Bike Pics

[Surlygirl]

Hey Denise,
Can you believe the SNOW already and its only mid November. Yuck. (rant) Anyway, can you tell me if you are happy with the job Peter did with your bike? How much experience has he had building womens bikes. I'm short, only 5 feet so I would need a 650 and was wondering if he does that kind of thing and if you had any feelings about the bike. I love the fancy lugs he uses.

[newfsmith]

Originally posted by Surlygirl
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Can you believe the SNOW already and its only mid November.

Boy, I really believed it riding home from work Friday night, I got tired of knocking crud off my pedals and cogs. By the time I got home only one cog on my cluster was visible, the rest was totally encased in ice. First time in 4 winters of commuting I've had that happen.

[Veronica]

Do you use studded tires on your commute bike?

V.

[DeniseGoldberg]

Surlygirl -
I wasn't too happy with the snow either - and each winter seems to get worse! One of these days I'm going to have to move, but for now that's just a dream.

My experience with Peter was good - he did a beautiful job on the bike. He had me bring in my (then) current bike as a starting point so he could see me ride it (on a trainer) and see where it did and didn't work for me. He also did a full set of bike fit measurements. I don't know if does 650 bikes, but I have a hard time believing he doesn't. He's at Belmont Wheelworks - I believe he's one of the co-owners - and it seems like it would be worth a phone call to ask about the sizing.

[newfsmith]

Originally posted by Veronica
Do you use studded tires on your commute bike?

V.

Normally I switch to my winter MTB with Nokian studded tires in early December. Right now, it is still being re-wired for my new lighting system: 56 LED truck tail light and 4 amber clearance marker lights, along with a car horn. Being electrically challenged I will be lucky to make it by December. Right now I'm still riding my hybrid with slicks. Jean

[jobob]

Dusty (my new-to-me second hand Rivendell Custom) and The Barcalounger (my husband's Rivendell Atlantis) waiting patiently while their owners explored Rock City, a very cool outcropping of rocks along the South Gate Road of Mount Diablo.

[caligurl]

here's mine!

[smurfalicious]

*laughs* You are a tiny thing! I've been listening to you talk about shorty shorts and actually being comfortable in those Old Navy low, low rise jeans and figured you had to be =). Alrighty then, my mental picture was correct. I think I'm sposed to hate you, but my T-Mobile induced chub hasn't made me *that* bitter.

love and cookies
-HillBill

[emily_in_nc]

Me and my Bike Friday Pocket Crusoe:

Here

and my Aegis Swift:

Here

I love 'em both but have tendonitis at the moment so am relegated to riding my older bike (a Terry Isis) on the trainer indoors!

Emily

[smurfalicious]

*squeal* Ohmygawd yougotta purple bike! Okay, not exactly purple, but gorgeous nonetheless. Feel my envy. Oh wait, I have a white bike and an auto-body working brother. I'm just sposed to pick the color.... so much pressure.

love and cookies
-Hillbill

[pedalfaster]

Sorry, this is the best I can do...
Orange and white metallic IF Deluxe named "Dreamcycle".
And I have no pictures of my road bike.

No one has ever accused me of being a photographer

[Veronica]

This is my friend Joann and I on the Cinderella ride. I picked this shot because it shows best the color of the tandem. It's a chromillusion paint called purpleen. In some light its looks purple, in some it looks teal. This picture shows both, but it's all the same paint.

I've posted Fluffy's picture here some many times. That I figured you all were sick of him. I don't have any pictures of the new mountain bike yet.

V.

[smurfalicious]

Originally posted by pedalfaster
[B]Sorry, this is the best I can do...
Orange and white metallic IF Deluxe named "Dreamcycle".
And I have no pictures of my road bike.

No one has ever accused me of being a photographer

Actually, that's not a half bad picture, shutter speed and focal point are actually pretty cool. It's different, whether intended or not. I'm a big fan of Bike magazine cuz damnit, I like pretty pictures that make me wanna ride. Ugh, I need to take some pics of my girl, and my new kid.

love and cookies
-HillBill

[fultzie]

Originally posted by Veronica


In some light its looks purple, in some it looks teal. This picture shows both, but it's all the same paint.

V.

that is soooo cool!!

[Veronica]

Thanks!

We agonized over a color for the tandem. It's a big bike. We talked about fades and flames, all kinds of stuff. But this is cool.

V.