The R3V Bicycle Thread

[AWDBOB]

the first bike I ever built a frame for was a fat bike. Super hilarious to ride. Cant help but smile at how stupid and fun the big tires are. If I lived where it snowed I'd totally have a fat bike in my quiver haha (my mtb is a 27.5+ hardtail so I'm basically there)

I can't wait to be able to ride in the snow with this thing. It's crazy how much the wheels/tires weigh.

The setup that comes on the NT Express:

Tubes: 1200g
Tires: 3300g
Rims: 1660g
Front hub: 219g
Rear hub: 421g
64 spokes/nipples: 382g

7182g (15.8lbs)

Just going to a lighter tire and running tubeless would save almost 5lbs (2120g).

Doing a DT Swiss BR2250 wheelset (2228g/set), converting to tubeless, and switching to "Jumbo Jims" (2380g/pr) would bring all of that down to 4608g (~10.1lbs).

27.5+ is an awesome setup. Although I've never ridden a plus bike, I've heard great things. My main bike (Epic, XC geometry 29er) isn't very forgiving and thus I have been itching to make the switch to something a little more relaxed with more travel. The 27.5+ stuff always comes up in my research.

[wworm]

the first bike I ever built a frame for was a fat bike. Super hilarious to ride. Cant help but smile at how stupid and fun the big tires are. If I lived where it snowed I'd totally have a fat bike in my quiver haha (my mtb is a 27.5+ hardtail so I'm basically there)

[AWDBOB]

I entered fatbike land today. I needed something to ride in the snow, didn't want to pay a Trek/Specialized premium, but still wanted reliability. After much research, I pulled the trigger on a Motobecane Night Train (Link).

It was $1400 after a discount and is packed with high quality components. The frame is made at the same factory in Taiwan as most other big bike companies. The thing was 10x nicer than I thought it'd be.

Untitled by Bobbie Morrone, on Flickr

[wworm]

so tempting ^

might be worth it to post them on sffixed even though the forums pretty dead

[BlackbirdM3]

Anyone need a frameset? I've got three that need new homes.

Time VXRS Translink 58 CM Frame, fork HS, seatpost. $300
Klein Aura X Frame 58 cm, fork, headset. $300
Unlabeled raw aluminum 56 cm frame. Looks like it could be a Somec. Italian threaded BB. Frame, Reynolds Ouzo pro and Cane Creek HS. $200.

Why am I selling them? The Time is too flexible for me. Its a great frame, but I need more top tube diameter. The Klein, the bottom bracket is too low, I keep striking pedals/shoes hard. The random Aluminum frame, because its a little too small and I just can't make it work.

Will

[LateFan]

What the hell was this guy thinking...or looking at?!

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2018/11/29/dutch-rail-cyclist-near-miss-orig-vstan-bdk.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/

[beta14ok]

^ +1

Beauty! I love the fully functional survivors.

[LateFan]

^^ That red one's cool!

Here's my ancient Gitane TdF.
I just had it gone over as a going away present for my son, who's off to the big city for med school. The years and weather have taken their toll on this sweet old bike. Chips and rust spots.

We put on all new cables and housings, rebuilt the calipers (the brakes were so shitty), rotated the bars and levers up to level, adjusted the shifting, just general tune-up. New pads, tires, metal fenders, brake hoods, missing derailleur lift pin. Put fatty 28s on it for rain and commuting - just barely clear the fenders and brakes.

He put the Brooks saddle on it - present from his uncle. He's been riding it for almost 10 years.



My wife's brothers bought two of these new in 1973 - this one made it somehow. It's gone from MT to CO, was disassembled then made into a town bike, the frameset shipped to Seattle where I built it back into a road bike with some vintage Campy and bike swap junk, commuted for many years in the rain, went on some tours, back to MT, out to DC, back to WA, back to MT, and now it's heading back to WA. A lot of miles on that bike.

It's a Reynolds 531 frameset, original Stronglight crank and Huret(?) derailleurs, Campy brakes and seat post, junk levers, Look pedals, Campy hubs with Mavic rims, and a pointy Pivo stem.

Still useful and fun to ride! What's left of that orange oval sticker on the top tube says Eat, Shift, and Die!

[e30tru]

^ that things pretty sweet. What size?

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[wworm]

^ that things pretty sweet. What size?

[e30tru]

Anyone interested? I’ve owned this bike for about 10 years and now it just sits and collects dust.


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[Nick_S]

Last weekend of lift access DH riding for the year. It was a sloppy mess of a good time.

[LateFan]

Oh, sorry, not mine! I wish!

I saw it posted - a guy in TX just bought it.

[beta14ok]

^ ++++++ So sweet. Congrat's if it's now yours.

[LateFan]

Just ran across this classic..

1968 Colnago Super

I learned these bikes came only through Velosport bike shop in Berkeley. This is before Colnago started using the clubs cut-out on the lugs as his trademark. The cut-outs on this bike were a tribute to the three-leaf lily shaped lugs used by Gloria Bicycles, where Colnago apprenticed in the late 40s.

I love the drilled-out chain ring.