Bikes I likes

[Captain Awesome]

All of them:
https://dekerf.com/gallery/
But especially this.
https://dekerf.com/products/complete-bikes/mountain-bike/View attachment 177008View attachment 177009SPLA-DOWWWW!!!!


*Don't go to the pricing page. Just don't

Always loved those forks since I saw them. Wish they made a ti fork with the steel fork style and thru axle

 

[hamqqea]

This aroused me.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Agreed. Even though it was a road bike, I had to share

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Someone is unloading a CCM collection and I'm broke. The grips on this one looks like chess pieces

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cruiser-com...-1922-ladies-ccm-red-bird-roadster/1593509011

 

[us56456712]

Would this make an authentic 70's mountain bike? ('48 Schwinn frame/NOS Wald tube fork)
View attachment 154950

Pretty close except it’s got forward facing drops

 

[MattiThundrrr]

What the heck is going on up there in Canada?
https://www.mtbr.com/threads/lal-bikes-supre-drive-is-a-radical-take-on-derailleur-design.1196573/Not sure if I like the complexity, but as a stepping stone, it has potential. I don't like the need for rear suspension restrictions, don't know anything about high pivot witchcraft. I mostly like the separation of tension and shifting which allows the inboard mounting. The front derailleur is already eliminated, why not have a go at the rear?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

@Karate Chicken Industries have you seen one of these Paramounts?
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/freshly-found-1992-schwinn-buell-sass-paramount.437636/The Eric Buell suspension looks a lot like the underslung stuff he was doing on his sublime "Harley" superbikes
https://thekneeslider.com/paramount-buell-sass-bicycle-for-sale/The paint is beyond slick.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

A long time ago in a land far away, yes. Rides like a wet noodle.

 

[SurfKlunk]

Here’s a bike I think you might like... RaceInc is back. One of those frames I lusted after as a kid in the 80’s. They’re selling them as frame sets and complete bikes. Not cheap but cheaper than a 70’s or 80’s one will currently cost you.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Thanks, they have some cool looking stuff!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Parts edition:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-bmx-bike/ottawa/skyway-tuff-wheels-ii-perfect-condition-w-tires/1596349623
And he's also selling a white pair. Killer parts, decent price, and I am so poor I can't even buy free lunch.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

So much bikes I likes happening here:
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/show-us-your-brodie-love.335789/
For example, love/hate averages out to like:

Such a bad idea, but so well executed...

 

[MattiThundrrr]

And this, not exactly a bike, but the artwork is super cute, and looks like Paul signed it

Would definitely fit my garage, office, or living room

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I got myself a reading list for the winter blahs:
http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/the-collection.html

 

[us56456712]

I got myself a reading list for the winter blahs:
http://www.vintagemtbworkshop.com/the-collection.html

Might I suggest, “The Lost Cyclist“, “Around the World on a Bicycle”, (this guy was truly crazy, had an unbelievable immune system, lucky, stubborn, all he had was a rain slicker, a few sox, a spare shirt, a pistol and a pith hat for a crash helmet). “The Flying Yankee”, about A. A. Zimmerman, the best cyclist of all time, Any book about Major Taylor, “Geronimo Riding the Very Terrible 1914 Tour of Italy” and ”Glenn’s Complete Bicycle Manual” copyright 1973 before all the modern stuff. This even tells you how to rebuild Bendix kickback hubs. He uses a lot of hammers and punches to remove and install bearing races, none of those silly expensive specialized tools. All these books can be found used for cheap on the net, at least I did.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

This is interesting. Shop in Minnesota, run by enthusiasts, specializing in vintage MTB. Free shipping anywhere in continental US. Piles of listings.

https://www.gringineer.com/frames/

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I told you these guys bring the goods. This one is really special.
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/girls-bike.393956/

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Warning: not a bike, but wow. Every person who has built a wheel needs to see this.
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/wheel-building-jig.439508/

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Check out these beauties! http://sonic.net/~ckelly/Seekay/artofmountainbike.htm
"Between December of 1989 and January of 1990 the Braunstein-Quay Gallery in San Francisco hosted a show called The Art of the Mountain Bike. A number of Northern California mountain bike frame builders were asked to put together their most artistic versions of their work, which were displayed at the gallery"
Breeze, Cunningham, Potts, Ritchey, Mitchell, Guy... The first two wire frame bikes... So much Tange...
I wonder if Charlie got to ride any of the bikes when he wrote the bios and specs

 

[MattiThundrrr]

More pics of the men and their machines. The tuxedos are a nice touch
https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/art-of-the-mountain-bike.57845/
Craig Mitchell: " Bicycles are a way of efficiently utilizing resources while permitting personal freedom of movement... everyone should have at least six."