General Bike Thread (Desiderata, questions, porn) - Page 51

Can anyone help me find more info and possible value on this bike? It has a Brooks Seat and says Drysdale Special. I can't seem to find much info on drysdale though.

^ http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdispl...-and-Inquiries these guys will figure it out what it its, worth, and how to fix it. just post a ton of pics including serial numbers if possible. it looks like a track bike so it should be actually easy to fix since its a fixed gear bike (an a lot simpler) to begin with.

dented my frame in 2 spots tonight after getting into a crash during crit practice =/ and fucked up my right shifter when i landed on it

So today during sprint practice, I went super saiyan and f'ing went over 9000 on my bike

check it

steel frame, only a couple months old

Bummer. At least steel can be repaired.

the team shop will probably just warranty it and i'll get to pick a new bike

any suggestions for minimalist bike helmets? I like the bern helmets, but something even smaller/simpler would be nice

Hadn't seen this thread til' now. Checking in.

that second bike looks siiick. fixed gear, correct?

Thanks! Yea, fixed gear. Recently had the fork, stem, bars, seatpost, and saddle stolen so I just built it up today with some cheaper parts and went for drop bars for a change.

damn.. sorry to hear about the theft. speaking of which, i just bought a heavy duty chain lock for my bike. Kryptonite New York Fahgettaboutit 1410 Chain. Paid $1.39 in cash and the rest in Amex points.. was wondering how to get the best use of my useless points and I found it! Retails for around $85 bucks on amazon. That being said, I ordered an izip zuma electric bike, which should be coming in this week. That explains the heavy duty lock because I don't want it getting stolen :P

Thanks for the suggestion. I got my grandma $1,000 for the bike thanks to help from bikeforums.

no problem. the classic and vintage people on bike forums are meticulous and knowledgeable and 99% of the time super helpful. looks like there was some serious interest right from the onset with that bike. nice to know you got some nice cash for it. i wonder how much you could of got if you put it to eBay abyss (especially if it was pimped in the proper forums beforehand) - from the looks of the desperate buyers on that thread it might of been crazy bidding. still selling it quick and stress free is a lot of the time a better way to go. there was a really long interesting story behind that bike too, that was priceless in itself since it involved your grandfather!

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