His bikes

[non-fixie]

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wonder what mrs. non-fixie shall have to say about you acquiring images of beautiful ladies...


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That I can tell you: "We already have enough junk ... "

 

[non-fixie]

 

[juvela]

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...hath equipe EFFE as yet given it their seal of approval?


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[non-fixie]

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...hath equipe EFFE as yet given it their seal of approval?


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I managed to remove it just in time, before anyone saw it ...

 

[non-fixie]

About ten years ago, I found a "nice bike" for mrs non-fixie. Reynolds 531 sports frame, from a brand that is well-respected locally.

As bought:



As I built it up for a vacation in 2016:



After that trip my attention shifted to other bikes and it got put away in a dark corner of the attic. I recently rediscovered it and since it is such a nice frame I thought I'd rebuild it to mrs non-fixie's current taste.

The result:

 

[juvela]

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non-fixie hath now gotten mrs. non-fixie to accept ville toeclips!

in the past this was verboten...

evolving tastes


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[non-fixie]

Evolving tastes, absolutely. The toe clips may prove to be too much of a stretch, though. We'll see. At least I was allowed to put them on for her to try. She came around to liking down tube shifters, so who knows?

 

[juvela]

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...our non-fixie definitely missed his calling in the diplomatic service...


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[juvela]

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About ten years ago, I found a "nice bike" for mrs non-fixie. Reynolds 531 sports frame, from a brand that is well-respected locally.

As bought:

View attachment 1003043

As I built it up for a vacation in 2016:

View attachment 1003044

After that trip my attention shifted to other bikes and it got put away in a dark corner of the attic. I recently rediscovered it and since it is such a nice frame I thought I'd rebuild it to mrs non-fixie's current taste.

The result:

View attachment 1003050

loverly construzione...como normale

what be the round things of this incarnation? and who let those CPSC compliant skewers on there?!?! [ ]

podiatric pedestals appear the may issue from Shima Mika San

suggestion: mrs. non-fixie might find the villes more tolerable if you were to affix kickup tabs


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[non-fixie]

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loverly construzione...como normale

what be the round things of this incarnation? and who let those CPSC compliant skewers on there?!?! [ ]

podiatric pedestals appear the may issue from Shima Mika San

suggestion: mrs. non-fixie might find the villes more tolerable if you were to affix kickup tabs


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Thank you. I believe the cycle to be from about 1980, so the skewers should safely pass the scrutineers.

The MKS pedals were a nice swap meet buy. Even nicer when I found out later they are actually the Sylvan Touring Next model:



They came with these half cages and flip tabs, which I have now removed. Their time may come again.