The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[badgalbetty]

I bought a torture device that doubles as a bicycle. Its 71 years old, rides like crap because I am on it, has cracked tires, rust 71 years of grease dirt and barn shit all over it but its mine and I love it.I have ridden it twice today..............first time I have ridden a bicycle in 30 years....wahooooooooooo

1940 schwinn.

[triangleforge]

My nomination for toughest guy of the Tour (so far): Johnny Hoogerland. The Vacansoleil rider is in a strong breakaway on Stage 9, and gets punted off the road by a press car, THROUGH A BARBED WIRE FENCE. Looking like he's gone through a cheese grater, Hoogerland gets back on the bike, finishes the stage... and pulls on the polka-dot KOM jersey for good measure. 

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/07/news/hoogerland-receives-33-stitches-after-stage-9-crash_183191

Congratulations, Johnny Hoogerland, and sorry about all those pictures on the Internet of your naked, bloody butt after the barbed wire forcibly removed most of your team uniform.

[AJ]

+1

He needed 33 stitches   

[Latinbalar]

I bought a torture device that doubles as a bicycle. Its 71 years old, rides like crap because I am on it, has cracked tires, rust 71 years of grease dirt and barn shit all over it but its mine and I love it.I have ridden it twice today..............first time I have ridden a bicycle in 30 years....wahooooooooooo

1940 schwinn.

Awesome bike, back when schwinn was the best thing with 2 wheels.  Get that thing cleaned up and powdercoated! and get new rubber. wait this sounds familiar

[ryandalling]

Doc says my knees need less running, so bought a bicycle yesterday. GT hybrid bike that does road and trail riding. Did 8 miles of up and down hills. Christ, that was much harder than I expected it to be. I hate Oregon bicyclists, so I have been resisting the bicycle idea, but the knees changed my mind for me.

[iRam]

S5

http://s5.cervelo.com/

[bulldogs2k]

So...I'm now working for Performance Bicycles and I can get huge discounts on bikes! 

My original plan was to get a $750 roadie...but with our special pricing, i'm looking at a Fuji Altamira 2.0 

It's c4 carbon with ultegra and oval components/wheel set. 

[ryandalling]

So...I'm now working for Performance Bicycles and I can get huge discounts on bikes! 

My original plan was to get a $750 roadie...but with our special pricing, i'm looking at a Fuji Altamira 2.0 

It's c4 carbon with ultegra and oval components/wheel set. 

Just bought the GT transeo 2.0 disc at Performance... Decent choice?

[badgalbetty]

Awesome bike, back when schwinn was the best thing with 2 wheels.  Get that thing cleaned up and powdercoated! and get new rubber. wait this sounds familiar

Iam gonna keep it all original.It has 71 years of dirt,oil patina and rust on it. I will get new tires as these old goodyears are really cracked and very very old but they still hold air.....Its a killer workout single speed, my legs burn every time I ride which is every day! wahoooo!

[bulldogs2k]

Just bought the GT transeo 2.0 disc at Performance... Decent choice?

I like it!  I have schwinn's version of the gt transeo without the disc brakes and I use mine to commute everyday. 

Since it's a dual purpose bike, I tend to use it on city streets, and on sidewalks when the traffic gets too crazy.  Plus you can use it on light trail days.    

[triangleforge]

Today's stage in the Tour de France was one for the history books -- that's exactly how you win the Tour, with great big doses of panache and brutal suffering.

TOUR de FRANCE SPOILER ALERT

 

[eltristo]

what tri-fo said 

[fastwin]

Wow. Stage 18 was awesome!! Huge three climb stage with some epic drama. Me likey! Got to watch it last night on VS. TIVO'd today's Stage 19. So many great Tours have been decided at the top of Alpe-d'Huez. I'm counting on this being another one! Been tempted to "cheat" and look at the results on line but I will resist and stay away from this thread until I see it tonight. Depending on what happened today the time trial could make or break this year's Tour.

[eltristo]

[snip]
 the time trial could make or break this year's Tour.

SEMI-SPOILER ALERT!!!!!





Yes, yes it will.

[fastwin]

Yes, it did.