Rat Bikes! Pub Bikes Beaters! Frankenbikes!

They look a lot like Mavic, of which the BLB ones are pretty much a copy.

drop on those isnt deep enough to be mavics

this isnt rat but it is god tier. my vivalo needs to be turned into this i feel... who makes a similar rack..?

Aren't they a polished version of,

But yeah,

Nah they have that big bolt on the NDS crank to tighten the whole lot with.

You idiots, they are Omniums, it's just the angle of the photo...

^^
Yes!

Shame about the hipster/nodder saddle angle.

^some serious ratting done to that.
can't have been that many miles ago that it looked like this...

paul crank >>>>>>> ANTI

does that seatpost and saddle really make that bridgestone a rat bike?

...Not this again..

a lot of great bikes in finland it seems

I have done a bit of trading and stuff and a lot of lurking on this site. The rat bikes thread is my favourite by miles. I finally have a pic of my rat so thought I would post.

Its an IRO mark V (the logos are taped up) with very cheap but solid enough components, gets ridden every day and has been set up pretty much like this for a year without doing anything to it bar the odd clean of the drivetrain. I have 4 bikes and for a while I thought I might sell this as I could get by riding something else round town, but then I ride it and realise I couldn't sell it as its too perfect and too much fun. Hopefully it gets some love.

Edit: Struggling to embed this :/

http://www.lfgss.com/picture.php?albumid=2537&pictureid=16736

next years ride anyone got a Italian bb?

@madman. Always love a dale, but makes me nervous spreading an AL rear triangle to jam in a 10 speed. Have an SR900 from the same era and bought an NOS 6 speed dura ace so i wouldn't have to worry about damaging the frame. I hear that ppl can get away with that sorta thing--personally wouldn't fuck with it though.

That is spanking....

yeah, just needs leveling the saddle, and changing the pedals

Yes!

CX Vivalo?

Vivalo!

yeah, just needs leveling the saddle, and changing the pedals

and bars for me, but seriously good anyway!