How old is your bike?

[ClockworkOrange]

Think I might be on my own on this one because my bike is 11 years old! She is British made, http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2403/2408497700_9529010aac_o.gif an Orange Clockwork Limited Edition and she has a certain amount of kudos.

And what is more, I will never ever part up with her, she's brilliant, she's almost a part of me, helped me get back to work after being told I would never be able to work again, then helped me cope with this COPD.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2391/2509834808_ce29408eed.jpg

Last year my partner replaced virtually all moving parts and she goes so well now, obviously helped along by me!

Oh yes, forgot to mention she was a hand me down from my son's girlfriend, I have owned her 9 years.


Clock

[Flur]

My go-fast bike (Bianchi 1885) is one year old, but I still have the bike my parents bought me when I was 14 (I'm now 32), a bright red Bianchi Forza. She's my about-town bike and will be my commuter once I attach the rack I bought last year and get some panniers (and, of course, a job to commute to).

[jobob]

My Rivendell road bike was built around 1996, so she's about 13 years old. :cool: She was built by Waterford in the USA (back when Rivs were being built by Waterford)

I bought her second-hand in Oct 2004 though, so I've only owned her for about 4 1/2 of those years. :)

This is after her new paint job in February of 2008 - most of her components were replaced then too:

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k186/jobob22/Dusty/IMG_0002.jpg

Story here:
http://callmepokey.blogspot.com/2008/02/dustys-new-paint-job.html

[sfa]

If my bike was a person, she would have been able to vote last November.

Next month, my bike will celebrate her 19th birthday. She's a 1990 Miyata 600GT and I will never ever get rid of her. My husband suggested I could sell the Miyata to get a newer bike and I nearly ripped his head off. I still have the original receipt from when I purchased her!

Sarah

[GLC1968]

My road bike is 4 years old. I bought her new as a previous year's model, so I've had her for 3 years.

My commuter is 5 years old. I've had her for 4 years (I bought her from someone else who only put 65 miles on her in the first year).

My mountain bike is the oldest in my stable. I bought her new in 1993 (if I remember correctly) but she was also a 'previous year's model', so I'm pretty sure she was born in 1992. She still has everything original except the saddle (even the tires are original!). I've tried to contact Specialized to get the exact year with the serial number, but they haven't been very responsive. I don't really care though - I still love her. :)

[Geonz]

The one I've been riding this week is three years younger than this one, or 41 years old . The back wheel, though, is pre-WWII - has brass brake shoes ;)
http://velospace.org/files/t_blacksabbath.jpg

My Xtracycle's a '91 (I think) Giant Nutra (17 years old, pushing 19,000 miles)... the Trek is a 2001 700FX (8 years old), and the Dahon a sprightly 2.

[redrhodie]

The red Eddy Merckx is mine, it's mid 1980s, and the orange bike, my bf's Coppi, is from around 1968.

[ny biker]

I bought my mountain bike in 1998 (July, I think it was) and I got the road bike in late 2002.

For the past few days I've been thinking about getting a new road bike. The last two times I had it in the shop for tweaks to the seat height, the manager recommended that I get a WSD bike which he thinks would be more comfortable for me. And if I do get a new one, he thinks I should get a carbon frame given the distances I ride.

On the one hand I realize he would really like to sell me a bike, because that's how he makes money, but I am wondering if I would have fewer aches and pains on a different bike, and if carbon would make a difference. On the other hand, I tend to develop an irrational attachment to inanimate objects, and I'm not sure I'm ready to part with my road bike yet.

So I might be replacing the road bike soon, or then again maybe not.

[MyLitespeed]

8 years old this December, 16,800 miles.

[SadieKate]

I've got a 1981 Mercian King of Mercia (British-made ;)) which is ridden quite a bit in the summer.

I gave my 1976 Bob Jackson mixte (also British-made ;)) to yellow for commuting.

Our tandem is from 1997.

Your bike is lovely but only 11 years young. :p

[7rider]

The Schwinn cruiser I figure is a 1982 model, 27 years old, based on it's serial number. It was a yard sale find.
The Seven Axiom is 10 years old. 1999 frame, rebuilt in 2005.
The Klein Palomino is 6 years old....as old as my marraige, as we got a pair of them as wedding presents to each other. :rolleyes:
The Felt commuter is 4 years old this spring.
The Seven ID8 is the baby of the group: just 1.5 years young.

[shootingstar]

The back wheel, though, is pre-WWII - has brass brake shoes ;)

Gee. No doubt, other folks here must have bikes with these types of treasured parts.

[smurfalicious]

If my bike was a person, she would have been able to vote last November.

Ha ha! I think if Candy girl was a person she could probably drink. Actually, she'd probably get a sizable discount on her car insurance!

