To All the Bikes We've Loved Before....

furiousox

So how many bikes have passed through your doors through the years?
Any regrets?
Favourites?

Here's mine....(1999-2014)

Trek 1000 (first bike, decent starter)
Look Carbon (can't remember which model, big jump up from the Trek obviously)
Bianchi C2C Via Nirone (slow and heavy frame)
Hong-Fu Carbon with Ultegra (decent bike but frame was too big for me)
Colnago C40 (fast but again frame was too big for me)
Pinarello FP1 (decent carbon/alloy frame)
Giant TCR T-Mobile (comfortable and fast but couldn't live with the T-Mobile pink)
Canyon UCF (very fast but very stiff and tiring)
BMC Roadracer SL01 (the one that got away, fast and comfortable frame but I found the ride very harsh. I realise now that was down to the 25mm gatorskins )
Felt F95 (winter bike, but comfortable and enjoyable to ride)
Cervelo R3 SL (my fred moment, I'm too slow and should never have bought it)
Felt Z5 (great spec and good going uphill. Not so good coming downhill though, too upright and tall, felt like being on a penny farthing!)
Scott CR1 (my (one and only) current steed, possibly the nicest bike I've owned. Seems to be a perfect blend of speed and comfort.)

NeedMoreGears

I really miss my first ever bike - kids bike with solid wheels - probably a Raleigh c. 1968. Managed to wear out the solid wheels over the next few years. It was stolen once but I found it and stole it back. It was also fast enough to chase and pass the milk electric lorries with

Next came various frankenbikes, all of which were waaay too big, and I never managed to own a Chopper, and then.......

My first decent bike was Raleigh Sportsman with five (yes five!) gears. ; probably around 1973ish. I miss this bike the most.

Basically rode it into the ground and eventually combined it with bits of my brothers one until their combined demise in 1984ish. Great old bike - stood up to the college commute of 26 miles (no kms back then).

1985 saw me with a ten speed dawes - £100 it cost second hand. Big improvement on the Raleigh. Used it for work commuting. It died by around 1990.

1990 - 18 speed mountain piece of junk with baby seat. Made from concrete but solid and reliable whilst remaining a pretty crappy bike.

2000 - 2008 ; no bike of my own. Some frankenbikes made from bits of kids bikes to get to the train and back.Not much cycling in general.

2008: A racer again! yaaay! Giant SCR4. Nice bike for the money. Got me back commuting, and into sportifs etc. Stolen.

2011: Giant TCR 1 ; Lovely Al frame/carbon fork. Recently put zondas on it. Love the bike. Just right for me. Also put together yet another Frankenbike based around a Giant rockhopper (??) frame - handy in icy weather due to the big tyres and slow speeds.

wanderer 22

Nice thread idea.


The ones I remember

First was a 'rad rat' - I was obviously a 5 year old extremely confident in my masculinity to have that pink colour scheme...Disc wheels front and back too :cool:
http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/6fd28cff685746143364ee9af064e2d4/l.jpg

(not me in the pic btw!)

Another memorable one was a Giant Box 2 - loved this bike , it looked the business (to a 14 year old)

https://www.google.ie/search?q=giant+box+3&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=-k4wU66jFYPX7AbDxoEw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1440&bih=726#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=nsdSQuMorgKArM%253A%3BTANCpQVBJA0u6M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fi.ebayimg.com%252Ft%252FGiant-Box-2-Mountain-Bike-%252F00%252Fs%252FMTIwMFgxNjAw%252Fz%252FJFQAAMXQ76RR5bei%252F%2524(KGrHqEOKooFG-4-g7LPBR5beiR3T!~~60_35.JPG%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FGiant-Box-2-Mountain-Bike-%252F141017952252%3B300%3B225

More recently I've had

Felt Q820 mountain bike

Giant rapid Hybrid

Specialized Sirrus Hybrid

Current bikes are
Genesis Vapour CX'er
&
Boardman Team Carbon