[Le gra go deo]

Long time bicycle enthusiast, I like all kinds dating back to my time and many hours spent on BMX bikes. I currently have quite a few really cool antique balloon tire bikes, I've got a 1937 Arnold Schwinn Roadster, 1938 Colson, 1953 Rollfast tank bike, 1955 Western Flyer and quite a few others. Even though i'm only 37 I really like the bikes of the depression and WW2 era, it was just a special time, may be due in part to my grandfather on my mothers side who was in WW2 that told me so many interesting stories.
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
Here is a few pics,. ..
My 38 Arnold Schwinn when I built it.


Here's my 38 Colson I made into a 70's style California Cruiser


When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells

The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. ~Christopher Morley

When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart. ~Diane Ackerman

I do but only on a casual basis. That looks like an interesting hobby.
I've had one bike that fit like a glove and was a joy to ride. It was stolen from me. It was a very expensive bike, a semi-gift from a friend, so I don't think I could afford to replace it even if I could find another like it which I can't. I knew the brand and the model number but couldn't find any info nor pics of any bike quite like it.
Are you good at identifying bikes?

[Le gra go deo]

Hi George, I would say I have a pretty good eye for bicycle makes and models, do you have a picture of it?

[avlady]

I once had a real expensive bike, had it locked up to a bike rack, and it still got stolen, i used to love riding my bike to school and work but that was 20 years ago, i'm not in the best of shape anymore to even ride a bike so i'm glad i got to have the chance to use it when i was younger.

Nice bikes! I have 2 and both are currently disassembled and in need of repair. My favorite bike is a Huffy with a coaster brake! I just love it. It is simple and it brings me back to my childhood. I am currently painting it black as the original colors were hideous. My other bike is a Schwinn with lots of speeds and a shock absorbing suspension up front. Turns out, I don't like this bike as much as I thought I would. It's heavy and complex.

[Le gra go deo]

Thanks unguy, avlady, unfortunately a lot of bikes do get stolen, I generally only take mine out for trips on the local bike path or for a launch around the neighborhood with my son, we live in a somewhat small town with a military base fairly close by, bike theft hasn't been to big an issue around these parts. The cruiser type bikes I mostly ride are also single speed bikes of cheaper or older makes so they are much less desirable to would be thieves fortunately. I guess those high dollar road or mountain bikes look tasty to the criminals, I keep mine simple and fun.

you'd like my brother...... really, he's an addict when it comes to bikes

not so much me though

Originally Posted by Le gra go deo

Hi George, I would say I have a pretty good eye for bicycle makes and models, do you have a picture of it?

Okay thanks, I know the make and model... I just can't find out anything about it and it doesn't look like any current models. And I don't think I could afford to buy one if I could find one like it.
It had Elite 700al stickers but it doesn't look like recent 700al's. It had a large frame... geometry looks like a road bike. 700c wheels/tires. Flat bars.

[Fresia]

I have gotten back into bike riding lately and it has been a real pleasure. I have a ten speed racing bike that due to roads here is so hard to ride and hard on it as well. I just got a trail bike and am loving it; the cushioning on it is so much better with these tires, much more forgiving of these roads and to go off road now is really interesting. I just wish I could get the dogs used to it so they don't feel they have to stay 15 feet away; to them, it is a monster.

[Le gra go deo]

That's a nice looking French Motobecane hybrid bike, similar to the cyclocross bikes that are becoming popular now, they are nice bikes and do fetch a pretty good premium. There are a lot of models available and it does tend to be difficult finding older models, even only a few years old.

Originally Posted by George H.

Okay thanks, I know the make and model... I just can't find out anything about it and it doesn't look like any current models. And I don't think I could afford to buy one if I could find one like it.
It had Elite 700al stickers but it doesn't look like recent 700al's. It had a large frame... geometry looks like a road bike. 700c wheels/tires. Flat bars.

[MotownJohnny]

Cycling - absolutely! 4 bikes no waiting. I have a vintage 1991 Cannondale S700 mountain bike, and 3 I bought in the last year - a 2013 Specialized Crosstrail ProDisc hybrid, a 2013 Surly Pugsley "fat bike" and a 2013 Prodeco Outlaw electric mountain bike.

I try to ride a minimum of 100 miles a week, 150 plus if possible. I like to take very long rides of 50 to 100 miles on Saturday mornings if time allows.

Next year I am going to buy a road bike. I will probably go with another Specialized, but would be willing to consider a Trek or Fuji.

[Russhell]

Trying to get motivated to go for a ride. It's 32 degrees and that's up from 11 degrees when my boy went to school. Ideas to stay warm but still able to move?

