The R3V Bicycle Thread

[Dussen]

Very nice machine....quality build[emoji1474]


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Thanks, this is my first build and hopefully not the last. I really had fun picking everything out and getting it all put together.

Dussen where did you get that e30 neon sign?! that thing is awesome!

The sign was custom built. It's not mine. The garage is my good friends AAA325is.



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[Nesset]

Bought new tires for the hoopty.

25mm 700c Continental Gatorskins

[LateFan]

Toe straps? Are you in the Olympics? Do you have a death wish?

[Nesset]

Toe straps? Are you in the Olympics? Do you have a death wish?

All of the above. ^

I actually bought it off some college student and haven't really ridden it at all yet. Definitely getting rid of them. Plus, the pedals are white. No idea what he was thinking with the color mixture there on a black and red frameset.

[yngtmr]

Here's my 1984-ish pogliaghi race bike with the retinato pattern on the frame. i built a set of rims on the original campagnolo hubs to run clinchers and have really loved this bike. I had dreams of getting a roof rack for my '84 eta and putting it on but now I'm toying with the idea of selling it because it just gathers dust at the moment

[IMG]image2 by maguireshea, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]POG by maguireshea, on Flickr[/IMG]

[Nesset]

That's a gorgeous bike. Must be a blast to ride. How big is the frame?

[M-technik-3]

Here's my 1984-ish pogliaghi race bike with the retinato pattern on the frame. i built a set of rims on the original campagnolo hubs to run clinchers and have really loved this bike. I had dreams of getting a roof rack for my '84 eta and putting it on but now I'm toying with the idea of selling it because it just gathers dust at the moment

[IMG]image2 by maguireshea, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]POG by maguireshea, on Flickr[/IMG]

Well get out and ride it, great time of year to be riding.

[LateFan]

Nice paint scheme. Looks a bit like my old white Gitane with chrome.

Also..nice boat in the background!

EDIT re: riding weather. I feel bad I've driven to work three days in a row - it is pouring rain here! Yike.

[LateFan]

Georgetown / DC

[M-technik-3]

Not M street, no bar's and beer bottles oh wait it doesn't look quite how I remembered.

[LateFan]

M St is all rich girls in Range Rovers shopping, isn't it?

I think it's up the hill in the old town. My son went to American for a year, took my old bike. My wife's older brother bought that bike new in 1973. Columbus 531, nice ride. Stronglight crankset. Has thousands of miles on it. It's lived in MT, CO, Seattle, both coasts, rode over the Continental Divide many times, been a town bike with a coil spring seat, back to a road bike with used Campy bits and new wheels, and I commuted for several years in Seattle with it in the rain. Now it's in Bozeman MT at med school.

That little oval orange sticker at the back of the top tube is from Wright Bros Cycle Works in Seattle...it says "Eat, Shift, and Die."

[yngtmr]

That's a gorgeous bike. Must be a blast to ride. How big is the frame?

Thanks, I believe its a 52 cm. its the bike that made me love road biking. Maybe one of these days ill enter it in the pogliaghi registry.

[M-technik-3]

Anybody ride rollers anymore? I was kicking the idea of picking up a used set of Keitler's or Minoura's from local craigslist. Used to have some and the fact that the bike moves on them made stationary riding that much more enjoyable.

[kway]

Yup, I've had a trutrainer for the past few years. It was spendy, but I feel I've gotten my money's worth. I have it set up in a spare room with a dedicated bike ready to go so I can hop on easily anytime without making a big production of it.

Nice thing about the trutrainer is that it has an internal flywheel so you can coast (briefly) if you need to. I'll jump on and do 30-45 minutes of intervals and not get bored, just have some podcasts going in the background. Being up on the bike and actually riding it keeps it interesting. When I want to get really fancy I set up right in front of the flat screen on the wall with YouTube training videos playing. I forget the username, but theirs are really well done; almost feels like being in the group ride with them.

[Dussen]

Yup, I've had a trutrainer for the past few years. It was spendy, but I feel I've gotten my money's worth. I have it set up in a spare room with a dedicated bike ready to go so I can hop on easily anytime without making a big production of it.



Nice thing about the trutrainer is that it has an internal flywheel so you can coast (briefly) if you need to. I'll jump on and do 30-45 minutes of intervals and not get bored, just have some podcasts going in the background. Being up on the bike and actually riding it keeps it interesting. When I want to get really fancy I set up right in front of the flat screen on the wall with YouTube training videos playing. I forget the username, but theirs are really well done; almost feels like being in the group ride with them.

Do you have a picture of your setup?


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