tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post3042588763001413707..comments2024-03-27T07:25:55.115-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: The Timeless Quality of FrednessBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-13159142234640957002018-07-10T10:48:11.121-04:002018-07-10T10:48:11.121-04:00Amongst my stable of bicycles is one that is elect...Amongst my stable of bicycles is one that is electric. I find it heavy and not much fun to ride, but it does get you where you want to go without breaking into a sweat.A. T. Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896249747700140833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69712348911665886712018-06-28T12:27:34.144-04:002018-06-28T12:27:34.144-04:00I got my road racing start in college on the same...I got my road racing start in college on the same black and pink Trek 1200. Great bikes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-18722227119839623032018-06-27T19:21:03.655-04:002018-06-27T19:21:03.655-04:00Funny I kinda love friction shifting. My daily bik...Funny I kinda love friction shifting. My daily bike is an 80s Shogun road bike top tube friction shifting and you can just mash it up and down real fast even going up hills no problem. Awesome in NYC traffic. One lazy bike shop dude was like friction is best cause you don't need to adjust it cause you do it as you ride lol. My "nice for me" bike is an aluminum and carbon fork and other parts bike from like 2000 but it has three gears up front and you have to be so careful shifting especially uphill or the chain drops no matter how many times I get it adjusted. It's way faster though unless the chain drops. But my Shogun got bent up by a cab and I got it bent back into shape for $20. Love that bike. Have SPDs on all my bikes even my winter beater mountain bike cause I'm a tool... And like having shoes worth more than my bikes! Sorry that was a lot but I love my old shitty steel bike. Gots that milk crate too. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-86611431815396286632018-06-27T13:41:39.778-04:002018-06-27T13:41:39.778-04:00"how about throwing some 700's on there s...<i>"how about throwing some 700's on there so the rims and pads line up."</i><br /><br />Pretty sure those GB breaks are for the old Dunlop 26 x 1 1/4 (ISO 597mm) wheel size, that used to be on English club bicycles. Almost an inch smaller than 27"/700C.Lenton Clubnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17887475197585998722018-06-27T13:40:42.738-04:002018-06-27T13:40:42.738-04:00The Drysdale is cool, and hey, it rides like a dec...The Drysdale is cool, and hey, it rides like a decent bike, contradicting decades of marketing. For me personally, clipless pedals are a race-only improvement. Utterly pointless otherwise, and I can ride/jump/wheelie so much better on flat pedals. Brakes have to be the biggest single improvement over the decades, agreed. There are some cantilever gems from the 80s/90s though (my Suntour XC Pro cantis have been in use for almost 30 years and still are great brakes.) Tires are my vote for second biggest improvement , at least for mountain bikes.Pist Offnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-32101515117284391982018-06-27T13:21:54.557-04:002018-06-27T13:21:54.557-04:00What an awesome bike. A great photo of Alvin Drysd...What an awesome bike. A great photo of Alvin Drysdale & some newspaper clippings <a href="https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/alvin-drysdale-anything-and-everything.98320/" rel="nofollow">here</a>dnknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51528695275942766562018-06-27T13:15:39.016-04:002018-06-27T13:15:39.016-04:00Some more unsolicited riding with cleats advice:
...Some more unsolicited riding with cleats advice:<br /><br />I rode cleats and straps until the early 2000's, because I bought the shoes and pedals at the very end of the pre-clipless era in the late 1980's and I am a cheap bastard, and also there were some years of not much riding due to small children.<br /><br />I always left the straps just loose enough to be able to free the shoe by twisting around the lengthwise axis of the foot (like you are trying to walk on the outside edge of your foot). This level of tightness provides reasonable retention but with a little practice you can get out about as easily as with clipless pedals. I always figured cinched down straps were for velodromes. <br /><br />I finally switched when I broke a cleat after a bunny hop. Some years later I found some cleats to fit my sweet Detto shoes on Ebay, so my 1986 Takara and I are ready for Eroica (although this is unlikely, see "cheap bastard" above).<br /><br />Some guy from upstatenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-88230642902347718862018-06-27T12:34:23.688-04:002018-06-27T12:34:23.688-04:00‘better braking is by far the single most importan...‘better braking is by far the single most important improvement in road bikes over the past century and is probably worth at least as much as wider gearing, integrated shifting, and clipless pedals combined’. Agreed. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04907812293221539271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-2188640780328322052018-06-27T12:31:32.391-04:002018-06-27T12:31:32.391-04:00Were't you only going to ride one bike this ye...Were't you only going to ride one bike this year!?!?JohnPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13354953193532869412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17013365832189715472018-06-27T10:56:35.662-04:002018-06-27T10:56:35.662-04:00Modern brake levers (and, often, brake calipers/ca...Modern brake levers (and, often, brake calipers/cantis, too) are usually the very first thing I swap on an old bike. Well, tires/saddles/bar wraps, too. (But those get done regardless of age of bike.) But the brakes get "upgraded" whether they need it or not. Agreed that modern brakes are without question better than their ancient counterparts. Frames and shifters, not so much, IMO. <br /><br /><br />Those old Treks are all great. Even the lowliest of the line-up was still a good bike.<br /><br /><br />The trick to unicycles is you have to have to be a clown to ride one. N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-79174388562087664272018-06-27T10:43:39.105-04:002018-06-27T10:43:39.105-04:00The cheapest tubies ride better than the best clin...The cheapest tubies ride better than the best clinchers. At $60/pair with a little sealant you can ride like Indurain. Wesley Bellairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980082364827154489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-1652072954814634342018-06-27T10:43:18.826-04:002018-06-27T10:43:18.826-04:00I wonder what the tool who ordered you to the back...I wonder what the tool who ordered you to the back of the pack would say if you showed up for the next race on the Drysdale..."get back to your decade"<br /><br />Today might be the last of the coolish days when the wool gear wouldn't be too hateful. But ten again, maybe the wool breathes so wearing it in 90 degree heat is OK?JLRBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-18288123765360737752018-06-27T07:42:34.849-04:002018-06-27T07:42:34.849-04:00One Sled Fred,
