The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[Spicoli]

Bick... nice.   Do you ever ride that in the moonlight classic?  Since you're a local CO guy too, I might have to see that one day. 


This is what I made with a couple guys.  2 seater car, clutched pedals (so not like a paddle boat where both have to pedal), adjustable seats, joystick steering (shifters/brakes/steering all done on a joystick with one hand).  I was going to take this on the Moonlight classic, but one of the guys I did the work with took it before could get my dad's truck to move it to my house and he ruined it by cutting the rear axle in half.   The design "as-is" required the rear axle to be solid for support... he really didn't know what he was doing with the project and sadly it ended up in his hands.  I'm going to remake it sometime in the next few years, probably carpet fiber frame, clutched rear axle w/ 4 wheel independent suspension.  Most of the parts I will probably use since they are good and the wheels are pretty bad-ass.  Here is a picture of the car and joystick.   More pictures are at http://www.jackham.net/arc-v

[Randimus Maximus]

that looks like it would be a hoot to ride, spicoli!

Stella, Manny & I did the Moonlight Classic this year.  Lot's of fun, but they really need to add a third wave or more releases in the waves....a few to many people at one time, to feel really safe.

[Bick]

Bick... nice.   Do you ever ride that in the moonlight classic?  Since you're a local CO guy too, I might have to see that one day. 

It's been sitting in the back of a warehouse for @ 30 years.  Tires have a little dry rot, but other than that it's in decent shape.  Next summer I will have to consider the Moonlight Classic. 

Saw someone on one in Ride the Rockies several years ago.

[DRKWNG]

Bit off topic from the quest for Mr. Max's bliss machine, but I think I am going to pick up a single speed roadie in a few weeks after we move.  Anyone on here have any experience with the Salsa Casserole? 

[eltristo]

Nope, but i've had good experiences with Salsa machines in general

[FatguyRacer]

A little update. I got my order in for the new team issue CAAD 9. We had more than 10 ordered so were a lock for custom paint jobs. Surprisingly there were almost 10 orders for SuperSixes too. Maybe C-dale will work custom paint on those too. In the meantime, one of my team mates loaned me the junior bike to use in the offseason. It's a ex team issue Lemond Zuirch, from when our current team used to be Team Snow Valley. It's a nice steel bike, like my IF, but the ride is not quite as dialed in as the IF. It's comfortable, but it seems to lack a certain livelyness that the IF had. It may be too stiff. Anyway as it was given to me it was a mess. It was mostly wornout Chorus 9sp. It had 3 usable gears. The shifters were toast. The crank was a badly corroded Dura Ace 7700 with a completely shot octalink BB. To make it rideable I had to rebuild the entire bike from front to back with D/A 9sp takeoff from my TT build. I plan to keep on with 9sp on the new CAAD9, but I have so much stuff, that I wont have to deconstuct this Lemond. I'll probably keep it as long as I can, or be the caretaker of the "Junior" bike. The only I didnt change was the headset, stem, fork and seat post. The bike also has a set of Mavic Helium clincher wheels too. Those things were the shit back in the day, but I threw them out of true after one ride. Im too heavy for them right now. By January, maybe i'll be at the max weight for those suckers. For now I threw in my trusty Neuvation M28 Aero3s. I also put on my Fizik Allente carbon saddle too. That is the most comfy saddle ever. I will have to buy another on of those for the Cadd9. I'll get pics later. The one I just took with my cell phone looks like it was taken by IZ.

[Jarvicious]

Bit off topic from the quest for Mr. Max's bliss machine, but I think I am going to pick up a single speed roadie in a few weeks after we move.  Anyone on here have any experience with the Salsa Casserole? 

Buy it buy it buy it buy it buy it.  Rides like a dream, plus you can run eitiher geared or single speed.  I also rode a Salsa steel stem on my roadie for years and it was quite plush. 

[DRKWNG]

I am really thinking about it.  The one problem is getting it sent down here...  But there is also a shop here where I can get a good deal on both a Kona Pady Wagon and a Bianchi San Jose...  Hmmm...   

[kopfjäger]

Got measured for my new IF frame today. 

[FatguyRacer]

Got measured for my new IF frame today. 

You suck!

And I mean that in the nicest way...

[Randimus Maximus]

Quest is over!

Felt F3 SL is now in the stable.

Took it out on a short shakedown run this afternoon.

<insert giddy smile>

[Bick]

Quest is over!

Felt F3 SL is now in the stable.

Took it out on a short shakedown run this afternoon.

<insert giddy smile>

Congrats.  Look forward to seeing it when I get home.

[Randimus Maximus]

it looks like this:

[kopfjäger]

Nice 
I like my Nine Solo

[somegirl]

Congrats Randy!

Here's my new project.