and one more...

i've taken another step in my continuing quest to own more bikes than is reasonable for one person.

the newest addition is a cyclocross bike that i've been working on for about a month, and i just finished the last details.

so that makes 5 rideable bikes, and at least one (and possibly two) more on the way.

i may have a problem.

why don't we take a tour of the bikes? there are pictures! (and all sorts of mind-numbing technical details if that's your thing).



this is the cyclocross bike, and the most recent addition to the pile.

type: cyclocross
construction: welded aluminum, production
model: 2004 redline conquest pro
built by: me (means i bolted all the parts on, not that i built the frame)
notes: the front and rear brake levers are reversed (rear on the left, front on the right) to make it easier to brake while dismounting.

here comes the geeky stuff

tubeset: some kind of crazy-light aluminum stuff
wheels: shimano 600's laced 3x to mavic open pro cd's
tires: ritchey speedmax cross (700 x 32).
cranks: 172.5mm ultegra double, 53 - 39 (need to get a 46 to replace the 53)
cassette: ultegra 9-speed (12-27)
front mech: ultegra
rear mech: ultegra
shifters: ultegra
saddle: selle italia gel
seatpost: thomson
bars: salsa bell-lap
stem: no-name
brakes: rear: radius, front: oryx
pedals: shimano spd 959




the road bike

type: road
construction: welded steel, production
model: 2003 masi special premio
built by: some guy at the bike shop
notes: the masi brand is now owned by some giant asian bike conglomerate, and has nothing to do with the original masi family

here comes the geeky stuff

frame: steel, reynolds 853
forks: carbon, reynolds ouzo comp II (i have no idea what that means)
wheels: mavic cosmos
tires: vredestein fortezza se's
cranks: 172.5mm ultegra double, 53 - 39
cassette: ultegra 9-speed (12-25)
front mech: ultegra
rear mech: ultegra
shifters: ultegra
saddle: selle italia slr
seatpost: no clue, but it's carbon fiber, which freaks me out a little
bars: no clue
stem: daeda
brakes: ultegra
pedals: shimano spd-sl 6610





the fuji track

type: track
construction: lugged steel, hand made (this is a guess)
model: 1977 fuji sprint
built by: me
notes: this was the first track frame i bought, and it was a real find. it's in immaculate condition, fits me perfectly, and gets babied. i only ride it when it's nice out.

here comes the geeky stuff

frameset: steel, fuji 331 (proprietary butted tubeset)
wheels: 36h high-flange campagnolo super record pistas laced 3x to velocity aeroheads
tires: vredestein fortezza se's
cranks: 165mm sugino super-mighty, currently running a 47t chainring (vintage)
cassette: no cassette, 17t sugino track cog
front mech: n/a
rear mech: n/a
shifters: n/a
saddle: selle italia slr
seatpost: campy 26.8 2-bolt super record
bars: nitto b-123's, 38cm, njs
stem: nitto jaguar, 100mm, njs
brakes: n/a
pedals: pro-ace, njs




the levante track

type: track
construction: lugged steel, hand-made
model: 198? custom
notes: i got this on ebay, sort of on a whim. the description of the frame sucked, and i couldn't find any details on google, but once i got it and built it, it turned out to fit me perfectly, and have a really nice ride.
this is my foul-weather bike, the one that gets the fenders and all the lights, and rained on.

here comes the geeky stuff

frameset: steel, columbus multi-shape (a short-lived tubeset that columbus came up with for the track; it required special lugs as every tube has a different cross-section).
wheels: 36h high-flange phil woods laced 3x to mavic 33xp's
tires: vredestein fortezza se's
cranks: 167.5mm campagnolo stradas, modified for the track, 47t chainring (vintage)
cassette: no cassette, 17t phil wood track cog
front mech: n/a
rear mech: n/a
shifters: n/a
saddle: selle italia titanium flite
seatpost: campy 25mm 2-bolt super record
bars: chopped and flipped cinelli, 38cm
stem: cinelli 1A, 85mm
brakes: front: dia-compe rear: n/a
pedals: shimano spd 853





the peleton track

type: track
construction: lugged steel, hand-made
model: 1998 keirin
notes: this is my favorite bike right now; i got it from japan, and it rides like a dream.

here comes the geeky stuff

frameset: steel, no idea what kind.
wheels: 36h high-flange dura-ace laced 3x to saavedra featherweights
tires: vredestein fortezza se's
cranks: 165mm dura-ace, 45t chainring, njs
cassette: no cassette, 16t dura-ace track cog, njs
front mech: n/a
rear mech: n/a
shifters: saddle: mosquito five-gold, njs
seatpost: dura-ace, njs
bars: nitto 123aa, njs
stem: 110mm nitto jaguar, njs
brakes: n/a
pedals: mks custom nuevo, njs

and that's the lot, at least for now. all of the bikes get ridden on a regular basis, some more than others, but none of them are 'wall queens' and i like them all for different reasons.