Do I need any more bikes?

[CanucksTraveller]

An 80s road bike as a restoration project, both to keep you occupied and to give you something different and cool to ride when you're finished.

 

[Jody]

Fatbike for winter

 

[DCLane]

A bamboo bike

That's one I'll have someday.

 

[Ed Phelan]

A BMX is the dream, the nostalgia would be too much! I'm wanting a lightweight road bike, something a little more classy and streamline. I know they are more of an investment but I should feel the benefits. Anyone else recently purchased a lightweight road bike? I've found these so far, defifnitly the style I want - https://www.orrobikes.com/bikes/urban

 

[Gravity Aided]

An 80s road bike as a restoration project, both to keep you occupied and to give you something different and cool to ride when you're finished.

I love mine. I feel it's a better bike than I could get today. 531, cast lugs, Shimano 600 with indexed shifting. The "80's road bikes are all getting taken out of garages here, as their owners are now getting on, and being traded for hybrids and cruisers, at least in the States. This one appears to have been ridden for a good while, then it got traded at my local LBS, and I bought it for less than the price of a good meal out. 80's road bikes combine modern indexed shifting with good components and fine workmanship, for the most part. Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_bicycle

 

[r04DiE]

*Reads title of thread, and title of thread only*

YES!

 

[MiK1138]

Unless you race, you only need one bike. The best you can afford and when something needs replacing replace it with the best bit of kit you can afford rather than spreading your money over multiple machines. You might have half a dozen bikes in the garage but you can only ride one at a time, the rest are just taking up space.

The correct formula is; If n>1 then n-1 till n=1.

you put that a lot more politely than Mrs Mik " Why do you need 2 bikes?, you only have 1 Arse"

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I love mine. I feel it's a better bike than I could get today. 531, cast lugs, Shimano 600 with indexed shifting

That's the kind of thing I had in mind. Properly awesome!

 

[Gravity Aided]

A fine, lightweight bike like that adds 2-3 miles per hour to my average over a hybrid, running 700x23s. I do love that bicycle. I think I paid a little over 100 American for it. In the picture, as you see it, it is all original, but I've since replaced the original white Con-Cor saddle with a leather one. I was at an LBS that sells on consignment, mostly for customers who brought the bike in when they bought new. There was also a 500 series Trek there at the same time with full Campy for $200.00. I used to restore and flip bicycles for supplementary income so I could afford a dream bike. But this one took me out of that, as it is my dream bike. Keep an eye open at pawn shops, Craigslist (Gumtree) and fellows who do this sort of thing, like @biggs682
He always has some classic steel about.

 

[biggs682]

@Gravity Aided thank you

i should have a Trek 400 elance turning up next week so cant wait

@simon.r if ever you fancy trying a retro ride just shout

 

[Hedgemonkey]

Definitely a tourer of some description and a big box of world maps for planning and inspiration.

 

[dim]

I'm saving up for one of these .... hope to have it at the end of February:

 

[snorri]

Do I *need* to buy anything else?

Absolutely, I notice you have no folder in your stable.

Edit After reading the whole thread I see a Brompton has already been mentioned...no harm in saying it twice.

 

[Alan O]

I'd go with those who suggest getting a nice classic 80s frame, 531 or similar, and building it up - I've just done that myself and it was a lot of fun.

I'd consider friction shifts rather than indexed. Indexed gears are great, but you already have those, and friction shifts give you the advantage of being able to mix and match just about anything in the way of components without having to pay much at all for them.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I remember we used to replace the cranky and breakable Simplex mech with SunTour, it seemed to me the Gt or 7 was a good change out, and inexpensive. I have this problem now with a G.LaPierre with broken jockey wheels on the rear derailleur. And I just happen to have an old SunTour gruppo sitting around, if I don't decide to go up-market and fit a vintage Shimano Crane derailleur.