brigdestone XO-2

waiting for the challenge....

stupor bike

novara transfer 2009

compare and contrast for 40 points

she wants this bike....

what i don't like about it;

• front rack mounted on cantilever studs
• why no internal 7 speed?
• drive train
• shifters
• seat
• no full-on chain guard, wrap the whole thing front to back
  

what's okay, i guess.

• 700 c tires
• fenders

ms. Northrup's schwinn 3 speed

the day she bought she was out on a ride with friend. some shop out on hiawatha ave(i don't advertise for free), it starts with a C. nicely restored, all the parts work. more about the day she bought it, riding one bicycle and she buys another. when she gets home tells me,

'we're going out to pick-up my cruiser later, take a look at my new bike'

yellow is a nice color. i would like to build a set of alloy wheels to replace the steel wheels, the chrome is nice, but heavy. need a floor pump for schrader tubes and the shop would be complete.

swedish bikes i don't own

somehow i'll get one for my wife. the scandinavian style of riding does not involve spandex.
she's been there and done that, riding from mpls to chicago with the gay parade(aids ride'97) cured her of any desire to ride a road bicycle anymore. was it the 2nd degree sunburn or the dehydration or the cramping muscles, whatever it was road bikes make her shudder.

anyways here's the link: http://www.skeppshult.se/

peugeot UX-10

not a px-10 but the same frame with downgraded parts. my brother in law gave it to me to fix up. all original parts and a little bit abused. the imitation brooks leather saddle was shot, it was nice once i bet. it had the 'sipped' chrome rims, indents so the brakes would work in the rain. i've got it broken down and i poached a few parts for other projects. most notable, the mafac 'racer' brakes are on my cyclocross bike. we'll get this restored sometime in the next 5 years.

Go buy a lime green bike

I've been riding my Rollo to work quite a bit lately. My Rollo is a 7 speed internal. The single speeds with the bigger gears are hard on my knee. Mark at Hiawatha Cyclery gave me a set of Kenda mountain bike tires that still have a lot of life left in them. This baby is a commuting monster.

work bike

[no picture please]

fixed gear for ease of maintenance or freewheel if i care to set that up. schwinn letour II frame, 56 cm, nice bars(there's a story here), centerpull front caliper. wheels are needed; 27" in the front, rear wheel is roached.

this bike is a progression from something i found on the street, i'm a scrapper. the fork was tweaked a little when i got it, replaced it in '95. i had it set-up as road bike for a while, rode it in one race. switched it over to a single speed in 2000.

the future: i would like to get a new rear wheel built for a 7 speed freewheel. give it back downtube shifters, 105 transmission. different bars too.

jamis aurora

this one is technically my wife's bike. she 'let's' me; set it up, ride it and do all the maintenance, when she feels like riding though i have to return it to a commuter again. i put the rear rack on( w/ bags) re-mount her seat, and adjust to her specifications.

in the mean time i ride it on the road/paths and use it to drag the trailer with the children. last year i set it up for cyclocross and used it for a particularly hilly course. i like gears sometimes, i might use it for endurance events in the spring, wide tires, comfortable seat, lights and big toolkit, that's what i'll need for an unsupported 105 mile randonnee.

specs: stock gearing 3 up front, 8 in the rear, sora group, cantilever brakes, bell lap cx bars, 700x26 tires.

fox on the run

the meister

this is the meister, i bought the frame for 20 bucks. i like old frames for cyclocross and single speed conversions, the key is the semi-horizontal drop-outs in the rear. i have tried to track down the name/brand, the closest thing is a ski clothing manufacturer. i assume it was imported in the 70's/80's from japan or taiwan and labeled by the importer.

it has mafac 'racer' centerpull brakes, modolo levers, the bars are wrapped with bennetto 'cello' tape. the rear hub is a flip/flop fixed and freewheel compatible, the rear rim is a campagnolo mockva '80, it has ritchey cyclocross tires. the gearing is 38X16, the crank is 170 mm, i ride with standard pedals.

i'm taking it out for ride now.