What bikes do we lust over?

See the ebay scam thread on ile before you buy!

not sure but the fork on the wazoo is probly worth more than the gitane. and isnt a king headset is like $125 or more?

man, im out of the game so my price estimates might be crap but id think $575-$650 would be low side of retail a la carte

just did some looking online.... have found new framesets for 500-550, with different (carbon) forks

i can get a cross-check for $400 from the LBS (lower than MSRP, apparently), so this wouldn't be worth it for more than $350, I don't think. i mean, it's definitely a nice frame, but the cross check seems more versatile (could be used as a SS, for instance)

http://www.geekologie.com/2008/01/25/woodbike-1.jpg

IS THAT A BELT DRIVE?

unless he used wooden pegs on everything, its got metal on it and im not impressed. ok i lie

apparently it's entirely wood

I can't look at that bike without imagining all this pains to the nether regions

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c255/jaustineddy/softride_l.jpg

bwahahahahahahahahaha

http://www.monkeyview.net/id/990/bikes/fixed/friday/tric/B_terry_trickett.jpg

Just geometrically speaking, those bikes should come factory with the butt cushion seats, the split ones. It goes, somehow.

OH NOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOFT RIDES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2085/2207061140_41ccae860b.jpg?v=0

I love the flying-W handlebars: classier than moustache ones, with all the implication of a leisurely stroll but with more style.

Not sure if I lust, but this frame is crazy:

http://delta7sports.com/isotruss.html

What is a good, semi-affordable, girly, cute-fashion bike?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2401/2248749534_8cc2fe20b4.jpg?v=0

Are we mostly roadies/commuters here? I was going to post a picture of the new Foex FXR (the bike that I lust after), but Foes's page is done in flash, and I don't know how to link to a particular image from it.

Is this the dude:

http://i4.pinkbike.com/photo/687/med/mpbpic687168.jpg

Close- they just redesigned the top tube to integrate the seat tube gusset into the monocoque, and they gave it a little bit more travel. incidentally, i made a life decision a few years ago that, unbeknownst to me at the time, prevented me from getting hired as the assistant GM at foes. i still love the hell out of their bikes, though.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2395/2256504230_c246973544_o.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lelebebbel/2256504230/sizes/m/in/set-72157603887626049/

http://feltracing.com/09-catalog/road/ar-series/09-ar2.aspx

okay that indy fab is totally beautiful but why on earth did they put a feckin' kelly green king headset on it??? for a bike that seems fastidiously color-matched that choice is O_O in the extreme.

seems to match the lettering on the frame there eh

ah so it does. still think they should have stuck with silver, tho

http://www.velonews.com/photo/86702

its a blur, but carbon.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l261/krakow81/remintonback_small.jpg

Also love the Phil Woods SS CX bike gbx posted up at the very top of this thread.

http://www.trekbikes.com/images/bikes/2009/large/fuelex8_blackwhite.jpg

Trek Fuel. Is one in the window of my local Evans (semi-decent chain store). Nice looking geometry.

trek has stepped it up a ton lately... the new fuel EX's are great bikes. back when i worked in a trek shop, we couldn't compete with specialized stumpjumpers and enduros, but my friends who still work there say they can't keep these in stock. i demo'd one on my favorite loop in southern california, and it was a treat.

WANT : 80s miyata road bike

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iSuG3TH8ee4/RpW4YPr8IrI/AAAAAAAABC0/H6Fd2O-JA7Q/IMG_0203.JPG

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee57/brendanpleonard/Miyata615D.jpg

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iSuG3TH8ee4/RpW4YPr8IrI/AAAAAAAABC0/H6Fd2O-JA7Q/IMG_0203.JPG

^^ not sure why picasa is acting so stupid but it's that blue miyata with the white bar tape and black seat that really does it for me.

not quite as classy as the ones above but still quite dope

http://cgi.ebay.com/NOS-Miyata-Team-Road-Frame-and-Fork-56-cm_W0QQitemZ270246399187QQcmdZViewItemQQptZRoad_Bikes?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

ohhh shit should i buy it

http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/bik/1035036651.html

kind of a lot of $ for a pretty low end 1990ish gruppo imo. no idea what the tubing is, but id expect a straight cromo frame with a hi-ten fork for that setup/era. if its japanese built ishiwata triple or quad butted or other good tubeset with a similar fork, i guess its not too bad, but i'd lowball that, esp if youre looking at conversion costs.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/R2CXfjQprPI/AAAAAAAAAjc/S4xR3fpahNo/s1600-h/img277.jpg

its bonded aluminum main triangle with a cro mo fork?

now that i thing of it, a friend of mine who was a rec rider had one of these from 1990 or so, it was ok. i have no idea how long a bonded alu frame lasts. my bonded alu frame from 1987 was very very soft (raleigh).

I wouldn't be so keen on an 80s aluminium frame. Alu hardens up and gets brittle over time as it flexes.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/R1xa1jQprGI/AAAAAAAAAiU/8e-wJYFtz5c/s1600-h/img222.jpg

WOW

indeed, that is beautiful.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_whtVpXkKwlQ/R1w0ITQppbI/AAAAAAAAAU8/nvB4FfKmhc8/s1600-h/img126.jpg

find the funny bike.

i'm not converting anything, probably just putting on new tires / tubes and white griptape to make it match my dreambike up there. i'm not much of a gear nerd and i do my tooling around on a hybrid as it is so i just want something ... i dunno, w/ a sleek classic look.

what'd be fair? $300? $350? the seller sounds like a nice guy.

basically i want to show up the lame fixie posers around here w/ an oldschool road bike

if it really is that minty and doesnt need any overhaul or replacement stuff other than tires id say $350 is a good start.

any suggestions on how to evaluate this one? i'll be paying attention to frame stiffness and so on ... anything else?

OK it was shit anyway ... still looking for my magical miyata

showing up fixie posers = just toolin around on a sweet old bike, enjoying some nice-ass weather

basically if you are not threatening vehicles with yr fists or doing pointless skids then you are in the clear. and i say this as someone who does all of the above, on a track bike :(

Guys - what are your thoughts on this bike, and what kind of price would you expect to pay for it?

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12607533

That's a really nice bike. Frame wheels and cranks are all top shelf. Can't really give a price, tho, since Brit prices are likely to be way higher?