when i bought it a few months ago it looked like this:



it didnt look particularly horrible but it needed work. i put two new tires on it and rode it around just like that for a few months. the back wheel is bent so its not a very smooth ride but its smooth enough.




a friend of mine is into road racing and has quite a few bikes so he offered to take mine and give it a "tune up" and clean it up for me so itll ride a little better. so i let him have it.




i went over one day to check it out and he said if i wanted to paint it, now would be the time. so i took most of the bike home and got to work. it came out really nice and i brought it back to my friends so he could put it all back together.

and here is the end result:







it is an OLD bike so if i were to change and of the moving parts it would require replacing pretty much every moving part which would cost me a lot of money. so we're going to make it a single-speed bike that i can just cruise around on and ill probably buy a nicer new bike in the future.


im trying to find somewhere that has this seat in stock but it seems as if everyone is out of stock.



and i also have a seat post that will be painted neon green to match.

 

Here is one of mine:

 

Damnit now I have to go take pics of my fixie. It's a 70's era Puch made in Japan


Aaaahh it's the dreaded single-speed conversion with all the derailleurs intact!!! Nice bike, though

 

My Litespeed with Zipp 606's:




Race dismount at the Sarasota Olympic Tri:




Here's hoping Nancy will let me get this one:

 

Triman did you not see my epic bike/pizza post in the Orlando meet thread?

There is only 1 person here that would get it!

 

^Yep, I saw it...700 cc pizza!

 

badass bikes Triman. before i bought my bike i was looking at some of the more expensive ones and it was a real eye opener as to how much money some people spend on these things and what they're made out of these days. i had no idea that you could have a carbon fiber bike before i started looking lol.

after i convert this bike to a single speed, if i buy a new bike it will most likely be one of these. the brand is relatively cheap but its made up of a collection of nice parts.

 

^Cool...my titanium bike, as equipped, is more expensive than my carbon bike. It's harder to form than carbon. The carbon bike however has the smoother ride.

 

This thread makes me want to get into bicycling.

 

I want a road bike...

I just got into riding, I do about 10-15 miles a day...just tryin to loose a bit of weight and found out I actually enjoy riding...although not when its 100 degree's outside.

my Bike: