Rate My Bicycle

This is a Raleigh Wyoming touring bike from the mid 1980s. It’s a steel-frame 12-speed with friction shifters. I bought it on Craigslist for $125, and put about $100 worth of restoration parts and accessories into it. I’m fairly new to bicycle maintenance so this has been my first real “project”. Last weekend I reaped […]

I bought my Bianchi for $800 at a local bike shop. It looked brand new, but suffered from shifting complaints, which may have been why the someone traded it in. Luckily everything was fixed with a new cassette and chain. I’m really happy to finally have a fast, light bike for the first time in […]

A recent acquisition from craigslist free section, all she needed was air in the tires.
So far we’re enjoying each other’s company.

And no, the gas meter is not part of the bike.

Just picture this polished like it should be.

Hardly a scratch on her, I think the poor thing spent most of her life in a basement […]

Surly Cross Check
Stock Crank, stem, Fork, brakes
Nitto 48cm Noodle Bar
Woodys (brand) Fenders
Nexus 8 Hub
Nexus Generator Hub
B&M IQ Fly Headlight, B&M Tail light
Hebie Chainglider Chainguard
Tubus Logo Rack
Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700×40c Tires
Dual Leg Kickstand
Shimano SPD/Platform combo pedals
Velo Orange Leather Bar Covers and Mud Flap
Brooks Champion Flier Special Saddle
Cane Creek Gummy Brake Levers
Boulevard Brewing “Smokestack Series” Cork Bar […]

 
Frame: 7005 Allloy
Fork: Kona P2 Chromo
Bars: MonkeyLite XC
Stem: Rocky Mountain OEM
Seat/post:WTB Rocket V/EA30
Brakes: Avid Shorty 4s
Wheels:Fr- stock Alex AT 450 32h, Rr- Velocity Glider 36h
Tires- Vittoria Randonneur
Drive Train- 1×9 - 39×11-34 with a Tiagra Rr Der. and Sram Attack Grip shifter.

One of the early forays into foreign production…between 1984 and 1986, Trek used a Japanese factory to manufacture several road bike models.  Those Japanese craftsmen sure were talented — the lugwork and brazing is sublime!

Nothing special, parts-wise:  Weinmann rims on Formula flip-flop hubs, Bulletproof crankset, Dia-Compe 400 brakes, vintage Waveflo Titanium race saddle.  Check out […]

My all-time favorite bike…purchased new at the Bianchi factory store in Milano, Italy way back in 1983 (using money from my first job).

Campagnolo shifters and derailleurs, Ofmega crankset, BB and headset, Gipiemme Super-Corsa brakes.  Currently, I am running Matrix rims on Maillard “Helicomatic” hubs, but am in the process of building Velocity Aerohead/Aerohead OC rims […]

2006 Gunnar Sport
Sherwood Forest candy metallic green
BRG Brooks B17
Carradice Kendal panniers
SKS fenders
DiNotte taillight, DiNotte 600L headlight