How old is your bike?

[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

[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.