The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Restoman]

^^^ I like it. Too bad it wasn't good enuf for the kid...

I just got this pic from my son. Decided to drive three hours, then ride his bike up the Going-to-the-Sun-Road in Glacier National Park. 3500 foot climb. Logan Pass is the top. Not open to cars yet, but they let hikers and bikes on the highway until it's fully cleared, which might be June - some years it's early July. Not much snowpack this year.

Water on the road, rocks, you might get lucky and get hit by a spring snowslide...

Found a place to camp, only because it's too early for tourists and the pass is closed.

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So jealous. I hope my boys grow up to go off and do fun stuff like that.

[LateFan]

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[leegf]

^^^ looks sweet.

[yungmike]

While the e30 was on jackstands briefly today, i went out on a parts run on this fly girl.

[LateFan]

^^^ I like it. Too bad it wasn't good enuf for the kid...

I just got this pic from my son. Decided to drive three hours, then ride his bike up the Going-to-the-Sun-Road in Glacier National Park. 3500 foot climb. Logan Pass is the top. Not open to cars yet, but they let hikers and bikes on the highway until it's fully cleared, which might be June - some years it's early July. Not much snowpack this year.

Water on the road, rocks, you might get lucky and get hit by a spring snowslide...

Found a place to camp, only because it's too early for tourists and the pass is closed.

[shameson]

Added another bike to the stable today. 2015 Specialized Hardrock with no miles on it yet. It was special ordered through Specialized to be painted to a Kawasaki green by a guy getting it for his son, but the son hated the color and the bike never left the shop after it came in. Was sitting in the corner and scooped it for a good price. Didnt get a chance to really ride it yet but I plan on it within the next few days.

[LateFan]

Thanks!

EDIT - They are used Chorus 11 shifters, that make a Shimano 10 rear derailleur work with a cool little pulley adapter from England. Shifts great.

Then he can buy cheap 105 cassettes as they wear out.

Also found an FSA very light carbon seat post on ebay last night.

[beta14ok]

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Nice execution on that Serotta!

[LateFan]

My son and I just finished building this. 2002 Serotta steel & carbon. 2007 Campy Record 10 carbon crank. Used Athena shifters. Athena brakes. His old CX seat and post. My old heavy stem. Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur and cassette with shift adapter. Old spd pedals. 18.5 lbs.

[LateFan]

Nope, I just liked the graphics.

[leegf]

^^^ Are you building one?

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[LateFan]

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[LateFan]

^^^ Great idea on the trainer.

Pics -



Local top notch bakery. Every morning this 'bike' delivers to the downtown markets and restaurants for the day (they also have trucks for farther / bigger deliveries).

I rode this once - it is a handful to just go straight!

[beta14ok]

^ LOL....yes it is a tad loosey-goosey as compared to any of my regular road bikes. Absolutely fine for spinning, but would fairly suck for any real-world-out-the-saddle climbing or sprinting. I'm ok if this mongrel never sees real pavement.

[M-technik-3]

New Frankenbike project
I got tired of lugging my road-bike up and down the stairs to use with the trainer, so I re-purposed an old Schwinn frame to serve as a permanent spin-trainer. No brakes and no front derailleur needed. The drive train is a bit of a Frankenstein mix of Campagnolo 8-speed on a American classic hub & wheel, Shimano Ultegra crank w/ a single 53t, and a Suntour friction shift rear derailleur. I works amazingly smooth after a little persuasion. The frame would be pretty wimpy for the road, but the fit is great and the drivetrain works perfectly for a spin-trainer. Using a Cateye Strada for cadence and odo.

How bad does the bottom bracket sway on that sucker... Yipes Least a Mixte has twin horizontal supports.