The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Young Version]

I'm thinning down my collection and selling most of my stuff for E30 parts. Here are the two I'll never sell.

[LateFan]

That Bianchi is cool - is it old?


Bottecchia


Coppi


Idunno who…but that's steep!

[Young Version]

That Bianchi is cool - is it old?

Yep, it's an '81. Conveniently enough, Bianchi used to label their frames with the month and year they were made. I wish more brands did that!

[jdt10768]

Yep, it's an '81. Conveniently enough, Bianchi used to label their frames with the month and year they were made. I wish more brands did that!

That's a big assed ring up front. Must take a minute to get that thing up to speed!

[Young Version]

That's a big assed ring up front. Must take a minute to get that thing up to speed!

Yeah, it's a 56T :D

I actually never rode it with the 56T/15T combo shown in that picture, since I ended up selling that wheelset (tubulars). I rode with a 21T rear cog, which worked out pretty well for gearing.

Right now I have it built up as a townie with cruiser bars, platform pedals, and 42/21 gearing. Rides nice.

[leegf]

Yep, it's an '81. Conveniently enough, Bianchi used to label their frames with the month and year they were made. I wish more brands did that!

What wheelset and tires do you have on your Pista? I'm looking for old school box section rims myself for my '86. The gunmetal and skinwalls on yours look great.

[Young Version]

What wheelset and tires do you have on your Pista? I'm looking for old school box section rims myself for my '86. The gunmetal and skinwalls on yours look great.

In that photo I was using Mavic GP4 rims (laced to Campy Record Pista hubs) and Tufo tubulars, but I ended up with Sun M13s and Veloflex Master tires:


These tires are AMAZING, but not durable at all. If I were to do it again, I'd probably build a wheelset with H+Son TB14 rims in gunmetal.

[bikerbill2021]

Just picked this guy up for a pretty reasonable deal, I want to get some more cardio into my regime as well as get back into some form of cycling (used to be big into BMW, too much of a pansy now to get back on a 20") figured for the price i couldn't go wrong, I didnt want to buy a high end road bike right off the bat in case i hated it, so this fits the bill nicely

[golde30]

First bike I have purchased since my BMX when I was a kid. Never had a rode bike, but living in the city its the way to go. I compramised an bought a hybrid. So far I'm loving it.

[M-technik-3]

I'd call it a mtn bike with slicks. Nothing wrong with what they are calling hybrids/city these days, I have always had a set of slicks for my mtn bike when I want to ride in the weather.

[golde30]

I'd call it a mtn bike with slicks. Nothing wrong with what they are calling hybrids/city these days, I have always had a set of slicks for my mtn bike when I want to ride in the weather.

Pretty much the case. I want to buy a carbon fork with some more aggressive bars to run with the slicks, and some knobby tires to run with the factory wide ass fork. Makes the bike pretty versatile. I'm not hardcore rider, I usually do 10-20miles rides thru the city.

[kway]

Crazy '88s: My '88 325i carrying my '88 Diamondback Formula One

[Young Version]

Crazy '88s: My '88 325i carrying my '88 Diamondback Formula One

Really cool--I like oddball bikes.

[kway]

^ Thanks! I had one when I was 14 and wrecked it (a precursor to my automotive endeavors, lol). It took me a looong time to track down another one. I'll never let it go.

[FunfGan]

Nothing special, just an old Fuji Triple Butted frame. Picked it up a few months ago, just making small changes to make it more comfortable and to my liking.