Challenge: Photos of your bikes

I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads. Walt's recent post has prompted several people to talk about their bikes, but I bet almost

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads. Walt's recent post has prompted several people to

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 10/21/11 1:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads. Walt's recen

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > On 10/21/11 1:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >> >> On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >>> >>> I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who >>> like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y >>> chromosom

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/21/11 1:40 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, L

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Larry Colen > > I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like > things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y > chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 10/21/2011 1:01 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" Subject: Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: On 10/21/11 1:40 PM, Br

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

entaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" >> Subject: Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: >>> >>> On 10/21/11 1:40 PM, Bruce Walke

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Bob W wrote: >> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of >> Larry Colen >> >> I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like >> things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y >> chromosomes, or ma

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 10/21/2011 1:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Bob W wrote: From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percenta

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:57 AM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 10/21/2011 1:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> On Oct 21, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Bob W wrote: >> >>> >>> >> I really need to update the gallery, this is from six years ag

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Hoo boy, don't get me started...! For a family of 5, we have more bikes than ought to be allowed. My husband collects them, sort of... which used to mildly annoy me, until I figured out what's good for the gander is good for the goose ( a little enablement for a happy marriage, right?) He recent

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 21, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: > On 10/21/2011 1:01 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> - Original Message - From: "David J Brooks" >> Subject: Re: Chall

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

I've ridden a bicycle built for two, but never one built for three! That is indeed an unique bike. Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Christine Nielsen wrote: > Hoo boy, don't get me started...!  For a family of 5, we have more > b

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 10:37:25AM -0700, Larry Colen wrote: > So, how about posting photos of your bikes? Here's mine, complete with transporter: http://www.jfwaf.com/PAW/PAW.php?name=PAW0735&style=1&year=ALL -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Kenneth Waller http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller - Original Message - From: "Stan Halpin" Subject: Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes On Oct 21, 2011, at 2:39 PM, Walt Gilbert wrote: On 10/21/2011 1:01 PM, Ken Waller wrote: Kenneth W

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

two unedited shots just taken: what i ride most is an old Miyata touring frame reworked with no front derailleur (so it's a 6-speed); it's littered with top-end components but it's pretty well camouflaged as a junker; i

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Larry Colen wrote: >So, how about posting photos of your bikes? http://www.robertstech.com/galleries/brv2008/bikesontheblueridge.html -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.n

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:37:25 -0700 Larry Colen wrote: > So, how about posting photos of your bikes? > > I suspect that there are some interesting ones owned by the members > of the PDML. nothing very interesting, an off the shelf 2009 cannondale mtb, immediately after i bought it: http://jeyan

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 22, 2011, at 10:01 AM, steve harley wrote: > two unedited shots just taken: > > I love the kitty photobomb :) Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net t

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 22, 2011, at 6:37 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > So, how about posting photos of your bikes? Here are a couple of pics of my most-used bikes, both with stories attached. First my road bike is the second photo on this page: http://www.multi.net.nz/taiaroa/ The aftermath of that ride was good

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

I remembered that there /is/ a photo of me with my Epic mountain bike so I've dug it out. This was taken in 2008, on what may have been its first ride. I'm leaning against the Packhorse Hut which is used as an overnight stay by trampers. http://www.multi.net.nz/epic/ I only have this bike be

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Subash > > So, how about posting photos of your bikes? > > > > I suspect that there are some interesting ones owned by the members > > of the PDML. > > nothing very interesting, an off the shelf 2009 cannondale mtb, > imm

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like > things mechanical.  Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or > maybe something about photography attracts gear heads.  Walt's recent post > has prompte

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> My working bike (as most of you know I'm a bike messenger) is a > Fondriest track bike - single speed, fixed gear, no brakes. Aluminium > frame, carbon fork, handmade in Italy, at about 18 pounds it's not > light but it suits me well. I could shed several pounds if I went for > super lightweigh

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 21, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like > things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or > maybe something about photography attracts gear heads. Walt's recent post > has prompted s

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> My frame is a Bob Jackson custom-built back in the mid-80's. Reynolds > 531c tubing. Ordered at the factory in Leeds, shipped to friends in > London who held it for me until my next trip, then carried back to the > States. Over that winter I ordered and installed the components (mostly > now obs

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 22, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Bob W wrote: >> My frame is a Bob Jackson custom-built back in the mid-80's. Reynolds >> 531c tubing. Ordered at the factory in Leeds, shipped to friends in >> London who held it for me until my next trip, then carried back to the >> States. Over that winter I order

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

My wife snapped this with her camera one morning. This is our typical commute-to-school rig, though the big one has started riding her own bike from time to time. The bike is a Bridgestone MB-2.

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Bob W wrote: > both look really great. Thanks, Bob. Yours looks like a terrific daily commuter. Love that Brooks saddle (it looks like a Brooks, anyway). cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

I have a Fuji Absolute I bought back around 1985 or so; some kind of cheap mountain bike I got for $50.00 from a pawn shop in Kileen, Tx so I'd have some way to get around Ft. Hood before I came home from Desert Storm back in 1991 and a Marin Muirwoods I bought from REI while I was in school in

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

You are truly trying to cause you child's death by embarrassment. Maybe not today, but tomorrow... On 10/22/2011 2:53 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: My wife snapped this with her camera one morning. This is our typical commute-to-school rig, though the big one has started riding her own bike from

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 22, 2011, at 5:53 AM, frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like >> things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or >> maybe something about photogra

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:14 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > You are truly trying to cause you child's death by embarrassment.  Maybe not > today, but tomorrow... Are you making fun of my beer gut? -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA  USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/     __o   _'\<,_  (*)/  (

