Hi everybody; I'm new here. This thread seemed as good a place as any to introduce myself and dive in.
I 'only' have 3 bikes (going on 4 when my Sam arrives): a fetishistically over-spec Santa Cruz full boinger that is dreamy for epic singletrack, but virtually useless for anything else. A Lemond Buenos Aires go-fast road ride that I got a screamin' deal on (pity it doesn't fit right). Lastly, I have an 'old' Gary Fisher from '95 that I'm making into a singlespeed pub crawler. My wife is already asking which one I'm planning on getting rid of to make room for the Sam. I just tell her that we have a big garage... For me 4 seems the optimal number... at least until the next bike... Me, I'm an aging bike geek from Seattle. Glad to be here. Shawn On Jan 20, 10:45 am, reynoldslugs <be...@perrylaw.net> wrote: > Lost track on the number a few years ago. Twenty something, I guess. > There was an anecdote on this list, or maybe Classic Rendezvous, about > a fellow who picked up a frame, was hesitant to bring it home and > face cross examination, so he hid it behind one of the walls. I think > he stuck it behind the stove, and forgot it was there. Some months > later the space was sealed off in a remodel, and there the frame > stayed for several years, til it was rediscovered a decade later. > > I moved office space a couple years ago, and found the storage area > included two NOS frames I'd forgotten about- an old Olmo anniversary > edition, and an Orange Rambouillet. > > On Jan 20, 7:05 am, pruckelshaus <pruckelsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have four: > > * Klein mountain bike...honestly, it's never even been really off > > road, but it's perfect for riding around the neighborhood and the bike > > trails with my kids. > > * Rambouillet with Dura Ace 7700 STI triple stuff mostly > > * Specialized Allez steel with downtube shifters and nice, fat > > tubulars for when I want to get kinky > > * "Shopping bike" - Schwinn Prelude frame, parts out of the bin, for > > trips to the store. > > > The "loophole" - a Burly Rock-n-Road tandem that doesn't get ridden > > very much because it just doesn't fit me all that well. I should > > probably sell it. > > > And on deck - I'm building a randonneur style frame, 73 parallel > > angles, 57cm square, 435mm stays, low BB out of Columbus SPX. I've > > got all of the main triangle miters done, will spend this week > > cleaning up the tubes and lugs, and will tack braze it next week. > > This will replace the 60cm Rambouillet, which is "right sized" per > > Riv, but still feels way too big even after a year of riding it. The > > sad thing is, even though this is my first frame, I'm already thinking > > about the second. > > > The only bike I would add to this is a true classic of some > > sort...along the lines of a full NR Paramount, Cinelli Super Corsa, or > > an originally equipped Peugeot PX-10. > > > Pete > > > On Jan 18, 11:37 pm, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > From RR 42beta: > > > > "How many bikes? > > > Seven is good. A beater a bomber, a single-speed, > > > a touring bike, a lightish road bike, a do-all > > > racked and bagged bike, a mixte, a loaner, and > > > a work in progress. Seven? Make it nine." > > > > I LOVE THIS. > > > LOVE. > > > > -sv- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -
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