Pictures of your bike(s)
Pictures of your bike(s)
Any takers for this suggestion?
I don't know about you, but pictures of cycles and cycling inspire me no end, and believe me, after the year I've had, I need inspiring!
I don't know about you, but pictures of cycles and cycling inspire me no end, and believe me, after the year I've had, I need inspiring!
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Most of mine were in CityCycling 19 but here is a pic of my tandem Igor with the youngest stoker..
on flickr
on flickr
- Lusting my Pinnarello
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- Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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The Commuter in latest guise (wheels borrowed from my Sequoia):
And the recently acquired 'A-PUB' bike - that is 'All-Purpose Utility Bike' !
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/7f8/7f8 ... b63a9d.jpg
And the recently acquired 'A-PUB' bike - that is 'All-Purpose Utility Bike' !
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/7f8/7f8 ... b63a9d.jpg
It's not what you ride... it's how you ride it
This is me by our garage door in the late 1950s. The bike you can see on the
left was my sister's, but she didn't ride it much. It was the first two-wheeler I rode!
It was a Phillips, navy-blue with cream mudguards.
(The car, on the other hand, was a two-tone black and grey Ford Anglia)
Mick F. Cornwall
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531 cyclocross from c.1970 by R.G. HEWINES
7 speed sram hubgear, with electronic changer
handbuilt (by me) wheels DT, campag, sram & mavic.
blasted & checked by dave yeates
paint by me using http://www.craftmasterpaints.co.uk/
stronglight cranks, ideal saddle, moustache bars
is this a citybike, tourer, commuter, road bike?
7 speed sram hubgear, with electronic changer
handbuilt (by me) wheels DT, campag, sram & mavic.
blasted & checked by dave yeates
paint by me using http://www.craftmasterpaints.co.uk/
stronglight cranks, ideal saddle, moustache bars
is this a citybike, tourer, commuter, road bike?
Last edited by hubgearfreak on 15 Mar 2007, 6:34pm, edited 1 time in total.
I'm not impressed with The Forum's image manipulation system.
The pics are of Bike on the LEJOGLE trip last July.
Mercian Vincitore 1986, with Campag Mirage kit,
Brooks Team Pro saddle,
Mavic MA3 rims, shod with Vittoria Rubino Pro's.
Trailer is a Carry Freedom Y Frame with a suitcase strapped on!
1. Hiding from the rain in Bristol
Guess where!
On the way South over Drumochter Pass just off the A9
There was a dog barking the other side of the hedge.
The owner didn't know there was a mad E2E2E cyclist on the other side!
Mick F. Cornwall
The pics are of Bike on the LEJOGLE trip last July.
Mercian Vincitore 1986, with Campag Mirage kit,
Brooks Team Pro saddle,
Mavic MA3 rims, shod with Vittoria Rubino Pro's.
Trailer is a Carry Freedom Y Frame with a suitcase strapped on!
1. Hiding from the rain in Bristol
Guess where!
On the way South over Drumochter Pass just off the A9
There was a dog barking the other side of the hedge.
The owner didn't know there was a mad E2E2E cyclist on the other side!
Mick F. Cornwall
Last edited by Mick F on 17 Jan 2007, 10:26pm, edited 2 times in total.
Hi R2 - I have done about 800 miles now and think the Rohloff is excellent.
I find it much better on the hills than my old Dawes Galaxy (which I have toured with for years)
Much easier to change gear - so I change gear at the right time and the gear are evenly spaced - the range is exactly right for me - and I really like the ability to change gear whilst stationary. If I have to stop on a hill can choose which gear to start in again and I no longer have to think - if I change up on the front I'll have to change down on the rear.
I also feel that it is more robust whilst travelling. No dangling bits to get damaged.
Sorry if this sounds like an ad for Rohloff - but so far I cant fault it.
I find it much better on the hills than my old Dawes Galaxy (which I have toured with for years)
Much easier to change gear - so I change gear at the right time and the gear are evenly spaced - the range is exactly right for me - and I really like the ability to change gear whilst stationary. If I have to stop on a hill can choose which gear to start in again and I no longer have to think - if I change up on the front I'll have to change down on the rear.
I also feel that it is more robust whilst travelling. No dangling bits to get damaged.
Sorry if this sounds like an ad for Rohloff - but so far I cant fault it.
Here are the pictures of my two most frequently used bikes.
The blue one is a custom made Bob Jackson, used for long day rides and touring.
The black bike is my winter hack/commuter/tourer. It is basically a 1960s Carlton with a Sturmey 3 speed hub, Mafac brakes and Stronglight chainset. It also sports a Brooks B17 saddle and old Carradice saddlebag.