek Antelope (Trasher Bike)

Tring to make a custom bike rack for my teener.I have fiber glass bumpers and don't want to drill the back bumper.
Mark

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 18 2006, 06:36 PM

Well since Ulrich and Vino are out I am glad to see Landis winning. He looked awesome in 2004 and I'm kinda gathering from the coverage that he got on a very strict program to get where he is. He had a very good spring season.

Hincape always falls apart when the pressure is put on.

Posted by: erikstoll Jul 18 2006, 06:38 PM

seeing this thread makes me realize i need a bike, soon

Posted by: john rogers Jul 18 2006, 07:07 PM

I have a first generation Vitus aluminum (glued) road racer with Campy Super Record grupo in the garage, a Benotto track bike, a French tandem that has been repainted a couple of times and two set of titaniun rims from the old 7-11 cycling team at the 1984 olympic games in LA. Don't ride them much any more as the artheritus is getting a tad too bad.

Posted by: whatabout1 Jul 18 2006, 07:17 PM

Road with Lamond many many years ago.

I worked out in Sillycon Valley in the winters and would run across him in the mountains. He was just turning pro at that time. Great guy.

Then when he moved to Mn I would cross paths on the country roads around Mpls.

It was a very humbling experience when he would look over after a couple of
hours of hard riding and say, "Well I got to get some training in, take care".
Off he would go and I couldn't even hold his draft !!!

Made it to cat 2 .

Now I just mountain bike, the drivers and roads are way to scary down here in NC.

Ride an Ellsworth

Posted by: Joe Ricard Jul 18 2006, 07:30 PM

commuting to work in the morning. Mountain bike with street tires.
forecast is heat index of 105.
Road bike is a cannondale 2.8 with mix mash of parts.

Posted by: Demick Jul 18 2006, 08:22 PM

Trek 2300 Composite (Shimano600)
Specialized Stumpjumper (Deore)
wife has a Specialized Aluminum Crossroads Expert

I wish I hadn't sold my old CIOCC (Dura-Ace) Columbus SLX bike I had in college. That was one sweet racing machine.

Riding in the 'Tour de Moffet Field' tomorrow at lunchtime!

Demick

Posted by: cooltimes Jul 18 2006, 08:27 PM

I am old (70) and my bike is showing it's age too but I still ride it from time to time. Rode it yesterday. Also fell yesterday when "got no hands" riding. LOL
It is Centurion Sport DLX and it is still very swift and a great bike to have.
I also use it with a Blackman TrakStand for indoor cycling while Winter winter blow from the North but in the high 90's today, I just looked at it.
MikeCool
Oakfield TN
1972 Porsche 914 1.7
2 bikes and inline skates. Wheeee.

Posted by: smontanaro Jul 18 2006, 08:40 PM

'81 Trek 760. Full Suntour Superbe. Bought new.

Posted by: Borderline Jul 18 2006, 09:14 PM

I've been riding for years but the mileage is down now. My legs are just not responding like they used to. My "new" bike is a '96 Waterford that i got after being run over by a Mazda pickup that destroyed my old Bianchi. My other bike is an old Schwinn Sierra mtn bike that I use when the weather is not so nice. I ride the local roads and there are way too many hills here. I'm putting on about 2k miles a year. I ride for my health: The two time I have been in the ER were from bicycling "accidents".

Posted by: TROJANMAN Jul 18 2006, 09:58 PM

current stable

I have a K2 Zed 4 for a mountain bike
Lemond Zurich (red and black)
And a custom Land Shark (road bike) that I built to race in college

I was pretty fast about 50 40 30 lbs ago

Posted by: jd74914 Jul 18 2006, 10:09 PM

I love to ride but am too cheap to buy "good" bikes so I'm always on my Mongoose rockadile and old scwinn 10 speed. I ride probably 150-200 miles per week, with about 50 of that offroad in the state parks around my house

Posted by: will Jul 18 2006, 10:36 PM

quintana roo triathlon bike, timaso training bike. I have not raced in many years, but I would like to get back into shape. If you are a local and would like to take a training ride, send me a PM.
thanks,
will

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 18 2006, 10:39 PM

Yeah, I'm a bike weenie.

Competed on mountain bikes and started road riding for conditioning and discovered I liked the road also. Managed a few sweet wins over the years. Now I just challenge myself the best I can for the time I have doing T-shirt rides.

I have never found a replacement for what the bike brings to me.

Here's my bianchi with a nice wheelset waiting for me to get off work to go ride.


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Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 18 2006, 10:41 PM

My favorite is the Lightspeed hardtail with micro XT.

Next to it is the full suspension AMP B4 with full on XTR. It's only a pound heavier than the litespeed.


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Posted by: jhadler Jul 18 2006, 10:42 PM

Tipping my hand here...

