Steel Bike "Lovers" roll call

[BrianE]

My 91' Marinoni..., she's a "keeper".

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[tttsmm]

My Bixxis...

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[Dad2TnR]

Currently riding:

RSD Big Chief 29+ (hard tail trail bike)
Velo Orange Piolet (townie)
616 Fabrications Fat Bike (fun bike

All 3 are steel and are among a long, long line of steel bikes that I've had over the years. I've owned 1 or 2 aluminum bikes, never a carbon or ti. I don't care much about the weight penalty of steel as I'm not too svelte - I most enjoy the classic ride and looks of steel.

[rccardr]

Boom!

[kmac]

i think if it weren't for steel, i'd be missing a good chunk of my face right now.
pilot error/stupidity. all things considered, the bike handled it beautifully (and held up for 20+ miles to get me home).

i'm an n=1 guy, so i'll be replacing this guy asap with another steel bike. https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/mr_p...th_anniversary

[Mzilliox]

holy crap, you must have hit something hard! glad you are ok

[kmac]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

holy crap, you must have hit something hard! glad you are ok

i swear, that curb jumped right in front of me. it's like it didn't even look first.

[d_douglas]

I assume that you were airborne? That makes me cringe just a bit.

[doc]

New fave:
200? Paul Taylor True Temper S3

Old loves I wish I still had:
Bontrager Road Lite
Ibis
'89 Merckx Corsa Extra 7-11

[nobuseri]

Glad you are OK.

But, that is one serious wrinkle. What are you planning to get for your next n=1?

[kmac]

Originally Posted by nobuseri

Glad you are OK.

But, that is one serious wrinkle. What are you planning to get for your next n=1?

thanks... and honestly, i'll probably just get another mr pink. before i went and folded it, it was really a great bike. i rode it through busy city streets, bike paths, huge colorado mountain climbs, gravel, and (occasionally/slowly) actual singletrack. it's a super versatile bike, and prior to this morning, never gave me a lick of trouble. it's not that light, but it was comfortable all the time. high-end enough that i could make a run at some PRs on a ride, but low-end enough that i could feel comfortable locking it up outside a brewery for a couple hours.

and the fact that the 10th anniversary edition JUST got released a day or so ago makes me think that the universe is trying to tell me something
https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/mr_p...th_anniversary

[MisterMurray]

Started out riding on roads on several iterations of steel track bikes. First real road bike was a Batavus Professional, which I traded up for a Waterford 1200 I bought used on ebay. I broke the seat tube on it at last year's D2R2. Never even noticed it until I had just finished cleaning it. Traded that for a Ritchey Road Logic, which I absolutely LOVE. I plan on repairing the Waterford some day but at the time the repair plus new paint was going to cost more than I wanted to spend on a bike with a dated drive train. PLus I wanted to new bike...

[kmac]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

I assume that you were airborne? That makes me cringe just a bit.

that's the crazy thing. it made a terrible sound, but i stayed completely upright -- literally, still sitting on the saddle. i had to consciously clip out and stop riding. the convenient crumple zone built into the frame absorbed a ton of energy.

my first reaction was to check the tire/wheel/fork, and when all of those were amazingly intact, i just kept riding. it was still very dark out (around 5:15am here in denver at that point), so i couldn't quite see the damage. by the time i reached the top of red rocks and the sun started to peek its way through the smoke enough for me to see what had happened, well... it was an adrenaline-fueled return trip home!

[jtbadge]

Originally Posted by kmac

i think if it weren't for steel, i'd be missing a good chunk of my face right now.
pilot error/stupidity. all things considered, the bike handled it beautifully (and held up for 20+ miles to get me home).

i'm an n=1 guy, so i'll be replacing this guy asap with another steel bike. https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/mr_p...th_anniversary

Damn! Glad you made it back safe.

The anniversary scheme is killer. Can't wait to see it!

[nobuseri]

Originally Posted by kmac

thanks... and honestly, i'll probably just get another mr pink. before i went and folded it, it was really a great bike. i rode it through busy city streets, bike paths, huge colorado mountain climbs, gravel, and (occasionally/slowly) actual singletrack. it's a super versatile bike, and prior to this morning, never gave me a lick of trouble. it's not that light, but it was comfortable all the time. high-end enough that i could make a run at some PRs on a ride, but low-end enough that i could feel comfortable locking it up outside a brewery for a couple hours.

and the fact that the 10th anniversary edition JUST got released a day or so ago makes me think that the universe is trying to tell me something
https://allcitycycles.com/bikes/mr_p...th_anniversary

Sounds good. Just noticed we're in the same area. In the interest of not derailing this thread, I will take it offline and ask you where you had your incident.

We might have passed each other a time or two when out riding.