The R3V Bicycle Thread

[wworm]

yeah holy moly that looks like a gnarly little section there. ^

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picked up a 2017 specialized fuse last weekend as my entry into the realm of mountain biking. Very very stoked.

[Rob]

I'd need my hiking boots for that!

[Nick_S]

Got out early on the squishy bike today

[Nick_S]

Took a trip down to Sedona, AZ with the lady to get some relief from winter in Colorado. Unreal scenery and great riding.









Brought the BMX too.


Had to stop for a little photo shoot in Monument valley!

Apparently my photo's didn't show up so I'll try this again.

















Hope those work this time.

-Nick

[wworm]

Hey thanks man. Finally getting a thomson x2 stem for it which was the last piece of the puzzle. Will post better/less blown out pics of it soon.

[leegf]

I made a bike in Japan and I'm getting into road cycling. Riding around the bay area means every ride has a gnarly climb and an even gnarlier descent and with this bike and its twitchy front end its wicked fun.

This looks so proper. Kudos.

[leegf]

my favorite

That looks like fun

[Rob]

my favorite

[LateFan]

Just slightly disorganized and unclear lol

I don't think so! Crisp and smart.

[wworm]

I just realized there's a link in there - those pics are fantastic! I love this. Those frame jigs are very cool - all you need are the secret Italian head tube angles!

So is it all hand filing to get from the heavy brazed joint to smooth and faired? Do the tubes warp at all from the heat? You have that brake bridge / seat stay fork sitting right on the tire, don't you.

The links at the bottom are all your work? Very nice. I love the idea / fabrication / prototype process.

Hey thanks man! Lots of hand shaping each joint. I'm working on reverse engineering those jigs to make one myself. (one of our teachers spoke english and is sending me the files of them so I can make them here in the states)
Next frame I build will probably use a few more lugs to save some time hand filing the brass fillets.
And yeah, they warp a bit here and there, takes years to master fillet brazing to the point where you barely warp the tubes during the process. We used a big alignment table to check/fix everything after each brazing session.

Ha! yeah that wishbone seat stay is CLOSE. I wanted it to be tight, but I filed a liiiiitttle too much off one of the stays and had to even it out. Looks rad, but is definitely a little silly haha.

I'm a designer (graduated 2 yrs ago) and thats a working version of my portfolio so yes, all work on that site is mine. Just slightly disorganized and unclear lol

[LateFan]

beta from the sulphur mines -
Thank you. We love this bike, and 4 family members have personal ties to it. I love old cars with some age and wear - I just haven't seen it in a while and it looks pretty sad. Mostly concerned about rust spots in the paint nicks.

Some things I'd like to fix, too....The braking sucks. It has cheap used brake levers mismatched with old Campy brakes, whose pad mounting holes have been filed to match the rim dimension of a modern 700 wheel. So I think the leverage is all wrong - you have to just stand on it and wait to stop. Imagine it in the rain!

You know how they always tell you to change your chain and your cassette rings so the wear is matched, and check your chainrings on the crank? Well this thing has perfectly half-circled teeth on the original chainring from all those years and rain and grit. So you just live with pretty good shifting and enjoy it. I never noticed it skipping.

[LateFan]

I made a bike in Japan and I'm getting into road cycling..

I just realized there's a link in there - those pics are fantastic! I love this. Those frame jigs are very cool - all you need are the secret Italian head tube angles!

So is it all hand filing to get from the heavy brazed joint to smooth and faired? Do the tubes warp at all from the heat? You have that brake bridge / seat stay fork sitting right on the tire, don't you.

The links at the bottom are all your work? Very nice. I love the idea / fabrication / prototype process.

[beta14ok]

My old Gitane TdF. Reynolds 531 frame, Stronglight crank, Simplex derailleur.
This bike has been in the family since 1973. My wife's brothers bought two of them new, one is gone. They rode them for many years as teenagers and college age. This one ended up in CO where it at some point got straight bars, a big coil-spring seat, fenders, and was a commuter. I was in Seattle and wanted to buy or build up a bike, so he sent me the frameset. I scrounged up used and vintage parts to make it back into a road bike. Used Campy brakes (they are filed up to fit a 700 wheel ??), used bars and cheap brake levers, a new Campy record seat post, and I had a local Seattle shop build the Campy / Mavic wheels. Has the original crank and chainrings. Fatty Clement tires now.............................

I love this bike! A treasure!

I'd keep the look and just make sure it stays mechanically sound, upgrade parts when necessary, but leave the frame majestic in it's historical spendor!

[JasonC]

Fiancée and I picked up some cruisers. Nothing special just $100 Wal-Mart bikes. I couldn't leave mine alone. Added some doodads and whitewalls to mine. We figured it would be a nice way to get out and get some exercise.

[ST1G]

But it only has...one gear...

BTW, we're trying to teach ourselves to say "Boy-see" instead of "Boyzzee."

Its a hard habit to kick. Its nice because I can spot a transplant right off the bat