Post images of beauty (quote pics sparingly) - see Mod warnings in OP

lovely bike you have there!

No bottle cages?

Hey! No bottle cage yet: that will be my next purchase!
Sorry bout last picture; forgot to rotate it!
Photos are actually quite dark: 3mpxl iPhone camera!

Arequipa.

I'll never be lonely again!

Thanks to Holyboy at Bees Cycles for the help getting this acquisition on the road. Have only cycled it solo so far (back from the shop) but hopefully the girlfriend will be over later to try it out. Tried to pick up a few passengers on the way home but no dice.

Eamonnator wrote: »

Piercemeer,

Cool looking tandem.
How old is it?
Is the lever on the left side of the stoker's handlebar a drum brake lever?

Eamonnator,

Thanks. I don't know the age. I've been trying to date it but there's not much about Gitane serial numbers, etc online. I am guessing '80s.

The captain's left lever is actually the drum brake. The stoker's lever is the rear calipers.

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Have you purchased yet?
Not trying to stir any s*#t but have you googled 'dave hinde' bikes yet. I made two purchases a couple of years ago one purchase went well the second was a 'new' set of wheels which by the time i received them had become second hand and when i returned them within a day i was told that they were new and unused when they originally sent them out and refused to replace and asked me to pay for the redelivery of the wheels.
Just beware and there are literally hundreds of similar complaints on uk forums as well.

Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Whoa, never seen anything like that before. First suggestion for Hinde bikes on google was "dodgy reviews".

Whoa indeed! (but his ebay shop apparently is now fastpartsforbikes who I use a lot, and have never had a prob!)
Anyway, back on topic, here is an image of beauty!

Some more Cubes I like the look of........

Cube 1.jpg

Cube 2.jpg



Arequipa!

Here is the giant MTB bike i had in china last year.... it was a bit old but great crack cycling around rice fields
Theres one pic of the bike and 2 of the fields.... Ill also post my new cube MTB when i get a photo of it on the pc.. For now you will have to enjoy the "war" torn giant full sus (if the front shocks had worked):D ya! O and the bike brake randomly tried to kill me by just not working from time to time..

Whitehawk wrote: »

Here is the giant MTB bike i had in china last year.... it was a bit old but great crack cycling around rice fields
Theres one pic of the bike and 2 of the fields.... Ill also post my new cube MTB when i get a photo of it on the pc.. For now you will have to enjoy the "war" torn giant full sus (if the front shocks had worked):D ya! O and the bike brake randomly tried to kill me by just not working from time to time..

Looks awsome. Great adventure. Was it really a Giant or was it a Chinese knock off?

My 'fleet'..
The giant is a 2004 VT2 with a few upgrades - Rockshox Sektor fork, UST wheels and tyres and bigger front disc. I got this in 2006 new and love it. It's in Holland for my working week (nights) so I get out a few days around the Maastricht area, including Gulpen and the odd trip to the Ardennes.
The Cube is a 2010 Aerial I got in January. Only just started road biking and I'm kinda getting into it a bit now. Will be doing the An Post Meath day out as my first event.

triggermortis wrote: »

Frame triangle is too small - and it's a large frame! Camelback is the way to go - plus I need more stuff with me

fair enough, i use camelback as well but also use bottle so was just wondering cheers

Not exactly an image.. but a video of something beautiful with too many new stuff on it.

http://vimeo.com/25303423

Yeah I am a marketing victim and I want one now!

levitronix wrote: »

thats sweet ! so now ridley have brakes and paint that makes you go faster mmmmmm

Use the appropriate term please, it's called F-SURFACE not just paint :pac: :P