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > What I don't understand is the functional advantage of riding a fixie. There is none. It's all about looking cool. cheers, frank ps: Serious response tomorrow. ;-) -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept."  -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- P

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Left to my own devices I'd blather on about this bike long enough to fill a small book. I've had it since '79, built it up from a bare frame without forks that fall, rode it in a metric double without a front deraileur in the fall of '80, fixed it up with nicer gear, rode it in the Davis Doub

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

Here´s mine: http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/dagthrane/_DET7364-bike.jpg Used mostly for work, but the buys are getting older and we are moving closer to the forest, so that use may change. Without the extra equipment the weight is just above 10kg. I like the clean black and white (minim

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

That's a nice photo. > > Here´s mine: > http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m265/dagthrane/_DET7364-bike.jpg > > Used mostly for work, but the buys are getting older and we are moving > closer to the forest, so that use may change. Without the extra > equipment the weight is just above 10kg. I li

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

on 2011-10-22 16:36 John Sessoms wrote I've also got 2 or 3 junk bikes down in my basement that I, in my infinite pack-rattery, have kept because I had some idea I could fix them up good enough to donate to charity instead of sending them off to the land fill. around here there are charities th

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

From: frank theriault On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: What I don't understand is the functional advantage of riding a fixie. There is none. It's all about looking cool. cheers, frank ps: Serious response tomorrow. Never distracted trying to find the right gear.

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

From: steve harley on 2011-10-22 16:36 John Sessoms wrote I've also got 2 or 3 junk bikes down in my basement that I, in my infinite pack-rattery, have kept because I had some idea I could fix them up good enough to donate to charity instead of sending them off to the land fill. around here th

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or maybe something about photography attracts gear heads. Walt's recent post has prompted several people to

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 23, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-10-21 1:37 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like >> things mechanical. Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or >> maybe something about photography attracts gea

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 23/10/11, Larry Colen, discombobulated, unleashed: >And even, it looks like, cottered cranks. Oi! -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 11-10-23 10:04 PM, Larry Colen wrote: On Oct 23, 2011, at 5:25 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: So here it is: a 1973 vintage Dawes Galaxy. I bought it new for $219 from Bloor Cycle in Toronto. It's a touring bike with 27" road tires on aluminum rims, center-pull brakes, Reynolds 531 double butted

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Bruce Walker [...] > I'll replace the cheap derailleur at some point, or else spring for > nice > new lugged steel touring bike like the nice one that Bob linked to, or > the Rivendells. > Roberts also does really excelle

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 22, 2011, at 7:53, frank theriault wrote: > > My working bike (as most of you know I'm a bike messenger) is a > Fondriest track bike - single speed, fixed gear, no brakes. Serious question, not meant to sound judgmental or confrontational: Why no gears, why no brakes? I have considered t

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> > > > My working bike (as most of you know I'm a bike messenger) is a > > Fondriest track bike - single speed, fixed gear, no brakes. > > Serious question, not meant to sound judgmental or confrontational: > > Why no gears, why no brakes? > > I have considered that maybe this was originally in

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On Oct 25, 2011, at 8:21 PM, Bob W wrote: > that's quite interesting. He brings up the Tour de France thing about the > riders not using steel any more, but doesn't counter the 'therefore carbon > must be better' claim. Whenever I hear that claim I point out that the TdF > riders' bike only have t

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

I gave a tongue-in-cheek response last weekend, promising a proper response the next day, which never came. Here it is, a week late. Comments interspersed with your text. On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:45 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > It's a pretty bike, and I've got a lot of respect for anyone who can r

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 10/29/2011 11:02 AM, frank theriault wrote: What I don't understand is the functional advantage of riding a fixie. I think Bob W hit the highlights in terms of ease and economy of maintenance and repairs. Given the miles messengers put on their bikes, less maintenance is a big deal, espe

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 22 October 2011 04:37, Larry Colen wrote: > > I suspect that photography is an art from that attracts people who like > things mechanical.  Maybe it's just the high percentage of Y chromosomes, or > maybe something about photography attracts gear heads.  Walt's recent post > has prompted sev

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Peter McIntosh > > I know I'm late with this, but better late than never... I'm a bit > obsessed with my bikes, as you will no doubt pick up from this email. > :-) > > Here's my trio. They're all heavily modified, but a

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 5/11/11, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >I wish I had the houseroom for several bikes, but I have to limit it to one. >The new Roberts is due very soon - Does it get long wave or just FM ? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche -- http://www.c

RE: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

> From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Cotty > >I wish I had the houseroom for several bikes, but I have to limit it > to one. > >The new Roberts is due very soon - > > Does it get long wave or just FM ? > both, of course. And being brand new there isn't a M

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

>> >I wish I had the houseroom for several bikes, but I have to limit it >> to one. >> >The new Roberts is due very soon - >> >> Does it get long wave or just FM ? >> > >both, of course. And being brand new there isn't a Marconit. Now now - all things in modulation. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Ma

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes

On 05/11/2011 11:11, Cotty wrote: I wish I had the houseroom for several bikes, but I have to limit it to one. The new Roberts is due very soon - Does it get long wave or just FM ? both, of course. And being brand new there isn't a Marconit. Now now - all things in modulation. Defi

Challenge: Photos of your bikes -- a new low

Now here's one ugly bike photo. This Nishiki Colorado has been hanging from the ceiling in my garage for about 15 years. My son rode it every day until he went away to college, and it hasn't been touched since then. (That's a woman's Huffy behind it.). I think I'm going to get it back in shape

Re: Challenge: Photos of your bikes -- a new low

Paul, If you can wrench a funny car, I'm sure you can figure out a bicycle... Regards, Bob S. On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Now here's one ugly bike photo. > > This Nishiki Colorado has been hanging from the ceiling in my garage for > about 15 years. My son rode it ev