Handbuilt Columbus SL frame, with Shimano600. And a Bridgestone MB-3 mountain bike. Yeah, it's been quite a while since I last bought a bike. I used to ride a good deal, rode with my college cycling team (not rated), but that was a long time ago, and a much better knee away.

-Josh2

Posted by: Rand Jul 18 2006, 10:45 PM

I rode 20 miles per day for a couple years on the southern Oregon coast. Every afternoon ride home was a horrible headwind. I would rather climb a hill than fight a headwind! Every once in a while I would get a tail wind going home, which made for a fast trip. But it always meant I was going to be riding in the rain next day or two!

I got tired of road riding. I like mountain biking. Was pretty serious into that for a number of years. My dad was a partner in a mountain bike company (Interloc Racing Design). He engineered some pretty cool stuff. I still have one of their light-weight full suspension bikes, and a prototype "stroker."

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 18 2006, 10:46 PM

Tomorrow I'm putting some new rubber on my "Yugoslobberin" folding bike I bought for 50 bucks. It only weighs about 40 lbs. Here it is with it's twin a friend owns. Yep, that's a race number on it.



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Posted by: MrKona Jul 18 2006, 11:23 PM

Along with a 914 in my garage, I also have:

Circa 1989 Vitus with a mix of Campy Athena and C-Record, now converted to a singlespeed

TST Ti road bike with Campy Chorus

TST Ti mountain bike with a mix of components

Kona singlespeed mountain.

I raced on the road for a couple years, stopped, and then discovered mountain biking. Raced recreationly down in California for a few years, but since moving to Oregon, haven't done much on the bike. Just tool around on the Vitus for fun, and run more than I ride these days. The more I work on the 914, the less I ride, and vice versa.

Posted by: cobra94563 Jul 18 2006, 11:38 PM

I ride regular in the east bay near San Francisco - Lemond Buenos Aires.

Year to date miles ... ~1600. Miles in the 914 ... -0-

Posted by: gregrobbins Jul 18 2006, 11:40 PM

Some years more and some years less, but I have been riding since 1971.

Got a few http://www.gregrobbins.com/cycling.html.

Posted by: eg914 Jul 18 2006, 11:43 PM

I have a mid-70's Specialized in garage. I used to ride quite a bit before moving to Sacramento. Been trying to convince myself that riding in 100+ temperatures should be no problem

Posted by: Brett W Jul 19 2006, 12:39 AM

I like riding don't do as much as I used to but I still get out every now and then.

I have an Orbea with Shimano Campy Mix, a custom Jamis mountain bike and Cannondale trials bike. I have always loved trials more than anything but I got into road biking a few years ago and have really enjoyed it also.

Pics when the sun comes up.

All of my bikes live in the house, how about you guys.

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jul 19 2006, 01:06 AM

What a good idea for a thread! I've just gotten back into cycling in a pretty big way this year. I rode for the school team on the road this year and have yet to finisih with the peloton:);however, i am getting in a lot better shape for mtn biking and that is where it's at right now. Jsut spent the weekend in oakridge learning some of the best trails around. Lots of fun to just get away from it all.
My bikes include a 2004 specialized Allez comp with full ultegra and a dura-ace rear.
My mtn bike is a 2005 specialized rockhopper with deore and an upgraded fork. Hope to replace this one soon with a new cannondale Rush. I'm working at a local bike shop now and hopefully that will help enough to swing the new one. Anyway cool thread, party on.
Eric

Posted by: Goge Jul 19 2006, 01:09 AM

I have an old steel-frame Specialized Allez that just got me from Seattle to Portland last weekend (9000 riders this year on that ride, wow). First time for me for the STP, legs can still feel it.

I like to mountain bike better though, I have a Mrazek HT for that, which is a funky hardtail frame. All curved ovalized aluminum except for the necessary seat and steering tube straights, I like it.

-TH

Posted by: Bigbohr Jul 19 2006, 02:17 AM

'05 Giant Trance 3. My first full susp MTB and I love it! Should have replaced that hardtail long ago. I try to go out at least twice a week. Here is a pic of my bike when I just brought it home. Yes, it was around X-mass time ...
Been thinking about bike rack options for my 914-8 project. That would be cool.


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Posted by: mrobin Jul 19 2006, 04:09 AM

wow can't believe all the VITUS you guys have...Sean Kelly forever !!!!!

nov have Colnagno Dream campy record 10
IF ti hardtail sracm x.0
Surly cross-check .my daily driver with the 914 as back up.

Posted by: 914efi Jul 19 2006, 06:03 AM

More miles on the bike than on the 911 so far.


