I like my new bike. A 17" 21 speed Trek 700 Hybrid, rain forest green, cost $311, but they reduced it to $286 with a $25 trade in for my old bike, a 1984 Raleigh 10 speed racing bike. What bike do you have?
'95 Trek 8300 Carbon fiber/Al composite hardtail and front! The only front suspension I like is by Amp but my frame is not set up for it.
Chris King hubs/Mavic 217s
Magura Quicksilver hydraulic brakes - They ROCK!
Moots Ti seatpost/handlebars
drivetrain is SuntourXC - I may just break down and give in to the Evil Shimano World Order and pick up some old XTR stuff as the XT cassette is not too happy with the Suntour rear derailleur
Brooks leather saddle
I would not recommend the composite frames though, I prefer a good (853) steel frame or a really good (Moots, 7Cycles) Ti frame…
Hey George, I’ve got a Trek 730! Rode it to work today. Did you get the PostModerne™ seat, with the shock absorber down in the post? Like ridin’ on a cloud…
Klein Quantum race with Dura-ace crank and derailers, shimano rsx shifters and mavic wheels. I’m hoping to get some rolf vector comps or pro wheel set so if anyone wants to sell them I live in the Ohio area.
Anyone else a USCF member?
Hey Cyk, I’m a USCF member. I love to ride. 
I just have a cheap old 26" 15-speed Huffy Free River ATB.
'97 Bontrager Race Lite (the last of the handbuilt Bontys) with a Grip Shifted XT drivetrain, an Englundized Judy and a Chris King/Mavic 517 wheelset. True Temper OX-II steel.
'99 Bianchi Campione. All stock, all Italian and very green. Steel, of course.
'90-something Barracuda framed parts bin singlespeed. Steel, natch.
'52 Schwinn D-11. Restored. Steel (duh).
'71 Schwinn Orange Krate, also restored by myself.
'30-something Peerless cruiser. I did a Hot Rod job on this one by adding a Nexus 7 Speed hub. Very stylish, if I do say so myself.
Mrs. Shiva rides a Bontrager Privateer. (steel, of course)
My friend is riding my Schwinn roadie these days. (Aluminum)
My generic Taiwanese framed town bike is steel though.
Oh yeah, I restored a 1940’s Roadmaster for my wife but she never rides it.
Cannondale M-400 frame hanging in the basement. (Al and a 1" headset-- Anyone interested?)
I think that’s all…
I’m riding a three-year-old Raliegh Serengeti, with all XTR drivetrain and components. Fork is a Judy SL, and there’s a lor of other stuff too minscule to brag about here (unless you’re a parts weenie, in which case I’ll be happy to provide details).
Checkin’ in with a 2000 Mongoose 350 Mountain Bike (at least I think that’s the number…my book is in another city right now). It’s great for going off-trail because of the big shock absorber in the front. Don’t have on for the seat, but there’ll definitely be one on the next bike I buy.
None. If God had intended me to ride a bike at my advanced age, He would not have made my ass so wide.
(At least I wouldn’t need training wheels. My cheeks take their place.)
A stationary bike by Tunturi.
A Trek 300 Mountain Track, with Chromally frame, in electric blue. I love it, it’s not too old, and I love it. Treks are my favourite company. I was introduced to them when my Brother got one, it got totaled, and he got a new Trek, then I got a Trek. w00t!
(p.s., can you tell I posted this while not entirely sober?)
Bike 1 (for when i’m feeling lazy): 2000 Bianchi Eros, Campy Veloce parts & Specialized Body Geometry saddle.
Bike 2 (for when i need to take the train or carry lotsa stuff): Dahon Helios, modified with front shock fork, 24 speeds, and better components all-around.
Bike 3 (for when i’m back in Florida riding on flat roads without much traffic): 1998 BikeE CT.
