Any road bikes in your stable?

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    • January 22, 2011 at 2:53 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Hey gang,

    Just kinda’ going along with my other posting about what you ride when it’s not your ‘Cuda… anyone care to share your road bike (cyclocross too) with the family? As before, pics with a description would be super! (you can copy, edit, and paste using the specs template I used)
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    I’ll kick this off with my 1989 Schwinn 974… it’s been raced, trained on, stolen, recovered, and now customized… allow me to introduce my “METH PEOPLE” road bike. The story is lengthy, so please forgive me ;)

    * Please note, I’m not celebrating tweakers and meth heads, in fact I hate them, this is my recovered bike that a tweaker stole. *

    The story goes like this… I started road racing juniors back in ’86 on a used Cannondale, this 1989 (Klein inspired and licensed) Schwinn 974 was my first legitimate race bike and it’s stayed with me through the years as numerous newer bikes have gone away. I love it, it’s my baby! A while back at my shop in an industrial complex, “The Shed”, a cool work space since I have limited room at the house, it’s where I built up and kept my extra bikes. Let me say the meth element has to do with the tweakers that rolled through constantly. One day one of them got brave and grabbed my 974 from inside my shop when I was working. This bike is a rocket and tweakers ride hard, so the bastard was gone. I tried to chase him in my truck but he cut through a neighborhood and disappeared. I’m raging pissed off driving all over now, so I head back to the shop and on my way I see the tweaker’s buddy messing with his bike on the side of the road. I roll up on him and start laying into him about his buddy, he started playing dumb… I figured he needed some “encouragement” and he quickly found himself duct taped and sitting next to me in my truck. He still doesn’t want to give up his buddy, so I threatened to throw him out of the truck as we’re rollin’ along. He freaked out because he could see I was serious and he gives me directions to his buddy’s sh*thouse. More duct tape for my navigator since I don’t know yet if he’s telling the truth and I approach the garage. I can hear someone working inside, I look in the window and find the scumbag tearing my baby apart. I lose it and burst in! I grabbed the closest metal object and hit the piece of sh*t upside his head, a few swift kicks for good measure, and I grab my 974 and the parts and head out to my truck. I pull “Mr. Duct Tape” out of the floor of my truck, give him a few lumps to emphasize my seriousness and let him know that my bike is off limits and to spread the word.

    To get over my anger that some piece of sh*t had messed with my bike, I decided to go over-the-top in rebuilding it and have some fun. Not long after finishing the build, those two tweakers were roaming through by my shop again, so I rode up and surprised them. I figured I’d jar their memory with a few extra lumps to the dome and while they were thinking it over on the ground, I reminded them that the yellow “Meth People” bike was mine and I’d better not have any problems. After that day, I never saw those two tweakers ever again. I know I made my point because I still keep my 974 by the front door of my shop, tweakers still roll through and look at it but keep walking. I hit one up the other day when I caught him eyeballin’ my ride, all he said, “Sorry man, no-no, I heard about you!” Perfect!!!

    Specs:
    Frame / Size / Year:
    Klein design Schwinn 974 58cm 1989
    Handlebars / Stem:
    3TTT & Controltech
    Fork / Headset:
    974 custom extruded w/ chrome dropouts & NJS Falcon Tange
    Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
    Custom Dura Ace hub laced w/ black spokes to Mavic CXP21 w/ Michelin tires
    Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
    Custom Dura Ace hub laced w/ black spokes to Mavic CXP21 w/ Michelin tires
    Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
    Dura Ace cranks & Dura Ace B.B.
    Saddle / Seat Post:
    Koobi Titanium & Sugino post
    Pedals / Chain:
    Time ATAC & Dura Ace chain
    Shifters / Derailers:
    Dura Ace 8 speed grouppo
    Brakes / Brake Levers:
    Campy “Skeleton” calipers & Dura Ace Brifters
    Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
    9T-21T w/ 53/42 chainrings *** yellow “don’t steal” decal on fork leg ***
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    Okay, who wants to go next?

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    • September 15, 2011 at 12:31 am
    sithlord3
    Member
    dat be da shit neo.
    • September 15, 2011 at 2:12 am
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    Sith-

    You’d have done the same if some piece of sh*t was eyeballin’ your boy or your lil’ angel (down the line)!

    Speaking of the lil’bundle of joy… how is she doin’? How are you, mom, and your boy adjusting to the change? Any new pics?

    -D-

    p.s I’m still jonzin’ for a ride on that SE you built ! ! !

    • September 20, 2011 at 12:18 am
    sithlord3
    Member
    everyone is great…..adjusting and so on. Shes a bit of a cryer which cuts through me like a hot knofe through butter, but im dealin. As far as the Ripper goes….I ll be in Long Island on the 8th for a Bday party. I just cant remember if its you or mix that lives ther! HA
    everyone is great…..adjusting and so on. Shes a bit of a cryer which cuts through me like a hot knofe through butter, but im dealin. As far as the Ripper goes….I ll be in Long Island on the 8th for a Bday party. I just cant remember if its you or mix that lives ther! HA

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    • October 30, 2011 at 1:14 pm
    RatchAttack
    Member
    Good job on laying the law down on those two meth heads.

    I have a vintage touring bike that I have actually gone on tour with. Traded an old mountain bike (1992 GT Tequesta) that I bought for $40 for this 1982 Nishiki International touring bike.

    Specs include:
    -Tange 2 cromoly frame
    -Sugino GT cranks
    -Suntour SRX shifters and deralliuers
    -Dia-Compe brakes
    -Sakae Randonneur bars
    -Araya 700c wheels

    • April 1, 2012 at 11:57 am
    willywill
    Guest
    I am not sure what year this is but it was an awesome rig while I had it! Logged over 5000 miles on it this year (sometimes being underemployed and losing your license can be a good thing!) :mrgreen:
    • July 25, 2012 at 2:50 am
    vpc66
    Member
    87 Lotus 600 all original (have the seat but it is messed up) in somewhat nice shape,few lite scratches. And yes I know it looks pink..Lotus like to use odd colors the paint color they called coral and in different light it will show in different tones. This thing rides so much nicer than my 91 Cannodale which feels like it will brake bones before end of ride so even with the paint job this is my go to road bike.
    • July 25, 2012 at 1:34 pm
    neo_pop_71
    Member
    I had a Miyata race bike from that same vintage, same color scheme and almost the exact colors, but those wacky avant-garde Japanese designers got cute with the name… salmon and obsidian. My buddy that I raced with for a few seasons was 6’7″, he had a custom Nishiki that was straight up bubblegum pink. He took a lot ribbing for the color but he was so fast that most were talking out of their arse soon enough!
    • July 25, 2012 at 4:34 pm
    vpc66
    Member
    Lotus was American design Japanese built to go against the Italian bikes…the work on this thing is sweet to look at but at the times folks did not want Jap bikes…which is funny because the asian market builds most bikes from high end to low. I have rode new carbon framed rode bikes and can not tell the difference from my old Tange 2 steel Lotus….the only thing I like about new road bikes is the brake/shifter set ups.
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