biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Steel bars on a steel bike 
Show us your steel.....its real...
- Thread starter Cooperman
- Start date
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booze and cake
probably out cycling
I came across this road today, and as I was on an appropriately framed bike I screeched to a halt for a photo
I then went home for lunch, and got thinking is there any Columbus Streets, Roads, Avenues etc? No, but there is a Columbus Courtyard over in Canary Wharf. The weather was fine so I changed onto another appropriately framed steed, and went and bagged that too. Note Columbus bike cap included
According to google maps there is no titanium streets, roads, avenues etc in the UK, and neither is there any carbon fibre streets, roads or avenues either. So we win on the 'show us your steel..its real...estate'
I then went home for lunch, and got thinking is there any Columbus Streets, Roads, Avenues etc? No, but there is a Columbus Courtyard over in Canary Wharf. The weather was fine so I changed onto another appropriately framed steed, and went and bagged that too. Note Columbus bike cap included
According to google maps there is no titanium streets, roads, avenues etc in the UK, and neither is there any carbon fibre streets, roads or avenues either. So we win on the 'show us your steel..its real...estate'
booze and cake
probably out cycling
I built a new Eddy Merckx over Xmas, but before I built that up I've done some tweaking to my steel rides. They are never normally all in full working order at the same time, but now they are so I'm posting them all together while they're all ship shape.
First up my custom Mercian Vincitore Special from 2010, my nice weather city bike
Its got some lovely lug work
Next up my Denti Road Tech Five, my first road bike, bought the frame and built it up in 2009. Its in its 3rd incarnation now having rinsed through 2 sets of wheels, broken seatpost, broken bars and lots of chains, cables and brake blocks. Its been off the road for a while but it rides again. Again it has some lovely lug work and I've never seen another frame like this. I've got this set up with a semi-compact 52-36 chainset, all my other roadies are 53/39 so this is my bike of choice when it gets really hilly. The top tube, down tube and seat tube are all made from teardrop shaped gilco tubing.
I nicked the shifters from my Simoncini for my new Merckx build, so my Simoncini has had a revamp, now has new record shifters and some awesome looking yellow Shamals that look great. Another mile devouring, great looking bike.
And now onto the sunny day shiny spangly disco glitterball bikes, Eddy and Brian. Brian gets lots of admiring comments and just encourages me to ride it like I stole it, an awesome fast machine, the pics don't do justice to the sparkly paint that looks deep enough to swim in. Eddy I have just finished building up over Chrimbo as a present to myself for cycling over 10,000 miles this year for the first time and can't wait to do some big rides on it in spring/summer.
First up my custom Mercian Vincitore Special from 2010, my nice weather city bike
Its got some lovely lug work
Next up my Denti Road Tech Five, my first road bike, bought the frame and built it up in 2009. Its in its 3rd incarnation now having rinsed through 2 sets of wheels, broken seatpost, broken bars and lots of chains, cables and brake blocks. Its been off the road for a while but it rides again. Again it has some lovely lug work and I've never seen another frame like this. I've got this set up with a semi-compact 52-36 chainset, all my other roadies are 53/39 so this is my bike of choice when it gets really hilly. The top tube, down tube and seat tube are all made from teardrop shaped gilco tubing.
I nicked the shifters from my Simoncini for my new Merckx build, so my Simoncini has had a revamp, now has new record shifters and some awesome looking yellow Shamals that look great. Another mile devouring, great looking bike.
And now onto the sunny day shiny spangly disco glitterball bikes, Eddy and Brian. Brian gets lots of admiring comments and just encourages me to ride it like I stole it, an awesome fast machine, the pics don't do justice to the sparkly paint that looks deep enough to swim in. Eddy I have just finished building up over Chrimbo as a present to myself for cycling over 10,000 miles this year for the first time and can't wait to do some big rides on it in spring/summer.
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
Double phooar.
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
plantfit
Guru
- Location
- Lincolnshire
Roy Thame before resto
And after
And after
dan_bo
How much does it cost to Oldham?
I nearly started another thread for this- Show us yer bikes leant jauntily against the gaffers car or summat. Genesis 725.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
My latest
Early 90's Marin Pine Mountain.
Early 90's Marin Pine Mountain.
simon.r
Person
- Location
- Nottingham
I’m sure I’ve posted photos of this before, but after de-wintering it (removing the mudguards, lights etc.) and going out on it today I’ve been reminded what a great bike the Kona Roadhouse is. I’m really surprised it doesn’t get more positive mentions.
simon.r
Person
- Location
- Nottingham
Another that I’ve probably posted before, but a lovely (IMO) skinny steel Charge pictured earlier today:
Alembicbassman
Confused.com
Not a Brommie but still steel.
Spokesmann
Keeping the Carlton and Sun names alive...
- Location
- Plymouth, Devon
1963 Carlton Catalina