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Posted by: wbergtho Jul 19 2006, 07:54 AM

TREK 2300 Carbon with Shimano 600

Posted by: Marv's3.6six Jul 19 2006, 08:29 AM

Cycling is my passion (besides teener & P cars)
Cycling is also my business am an owner of this http://intensecycles.com
These two bikes are both prototypes.


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Posted by: Root_Werks Jul 19 2006, 08:50 AM

Nothing fancy, but hell yah, I ride.

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 19 2006, 09:19 AM

Hey Marve,

I have a couple friends that help pay for your teener parts.


That mtb prototype looks much lighter than most of your bikes. Is it?


.

Posted by: john rogers Jul 19 2006, 09:24 AM

Oh yea, my Vitus still has the leather toe straps! The track bike has dual sets on each pedal!

Posted by: Marv's3.6six Jul 19 2006, 10:47 AM

No not lighter than most, it looks a lil strange because it has 29" wheels, and its a single speed, no derailleurs. The new Sept 2006 Mountain Bike Action magzine has a test on it called: Intense re-defines big wheels

Posted by: seanery Jul 19 2006, 11:52 AM

I've never ridden a big tired bike (29") what are the bene's?

Marv, I've seen your stuff around, very cool! I had no idea that you owned that. I'm very jealous!

Do you guys have any white carbon 1" riser bars? I've been looking and can't find any.

Posted by: TROJANMAN Jul 19 2006, 11:52 AM

nice kickstand Marve

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 12:08 PM

I would like to see Hencapie do better also, he deserves it.

I ride 200-250 miles a week, took this season off of racing due to the 914 and family issues. It is a passion.

Specialized Tarmac pro(10,000 miles in 18 months) sweet ride
Leader TT bike
Giant NRS, front and rear disc
Ritchey plexus hard tail
2 Ritchey road logics

Anyone in the area want to go on a 70mile road ride an Sat.??

Posted by: wbergtho Jul 19 2006, 12:22 PM

Can't believe I just saw Landis fall apart like he did! He lost his Yellow Jersey for good I'm afraid...wow...what a collapse!

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 12:54 PM

WHAT!!!????

Posted by: Ferg Jul 19 2006, 12:58 PM

Dude, that's not cool some of us avoid all press to watch OLN when we get home.

Ferg

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 01:11 PM

jsut read the story on velo news, It sounds like he blew up big time. That sucks, looked like it was his till Paris. Can't wait to see it on OLN

Posted by: merrill Jul 19 2006, 01:22 PM

When I moved to Tahoe in 84' I sold my Gios Torino. The roads and visting drivers are not very road bike friendly. Thankfully the dirt and single track are abundant and some of the best in the west.
I now own an 02' Rocky Mountain Edge. One of the funnest things to go fast on!

Posted by: wbergtho Jul 19 2006, 01:34 PM

Sorry if I spoiled it for someone...I just watched a fresh repeat on OLN this morning and couldn't believe how the Phonak team blew apart. There was simply no one around to help Landis...

Posted by: Marv's3.6six Jul 19 2006, 01:39 PM

Lots of bene's there are websites that are 29" specific, just Google to find out more.Shite their go's my man, Floyd is a Murrieta Ca. resident have seen him out doing training rides and at Starbucks during the winter months.

Posted by: Markeydoo Jul 19 2006, 01:51 PM

Marv
Good to hear from you how's things going. I like the road bike. All carbon with Dura Ace?
Looks good. How is the car comming along?
I just got a Kuota a few months back, love the carbon...
Mark

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 01:51 PM

this show's how strong Lance was, even being isolated from the team he was able to cover and counter all attacks. Man! he was great to watch!

Posted by: wbergtho Jul 19 2006, 02:09 PM

Lance was an inspiration to millions of people including myself. You're right, he would have covered himself despite having no team help. It really does prove how superhuman he was (IS).

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 19 2006, 02:14 PM

Looked to me like Landis simply bonked. I can't beleive that someone in his position would make such a mistake. They haven't shown an interview with him but I am pretty sure he just ran out of food. Had his team been there with some power gels or something things might have been different. But man he blew it big time today!


Carlos Sastrie looked really good though.

Seems to me there is simply no really strong guys this year. Just a matter of who will screw up the least and they will win.

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 02:28 PM

i heard he road up alp duez yesterday before the race came through, he could probably still beat half of those guy's even in retirement

Posted by: synthesisdv Jul 19 2006, 02:44 PM

i have had my Klein with full campy record since 1986.

took a long break from cycling but now have been reborn with my Surly. Don't have to worry about cars and buses anymore, just ride the beach from as far south as key biscayne to as far north as boca raton. Normally I ride about 5 times a week now.

