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#571
03-11-2017, 10:30 PM
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The SR1000 and R500 (crest) pictured here were my first and second 'real' road bikes respectively.
I eventually left both to friends as I moved on to a Trek 5500, pictured below by the Cannondale train station in CT as first loves die hard PS. The SR1000 was actually stolen in NYC a couple of months ago, so if anyone sees one of those frames, with the funky paint job crop up I wouldn't mind a PM. 
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#572
03-30-2017, 02:20 AM
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My first good bicycle, after a string of Schwinns and very beat UnicSport, was a used 1972 Fuji Finest. The paint had been stripped, as the frame was all chrome, and it was tricked out. The wheels were Mavic rims rims with Campagnolo Nuovo Record hubs. The stem and bars 3ttt Record. The seat was a Unica-Nitor. I loved that bicycle.
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#573
03-30-2017, 05:57 AM
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I bet that was one sweet bike. I've wanted to find an all chrome bike with the chrome in good condition of course, I watch CL all the time for such a beast. I keep saying I'm not buying any more bikes but it's the all chrome bike that is haunting me to buy...if the price is right of course.
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#574
03-30-2017, 07:44 PM
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1988 Nishiki International Ole, with oversized tubes and an awful white groupset. Switched out the parts for Suntour Surperbe pro, upgraded to 7-speed, and added Campy wheels. Still have it, still ride it.
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#575
03-30-2017, 11:05 PM
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Anyway I hope you kept the Ole groupset because it is a rare group to have. By the way, i have the 1983 suntour Superbe groupset that has over 150,000 miles on it without ever a failure, that stuff is bulletproof, not only is it bulletproof but they shifter faster than any other component made in the world at the time. The weird thing about mine is that I opted for the Superbe Tech rear derailleur because at the time I bought it I was racing the mountains of S California, and that derailleur was the only one that could shift while cranking up a steep grade without having to release pressure off the pedals. The Tech also had the dubious fame of having problems with the internal spring mechanism, when I found that out about 3 years after I bought the group I bought a spare Tech rear derailleur which I've never used because that original Tech never failed and still shifts like it did when it was new.
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#576
06-23-2017, 04:26 PM
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BUMP!
We've got some new members in these parts...what was your first nice ride? William
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#577
06-23-2017, 06:11 PM
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Used Specialized Allez ~ 2002
(like the one here: https://files.bikeindex.org/uploads/...lizedAllez.jpg). Marketing to take advantage of our short term memories/fickle preferences; Aero downtube + level top tube --> kill the aero down tube, slope the top tube, -->bring back the aero downtube and rename. Jokes aside, the DSW SL Sprint is something I would ride as a race bike.
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#579
06-26-2017, 06:44 PM
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Masi Gran Criterium
A Masi Gran Criterium, made at Vigorelli circa 1975, with pantographed chainring, seatpost, stem, and cutout/painted shifters. Champagne with yellow highlights, all Nuovo Record.
Unfortunately it was a 56 which was way too big for me, so I bought this Gios, moved all the non-panto parts over, and sold it.
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#581
08-08-2017, 11:54 AM
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Fuji Cross Comp from 2005? from Craigslist. Thought I was going to go full cyclocross until I realized I liked going straight fast vs. not-as-fast and more muddy...
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#582
08-08-2017, 12:16 PM
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Went from a 2006 scott speedster s50 then upgraded it to full sram force/red--> went to an upgraded frame the smartweld specialized allez all black frame--> now i have a ritchey road logic with campagnolo athena/chorus with enve cockpit and moved all the sram to a ritchey swiss cross.
  
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#583
08-08-2017, 01:33 PM
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WOW. I love those. Sorry to hear about the loss.
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#585
08-08-2017, 03:12 PM
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My first real road bike was this 10 speed Nishiki Century--I picked it up from a garage sale for $5 and did all sorts of terrible things to it as a bike noob. I eventually turned it in to a gravel bike--I think I was a little ahead of the curve on that, so this should really boost my hipster rep. Who knew they made knobby tires for 27" wheels? Well, they (kenda) do! It eventually lost the stem shifters and got a proper set of downtube shifters (friction). The biggest functional improvements were the addition of modern brakes and levers and an all-metal shimano 5-6-7 speed derailleur.
Man, I had a lot of fun on that bike, and learned a lot of lessons (like how much money you can spend on a crappy $5 bike... and it's still a crappy $5 bike). It raced triathlon and CX, rode in the snow, rain, gravel, and dirt, raised money for charity. It finished its journey with me on the front porch of a church on Orcas Island with a note that said "please give this to someone who needs it". I wonder what kind of adventures it's having these days, if any at all. Long live Captain America!    
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