Tiburon, is still in diapers. He's a month old if I consider how long I've owned him, technically he's a year old because he's an '08 but I don't think a bike that sat around with the sales rep for a year counts as a year old.

[lauraelmore1033]

My bike is almost 2 years old; A young pup, but close enough to perfect that I can't see wanting another one for a long time.

[redrhodie]

technically he's a year old because he's an '08 but I don't think a bike that sat around with the sales rep for a year counts as a year old.

Oh, cool! Then Arrow is one and a half, even though she's an '02.

[Nia]

We have a 1984 Bianchi and a 1987 Cannondale which we still consider as our babies. I ride my Cannondale religiously and it's still a great bike. My better half has upgraded about a year ago or so and I have to admit that I find myself drooling with envy occasionally! :o

[Heifzilla]

My Raleigh is a 1998 model.

Here she is:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/Nyanth/mybike041509a.jpg

And here is DH working on his 1986 Schwinn World Sport:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/Nyanth/cjbike041509.jpg

Check out that old cable lock :D I think that's his original one that he got when he got the bike back in '86.

[laura*]

And here is DH working on his 1986 Schwinn World Sport:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v176/Nyanth/cjbike041509.jpg.


Oooh! A twin or near twin of my 1985 World Sport!

According to Schwinn catalogs I found online, the World Sport came in "Charcoal" in both '85 and '86. It looks like the way tell the year is by the components: 85's have an SR crank and Sun Tour shifters/derailleurs while 86's have a Sugino crank and Shimano shifters/derailleurs.

I'm rebuilding mine for indoor trainer use. It is getting all new components - only the frame, fork, and seat binder bolt are getting reused. I don't quite know what to do with the original components...

[ZenSojourner]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee318/ZenSojourner/Bike%20Stuff/MyBike.jpg

Terry Madeleine.

I bought her spring of 2006. I'm not sure if she's a 2005 model or a 2006 model, but she was brand spankin' new so in either case I contend she is 3 years old.

She is the first bike that really fits me - note the small front wheel so the top tube could be short enough for me.

I've got two bottle cages on there, but once I mounted my frame pump (along the underside of the top tube) I could only use one while I'm on the bike, and that not very easily. That's ok, I love love love my Camelbak-equivalent. S. One small for short hops and a large capacity one for long hauls.

Note the (already by then no longer) white bar tape. That's going the way of all flesh this spring when I take her in for her spring tune-up.

Rode my first MS 150 in 10 years just 4 weeks after I got her.

[Grits]

My Trek 2.1 is only 9 months old - just a baby! I just broke 1,000 miles on her last Sunday!

My Terry Classic is about 7 or 8 years old. I bought it used, so I'm not exactly sure.

[tulip]

My Jamis Coda is from 2003, my Luna is from 2005, and my Bike Friday only a year old (2008).

Before I got my Luna, I rode a 1983 Vitus that I was given in 1987. It was too big and very uncomfortable, but I loved it anyways. It was mortally wounded in a crash in 2003. Until I got my Jamis, I commuted on a 1985 Specialized Stumpjumper Sport that I bought new in 1986. I still have that one, but it's in my brother's basement waiting for reinvention as a single speed.

[Becky]

My beautiful steel Bianchi frame is 13 this year, but her parts are anywhere from 1-6 years old, depending on when I put them on :)

The cross/commuter frame is all of about a month old at this point, but built up with parts from my last commuter.

The MTB will be a year old in June.

[Heifzilla]

Oooh! A twin or near twin of my 1985 World Sport!

According to Schwinn catalogs I found online, the World Sport came in "Charcoal" in both '85 and '86. It looks like the way tell the year is by the components: 85's have an SR crank and Sun Tour shifters/derailleurs while 86's have a Sugino crank and Shimano shifters/derailleurs.

I'm rebuilding mine for indoor trainer use. It is getting all new components - only the frame, fork, and seat binder bolt are getting reused. I don't quite know what to do with the original components...

Ah, so that's how you know which year. DH wasn't sure, he was "15 or 16" when he got it and couldn't recall for sure. His bike is pulled up on the rack in the garage and I don't feel like pulling it down to see what he has right now. He changed out the handlebars & rims, but I think everything else is original. When I look online I don't see many charcoal ones, so it's cool that you have one...is some of your lettering pink? The charcoal ones I have seen have yellow lettering. DH's is pink and white. He says he's manly enough that a little pink doesn't bother him, lol.

[DebW]

My custom Peter Mooney bike is almost 2 year old. My other bike has a frame and crankset from around 1984, hubs from 1974, and some parts (Campy Nuovo Record derailleurs) from 1970 or earlier. I've also got a 1954 Raleigh 3-speed from a garage sale.

