What bikes do we lust over?

I think the craziest bit is the cog for the chain halfway down the frame. I'm assuming it's only purpose is to stop it dragging on the floor!

It must almost ride like a recumbent.

not that crazy, most recumbents have that second sprocket

although recombents are obv ipso facto crazy

I think it is basically a recumbent, only not very. I'd love to have a go on one - does your neck not ache?

i really don't dig on wood or bamboo bikes, but this is really beautiful

http://www.lifelounge.com.au/resources/IMGRELATED/bikes-from-wood-by-jan-gunneweg-3.jpg

http://www.lifelounge.com.au/technology/news/jan-gunneweg-creates-amazing-wooden-bikes.aspx

would imagine those wheels are hella out of balance

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOOK-KG196-DURA-ACE-SELLE-SAN-MARCO-COLLECTORS-ITEM-52-/280725865858?pt=Road_Bikes&hash=item415c90c582#ht_500wt_1117

I don't lust after the cock who's selling that.

haha

nice bike tho. big shimano logos on the levers means team-spec dura-ace bits i think.

http://ebay.klijkens.be/ebay/vintagesf-1317153627-6872.jpg

I am getting very lustful for a steel framed winter training bike. How can I introduce E to the concept of a third bike?

I'm selling a neon pink steel framed concorde, replete w/guards, btw

I really feel like I need late 80s/early 90s neon monstrosity in my life.

I just put a bid on that moser. Recon i can build it out very cheaply with downtube shifters and other stuff from Kaynicks and bicycle heaven.

I've really talked myself into it remembering I have an appropriate stem, chorus crank and brake calipers in my parts bin.

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/bik/2624917761.html

d..damn

duuuuuuude

right? not sure what he means by "fork tuning" tho

http://www.radiantsol.com/store/images/tuning_fork_new.jpg

i think what they mean is that the frame is out of alignment, as is the fork

oh :<

:-/

um, it's a non standard use of "tuning" as i've not heard it used with bikes, but i'm thinking he means high performance upgrades/mods, not frame defects

like import tuning

like, give it lots of carbon doodads and di2, or fork ends out back and flat bars

otoh, his front wheel looks really close to the downtube, the fork looks slightly not quite right.

he's keeping the saddle, watta dick

http://www.bamboobike.co/why/

always reminds me of a tweet from a few weeks ago "I don't ride a bamboo bike, cos my name's not Gilligan"

We were on a ride earlier in the year with a couple on them, they look pretty good, right up until the carbon lugs start delaminating away from the bamboo and the back wheel threatens to drop off.....

get the professor to make you a coconut helmet

there's a local shop here that has a few bikes w/ wooden/bamboo accessories like so:

http://www.woodysfenders.com/images/HomePage_images/Deluxe%207%20Cruiser.jpg

makes me think of wood paneling on a 70s station wagon

a guy i met down here thru a friend built a bamboo CX bike and raced it over the winter. good times.

Got a lot of time for am0n's wood there.

Though I say all this when the truth is I love bombing through town on the lightest bike possible and would be sad and unsatisfied to give it up.

sportin' a woody

dudes
http://www.sixelevenbicycleco.com/journal/filter/uncategorized/san-fransisco-bound-road-classic/

i sorta-know the builder, and can't wait to get one of these Someday

that is so beautiful

maybe after anarchosynicalist revolution you can haz #owsthreadref

anarchocynical thats me /typo

That bike is a thing of beauty.

I have been looking at bikes this evening with potential to buy. I have been looking at kaffenbacks, casserolls, cross checks, pacers and long haul truckers.

love it gbx. sorta like the old raleigh i'm upgrading atm

the brass plate is so cool. curious to see who rips it off first.

esp since someone ripped his other signature thing---badge on the seat tube

That bike is a thing of beauty.

I have been looking at bikes this evening with potential to buy. I have been looking at kaffenbacks, casserolls, cross checks, pacers and long haul truckers.

Check out the all city mr pink

the frameset (v complete) looks esp nice

something ~off~ about bb30s on steel bikes. cool bike tho

That mr pink is a really nice looking bike, yes. Fear it may be out of the price range though. Really want an ex demo kaffenback with ultegra that I've seen, but it's getting the cash together before it gets snaffled that's the issue. Pay rise yesterday has helped this a bit.

congrats!

thanks! see wdybll thread :)

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/6021078608_ed78d53fbd.jpg

so. much. want.

srsly think that will be the replacement to iro. someday.

actually, the carbon fork could be a problem wrt bike racking, as i just throw the front wheel over the bar and hang it.

steel bike pr0n: http://forums.roadbikereview.com/bikes-frames-forks/show-your-steel-frame-bikes-here-243122.html

My own steel bike build is coming on nicely. Dude in Pittsburgh has some age appropriate Roval wheels hitch should set it of nicely. I thought I'd put mainly campy on it but ok school dura-ace is an order of magnitude cheaper.

black-on-black dogma w/ black-label boras and EPS super record thay i saw at a shop just now, bonkers

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/03/shimano-alfine-di2/

p sure I made a crazy post about how rad an IG hub plus electro shifting would be but nooooo you jerks shot me down

who's crazy now?????