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was this the one velo was selling?

well, for spring i want to build a four season commuter bike for daily trips to and from work and around town. its a short trip...about 1.5 miles and has a few hills. since i don't want to arrive at work as a sweatball, i usually make it a slow, low strain trip. it rains often in my area so im...

i agree this is all true. much, i think, also depnds on what other bikes a person has and how that effects the value to them of new purchases. for 400.00 and assuming all components are in good, usable condidtion, i feel the buyer payed a fair price. i don't think it was an exceptional deal...

well, it sold for 400.00 + 50.00 for shipping. what do you think? seems rather high to me. i was contemplating an offer of around 300.00 shipped, but even that seemed high. well used xt, unmatched wheelset, unoriginal paint. the seller did admit to me it was likely a 'rattle can' paint job as...

metallurgists and frame builders feel free to contradict, but i do not see that dent as a structural problem that needs to be addressed. i feel the drilling and associated dent removal techniques will add more stress than it is worth. i'd just fill something like that with lead body solder...

well, i think it depends on your definition of 'old'. most of the bikes i see discussed here are from the 80's and 90s. as far as cycling goes, that is not 'old' by any means and i don't think they can yet qualify as classic bikes. maybe classic moutain bikes, but that gets to some fine detail...

for a while, i considered them the latest marketing gizmo. lately though, i've noticed the people riding them seem almost fanatical in their devotion. i've never ridden one, nor do i fully undersand the supposed design benefits. so im wondering what you guys think and if anyone can relate...

in the us, i've used a stripper that met military specifications for being safe to use on aluminum. certain strippers can have a brittlizing effect. how much this effects a bike frame, i truely do not know, nor have i found any studies with the information. however, i do feel better using a...

this is a real question. do you need some kind of special, hard to find, or expensive lights to ride at night in the uk?

here is one i took on an east coast (usa) 4x4 trip a few weeks ago.

yea...the size thing kind of sux. i like it much more than expected. if i go slow and just use it to casually tool around for short rides, it's not too bad. at first i was thinking i'd either flip it cause i picked it up cheap or part it out, but i'm going to hold it for at least a season or...

i can understand your doubt about permanently altering the original. to me, that should be avoided whenever possible...especially for rare or significant items. in this case, i would probably just make a new straddle rod bolt with the 'old' threading.

ok..i went and picked it up this morning... needs some cleaning, but i like it already. bone stock from what i can tell, with the exception of a new rear tire and the barends. i think its been ridden six times. is going to be one of my gf/guest bikes i think. 96 klein attitude, small, xt...

a few weeks back a green, supposedly magnesium funk frame sold on ebay. well, i was the one that bought it as the only bidder. it arrived a week or so ago and looks pretty good, but in talking with daryl, it seems most certainly to be aluminum. 6061. so now i'm wondering if i should return the...

i'm kicking around the idea of a klein attitude that a friend offered me. its a mid 90's attitude with low miles. pretty much full xt and rs judy. i don't follow the market too much and am wondering what a minimum value, in US dollars, for this might be? i see some that sell for crazy amounts on...

thanks!!! i'll pat myself on the back and smack me upside the head. :D your explanation makes prefect sense and is roughly what i came up with as a 'solution' if i were to do it myself. (though i missed the wedges to avoid crimping) but instead, i convinced myselt that couldn't possibly be...

rody, so good of you to post the pics. definitely give me a new perspecitve. if you have a chance, could you provide some details on how the downtube is ovalized? it's a process i never quite understood. thanks!!

us east coast - central pennsylvania rutteger just turned me on to you guys the other day. very impressive operation, i must say. and since i saw 'match point' last week, im even up on all the british slang. :P i'll be looking forward to hanging out.