[MomOnBike]

Walter (the Raleigh Gran Prix) came to me in 1978. He was the 1-year anniversary present from DH. We have had many pleasant miles together, including commutes to and from college, some light touring and jaunts with the dog trotting along beside. Although he doesn't really fit me very well, I have no plans to get rid of him.

William (the 'bent) is a 2003 (I think.) He has his 10,000th mile-aversary coming up this year, if my knee ever rehabs enough to ride. We have done a solo credit card tour from Minnesota to (almost) Sioux City, RAGBRAI, we've commuted, gone grocery shopping, and gone on bike dates with DH. A real work horse/companion.

As an aside, I love the fact that I can wax lyrical here about my bikes and people will understand. I don't get that in Real Life.

[sundial]

Terry Madeleine. I bought her spring of 2006.

I bought my Terry Symmetry in 1996 and I sold her 2 years ago.
Dad has an early '90's Schwinn with all the original parts--chain included!

[ZenSojourner]

I love my Terry, if I ever give it up, it will be for another Terry. Otherwise I'd have to go custom-made.

And btw, yes, that IS a kickstand on there. Much as it burns some people's butts, a kickstand is a must-have item for me. I didn't pay that much for a bike only to have to lay it down in the dirt and scratch the paint up, LOL!

[sundial]

And btw, yes, that IS a kickstand on there.

Lol, my hubby wants a kickstand on every one of his bikes--mtb included. :D
I have a kickstand on my Globe and it's mighty handy.

[laura*]

Ah, so that's how you know which year.

There's also a date code stamped into the head badge. I don't know if that'll provide a model year or not.


When I look online I don't see many charcoal ones, so it's cool that you have one...is some of your lettering pink? The charcoal ones I have seen have yellow lettering. DH's is pink and white.

Yes, mine has the pink, just like your DH's! :)

[ZenSojourner]

Lol, my hubby wants a kickstand on every one of his bikes--mtb included. :D
I have a kickstand on my Globe and it's mighty handy.

What I REALLY wanted was one of those Esge double pronged stands.

http://www.phred.org/~josh/bike/esge2leg.jpg

Unfortunately it won't fit on the tubing they used, it's too fat.

Imagine having your panniers full and having to lay the bike down in the dirt!

:eek:

[Biciclista]

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k317/East_Hill/IMG_1510.jpg

This is my old bike, it's a 1980's something Raleigh. It has a new saddle now. (not shown) It's the Mixtie that East Hill gave me. I also have a 2002 Raleigh and my 2007 custom Davidson.

[GLC1968]

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee318/ZenSojourner/Bike%20Stuff/MyBike.jpg

Terry Madeleine.


Heh - I was guessing that was a Madeleine in your photo, but it was too small to tell for sure!

My road bike is a 2005 Terry Isis in a very similiar paint scheme. My commuter is a 2004 Terry Classic and it's also got the smaller front wheel. I love my Terry bikes!

[Heifzilla]

According to Schwinn catalogs I found online, the World Sport came in "Charcoal" in both '85 and '86. It looks like the way tell the year is by the components: 85's have an SR crank and Sun Tour shifters/derailleurs while 86's have a Sugino crank and Shimano shifters/derailleurs.


DH just got back from his trip and pulled his bike down, he's got the Suntour shifters and SR crank. So, an '85 it is not an '86 like I thought. I wonder if the '85's were the pink lettering and the '86's were the yellow.

[Vireo]

My sometimes commuter is circa 1988. It was originally built with downtube shifters then I put STI's on it and now it is back to downtube shifters. Rest of the pics are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/epictrain/sets/72157610758913013/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/3087379157_c096099e49.jpg

[Irulan]

but it's in my brother's basement waiting for reinvention as a single speed.

what's the holdup? :D

[ZenSojourner]

My sometimes commuter is circa 1988. It was originally built with downtube shifters then I put STI's on it and now it is back to downtube shifters.

Why the switch back?

When I first got my Madeleine, it took me forever (it seemed) to get used to the new style of shifters.

But when I tried to ride my old bike after awhile, I felt very unsafe trying to use the downtube shifters.

Hmmmm, I wonder if I still remember how to shift the new shifters, having now been OFF the bike longer than I was on it . . .

[Geonz]

I thought I would have trouble adjusting to a coaster brake... but it's when I get back on the handbrakes that I do those funny things with my feet automatically. (However, I still might *put* front brakes on the Schwinn if I'm going to commute much with it. It doesn't stop as well.)

[ClockworkOrange]

I thought nobody would post on this thread, wow, you sure have some super bikes, I know nothing at all about bikes really, let alone road bikes but I so love it when people have something a little bit older and so much love and attention is lavished on them.

It was good reading all about the different bikes and makes I have never heard of, I so loved the photographs too.