The bike is a full rigid but the huge volume of the tires act as the suspension. They are 3.7" x 29.1" and have about 4 times the volume of a 2.7" DH tire. Run about 3-5 psi and the bike just floats over even the deepest sand. There is nowhere I can't go on this thing. The deep sand is like riding about a 4% grade in terms of effort, so the granny gear is used alot.

The bike gets alot of attention. Guess I'm quite a site out there trudging over sand most people can't even walk on very well.


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Posted by: TROJANMAN Jul 19 2006, 02:53 PM

it's still worth watching ferg. pretty exciting stage. in fact, i left before it ended, but after i saw floyd lose it, so i'll catch the repeat finish tonite.

Posted by: Midtowner Jul 19 2006, 02:57 PM

I was thinking the same thing. Where were the Phonak domestiques or the team car bringing Floyd food and water?

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 03:16 PM

depending on where Floyd was at the time he cracked, they may not have been able to get him food and water. At that point food and water may not have helped, sometimes.........when yer done, yer done!

Posted by: anthony Jul 19 2006, 03:24 PM

I thought he bonked too. It happened with 15km to go on the last climb. He lost 8 minutes in 15km. No amount of food would have saved him at that point.

Armstrong only bonked once in 7 years of the Tour but fortunately he only lost 2 minutes on the stage.

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 03:31 PM

he learned alot from that stage.......never pass up a feed zone again!

Posted by: dion9146 Jul 19 2006, 04:46 PM

Been cycling since 1986, raced for a couple of years locally, dabbled in mountain bikes for a year or two, but mostly use it for fitness nowadays.

I've got a lightweight, fast homebuilt road bike and an older GT mountain bike. I was shopping for a road bike about three years ago and was ready to plunk down the required number of pesos for a Litespeed or LeMond or?, and my Brother-in-Law and I got into a debate about what makes a good bike. He also rides a lot and has a nice new Klein Q-Pro Carbon. Well, I bet him I could build a bike almost as good as his for a fraction of the cost.

6 months later and lots of daily searching on evilbay, I assembled a 19 pound, dura-ace/ultegra groupo road bike for about $385. The frame is steel, the Ultegra brakeset was used (barely), but everything else was new. The frameset was a factory second custom made frame that never even got paint.

So now I ride a generic road bike, not as flashy as everyone else's name brand, but in my opinon, just as good.

I kind of noticed a number of other riders on this forum as well....

Dion

Posted by: Marv's3.6six Jul 19 2006, 04:47 PM

Thanks on the Carbon props, real excited about them, also doing an Alum & Carbon version with Easton Carbon stays and Easton Carbon fork, there are pics of it on my 3.6 build thread.

The teener build, I haven't turned a wrench on it since April, been too busy at work. I did however get my new Ca. lic plate: 70 914GT, I can't believe no one thought of that one b 4 I did.

Posted by: rickyhgarcia Jul 19 2006, 05:05 PM

1985 TREK Aluminum 2500 with Campy Record

Posted by: RogerYellow914 Jul 19 2006, 05:45 PM

Wow! I can't believe what I started with a simple question.

I used to race, but three kids have put a damper on that. I'm still a member of a local team, but I'm more of a mechanic/coach/domestique. I've started riding to work again once or twice a week to stay in a shape other than "round". I'm doing a couple triathlons per year as motivation to train.

It's so cool that there are so many of you with old school bikes. I haven't seen a Vitus in years. My dog's name is Bianchi. I didn't give up toe straps until Sean Kelly did. BTW, I tricked my wife into naming our first born Sean Kelly after she said, "No cycling names!".

I'm on the planning committee for the Redlands Classic Bike race. Big thrill this year was getting to present medals/jerseys to and kiss the ladies on the podium for the TT.

-Roger

Posted by: rjames Jul 19 2006, 06:05 PM

Marv! Very cool, my Tracer mtb has been serving me well for a number of years now, and I also owned an M2 for a short while before I decided I couldn't afford the sport anymore. You guys are making killer rides.


My current bikes are:

Talisman custom built (road bike)
Intense Tracer (full suspension mtb)
Schwinn HomeGrown (hard tail mtb) back when Schwinn built good products- actually I think Yeti build this one for them

Surly single speed cross bike with titanium front fork

Posted by: Headrage Jul 19 2006, 06:16 PM

I haven't read the whole thread so I don't know what reactions you have had.

I biked extensively when I lived in Turkey. It was my only transportation. Had a $99.00 Huffy 21 speed.

Unfortunately, the closest I come to a bike now days is teaching my daughter to ride one or trying not to run over them on twisty roads...

Posted by: RickS Jul 19 2006, 06:59 PM

Currently watching this morning's Tour with 37 miles to go, and seeing Floyd starting to slip back to the end of chase 2 - but now I know what happened! Drat. How disappointing for Landis.