Bike 4 (my bike of choice 95% of the time): fixed gear (39x14) built up from a 197? Lambert frame, Brooks saddle, narrow cowhorn handlebars perfect for squeezing between 2 buses. The cheapest bike i’ve had since i was 10, and also the most fun.
My play in the dirt bike is an Airborne Lucky Strike titanium MTB, Marzocchi forks, mix of XT and SRAM drivetrain.
My ride to work bike is a 6-7 year old Univega Aluminum MTB with slicks and a rear rack.
My ride fast bike is a 6 year old Cannondale R800 with Shimano 105 STI. I’m not riding it much these days, so it’s for sale if anybody is interested.
Hey MikeG, check out SRAM as an alternative to The Evil Empire. (As every bike-head knows, Shimano was the Evil Empire back in the days when Microsoft were considered a nice bunch of guys).
27" (no, not the wheels, the frame) Lotus
My mechanic calls it a fence jumper.
No one will steal it by riding it way.
My single is a 1980 Nishiki International, and I captain a Lippy tandem of unknown vintage, but my best guess is ca. 1975 or so.
Bike 1 - Gary Fisher Joshua Y with Shimano XT kit added, a rare old blast downhill but plenty good enough for cross country.
Bike 2 - Giant/Cadex CFR1 carbon fibre road bike, stiff and light, it really goes when you try a jump away sprint, sounds rattly going over bumpy roads…
Bike 3 - Hill special track bike, fixed wheel, brilliant hill climber downhill is never boring either.
I’ve had assorted Bob Jacksons, Holdsworths, Ottadinis, Dawes, Falcons, but one bike I loved was an old, old sit up and beg with rod operated brakes, Westwood rims - stainless steel no less, 1.75" tyres,huge leather saddle, 4 speed sturmey archer hub gears and possibly the largest bell in the whole world acquired on a trip to India.
1961 Bianchi “Speciallisimo” with a root beer colored chromed frame, cutaway lugwork and Campagnolo tips. All Columbus double butted tubing (that rings like a bell), Fiamme Red Label rims with high-flange Campagnolo hubs and Tois et Tois butted spokes. I will soon be riding on the 1972 vintage Campianado del Mundo Clement silk sew-ups I purchased a while back. Almost all of the equipment on my bike is from the decade it was built in, except the seat post.
A Brooks leather saddle that is almost soft as glove leather, Campy seat post, Campy fingertip shifters, Campy pedals, cranks and hub with Christophe toe clips. Campagnolo Record edition front and back derailleurs. Regina d’Oro rear hub with wide range gearing. Sadly, I missed out on buying a set of no-name 1968 edition Campagnolo brakes (they were the first imports and Campy was not sure if they would sell, so they left their name off of the armature). So I have to settle for the Universal center pull alloy brakes that are now fully crystallized. What else? Let’s see… Campagnolo cable tubing, Silca hand pump, Tressostar cloth handlebar tape, Clement gutto and a brass linked chain round out the bill.
I’m getting ready to send it to Cycle Art in Vista, California for a $1,000 makeover that will restore it to out-of-the-crate classic condition. If you have not seen their work, you will be amazed. I caught a look at a 1960’s Masi they restored that was indistinguishable from a perfect condition vintage frame. They specially mark their frame restoration work so that fraud will be detered. Their work is that good. I also have a smaller Legnano frame with Campy tips in the basement waiting for a girlfriend to ride it.
A beaten-up Huffy, with a chrome-moly frame, that I bought off a neighbor for $40. It’s got good tires, new shifters, and a seat that shows evidence of the idiocy of leaving my pit bull alone with anything chewable.
It gets me to work and back, without me worrying about it getting stolen from the bike racks.
And it sometimes makes me feel like I can fly.
One of those cheap Mt. Fury Roadmaster’s from WalMart. 26 inch wheels, 10 speeds, just $99.
Given the price, I shouldn’t have been too surprised when a tire went flat last week.
On an unrelated note, does anybody have any advice on how to change a tire? 