Clock

[Heifzilla]

I thought nobody would post on this thread, wow, you sure have some super bikes, I know nothing at all about bikes really, let alone road bikes but I so love it when people have something a little bit older and so much love and attention is lavished on them.

It was good reading all about the different bikes and makes I have never heard of, I so loved the photographs too.

Clock

We love our bikes and love to show them off, too :D :D

[SnappyPix]

My bike's 3 weeks old.
(See shameless "proud mommy" pics in "My new ride's arrived" thread).

I'm like a kid with a new toy and so loving being back in the saddle. :)

[Heifzilla]

My sometimes commuter is circa 1988. It was originally built with downtube shifters then I put STI's on it and now it is back to downtube shifters. Rest of the pics are here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/epictrain/sets/72157610758913013/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3172/3087379157_c096099e49.jpg

Vireo, where did you get the purple headset? It never occurred to me that I could change them out, but I guess that makes sense. I just have plain jane black right now.

[ZenSojourner]

My road bike is a 2005 Terry Isis in a very similiar paint scheme. My commuter is a 2004 Terry Classic and it's also got the smaller front wheel. I love my Terry bikes!

I think the Classic was very similar to the Madeleine but I don't have the specs to tell for sure.

Hmmm, let me check Sheldon Brown's website, he has some old Terry info . . .

Yup, he's got some 2001 info. The geometry looks about the same, I can't tell if the Classic was geared as low as the Madeleine but at least it's a triple. The Classic is CrMoly, my Madeleine is aluminum. The Madeleine has drop bars, it looks like the Classic had flat bars, mt. bike style.

At least for 2001. Since yours is a 2004, it's only 2 years older than mine and the components may be more alike than they are different by then. I'm not sure why they changed the name of the bike, they look so similar.

Interesting, he doesn't have any info up about the 2009 models. Looks like it stops at 2007. I hope they haven't dropped the Terry's, Sheldon's been a long time Terry supporter.

[GLC1968]

Yeah, I converted my classic to drops and did a few other changes so that it basically matches my road bike geometry. It's heavy, but still rides wonderfully. Actually, it's not all *that* heavy for steel...but with panniers, it feels like a smooth tank. ;)

My guess is that Sheldon's site probably hasn't been updated with new Terry info because of his illness and then death. Harris Cyclery is still listed as a dealer on the Terry site, so I'm sure they still carry them. Though, I had to buy mine online - no dealers within 500 miles of me back when I bought it.

[tulip]

what's the holdup? :D
hmmm, let's see, where's that list?

kitchen (still not done!)
kitchen garden
herb garden
perennial border
fence
roof
update electrical in rest of the house (met an electrician I like today)
paint exterior of house
kayak
learn Spanish
re-learn cello
re-learn mandolin
polish shoes
iron
file that big box of papers...

[tantrumbean]

The mountain bike is a toddler at about 2 1/2, and the road bike is still a proper baby at only a few months old...

[ZenSojourner]

My guess is that Sheldon's site probably hasn't been updated with new Terry info because of his illness and then death.

Sheldon's GONE? OMG, when did that happen? I'm pretty sure I talked to him just before I bought the Madeleine.

What happened? I can't believe he's gone. I was just thinking, too, its got the place where you can't be sure who's still around and who isn't. I was just wondering what ever happened to Jobst Brandt (a rec.bicycles regular), and that I was glad Sheldon at least was still around.

[Triskeliongirl]

He had MS, or an MS like illness. He documented it all on his blog. Indeed it is sad. He sold me my titanium isis, and also advised me on how to convert my steel isis to a travel bike that I mentioned in the other thread.

[ZenSojourner]

OMG, I'm really sad now!

I went and looked for his blog, and found his Wikipedia entry. His last blog entry was on Feb 3, 2008 - apparently just before he had a heart attack and died.

He helped me so much when I was trying to get the old almost-fits Trek 420 to, well, fit better. He's the one I went to for the small hands levers; he's the one who carried that Japanese seat with the cutout back when that was a really hard item to find; he's the one who patiently explained to me how to replace my stem and handlebars, including remounting the hoods and the brake levers and how to wrap tape. He's the one I got all the parts I needed from because my LBS wanted to make me put a LONGER stem on there, not a shorter one, and thought it was stupid to put narrower handlebars on (and anything else I was trying to do to make the thing they sold me fit). A longer seat post.

Nothing would have made that bike actually fit, but with Sheldon's help, I got it closer than should have been possible.

Dang! Dang dang dang!

:(

[IvonaDestroi]

A mid 70's Schwinn suburban (curvy stepthrough frame!). and an Early 70's Gitane mixte... Both older then I am!

I <3 vintage, they just don't make them that pretty anymore :D