My Bikes:

Fondriest Racing
Bianchi Trofeo - Campione de Mundo
Trek 6000, hard tail mtn
Rodriguez racing tandem (for trips with the wife).

Most miles ridden in one year: 5000.

Posted by: seanery Jul 19 2006, 07:01 PM

OK, all you cyclists, would you like a 914Club cycling jersey?

I've been looking at these and we could easily design a cool jersey.

Posted by: toon1 Jul 19 2006, 09:27 PM

HELL YES!!

Posted by: Marv's3.6six Jul 19 2006, 09:49 PM

Look close at the MTB proto you'll notice its a SS also! I luv 2 SS.

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 20 2006, 09:14 AM

Sean,

A 914club jersey would be great! Maybe you could start another thread to fully judge interest among others.

And by the way, thanks for posting about the Sonoma diet. I have totally changed my eating habits.


Below is a pic of my rig for a ride I do with my wife every other morning. The trailer adds 45lbs to pull and keeps me in my "zone" while riding at her tempo (which is getting faster).


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Posted by: JmuRiz Jul 20 2006, 09:38 AM

Since you all are cyclists here, what the hell got into Floyd today, he was on a flyer! This is one of the most interesting tours in years!

Posted by: Rotten Robby Jul 20 2006, 10:05 AM

Hmmm Lets see, Bianchi Raparto Corsa early 80's frame with Record and a Look Titanium Team with Record and Chorus mix. Both gifts from a Race Across America rider I medical crewed for... Oh! and a POS Giant MB that I actually ride as a beater.

Posted by: Joseph Mills Jul 20 2006, 10:14 AM

I have a big favor to ask.

Please do not post current tour results or occurrences in this post!

Myself and others Tivo the early extended coverage so we can watch it in the evenings after work.

It's like having someone blurt out the ending to a book or movie.

Thanks.


..

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jul 20 2006, 10:34 AM

hell yes a 914club jersey would be AWESOME! I'm In.
Eric

Posted by: Midtowner Jul 20 2006, 10:40 AM

Today's stage was epic! That's all I will say.

Posted by: pete-stevers Jul 20 2006, 11:24 AM

i rode for many years.....
but recently have noticed the bulge creeping up on me.....
time to start comuting again
my road race bike was a vitus, with campy super record on it....
my winter bike a custom colin cabe
mountain rocky mountain equipe hard tail

Posted by: toon1 Jul 20 2006, 12:53 PM

redemtion! he knows he's the best and what happend yesterday was a mistake that could have cost him the tour. He came back today and crushed the field to prove he is the man.

Perfect timing on his part, he is now within :30 of the lead, tomorrow is flat. If he stays upright, no time loss, long TT on sat, maybe gain back more that :30, tour won.
Badda bing badda boom!

Posted by: turboman808 Jul 20 2006, 01:14 PM

opps

Posted by: Demick Jul 20 2006, 01:38 PM

Damn. I'm not reading this thread anymore. Too many spoilers. I don't want to know the result - I want to watch it.

Demick

Posted by: toon1 Jul 20 2006, 02:12 PM

Sorry man! I know what you mean but I couldn't wait , had to go to Velo news to see what happend.

Posted by: SirAndy Jul 20 2006, 02:30 PM

dude!

what part of DONT post the results here did you not understand?

some people ...
Andy

Posted by: JPB Jul 20 2006, 04:02 PM

I had a Velosport and now have a GT mountain bike. I'd like to ride but the locals try to run ya off the road.

Posted by: pete-stevers Jul 20 2006, 04:11 PM

a 914club bike jersey......
i would be up for one in yellow!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: krazykonrad Jul 20 2006, 04:11 PM

I've got a mid to late 60's Schwinn Varsity with new Specialized seat, tires, etc. It weighs a ton but gives me a way better workout than a carbon fiber frame.
Konrad

Posted by: toon1 Jul 20 2006, 04:17 PM

so you do like to wear the ball grabbin shorts! Bet your secretly watching the tour too

Posted by: Demick Jul 20 2006, 04:36 PM

Can you rotate the handlebars up so that the brake levers face right at you?

Posted by: Brett W Jul 20 2006, 04:56 PM

A jersey would be fabulous. It would bring my two great passions together. I know of at least another person who would be up for one.

Posted by: RogerYellow914 Jul 20 2006, 05:00 PM

I'm all for a jersey. Matching shorts?

-Roger

Posted by: toon1 Jul 20 2006, 11:46 PM

sorry! my bad. won't do it gain,It was still amazing to watch

Posted by: 96conv Jul 21 2006, 12:27 AM

Seems I'm the only one on a no name warehouse store bike. I ride a REI Novara Trinfo. Carbon forks, seat post and seat stay plus Ultegra all around - cheap, good and FAST!

