The R3V Bicycle Thread

[BlackbirdM3]

Fuck. Shoulda done more research before buying tires. WHY ARE ROAD BIKES SO WEIRD???

Schwinn was being weird. They wanted to be different from everyone else. It was an old school thing. Back in the day you could run into normal sizing for seat posts, stems, bars, forks, and wheels, and you could run into Schwinn sizes that were different, and then there were the French bikes... They were different still. The worst are the French Canadian Schwinns. :loco: They were a combo of French and Schwinn. Good luck finding parts for those odd balls. At least the Peugeots of the '70s and early 80s were French sizes. If you work in a really good shop long enough, you will see pretty much everything. Some of the old school stuff will drive you batty.

Life was much better when the mountain bikes came on the scene. Things began to normalize pretty quickly. When the industry went from 1 inch to 1 1/8 steerer tubes across the board, life became simpler still.

Will

[fryerfighter94]

Schwinn was being weird. They wanted to be different from everyone else. It was an old school thing. Back in the day you could run into normal sizing for seat posts, stems, bars, forks, and wheels, and you could run into Schwinn sizes that were different, and then there were the French bikes... They were different still. The worst are the French Canadian Schwinns. :loco: They were a combo of French and Schwinn. Good luck finding parts for those odd balls. At least the Peugeots of the '70s and early 80s were French sizes. If you work in a really good shop long enough, you will see pretty much everything. Some of the old school stuff will drive you batty.

Life was much better when the mountain bikes came on the scene. Things began to normalize pretty quickly. When the industry went from 1 inch to 1 1/8 steerer tubes across the board, life became simpler still.

Will

It wasn't a schwinn thing. 27 was a standard for a while, its not difficult to find 27'' tires if you go to a decent bike shop.

[e30evolution]

buy me

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/bik/2879981949.html

[lambo]

All done, for now... :D



I will properly rebuild it when I'm back in Colorado and have time to do so. It's so nice to have a bike again...

[Nick_S]

Looks great!!

[kway]

Thought you were going to run tireless, I am disappoint...

Nah, looks good. I dig the old Schwinns.

[e30evolution]

look what just showed up

[JTDay]

^insane.


relevant:

[BlackbirdM3]

look what just showed up

Thats a cool looking frame. I used to know the guy who started Argon 18. He sold the company and went in another direction. I'll be honest, I don't like carbon frames. I just don't trust them any further than I can throw one. Still, it allows the ability to build a cool looking frame.

Looks fast.

Will

[mcskibadee1]

Now this is my kind of thread. I bet I know a couple people on here through cycling. I'm in LA, hit me up for a ride.

My cyclocross


My track frame


My other track, I use this less


My daily roadie


My touring/city bike


Used to ride this until I cracked the TT


Got a couple more in there too

[Brilliantrot 318is]

any vintage BMX guys in this thread? I have a Hutch bike I might be selling if you are interested send me a pm

[xxx-Lost-Soul-xxx]

any vintage BMX guys in this thread? I have a Hutch bike I might be selling if you are interested send me a pm

1997 pre production
specialized fatboy.

1999 fatboy team #675

[steinbachphoto]

look what just showed up

That is sexy. Do you have un proportionate long forearms or are your aero bars just uncut?

[EVillalonRN]

Glendora Mountain Road



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H68jMVfh9K4&hd=1

Just got through editing this. I filmed it up at Glendora Mountain Road in SoCal. I like to shred the canyon on a different vehicle.

[e30evolution]

That is sexy. Do you have un proportionate long forearms or are your aero bars just uncut?

Just not cut yet. Still waiting for my new front derailleur and RTC shifters.