Show us your steel.....its real...

[palinurus]

Here's mine. It's just a cheap Tange frame, use this bike for all sorts of stuff. Mostly commuting, trailer-pulling, touring, general winter bike. It's heavy and a bit crap (it gets all the hand-me-down parts from other bikes) but it fits me well and rides well.

The Dinottes cost more than the parts used to build this.

 

[jasper]

Nice bikes there rjeffroy...

 

[palinurus]

Very nice bikes.

 

[Randochap]

You want steel? I got it

I have a few steely friends. The ones on the road right now are my Marinoni Ciclo:

and a Rivendell Bleriot:

The Marinoni goes well (when I do). The Bleriot likes the lesser travelled trails.

Most of my bikes here.

 

[peanut]

Love the Ribble Dibble .
I have one in Flo pink its such a nice frame. Through the top tube cable and every conceivable braize-on. Good quality frames but let down by the appalling paint finish.Decals just stuck on with no laquer over the paint.
Must get it re-finished Always wondered who built them

3 Steel here......



Ribble 653 and Ultegra

 

[ju5t1n]

Wrong side, yes

I know

 

[fossyant]

Nice Olmo - not seen one for ages - get the brake cables trimmed.....

 

[khushy]

My Peugeot . . .

Perthus Pro bought new in 1989 - been a faithful friend ever since.

This pic is how it looked until April last year.

Its been totally refurbished - new chrome and Campag Record 2008 throught'ed.

Having always had this bike, until last year I had never ridden a carbon bike - but last year I also bought myself a Colnago CLX frame and built that up with Record 08 as well - amazing bike.

Love them both for different reasons - here are the specs . . .

Peugeot Perthus Pro - 753 - 20" - Campag Record 08 Race-Feel Groupset + Ceramic Bearings in the UT Compact Chainset + 21-23 block + Campag Record Hubs and Mavic Reflex rims + Gatorskinz Tubs + Deda 26.0mm bars + Ritchey 70mm A Head Stem on a Stem Adapter + Mavic WinTech Wireless Computer + Selle SLR Gel Flow Saddle + Ritchey Carbon 27mm Seatpost + Look Keo Carbon Pedals

Colnago CLX Frame - 45s - Campag Record 08 Race-Feel Groupset + Ceramic Bearings in the UT Compact Chainset + 21-23 block + Mavic Ksyrium SL Premium Wheels + Michelin Pro Race Tyres + Deda 26.00 bars + 90mm Ritchey Stem + Selle T1 08 Saddle + Mavic WinTech Wireless Computer + Look Keo Carbon Pedals

I have really tried to keep both bikes the same in terms of equipment so that if one fails its a quick swap-job to either jump on the other or change bits over.

Dimensionally - they are set up identically but they ride completely differently - the Pug bends and shifts with each pedal-stroke while the Colnago is as stiff as a board.

They are both beautiful - I love riding them.

 

[bonj2]

my steel fixed

 

[alecstilleyedye]

my reynolds 531 year-round commuting bike

looks much better without the 'guards, which i take off in summer. note the look pedals, which have reflectors and a flat side.

 

[doily]

My desperately unfashionable - but steel - commuter, no longer with toeclips.

 

[iandg]

my steel trio

631 aravis audax

1978 '531' Team Raleigh' now re-sprayed and re-badged (and geared)

1970's '531' Bob Jackson

 

[Smokin Joe]

Can people please stop putting back brakes on fixed wheel bikes?

It's not cool, it's not clever, and it's not nescessary

 

[MajorMantra]

Can people please stop putting back brakes on fixed wheel bikes?

It's not cool, it's not clever, and it's not nescessary

There are perfectly legitimate reasons to have a back brake on a fixed gear. It lets you have two brake hoods (best all-round position for riding in town) and if for some reason you feel the need to brake in slippery conditions it's a lot safer than using the front brake.

Matthew

 

[Smokin Joe]

There are perfectly legitimate reasons to have a back brake on a fixed gear. It lets you have two brake hoods (best all-round position for riding in town) and if for some reason you feel the need to brake in slippery conditions it's a lot safer than using the front brake.

Matthew

A bit of back pressure on the pedals is as good as any rear brake (which is why the law allows you to do without) as they only have the stopping power of a blamange before they lock up. Two hoods ok, but no caliper, please.