Count me in on the 914Club jersey. Make sure you get XXL size please because Velo size XL stuff is just too tight on me.

Posted by: wbergtho Jul 21 2006, 03:49 AM

Landis was simply amazing!

Posted by: rjames Jul 21 2006, 09:29 AM

I might be in on a jersey, would obviously need to see a design first. If it looks anything like the Primal jerseys in terms of 'loudness' though I'm out.

Posted by: smontanaro Jul 22 2006, 08:32 PM

Ditto. Busy designs don't look so good on us paunchy old guys...
(Not suggesting that rjames is one such guy, but I certainly am.)

Skip

Posted by: RonD Jul 22 2006, 10:07 PM

Dawes 10 speed 1972 from highschool still got it.

late 1990's Specialized Stumpjumper.

Cannondale R1000. Entire bike frame, wheels and Campy Chorus group purchased at Velo Swap held annually in Denver. (new pits and pieces swapped and added as found)

Ride to work about 4 days a week with lunch time rides up Sunshine or Boulder Canyon a couple of times a week. Occasinal longer rides on weekends.

Yes in the winter too!! (uh......but not in the snow or rain or if it's too cold or hot or................the 914 needs exercise too!!!..)


Ron D.

Posted by: McMark Jul 22 2006, 10:43 PM

I'm in for a Jersey.

Posted by: grantsfo Jul 23 2006, 09:48 AM

I raced competitively for 10 years as a Junior and Sr 1/2. Specialized in track and Criterium events. Havent touched a road bike since and it shows.

I have a K2 Mountain bike that I ocasionally tak out for rides now.

Posted by: erikstoll Jul 23 2006, 09:50 AM

Aparently i get to pick up a free mountain bike tomorrow night.... hmmmmm

Posted by: majkos Jul 23 2006, 10:42 AM

Speacialized "Ground Control" ? Full suspension(I call it FSR prototype)

Gitane Tandem! (Custom French race bike??has very small clusters)
So fast, brakes sucks.

newst baby, Specialized Stumpjumper Pro XC (FSR?)

Don't get out enough, too many 914's, sounds familiar?

Posted by: gopack Jul 23 2006, 05:28 PM

Finally had time to pipe in. Always had nice bikes, and like riding, but I keep getting fatter and lazier! Like feeding strawberries to a pig as my old boss usesd to say.
Current bikes:

Zaskar LE with misc components (all mid-grade) and interesting fork. A nolean with a battery powered smart shock. An old roommate sold it to me after a racing season!


My ride, a mid 90's Specialized Allez, all Campy , and good enough for me.


and my wife's ride. last year she said she needed a lighter bike so i bought her a nice fondriest frame. Monumental SAT with mostly Campy components! I have frame envy!


We took our longest ride of the year today, 21 MILES! go baby GO!

Posted by: MattR Jul 23 2006, 05:43 PM

That Fondriest frame is sweet! Thats only the second one I've seen... I really like the design.

I've been cycling for just a few months now and I have my UC Irvine team frame on order now (Lemond). I'll end up swapping all my Dura-ace components on it and riding.

Its cool to see so many 914ers on bikes!

Posted by: gopack Jul 23 2006, 05:47 PM

my bike came with some cheap campy, and my wifes hands are to smal to shift to the big chainring with STI, so i gave her campy shifters and derailluers! Got a good deal on the frame for her, $1200 or so delivered....Now i am lusting after a new frame for me after watching the TOUR! I...... must...... stop .....my .....self!


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Posted by: slapshot914 Jul 24 2006, 04:04 PM

Two bikes for me, a Centurion LeMans LS 12 speed that I still ride on the road. Great bike, lighter than most aluminum frames. Nothing like a steely when you're a bit bigger than the riders in the Tour. Mountain bike is a Gary Fisher HooEKoo Grateful Dead special edition. Bought just before Jerry left. Probably ought to wrap it up and store it, but I'd rather ride.




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Posted by: turboman808 Jul 24 2006, 04:08 PM

Is that the new cervelo soloist? I'm thinking of getting one this winter. I've put about 30k on my bianchi and it's not quite as good as it once was.

I haven't even riden my cervelo P3 2000 miles yet and I have had it for 3 years. It's scary fast and rather dangerous.

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jul 24 2006, 06:10 PM

that looks like the new soloist. Our team almost did a total team deal on those but the guy doing the oredering dropped the ball and we ended up with silver CAAD 8 Cannondales. They are really nice, stiff and beautiful but that soloist is really something special. The bike I want after the tour is the BMC Pro Machine . The top girl in northwest collegiate racing rode one and it was really cool to see in person. the way the stays are done is something else, oh and landis rode it .

