Bike porn

1. Sweden
   
2. Norway
   
3. Denmark
   
4. north Germany
   
5. Baltic states
   
6. ....North Peckham estate?
   

1. Sweden
   
2. ~~Norway ~~ - Barn wrong shape
   
3. ~~Denmark ~~ - too mountainous
   
4. north Germany - Not enough sausages
   
5. Baltic states - Barn not concrete enougth
   
6. ....North Peckham estate? - Bike still there
   

Its clearly here:
YouTube - Finland

[QUOTE=Smallfurry;1801918]Not really supposed to post your own bikes in bikeporn. Try current projects.

@ Smallfurry - apologies, I'm still learning the rules of this forum two years in, it won't happen again. Re the saddle, I was having back problems riding with drops a while ago, Edscoble on here made some good suggestions and I tried a load of different positions and heights until everything 'clicked'. It works for me is all I can say. Totally agree too with the pedals, I did have metal MKS Sylvan Tourers fitted which looked great but they were hurting my feet on long rides. The plastic ones on now are very comfortable.

@ Andyp - agree 100% but these came with the bike back in '83, that's the way bikes were sold in the shops back in the day.

@ hugo7 - I haven't had time to remove the stickers, still undecided whether I'm going to or not.

In any event, thanks all for the feedback.

No crazy paint!

No crazy paint!

Nice but a repost from a page or two back...

http://velospace.org/files/landsharkdriveside01.jpg
is this a repost? Its so fit anyway

How did that Russian bike end up in Austria though?

How did that Russian bike end up in Australia though?

God, didn't you read the thread? We've decided it's in Bahrain.

How did that Russian bike end up in Austria though?

Berp, berp, berp... Pork, pork, pork.

winces at saddle angle

A touch nose up is pro, nose down usually indicates a hipster with a badly fitted bike.

Fine. I prefer using my Glutes to soak up the bumps as opposed to my Gooch.

Hipster No 1.

I prefer using my Glutes to soak up the bumps

You should be sitting on your ischial tuberosities, not your gluteus maximus. Soaking up the bumps is the job of the tyres and saddle, using a muscle as a cushion which you should be using for propulsion is a poor plan.

pwnd

Ok. I had to look that up.

Interesting stuff...?

'Dr Sommer, a urologist the University of Cologne, puts Rodano's findings into historical context. He notes that the stretched-out riding position which has become fashionable over the last couple of decades has tended to shift weight from the ischials forward onto the soft tissue, and he claims that this has led to an increased incidence of cycling-related G-U health problems...

As Sommer predicted, posture is extremely important. The more the rider leans forward, the worse the effects on their plumbing. That simple fact will surprise no-one, but the associated statistics are an eye-opener. According to Sommer, a cyclist with his or her upper body at 30° to the horizontal may experience a 70% reduction in genital blood supply. Ouch!'

http://www.63xc.com/willm/bike_sexhealth.htm

Load of bollocks.

No pun intended?

Pun was intended, but it's still effectively bollox. I've done at least 125 million miles on a bike (excluding recumbent miles) and still have two thieving wardrobe-emptying, additional cycle depriving house destroying kids. So, even if it's true, it doesn't do you any good...

A touch nose up is pro, nose down usually indicates a hipster with a badly fitted bike.

I can vouch for that as I have my saddle a touch nose up and I am all but pro - just need to start getting paid for riding around the local forest now.

I can vouch for that as I have my saddle a touch nose up and I am all but pro - just need to start getting paid for posting on a bike Forum now.

+1, tell me where to apply, I'd be trillionaire.

I can vouch for that as I have my saddle a touch nose up and I am all but pro - just need to start getting paid for riding around the local forest now.

this post contains so much win

http://velospace.org/files/doms_cannondale_caad9v2.0-1.jpg

Oldie but a goodie: Koichi Yamaguchi built GT National Team, fillet brazed, True-Temper steel

those mavic 'starfish' cranks are sweet.

@ Smallfurry - apologies, I'm still learning the rules of this forum two years in, it won't happen again. Re the saddle, I was having back problems riding with drops a while ago, Edscoble on here made some good suggestions and I tried a load of different positions and heights until everything 'clicked'. It works for me is all I can say. Totally agree too with the pedals, I did have metal MKS Sylvan Tourers fitted which looked great but they were hurting my feet on long rides. The plastic ones on now are very comfortable.

TBH I'm not overly bothered wether someone posts their own bike in 'bike-porn'. But people will pick at every little detail (erm, like I did), and there's usually some flaming. It was more of a friendly warning really.

If it were in 'current projects' or 'names and faces to bikes', it would have been decribed as what it is, a very nice bike with dodgy looking pedals ;)

As for the saddle position. If you need more reach I would have thought a longer stem would be a better solution. Your saddle set-back is'nt really a free variable, as ideally your knee should be directly over your pedal axle, when said pedal is in its most forward position. Once thats set-up, you can adjust your reach via stem length. Not the over way around. This is a bit of a PITA, as moving a saddle is easier then buying, and changing, stems.

Anyway just my thoughts, its your bike.