Hey gang, I noticed a few bikes in the backrounds of some pics...
Ive been building bikes out of spare parts for ever, just seeing who else might be into it.
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heres my last fix/ss
Norco frame 10$
parts from a Raleigh road bike whos frame was too tall for me, 15$
misc new parts, tires/tubes/etc, ~45$
then wrecked it
Im building a bmx now. no pic yet but
GT fork/neck/headset
mongoose bar
some random frame I found, literally
havent decided on BB/crank/wheels yet, still shopping for closeouts, or deciding if what I found in the frame is salvageable, prob is.
and building a cruiser, going to make it a alley cat bike
its all huffy now but needs a new headset/bars and crank
Ive got a sweet 80's panasonic road bike i ride to school sometimes. ill get a pic of it later. I also have a gary fisher tassajara with a few upgrades and more on the way.
I want a fixie I want to build a frame from scratch too but i'd need to know how to weld (and own a welder) for that one
Anyway, I just own a black/black Haro Mirra 540 Air right now, and sorta have possession of an older (70s or 80s) red Nishiki, I'd covert to to a fixed gear but it's really my dads so I can't mess with it
I haven't been following much on these new disc brakes how are they compaired to the rubber pads. Like stopping and holding power.. less effort or more?
I've got...
Look carbon fiber road bike (all Shimano components)
Cannondale road bike (all Shimano components)
K2 Triathlon/time trial bike
Look road bike (all Compagnalo components)
Old Proflex full suspension cross country mountain bike
New KHS Freeride frame built from the ground up with hand picked All-Mountain components
I sold a pretty cool Robinson last summer
Dad has some $5k Seven that's fun to ride around
THIS was my sweetest bike, rode it even when I'm double the weight limit (80 lbs ha). Kind of like a BMX Miata
Looking for an expert cruiser or something when I have a buck or two to spare
This is an awesome thread! I used to be into road bikes when I was a kid... Had a Bianche that was set up with tons of nice parts. My dad was really into it and had a basement full of parts, mostly Italian race goodies that he spent a lot of time and money on acquiring. I haven't got one right now, but I think it's going to be my next investment after I find a new job.
I had a Schwinn Predator and the whole checkered pad set and 3 piece crank, etc.
I remember how cool it was back in the day when all these cool bikes were coming out like HARO, GT, Mongoose, Diamond Back, Redline, Hutch, Kuwahara, etc.
Then I went and saw E.T. and the kids were riding all these cool bikes.
This was before freestyle was really mainstream, so the most "tricks" I ever did were bunny hops, endoes, and tabletops, et al. Hell, there wasn't such a thing as axle pegs yet!
Thanks for the flashback to my childhood.
Man, I need to go and dig out all my old issues of BMX Action!! LOL!
I just bought a Diamond Back OutLook and I love it, it is a great beginners bike. My problem is transporting it. I got the Bell trunk mount rack but it sits on the lip of my bumper right under the license plate and causes it to bow and also i have a problem of the front fork scraping the heck out of the front bumper. What kind of rack does everyone use. I would just cram it in the passenger seat but my girlfriend has a Reliegh (sp) that she rides so I need to be able to carry two bikes and two people. Any suggestions.
I just got my latest project in the mail this afternoon.
I got it on Ebay for $90 shipped. It's a Peugeot Carbolite 103. Now that I'm living in the city it will be great to get around on a bike again. I used to have like 13 different bikes and can't wait to get it together.
It has fenders and a rack. It also has a pair of lights, brake light and "Le Mans" yellow headlight, that run off a generator so the faster you pedal the more light is beamed out.
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