Anyway sweet bikes guys, you know what could be fun would be to have an event that was a ride and drive. Bring the bikes and bring the cars That could be a lot of fun.
Eric

Posted by: seanery Jun 26 2007, 10:45 AM

searching for info on frames, I came across this thread again. Our circus schedule is somewhat lighter during the summer so I bought a bike to keep me busy on the road.

It's a Specialized Shark. I think they made them only in 2006.

Here's a pic of what it looked like when I got it.
Since then I've replaced:

Crank with a Truvative Fire SS
BB with a Truvative BB
Saddle with a Brooks B66
Pedals with Powergrips
Tires with Vredestein city tire
oh, yeah, I added a RatFink bell, too!

I'm building a set of wheels with a track hub.

It's been fun riding again. I've been riding from the hotel to the arena and also cruising the town and longer fitness rides. I'm sure I look funny on a cruiser, but it's a comfy ride - especially with the Brooks, and it's helped me get back on a bike. I'm looking to build a cyclocross bike now. I think that would be another great choice for me while I'm on tour.


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Posted by: Demick Jun 26 2007, 11:06 AM

Good timing on the revival of this thread. TDF starts in a week and a half...... in England of all places.......

Posted by: Eric Taylor Jun 26 2007, 11:28 AM

Sean - FIXIE

Posted by: xperu Jun 26 2007, 12:21 PM

I ride a Trek 1400 and a Specialized Rock Hopper

Posted by: Blood red 914-6gt Jun 26 2007, 12:28 PM

Nice bikes. I had a custom scott that I shelled out a ton of money for. The first week I had it I was riding in Seattle and a car turned into me. I was fine, but they ran over my bike After the insurance finally paid up it was winter. I bought some 914 stuff and still need to replace the bike .

Posted by: grantsfo Jun 26 2007, 12:42 PM

I just bought two K2 Astral 4.0 hybrids for my wife and I to start getting back into casual road riding.

Posted by: dflesburg Jun 26 2007, 01:28 PM

I run. Like Forest Gump.

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Jun 26 2007, 02:34 PM

My current Specialized CrossRoads hybrid bike




and what I'd like to eventually get


or this one

Posted by: rjames Jun 26 2007, 03:17 PM

Zipp wheels score big points for their trick factor, but their customer service is crap. Plus they often are priced higher than any bike you'd put them on.

Those are gret looking time trial bikes though...

Posted by: Scott Carlberg Jun 26 2007, 04:26 PM

+ the bike has MY name on it!!!

Posted by: orthobiz Jun 26 2007, 05:28 PM

Wow! There was a guy at Stony Brook University, New York with a Dawes back in 73, 74. Had a limp with a cane. Pretty blue, AFAIK.

Couldn't be you, could it?

Paul

Posted by: Blood red 914-6gt Jun 26 2007, 05:51 PM

The first Scott is what my bike looked like. It was a very nice bike for the 200 or so miles I put on it. You should see what happens to a carbon fiber frame when a car runs over it though

Posted by: northern chris Jun 26 2007, 07:25 PM

Lets see how many ride a Sekine (vintage mid-70's to match the teener). Likely only the Canadians can relate to the model.

I put +1000 miles per year on my Sekine SHT

http://cansekine.tripod.com/

Posted by: xitspd Jun 26 2007, 07:49 PM

Giant x 2

Dan


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Posted by: Dr. Roger Jun 26 2007, 08:25 PM

31cc's of raging fury.

index finger throttle.

coincidentally, a BMX bicycle foot peg thread is the same thread as a ryobi weed whacker crank output shaft. who would have thought?




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Posted by: degreeoff Jun 26 2007, 08:29 PM

Heres my cycle....

Posted by: STL914 Jun 26 2007, 10:26 PM

I started riding again last year after dragging my old 10 speed Huffy mountain bike out of the garage. That heavy steel frame got old mighy fast so after selling a set of Chromies, I bought this last fall; a Trek 3700.




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Posted by: john rogers Jun 26 2007, 11:17 PM

I used to race quite a bit but that was 20 years and 45 pounds ago! Still have most of the hardware, a Vitus glued aluminum frame with Campy Super Record bits I bought in France and Italy before the frames were allowed to be imported. Still have the Benotto track bike I won my first race with, beating Bob Zumwalt at the San Diego Velodrome one Sat night in July of 1983. My daughter still has her matching pair (road and track) bikes built by Bill Holland (yes that Holland) with a really nice Shimano Dura Ace indexed shifter system that was used by the old 7-11 cycling team. That was before he thought of the first name for his frames, which I think was originally Sceptre? But I got tired of the 400 to 450 mile training weeks to stay competitive against the other vetran riders and burned out! Racing the 914 is much easier now!

