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I was undecided between which bike to post next, but this morning my partner "stole" the Brompton and tried, succesfully, to bring our pup around. We always talked about this possibility, but being our doggy already 11 years old, we didn't take action in fear of her jumping out or being too stressed.
Safe to say we were absolutely wrong <3
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Well, after 5+ years of lurking and vicariously living through a lot of your threads, I have decided it's about time I made one myself.
In my dozen years of riding (starting with a shitty MTB and then snowballing from there) I've bought, ridden and sold quite a high number of bikes, rigorously in the biggest size available (being 6'4" myself).
Downhill, FG, CX, rigid MTB, foldable, you name it. The only constant in my cycling life it's been the absence of a carbon frame (except a pair of chainstays, but we'll eventually get there); for the foreseeable future, this is not going to change.
Right now I'm in a moment in my life where, probably like a lot of you, I find myself owning really a lot of bikes and stuff, but riding, all in all, very little. This thread will be my journey/diary from the current situation (10+ bikes and counting) where I get to leave some things behind and try to prioritise the experiences rather than the f***ing stuff.
P.s. You'll probably see some motorcycle stuff passing from time to time, but for a number of reasons I've been quite diligent in that regard.
P.p.s. Having owned and owning now a considerable amount of bikes, I'm not really sure what's the best way to post everything. Feel free to ask questions or, if you have any suggestions, just shoot them my way.
P.p.s. English is not my first language, so I apologize in advance for some wonky phrasing or word choice.
Enough banter! Let's start with an appetizer! Here's two of my actual (and probably dearest) bikes: the biggest one and the smallest one!
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Bump! I have the same Podsol framset and i'd love to see how your's doing!
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Uups Sorry! Misread your post. Yes it's the carbon one. The best way is to check out of the inner legs and see if there's a slot where the caps are supposed to go
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I have tried to do so, but the 15mm hub caps are too big to fit inside the Cempa fork.
The fork is somewhat "shaped" around the 12mm end caps, bigger caps won't fit
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This bike is so well put together that it could be easily mistaken for something much more expensive. I can't see this one as a rat, no matter the frame finish
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I just recognized the BC Podsol frame from the shitty cable routing on the rear stays. What a pity, other than that it's spotless
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It belongs to a friend of mine, Victoire hubs front and back
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Mudguards id? I'd say Honjo or the widest VO (700x63), but i'm not really sure
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This one always makes me want to ditch my groupset and fix up my A.l.i.c.e.
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He's a dear friend of mine (here's his not updated Pedalroom profile)
This bike has a very uncommon background: Scapin never sold a track bike in his entire history, and this one is just 1 of 2 ever made, given to Adriano Baffi for some late 80's track racing events. My friend owns his bike (you can barely see his name on the white portion of the top tube), and the other one is owned by Mr Scapin himsef.
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I previously had a 58cm Disc Trucker, which i didn't find comfortable because the head tube was too short for the size. I was asking him those things because there might be a chance that he shares my measures and finds the 62cm one fine, with that kind of fit.
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how tall are you and what's your inseam? Just to get a grip
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Is it possible to ship them to Italy? I'm quite tempted
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Long reach calipers maybe?
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Maybe a Pipedream Alice? They're going to restock it around april
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Holy F moly
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Man i love your content, keep it coming
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Next up is my fixed gear, which has been with me for five years now.
It's the bike i rode most of the time up until the Brompton, and got me all around northern Italy, between alleycats, commuting, road rides and so on.
The frame comes from a Tuscanian frame builder, probably welded in the 80's. Around three years ago i managed to put two bottle cage mounts inside the triangle, making it a little bit more versatile.
It barely clears 23c on the front and 25c on the back, but i guess that, for the bike that it is, it's fine. It's not my fastest nor my comfiest, but the one i'd take if i don't know where i'll be going.