Post pics of your bike thread

**dcv** · 11-07-2012, 05:54 AM

Originally Posted by Bilsko

Its not the best shot, but the road bike is taken apart and too lazy to take separate pictures of the other two.

From Left to Right:
Coppi 7005 Aluminum "Yellow Star",
Surly Disc Trucker - 4130 Steel,
'78 Schwinn Super Le Tour 12.2 (also 4130 steel, IIRC)

that Schwinn - for the win, love it
Are the stem and brake cable not finished in this pic?

**eminva** · 11-07-2012, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by dcv

I love bikes that show wear and tear of everyday use

I used to have one of those, and believe it or not, that is the bike that got stolen -- they hacked right through a U-lock for it. Go figure.

Liz

**vvill** · 11-07-2012, 09:30 AM

Since one of the original points of this thread was to be able to recognize others on the trail, here's my road bike/nice-enough weather commuter:

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Most distinctive thing is the "tailpipe" mounted pump which gets a few questions/comments.

And what will probably become my main commuter:

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Still dialing in this one. Wouldn't mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

**Tim Kelley** · 11-07-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by vvill

Wouldn't mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

Eat less cookies?

**Dirt** · 11-07-2012, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by vvill

Wouldn't mind if I could shave just 3-4 lbs off the weight.

Hmmmmm.... Shave 3-4 pounds of weight. I've got a good set of clippers.

Totally joking! Don't go changin', sir!

**vvill** · 11-07-2012, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by Dirt

Hmmmmm.... Shave 3-4 pounds of weight. I've got a good set of clippers.

Don't think I haven't thought about it! I'm supposed to be an usher at a wedding soon, so some trimming is inevitable.

I'm not giving up cookies though.

Mostly I just want to be able to lift/carry the bike easier.

**5555624** · 11-07-2012, 04:21 PM

The workhorse for around all my commuting and errands requiring me to carry stuff, a Giant Yukon:

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The Dahon Matrix which handles the occasional quick dash here and there:

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(I probably should have folded it around a sign post for the picture.)

I don't have pictures of:

- The Surly Cross-Check, but it looks like a black Surly Cross-Check.

- The Pashley PDQ, which is in storage (and I should probably sell).

- The stable of beaters (4) garaged elsewhere in Arlington. This winter they'll be cannibalized into a single beater using a frame that's hanging above Yukon. (At home, not in this picture from work.)

**dcv** · 11-07-2012, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by 5555624

The workhorse for around all my commuting and errands requiring me to carry stuff, a Giant Yukon:

what tires? reflective sidewall?

**Bilsko** · 11-07-2012, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by dcv

that Schwinn - for the win, love it
Are the stem and brake cable not finished in this pic?

Correct.
When I took that, I had just put the bars on to test. I was also still waiting for my Paul Comp. brake lever to show up. Now its running a single brake for the front wheel and some very poorly wrapped bar tape.

Funny enough, I saw someone on the Custis a couple weeks back with a Chrome Schwinn - he was going the other way so the only thing I saw was the big red head badge and a glint of chrome in the setting sun. I was on the Surly, so I actually freaked out for a second and thought that someone had broken into my house and stolen my Schwinn off the wall.