Thread: Cyclists Anonymous

Received the 18 x A3 1:50000 topographical maps that I need to use for my race in June.
Going to be spending the next couple of months studying them in conjunction with Google Maps.

Here's an example..

Collected this Revelate Pika yesterday. Construction is top notch!

A gift from a friend's husband to me. A British Eagle Touristique from circa 1981.

I've been wanting a classic road bike for a while now. Thanks to some awesome generosity I now have one. �� can't wait to put some miles on it.

I recently decided I've gotta do better and get some exercise in my life. So, today I went out for a real bike ride on the roads around town (well real for me). It was 15miles and half of it was very uphill, so I feel very good

Here's the bike - an old GT and behind is the bike-shaped-object I have after my Trek was stolen:

Originally Posted by Bonbon

Have anybody used brooks saddle? I put one this season, haven't tried more than few hundred kilometers but I loved them. They are heavy but comfortable

Originally Posted by gugi

I recently decided I've gotta do better and get some exercise in my life. So, today I went out for a real bike ride on the roads around town (well real for me). It was 15miles and half of it was very uphill, so I feel very good

Here's the bike - an old GT and behind is the bike-shaped-object I have after my Trek was stolen:

15 miles and half of it very uphill .......... you're already in pretty good shape, knowing where you reside.

I try to commute a few times a week to work on my bike. The ride one way is 16.9 miles one way so I can get a little over 33 miles out of a trip. The fortunate thing is that I can ride all but 1.5 miles of that on a bike trail. I have a rack on the back that I carry my laptop in one bag and I carry my cloths for the day in the other bag. Since it was once a railroad grade the ups and down are at a minimum.

The only big hill I have (big relative to the area) is on a side trail I take in the last 4 miles which is good because my bags add about an extra 20 pounds to the bike. I have a new Garmin that now keeps track of everything - seen below.

My bike is a Specialized Allez from around 2003 or 2004 - with more miles than I can remember.

Some very nice bikes Gents.

As mentioned in the Today's Workout Thread, I basically have re-built my On-One Scandal.
It was a parts special that I had lying around when I built it up to 1x9 quite a few years ago but I've now replaced the rims, brakes and the drivetrain to a 1x10. I grabbed the drivetrain from my Trail bike which hasn't been used in ages. So it's basically a "new" bike.

I'll take some photos soon.

My new freebie clunker for work. I think i am the 3rd owner of this $80 bike.
It needed new rear brakes, i had some pads but the bolts weren't long enough so I improvised:

It turns out that the old pads that had studs are the same thread so now they are wing bolts ☺. I just peeled off most of the old pad and bent the steel support.
Good enough for my needs.