I have tried a unicycle! Yeah, bi...One Sled Fred,<br /><br />I have tried a unicycle! Yeah, bike skills do not carry over one bit.<br /><br />--Wildcat Etc.BikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-11879846828863808042018-06-27T05:05:59.727-04:002018-06-27T05:05:59.727-04:00Next year I'm going to to commit to one bike o...Next year I'm going to to commit to one bike only. Then maybe I'll get to ride a range of new and vintage exotica too!<br />Ever tried a Unicycle, Tan? I bought one as I track stand a lot and thought I'd be a natural.<br />It turns out the two skills are not related. At all.One Sled Frednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-60534741116982911472018-06-27T02:29:12.549-04:002018-06-27T02:29:12.549-04:00Nice relic, tell us how the ride feels, tho, eh? P...Nice relic, tell us how the ride feels, tho, eh? Pads making full contact with rim improves the braking, btw. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-70147700448062303612018-06-26T22:41:21.553-04:002018-06-26T22:41:21.553-04:00Well, color me green with envy. The older the stee...Well, color me green with envy. The older the steel, the better. The oldest bike I owned was an English 3 speed from the forties which I modified with modern rims and tires. Miss that baby.Doothnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-66238795050530116842018-06-26T20:27:08.040-04:002018-06-26T20:27:08.040-04:00Keep It Simple Stupid -- KISS : )
Keep It Simple Stupid -- KISS : )<br />HDEBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-27890915912844089182018-06-26T20:16:11.801-04:002018-06-26T20:16:11.801-04:00I wonder how often tubulars find themselves consor...I wonder how often tubulars find themselves consorting with be-sneakered company these days. Or is everything commonplace in NYC?<br /><br />RE: Biopace . . . I’d say good thing you’re an aesthete. I had a touring bike with Biopace and the one consolation it gave me was that when the bike was stolen the Biopace rings went with the thief.<br /><br />Steel rims. Had them on a ’72 Schwinn Continental. They’d dent if a dog barked at them.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68280119588957052352018-06-26T19:56:54.462-04:002018-06-26T19:56:54.462-04:00Tan Tenovo— the red-light running supernova. We al...Tan Tenovo— the red-light running supernova. We all say fight it—the law must be wrong, he was on his bike just riding along.InstantPamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-52823213998144121932018-06-26T19:36:53.322-04:002018-06-26T19:36:53.322-04:00Practically identical to my first ever new bike. I...Practically identical to my first ever new bike. I discussed what seemed like everything building up a pile of parts to be assembled. I had only ever had an old iron clunker which eventually got a whole three gears so ten had to be so much better, the one thing I forgot to mention was I wanted to go touring but the guy was a racer and I got that close range half step front with gran sport gears...<br /><br />The Brooks saddle was just approaching a perfect shape when the bike got nicked.Colinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667939789517989280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-71344231837023712702018-06-26T19:25:54.200-04:002018-06-26T19:25:54.200-04:00While most of the components may have been replace...While most of the components may have been replaced over the years, the rear dropouts, if Campy, were not introduced until 1951, so it's not likely that the frame is a 1950 model. The crankset is a Stronglight 57, introduced in 1957. The GB brakes are not original to the bike, and are the wrong reach, which is why the pads are too low. It's also why the rear cable stop is on the opposite side it should be for that caliper. Since the decals appear original, and the shifter clamp is brazed to the frame, I suspect the bike was built in 1957 or later, and that the cranks and derailleurs are likely original. There is a similar Drysdale on the Classic Rendezvous site, and it has centerpull brakes.Steve Barnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05141738452735566462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-51361037043833703792018-06-26T19:24:34.625-04:002018-06-26T19:24:34.625-04:00Mr Tenovo, we stickybeaks have taken seriously you...Mr Tenovo, we stickybeaks have taken seriously your earlier suggestion to shove our bike fit advice up our asses.<br /><br />Upon retrieving said advice from some hours of storage there, we find that it is more ... pungent. I'll refrain from unleashing mine.<br /><br />If there's just one technological improvement I'd make on bikes from 1950, it would be LED lighting. People can see me; I can see things: unbelievable for a cyclist in 1950 (or indeed 1990).Microcordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-20967729897130545602018-06-26T19:03:32.018-04:002018-06-26T19:03:32.018-04:00In the old days, when boys came of age and became ...In the old days, when boys came of age and became interested in vehicles (before of after getting interested in other things) there were endless arguments in study hall, garages, malt shops, pools halls, the drag strip, etc about brakes, tires and stopping moving wheeled vehicles.<br /><br />I do not hang out at those place any more, but I see the EXACT same arguments are continuing today on the internet. And people are still stubborn in maintaining their position in these arguments, despite physics and experience clearly showing what happens. Speaking of Retronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-69382643901793209562018-06-26T18:23:08.248-04:002018-06-26T18:23:08.248-04:00how about throwing some 700's on there so the ...how about throwing some 700's on there so the rims and pads line up. and how are you supposed to reach those brake levers.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-26855000373662476252018-06-26T17:57:04.807-04:002018-06-26T17:57:04.807-04:00Serial,
They are new brake pads. I think a lot of...Serial,<br /><br />They are new brake pads. I think a lot of it is just being spoiled by modern brake levers.<br /><br />--Tan TenovoBikeSnobNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.com