Dale Synapse with 105 / FSA mix with saddle bag bigger than my ambitions. Almost got the saddle-bar drop to be perfectly even for maximum roast. Maybe in my next life.
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Dale Synapse with 105 / FSA mix with saddle bag bigger than my ambitions. Almost got the saddle-bar drop to be perfectly even for maximum roast. Maybe in my next life.
Dale Synapse with 105 / FSA mix with saddle bag bigger than my ambitions. Almost got the saddle-bar drop to be perfectly even for maximum roast. Maybe in my next life.
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HannibalLecter
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I got my first road bike a bit late I think (relative to when I got into mtb) but I overcompensated really well
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BernieMoves
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Another "overcompensator" reporting in... (me)
2022 Orbea Orca M20i Team with a few upgrades
2022 Orbea Orca M20i Team with a few upgrades
You guys are newbies 
It's not THE bike I rode, but it's similar. It's my father's old team bike from the '60. It's a repainted Springfield in the colors of the Caballero team. I rode it in the 80/90's btw.
And to be honest, this was my second bike. I had a smaller grey Gitane before. Similar layout.
It's not THE bike I rode, but it's similar. It's my father's old team bike from the '60. It's a repainted Springfield in the colors of the Caballero team. I rode it in the 80/90's btw.
And to be honest, this was my second bike. I had a smaller grey Gitane before. Similar layout.
They call me the Campagnolo whisperer 
Fuctor Ostro - Campy SRS WRL (upcoming)
Cube Aerium C68x - Campy EPS SR 12SP/P2M NG
Ridley R12 - Campy EPS Record 11sp/P2M NGEco
Thrust - Campy mix mechanical/P2M NGEco
Fuctor Ostro - Campy SRS WRL (upcoming)
Cube Aerium C68x - Campy EPS SR 12SP/P2M NG
Ridley R12 - Campy EPS Record 11sp/P2M NGEco
Thrust - Campy mix mechanical/P2M NGEco
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raisinberry777
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Reid Osprey from 2012 - Australian ultra-budget brand, I was a student at that time, new price was maybe $400-500 AUD:
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justinfoxphotos
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I picked up this 80's Paino in 2008.
Got the frame repainted by the guy (Peter at Star Enamelers) who originally painted it in the 80's!
Hand polished all the original Campy (I still own it today).
Pic from a recent ride.
My first "racer" when I was 16 was a second hand Puch Alpine, much like this.
The first road bike that I bought new was a beautiful black and gold Raleigh Record Sprint purchased from a catalogue when I was 19 in 1984 and used throughout my student years. Loved that bike!
I then had a long hiatus from cycling and when I returned in 2011, I bought a Felt F85 (photo from 2012 shows some upgrades).
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I then had a long hiatus from cycling and when I returned in 2011, I bought a Felt F85 (photo from 2012 shows some upgrades).
I hope my first Eddy Merckx qualifies as road bike? Regretting so much having lost track of this bike... would love for my kids to get to ride it nowadays...
Regretting so much having lost track of this bike... would love for my kids to get to ride it nowadays...- Attachments
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Not my bike, but I happened to find my EXACT bike online:
I bought at The Sports Authority in Arlington, VA of all places, for $300 in the early 90's. I was a competitive tennis player at the time and bailing water on multiple injuries, and looking for a lower-impact way to train. I quickly learned that I enjoyed riding more than hitting a ball, and that was that... Literally changed my life, almost 30 years of racing and most of my adult life working in the bike industry.
Tons of great memories on that bike.
I bought at The Sports Authority in Arlington, VA of all places, for $300 in the early 90's. I was a competitive tennis player at the time and bailing water on multiple injuries, and looking for a lower-impact way to train. I quickly learned that I enjoyed riding more than hitting a ball, and that was that... Literally changed my life, almost 30 years of racing and most of my adult life working in the bike industry.
Tons of great memories on that bike.
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OtterSpace
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When a friend moved out he sold me a K2 mod something from around 2004 for $300. I don't have photos before I fully rebuilt and repainted it but it looked something like this with a tripple and 105 in the same color.
I eventually rebuilt it with 11s 105 and commuted on it for a good while.
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twoangstroms
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I think my first road bike was a used https://www.flickr.com/photos/stronglig ... 4839758201. It was a lovely champagne green color.
By 1984 I was on a Ciocc SLX with Super Record.
By 1984 I was on a Ciocc SLX with Super Record.
