Show us your steel.....its real...

[palinurus]

Well it is steel.

This is a Marin MTB which I lent to someone a few years ago. Originally it was set up for touring and commuting with a rack and 'guards, which is why it has a Brooks saddle on it- which I'll switch for something else since using it with no guards isn't going to help.

It was in a bad way when I got it back, and it's not in a very good way now- but it is working. Yesterday it got new shifters, cables, a hub service, chain & cassette, new grips, headset adjustment. I took it out for a brisk 15 mile ride this morning, rides nice.

I'm going to use it for local trips, pulling the trailer and perhaps a short off-road tour next month (going to need to sort out the wheels and tyres if I do that).

 

[phil120867]

STEEEEEEL

I just had to join in this one. Check out the white 531 Diamant fixie, and the fillet brazed 59 Claud butler. Steel is the future, I;m thinking the CB would make a good clunker can i get 27'' cross tyres?

 

[fossyant]

Very nice, the Fixed is smart !

 

[Joe24]

I just had to join in this one. Check out the white 531 Diamant fixie, and the fillet brazed 59 Claud butler. Steel is the future, I;m thinking the CB would make a good clunker can i get 27'' cross tyres?

That fixed is beautiful:?:

 

[gingerwizard]

my steel

has white bar tape +saddle

 

[Greenbank]

This is steel:-

It does the majority of my riding; both commuting and Audaxing (full SR series last year on it).

This is steel:-

It does any Audaxes that are really hilly (i.e. 5000m+ climbing in 300km). That ghastly bar tape has been replaced by plain black tape.

This is steel:-

It rarely gets taken out, especially now my "summer" bike is a lovely Wilier.

 

[Dave Higgin]

This is steel

This is my Hewitt Chiltern - a couple of shortish tours and last years Cumberland Challenge under her belt.

 

[bonj2]

plain black tape.

This is steel:-

It rarely gets taken out, especially now my "summer" bike is a lovely Wilier.

what's going on with the shifters on that? it looks about a mile from the brake lever to the release lever!

nice fixed though. i might get some tri bars like those for mine.

 

[MichaelM]

It's great to ride, especially in bad conditions.

 

[Brahan]

My Kona. 11 years old and still going strong!

 

[Greenbank]

what's going on with the shifters on that? it looks about a mile from the brake lever to the release lever!

I probably had the front wheel off so I'd slackened off the cable using the quick release thingy that Campag ergos have. *checks campag tech docs* the "Brake Lever Release Button".

nice fixed though. i might get some tri bars like those for mine.

Profile T2-Aero Wing bullhorns with Profile Century Aero ZB tri-bars. Makes wrestling with the bars when grimping up hills much comfier and easier, and I was just never using the drops so that was just wasted metal.

 

[Tharg2007]

Here is my latest steel offering:
Raleigh R700 frame, Fulcrum Racing 7s, Mizuno full carbon forks, Chris King Headset, Ultegra 6500 groupset.
853 Steel, it's real!

Needs some adjusting to my person as its only just been put together. Can't wait

 

[ColinJ]

Here is my latest steel offering:
Raleigh R700 frame, Fulcrum Racing 7s, Mizuno full carbon forks, Chris King Headset, Ultegra 6500 groupset.
853 Steel, it's real!

(picture above)

Needs some adjusting to my person as its only just been put together. Can't wait

Very nice!

I couldn't believe that it was steel with that oversized down tube (though I can see the 853 sticker on the seat tube) so I did a search for more info and I found this. That wouldn't be the one that you bought would it? It looks identical.

 

[Tharg2007]

Very nice!

I couldn't believe that it was steel with that oversized down tube (though I can see the 853 sticker on the seat tube) so I did a search for more info and I found this. That wouldn't be the one that you bought would it? It looks identical.

Its not the one I bought, mine is slightly smaller (see head tube) and was used. I got a bargain from ebay, frame forks and king headset for less than £100 poted. I think cos its a raleigh peple assume its crap.

 

[zzpza]

that's a good looking bike tharg!