[Russhell]

Originally Posted by MotownJohnny

Cycling - absolutely! 4 bikes no waiting. I have a vintage 1991 Cannondale S700 mountain bike, and 3 I bought in the last year - a 2013 Specialized Crosstrail ProDisc hybrid, a 2013 Surly Pugsley "fat bike" and a 2013 Prodeco Outlaw electric mountain bike.

I try to ride a minimum of 100 miles a week, 150 plus if possible. I like to take very long rides of 50 to 100 miles on Saturday mornings if time allows.

Next year I am going to buy a road bike. I will probably go with another Specialized, but would be willing to consider a Trek or Fuji.

So jealous!! I have 3 bikes; And when it's warmer I do but on 100 a week; my inside bike just doesn't seem to cut it and it's literally freezing outside. Ideas?

[MuseumGhost]

Am wanting to get back into it. I adore it. I used to LIVE on my bike.

Trick is, getting husband to find a bike for me, rather than for all the other people he's outfitted and done work for...I need something more like a hybrid, now; no more racer-type ten speeds. Not til I'm in much better shape.

Le gra? One word. Absoflippin'lutelyfanflappin'tastic! Give 'er!

[Le gra go deo]

Wow, 100 to 150 miles at a trip!! Holy smokes, now that's commitment!! A real good ride for me is around 15 to 20, pretty cool because my bike computer said I burned around 860 calories on an 18 mile ride. Bikes are great, really lets me get away from it all.

[eskielover]

Growing up, I always wanted one of those 10 speed bikes with chrome wheels.....& I definitely wanted a boys bike....not the sissy girls bike.....

So what did my parents buy for me....a girls Schwinn bike with white painted wheels (interesting how we see things as a kid).....I rode it but not that much.

However when I got my first job (when I finally got into college).....the first thing I bought with my pay checks was a Nishiki 10 speed "BOY'S bike".....it was difficult to find one small enough for me as was always short 5ft 1" with very short legs. I got the smallest bike possible & always needed to stop with a curb close by......but I rode that bike 20 miles a day to & from work.....& I had friends that loved to ride...so we would take off & meet somewhere in the San Fernando Valley in Calif & ride the whole day, exploring the valley.....it was definitely a wonderful freeing feeling. I think my mother still had the bike they bought for me when I cleared out the house after she died....but I really can't remember too much about that period of time......

I doubt that I would trust riding a bike on these farm roads here in KY....they are narrow & there is no place to go off the road except into a ditch.....so my riding days are over besides the fact that my old 10 speed bike is still back in Calif where most of my things ended up being left when I finally left my H.

Now I stick to 4 legged HORSE power to do my trail riding on.

I have my grandfather's Schwinn in the storage room for the winter. It is waiting for spring like me, all locked up.

[HoboofOside]

Originally Posted by Le gra go deo

Long time bicycle enthusiast, I like all kinds dating back to my time and many hours spent on BMX bikes. I currently have quite a few really cool antique balloon tire bikes, I've got a 1937 Arnold Schwinn Roadster, 1938 Colson, 1953 Rollfast tank bike, 1955 Western Flyer and quite a few others. Even though i'm only 37 I really like the bikes of the depression and WW2 era, it was just a special time, may be due in part to my grandfather on my mothers side who was in WW2 that told me so many interesting stories.
The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart. ~Iris Murdoch, The Red and the Green
Here is a few pics,. ..
My 38 Arnold Schwinn when I built it.


Here's my 38 Colson I made into a 70's style California Cruiser


When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. ~H.G. Wells

The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. ~Christopher Morley

When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day's sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay's call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart. ~Diane Ackerman

Hi

I love my Bicycle Since I was a Kid and Camping
and in 11-2008 I got Touring Bicycle to Haul Camping Gear
and I got Surly Long Haul Trucker 52cm 26in Wheels

[glok]

I stopped riding when I went into hiding.

[oliamble]

I love mountain biking I currently have a 3700 Trek.

[oliamble]

Originally Posted by glok

I stopped riding when I went into hiding.

Why you went into hiding Glok?

I have been an avid cyclist at times in my life. I own a vintage Raleigh cruiser, it's fabulous. I would love to bicycle more...unfortunately, I live in an ugly ghetto neighborhood with a lot of traffic and badly-maintained streets, so I'm not as motivated to ride these days as I wish I was. My son (he's 25) lives in San Francisco and bicycles everywhere, including long treks every week-end.

I'm not really a massive bike enthusiast to the point that I built my own bikes, but I enjoy getting around on a mountain bike because it gives me freedom, and improves my fitness.

I enjoy bike riding also, though I haven't been out as much as I used to be. I always had such trouble riding up hills...having asthma just makes things more complicated.

However, I very much enjoy going down the hills. The faster the better. I've considered the fact that I might be a bit of an adrenaline junkie, but I haven't been doing much of that lately...my brakes keep seizing up which is probably a very bad, dangerous thing!