Posted by: john rogers Jun 27 2007, 09:32 PM

Here are a couple of picts of me, around 1983 or so. The trophy pict is in Ensenada MX and shows junior, senior and veteran class winners. The other is at the start of a race in Balboa Park, San Diego CA.


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Posted by: john rogers Jun 27 2007, 09:35 PM

Here's a couple more oldies. Can anyone guess who is in the picts? Both riders arte/were very famous. One was a multiple Iron Man winner and the fastest cyclist alive one time and the other was on the 1984 US olympic team, shown at the road race at the Los Angeles olympics.


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Posted by: MrZir Jun 28 2007, 05:23 PM

I have a mid to late 60's Schwinn Varsity to! It was my father's back in college. Mine is all stock and weighs 35-40 lbs before I put a kid in the child seat on the back.

Posted by: SGB Jun 28 2007, 06:04 PM

I remember when the Paramount was THE bicycle- not that I had one...

Posted by: grantsfo Jun 28 2007, 06:37 PM

John Howard in the first one. Alexi Grewal with Greg Lemond on his wheel.

Posted by: john rogers Jun 28 2007, 09:12 PM

Whoa, that's pretty good but the second rider isn,'t Lemond as they would not let him on the US cycling team in 84 for the olympics. If I rememeber correctly he had already turned pro in France and the ban on pros at the olympics had not been lifted. I hear Alexi is doing some racing in Colorado with other old guys..... The pict of John Howard was taken at the UCSD race which was on campus, about 2 mile course and had a terrible up hill finish. I came in 8th or 9th that year.

Posted by: jaminM3 Jun 28 2007, 09:13 PM

I ride a Santa Cruz Heckler with XT on trails and a BMC Road Racer with Dura-Ace on the roads. I would love to ride the BMC more, but a couple cyclist die every year from distracted drivers. I just ride centuries and canyons on the road bike.

I will ride trails ranging from 6 miles to 25 miles on my Heckler depending on time available.

All the cyclists going to Red Rocks should bring their bikes. Moab has some of the best Mountain biking in the country. Plenty of places rent bikes too.

Posted by: grantsfo Jun 28 2007, 11:52 PM

Yeah I wasnt sure about the that second guy being Lemond - have to admit he looks similar. I have ridden with most of those guys when I was a Junior and Senior 1. Mostly Criteriums. I would just wave bye bye in road races and hang out with my track homies and turn them into social events. Remember Dave Grylls - Olympic Pursuit rider? He and I would joke about climbing like turtles and descending like stones. He and I road together for 75 miles in a road race stage in Santa Cruz around UCSC. Climbers broke apart the pack and we would catch the people falling off the back on downhill sections - it was hilarious as we were literally dropping people on downhill. He said he had never ridden with somone who could desend as fast as him - I took it as one of the best compliments in my cycling career as I was a 1st year Senior at the time.

Did you ever get up to Central or Nor Cal? I rode Hollywood Criterium once and competed in Track Nationals in San Diego in the early 80's. My sister also was two time Junior National Road Champion think she won Nats in San Diego if I remember right

Posted by: john rogers Jun 29 2007, 05:12 PM

Wow that is some old stuff. We had the LaJolla Cycling Club (now defunct) and had Mark Gorski as a member as well as some other pros that raced in europe mostly. I was NEVER a climber, but I sure could suck up to a wheel and then spring on the last lap!!!! The LA clubs back then were the LS Wheelmen, Cyclo Vets and some others I can't remember any longer. Our daughter Lisa won a bunch of titles too but now pulls the grand kids around in a buggy!

Posted by: bishbosh77 Jun 30 2007, 02:47 PM

WOW

How have you atached the bikes to the car??

Posted by: brp914 Jun 30 2007, 06:13 PM

Current bike Specialized Alez Comp/shimano ultegra. Very good, although I still break spokes on it. Hopefully this aluminum alloy is more durable than my last Klein frame. I was riding one day and it felt weird. I got off and looked. The frame was cracked nearly in half. Fortunately I didn't discover this while descending a mtn, or something like this could have happened:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3369949313976326999

Posted by: brp914 Jun 30 2007, 06:21 PM

bike

Posted by: army dude Jun 30 2007, 06:40 PM

Well,

I had a Gios Torino with a Campy and Shimano set up back in the late 80's and 90's. I used to race alot back then. Now, nothing, but I am actively looking for a decent bike to hold my large frame - see FAT BASTARD, and get back down to where I should be. Surgery and deployments to Iraq put a damper in those activities.

Stay between the ditches!!

Ian

Posted by: seanery Jul 1 2007, 09:36 AM

brp, I've been reading up on wheelbuilding - gonna do a set soon - and most spoke failures are due to too low spoke tension. Probably from machine-built wheels...get a tensiometer and check tensions, then retention the spokes. A tight wheel is a strong wheel.