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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:06 AM
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Poll question: What's the main type of cycle you ride ??
Edited on Wed Mar-23-05 11:44 AM by welshTerrier2
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pmbryant Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:11 AM
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1. I ride a mountain bike most of the time
But I actually split my riding pretty evenly between paved and dirt roads, and only rarely ride trails.

My road bike is ancient (1985 vintage) and my partner doesn't have one. Otherwise, I would ride it more often.

--Peter

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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:29 AM
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3. My bike's older than YOURS...
Early 70's vintage Fuji S-10-S, and a '77 Raleigh Super Grand Prix...
The rest are from the 80's.
What a great time the "Bike Boom" was!
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 02:28 PM
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12. I'm close
83 Bianchi and a 75 Nishiki turned into a fixie.
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Fovea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 11:32 PM
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21. I have a 71 vintage
Follis Crit bike. Now I ride a SWB bent, USS.
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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:28 AM
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2. I DO have a MTB...
But it wears slicks. The rest of the stable is all road bikes, and a "Frankenbike" recumbent project that I either need to get going again or strip the usables from and junk.

The newest bike in the bunch is a 1987 Bridgestone "200" that I have done up in the style of a French Randonee bike, with fat (35mm) 700C tyres and fenders. It rides like a dream on gravel roads!
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jandrok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:30 AM
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4. I voted mountain bike......
Edited on Wed Mar-23-05 11:50 AM by jandrok
But it's really more of a hybrid. I bought two of these bikes at a garage sale several years ago, and they have given my wife and I a lot of good service. They were in great shape when I bought them ($30.00 a piece) and they have held up well. I did a web search on the brand (Ross, Mt. St. Helens models) and it turns out they were $300.00 bikes at retail.

We do a lot of road riding, but we also do some trail. These are good bikes for our backwoods roads, which are very hilly.
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dean_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 11:54 AM
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5. All road bikes
I have a Moser Pro Evolution for racing and showing off, and a Ross Frame that was turned into a fixed gear for commuting.

Though with the crappy roads around where I live, a cyclocross might be more appropriate.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 12:23 PM
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6. Is it wrong for a man to love a bike?
My baby: :hug:

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BiggJawn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 02:59 PM
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15. Sweeeeet!
Edited on Wed Mar-23-05 03:02 PM by BiggJawn
If lovin' bikes is wrong, I don't wanna be right...

go here to see my latest:
http://tinypic.com/1sjst5

There's no school like the Old School.

I like CF, I'm just too heavy to ride it.
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 12:26 PM
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7. i'm a roadie all the way
i ride a 1994 Specialized Allez Sport ... i also have an old Jeunet road bike that i bought way back in the early 1970's but haven't ridden for many years ...

i used to ride with a cycling group in the Boston area called the Charles River Wheelmen ... they've mapped out some of the best routes all over Eastern Massachusetts ...

here's a link to their "cue sheets" page: http://www.crw.org/CueSheets/index.htm#West

the whole website provides great information for cyclists ...
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 12:54 PM
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9. That's a great bike
Carbon frame for about $800, and Shimano 105s, no?
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welshTerrier2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 01:07 PM
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10. there's an "Allez Sport" and an "Allez"
i love the bike but mine has a steel frame ... it does have the Shimano 105 group though ...

are you confusing my model, the "Allez Sport", with the Specialized Allez?
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 12:38 PM
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8. My baby:
Gary Fisher Sugar 3, circa 2000


No, it's not wrong for a man to love a bike...
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 01:29 PM
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11. Well, just as long as he doesn't
"love" his bike.



Here's my two:

A Trek 7300 hybrid, which is good for in the city or wooded/limestone paths:



And my true love, aTrek 2300 WSD.
The woman specific design fits me really nice since I'm only 5'2"

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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 02:28 PM
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13. No fixie option?
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 02:56 PM
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14. my bianchi


I had a bianchi in high school that got ripped off from my friends porch. Saw it happen from a second floor window but couldn't get downstairs before it was gone. My friends chrome paramount went with it. last summer this bike came into the store where my son was wrenching and I had to get it.

Last week I picked up a 120 anniversary version of the Bianchi Milano for my wife.
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ikojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-23-05 06:24 PM
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16. I have a recumbent but since it wont fit on the bike
rack on the bus, I primarily use my upright. If I could get my recumbent on the bus I'd definitely use it more because it's more comfortable.
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newyorican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-05 10:45 PM
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17. A fix...
added a brake in my 30s.
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 12:52 PM
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18. lol....
Getting cautious in your old age, huh?
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-27-05 01:13 PM
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19. a 2000 trek 6700 MTB set up for touring and commuting
Edited on Sun Mar-27-05 01:13 PM by mike_c
I'd rather ride than just about anything else in life. I'm looking for a nice road frame to build up this summer, but I haven't decided whether to go with a sturdy CM frame in touring geometry or a light ass go-fast bike.

Here's a photo of my mule:

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benny05 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-06-05 07:31 PM
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20. Two kinds
1) Comfort bike (for around town)
2) Independent Pedalling and Coasting Tandem with my spouse as the captain
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