Business s tough out there these days...

[AngryScientist]

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This place was forced to shut down.

Saw a bunch of old grouchy types at the 9-speed cafe, and a congregation of mamils over at eleven speed coffee. :banana:

[bobswire]

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This place was forced to shut down.

Saw a bunch of old grouchy types at the 9-speed cafe, and a congregation of mamils over at eleven speed coffee. :banana:

Yeah but we're starting to come around to 10 speed,especially when 12 comes into play. Better late than never and a buck saved is buck saved for other stuff. ;)

[jruhlen1980]

Don't even get started on the Coffee (disc) Break cafe...

[Ti Designs]

The problem is they intentionally make it expensive to switch to 11-speed. It's not just the number of beans you grind, you'll also need a new mug and a new spoon. has anyone tried the 11-speed Di2 coffee yet? I don't even want to know where the battery goes...

[Gummee]

The retrogrouches never left 6sp, so they wouldn't set foot anywhere NEAR that place.

Not a recipe for success.

M

[azrider]

The Aero Cafe can hardly keep up with demand :p:p

[jcs7282]

There's a place by the same name in Calabasas, CA ...part of Pedaler's Fork, a combo restaurant/bar/coffee and boutique bike shop...AKA heaven on Earth!

[Clean39T]

Needs a KammTail..

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180228/fcac6930d8028054f311426c630808fe.jpg

[pbarry]

Apparently, there are too many Riv owners around there.. ;)

[fiamme red]

For any youngsters here who aren't familiar with the term, "ten-speed bicycle" used to be what people called road bikes in general, as opposed to three-speed or one-speed utility bikes. That was when there were five cogs on a freewheel.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/d0/b8/0dd0b8396a24ed69d65af17980e1b2db--in-a-box-bike-stuff.jpg

[OldCrank]

Whoa, a Brooks on an $87 bike? Schweeet! Must be late 60s, early 70s?

[Ed-B]

Didn't keep up with the times. Shops need to sell gravel ground coffee these days, and the mugs need clearance for wide spoons.

[berserk87]

Needs a KammTail..

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180228/fcac6930d8028054f311426c630808fe.jpg

What manner of devilry is this?

[PaulE]

Whoa, a Brooks on an $87 bike? Schweeet! Must be late 60s, early 70s?

That wasn't just a Brooks saddle - It was a "Schwinn Approved" branded leather saddle most likely made by Brooks. The derailleurs looked exactly like the Huret derailleurs of the day, except for the fact that instead of bearing the Huret name, they were also stamped "Schwinn Approved." By the mid 1970's, those leather saddles were replaced with a plastic/hard rubber version, also "Schwinn Approved." I had a friend with a Schwinn Varsity that had one of those leather saddles.

[pncguy]

I don't understand this thread at all. :confused:

[pinkshogun]

Whoa, a Brooks on an $87 bike? Schweeet! Must be late 60s, early 70s?

early 60's with suicide front shifter on the seat tube

[unterhausen]

For any youngsters here who aren't familiar with the term, "ten-speed bicycle" used to be what people called road bikes in general, as opposed to three-speed or one-speed utility bikes. That was when there were five cogs on a freewheel.
Yes, I'm pretty sure the coffee place was named after bikes that would be called "5 speed" by today's nomenclature. Maybe with a "2x" thrown in, although it's usually assumed.

[ripvanrando]

In winter, I just fixie my own.

[572cv]

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This place was forced to shut down.

Saw a bunch of old grouchy types at the 9-speed cafe, and a congregation of mamils over at eleven speed coffee. :banana:

Looks like this place didn't know they had to crank it up to eleven. Eleven speed coffee goes to ELEVEN, eh, Nigel? :cool:

[Bentley]

For any youngsters here who aren't familiar with the term, "ten-speed bicycle" used to be what people called road bikes in general, as opposed to three-speed or one-speed utility bikes. That was when there were five cogs on a freewheel.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/d0/b8/0dd0b8396a24ed69d65af17980e1b2db--in-a-box-bike-stuff.jpg

I had one of those when I was in Junior High. Most folks had the Varsity, the Continental was a little more and if you could swing it you got a Super Sport. Not sure mine “fit” right but I rode the h*** out of it.

Ray

[oldpotatoe]

For any youngsters here who aren't familiar with the term, "ten-speed bicycle" used to be what people called road bikes in general, as opposed to three-speed or one-speed utility bikes. That was when there were five cogs on a freewheel.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/d0/b8/0dd0b8396a24ed69d65af17980e1b2db--in-a-box-bike-stuff.jpg

Good enough for Eddy, good enough for me...:)

[Mark McM]

For any youngsters here who aren't familiar with the term, "ten-speed bicycle" used to be what people called road bikes in general, as opposed to three-speed or one-speed utility bikes. That was when there were five cogs on a freewheel.

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/0d/d0/b8/0dd0b8396a24ed69d65af17980e1b2db--in-a-box-bike-stuff.jpg

This is the type of bicycle I was referring to in the "So many types of drop bar bikes" thread, when I said that most road bikes of that era could take 28-32 mm tires and wider. This "10-speed" drop bar road bike came with 1 1/4" (32mm) tires, and you can still see plenty of air between the tire and frame.

As noted, the most common freewheels had 5 sprockets at the time of the 2nd bike boom (1970's), which is when derailleur bikes really entered the American vocabulary.

[November Dave]

What manner of devilry is this?

AeroPress. So great

[Johnnysmooth]

Still looking for my 8spd cafe. Have heard rumors but...