Show us your bicycles!

[Somafunk]

The frame is basically aluminium – with a carbon fork.

my mistake, I zoomed in and saw the welds,

 

[Timmy]

https://www.giant-bicycles.com/ch/revolt-0-2025

 

[keith_h]

The gravel bike, Cannondale Topstone. Aluminium, GRX 400. Better wheels and 40mm Pirelli gravel M tires. Capable machine on a budget.

Harry - Keith and Joan's Gallery

Dust covered, cowpoop encrusted, big tyred trail weapon. Goes where it wants and is a blast to ride. Its a decent town bike as well on its fat road tires. This is the bike with few limits now known as Dirty Harry.

gallery.heinrich.id.au

 

[Somafunk]

I’m that used to seeing single chain-rings and 46t to 50t cassettes on gravel bikes that a front mech/dual chainring setup looks odd these days.

 

[keith_h]

I’m that used to seeing single chain-rings and 46t to 50t cassettes on gravel bikes that a front mech/dual chainring setup looks odd these days.

This is the great thing with today's tech, so many ways to solve the problem of extended gear range. As with all things, pros and cons for different approaches. The best solution as always the one that works for the rider.

 

[Leporello]

Steel is real.

 

[Blumlein 88]

Titanium is pretty nifty too.

 

[Timmy]

As with all things, pros and cons for different approaches. The best solution as always the one that works for the rider.

I reworked my Nicolai Argon »cruiser« to a single chain-ring drive a while ago. Funny irrational thing with that: I somehow felt vulnerable afterwards, driving that set-up ...

 

[herr.jemine]

i like this one (Riverside Touring 920), it is approved for loading up to 170kg:
it comes with hub dynamo and usb charging socket

 

[Falco]

My trusty workhorse...

 

[Eric Natural]

still rolling : circa 1981 Fuji Royale II

Peace

 

[keith_h]

A pair of 2006-ish Orbea's. Both are Orca variants, the front one is an Onix (11 speed SR), the rear an Opal (10 speed Ultegra).

 

[MoreWatts]

For those into bicycle racing, the website Pro Cycling Stats (PCS) has a nice breakdown by-the-numbers on Tour de France/Giro D'Italia/Liège-Bastogne-Liège/Il Lombardia/Worlds winner Tadej Pogacar's historic year. PCS is a great site for professional bicycle road racing and cyclocross racing nerds.

For example, he had the 2nd most wins ever in a season (24). In multi-day stage races (e.g., TDF) he wore the leaders jersey on 91% of the days he raced. On the points-based ranking system for the season, he scored ~twice as many points as the next rider. (That next rider, Remco Evanepoel, won Olympic Gold in the road race and time trial, and was the time trial world champion.) Tadej earned more ranking points than 4 of 18 top-level teams.

Tadej Pogačar's record-breaking 2024 in numbers.

 

[Martini]

Tadej is a cyborg. Human legs need recovery time.

 

[Martini]

still rolling : circa 1981 Fuji Royale II
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Peace

In a previous time period, I was trying to choose between a Team Fuji bike and a Bianchi. Ended up, against the advice of others, in getting my first car (used), a MGB. British Leyland, need I say more.