I don't know why actually , I love Miata frames . wait till you see the Miata frame I'm working on right now , The seat post is stuck in the tube , its a bitch . I think I have to drill it out :tears: dude your bikes are real nice
Bicycle Restorations, Builds and ...
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Very VERY nice rides man :thmbsp:
love the bikes and the backgrounds, great picsHere's my 1999? Litespeed-built Eddy Merckx titanium AX
This is the second bike I've built up from a frame. Not really a "restoration". More of a retro-modern build.
I have a thing for British bikes. Eventually I'd like to find a nice one to restore properly (Jack Taylor, Hetchins, Ephgrave, etc...). I picked up this 1982 Mercian Vincitore on ebay a few years ago. As you can see by the Salsa stem period correctness was not the first priority with this one. Parts are a weird mix of Shimano, Suntour, and Campagnolo. It came that way for the most part.
Here's my Davidson Impulse. It's on its third rear wheel since I bought it (the last one built by yours truly). I love this bike to death. It has a bad spray paint job thanks to its previous owner, which will at some point be corrected. It was apparently somebody's "beater". I swapped out the junky saddle, seatpost, stem, and bars for better/lighter stuff. The tires are crap, but I'm trying to work though all my parts bin tires before buying new ones.
klama2006
Super Member
Here is a nice reference site for Miyata bikes.
http://www.miyatacatalogs.com/2007/12/miyata-catalog-1992.html
http://www.miyatacatalogs.com/2007/12/miyata-catalog-1992.html
nice ride man:yes:
i recall the days of the klein oversize aluminum road frame with the ultra smooth welds and the jaw dropping price tags-- $3000.00 for finished bike!! nowadays, that'll barely crack the door open for a race rig, and a set of race wheels can easily be that, if not more....
theprofessor
Well-Known Member
Nice bikes everyone!
Earlier this year, I went out to Colorado to learn how to build bicycle frames with master Koichi Yamaguchi. Needless to say, it was a total blast. I'm hooked on frame building and I've gone so far as tracking down the complete Campagnolo professional tool kit (the one in the wooden box), NOS Columbus SL tubing and a few other goodies. Now I just have to get a torch and a surface plate and I am good to go!
I made a whole thread dedicated to this bike last month, you can read more about it here.
I've got a few other bikes laying around, a Lighthouse by Tim Neenan, Tommasini Prestige, Atala Special, Joe Bringhelli, Viner Special Professional, '87 Cannondale Crit, Cilo, Concorde, and, as of today, a Recherche built by Dave Moulton (number 41 out of about 200!). I passed a Nishiki aluminum Triathlon bike with a Mondrian paint job on to my brother who rode it faithfully for two years before got hit by a car. I wanted him to keep riding so replaced that bike with a Basso with SLX tubing.
Even though I want to focus on custom frame building, I won't ever stop collecting hand built bicycle frames. I have a huge appreciation for cycling, and riding a bike that another person has made is to peer into their mind. It is really fun to look down the seat tube, or turn the frame upside down and see how somebody decided to finish or alter the design. You can learn a lot about the builder by examining a frame up close...
Keep riding!
Earlier this year, I went out to Colorado to learn how to build bicycle frames with master Koichi Yamaguchi. Needless to say, it was a total blast. I'm hooked on frame building and I've gone so far as tracking down the complete Campagnolo professional tool kit (the one in the wooden box), NOS Columbus SL tubing and a few other goodies. Now I just have to get a torch and a surface plate and I am good to go!
I made a whole thread dedicated to this bike last month, you can read more about it here.
I've got a few other bikes laying around, a Lighthouse by Tim Neenan, Tommasini Prestige, Atala Special, Joe Bringhelli, Viner Special Professional, '87 Cannondale Crit, Cilo, Concorde, and, as of today, a Recherche built by Dave Moulton (number 41 out of about 200!). I passed a Nishiki aluminum Triathlon bike with a Mondrian paint job on to my brother who rode it faithfully for two years before got hit by a car. I wanted him to keep riding so replaced that bike with a Basso with SLX tubing.
Even though I want to focus on custom frame building, I won't ever stop collecting hand built bicycle frames. I have a huge appreciation for cycling, and riding a bike that another person has made is to peer into their mind. It is really fun to look down the seat tube, or turn the frame upside down and see how somebody decided to finish or alter the design. You can learn a lot about the builder by examining a frame up close...
Keep riding!
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SLLOYSS
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$6.97 thrift store buy
Here is a picture of my first attempt to build a fixed gear bike. its a early 70's Jeunet with Reynolds double butted 531 frame,simplex chrome dropouts, normandy comp large flange hubs, stronglight headset, t. a. crank set, mafic brakes, ta water bottle 52 x 17 gear. bought bike in thrift store for $6.97 saddle is CYCSAD (NEVER SEEN BEFORE). PART ALL CAME ON BIKE EXCEPT FOR TIRES AND TUBES AND NEW BEARINGS & SEATPOST
1st pic $6.97 @ thrift store
2nd pic 1st attempt and named it ReCYCLE
3rd pic added brooks seat, cut down bars and fenders
had a lots of fun and i still have it
Here is a picture of my first attempt to build a fixed gear bike. its a early 70's Jeunet with Reynolds double butted 531 frame,simplex chrome dropouts, normandy comp large flange hubs, stronglight headset, t. a. crank set, mafic brakes, ta water bottle 52 x 17 gear. bought bike in thrift store for $6.97 saddle is CYCSAD (NEVER SEEN BEFORE). PART ALL CAME ON BIKE EXCEPT FOR TIRES AND TUBES AND NEW BEARINGS & SEATPOST
1st pic $6.97 @ thrift store
2nd pic 1st attempt and named it ReCYCLE
3rd pic added brooks seat, cut down bars and fenders
had a lots of fun and i still have it
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vegabass25
Awesome AK member.
I love that build. Especially the Deemaxxes!
vegabass25
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thanks man , I appreciate that , I will post some pics of her building in our home DIY shop when she get's home as they are on her lap top. Here is a slide show of a RUST/Resto Job we did, it's a 70' s Gitane , it was solid rust , restored it back to 98% original
Nice Bike , ever heard of a proflex ? I restored one of those a while back , it was a nice MTB , nothing like yours, nice build , thanks for posting :thmbsp:
OMG 7 bucks , its getting so hard now to find old steel bikes now in Portland , great score !
I know I commented already but that is a nice commuter , perfect bike ,really
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