Steel Porn

[Cataboo]

Yep, I bought it from you as a christmas present to myself. I'm half tempted to get her powder coated red, but until then she gets a lot of red accessories

Now if you ever get bored of that gunnar, I think it'll fit me too...

[radacrider]

Guess I have personalized and comfortized my MTB from when I first joined the TE forum.
(*SUB = Sport Utility Bike)

Then:
Standard MTB bars, moderate road tires, Specialized Lythia saddle


Now:
Cinelli LW drop bars (38cm/40cm), fendered, racked, Specialized Ruby saddle, dual platform peddles

[badgercat]

Wow, that is quite the transformation, Radacrider! I love the color of the bar tape.

[radacrider]

Thanks, Badgercat! It has been fun working on it and getting it set up so I really love riding it. (Still like my Radac better, though). It will be my standard, not so nice weather commuter and errand bike.

I had a lot of wrist issues with the flat bars, so I did not ride it much until I did the conversion.

[sarahspins]

I need better pics of my Takara since I never took any once it was finished, but I can share some of the kid sized mixte

It was my rusted $10 thrift store score - the guy really looked like he was probably asking way too much when he said they could sell it to me for $10 (out of the donation pile no less - they're "not supposed" to do that!)... but I knew it had potential Most of the original components were too rusted to save, but the frame, aside from the fork (which was bent, and replaced) was in great shape... I had it powdercoated so it will last another 30+ years

Before: (in front of the 45cm Nishiki I had at the time for a size comparison - it's tiny!)


Now:


I think the only things I "saved" from the bike were the bottom bracket, headset, and front wheel.. everything else was replaced.. some new parts, some old parts off other bikes

My 9 year old son currently rides it and loves it.. I have visions of redoing it in about 5 years with PINK cable housings and bar tape and all sorts of girly touches for my daughter

[radacrider]

Wonderful rescue, nice bike, sarahspins.

[warneral]

sweet!!!!

[Trek420]

I don't think I posted a full frontal picture of the mixte

[warneral]

that is a gorgeous mixte! WOW!

[KnottedYet]

And it is sooooo much fun to ride!

I passed a hot-carbon wannabe going uphill while riding Trek420's mixte. Sexy-boy got pissed and tried to pass me back, but I roared ahead and he couldn't. (though I did have to stop at the top of the hill and catch my breath, and he passed me after I stopped) Chris Robinson ( http://www.robinsonww.com/ ) did an amazing job of rebuilding that mixte!

[Trek420]

She was in a skirt and flip flops to his lycra and clipless pedals My wife rocks

More steel, more better, the commutermobile. This is a GT Outpost trail, about '96-7. Powdercoated by Robinson, new wheels (Mavic Crossride), and now sporting a Wald wire basket.

[KnottedYet]

She was in a skirt and flip flops to his lycra and clipless pedals My wife rocks

I think at that time I was wearing flowing flappy capris. Not a skirt.

But I accept the "rockin'" designation. That little event still warms my heart on cold lonely nights... Her 70's Motobecane mixte is SWEET. Everyone should have one!

[warneral]

too funny! I do want that bike

[Trek420]

I think at that time I was wearing flowing flappy capris. Not a skirt.

My mistake. I think there's even a picture here, not of the "chicked" biker dude you on the ride.

But I accept the "rockin'" designation. That little event still warms my heart on cold lonely nights... Her 70's Motobecane mixte is SWEET. Everyone should have one!

Well, it fits you better than me. I'm a little stretched out on it. I don't ride it far though, it's become me official "I can't stand it, I'm grabbing a helmet and riding around the block before I go nuts" bike.

too funny! I do want that bike

Just keep checking your condo's "FREE" pile till you find one a neighbor threw out.

[warneral]

I actually searched your story and found how you found it and how your LBS built it up for you. That is too cool. Way to go