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Orbea Enol with Bontrager Race X Lite Wheels

Eddy Merckx 2005 mxm for ma birthday booyah

both of you with the pics are acting like dicks....nice bikes..but the turquoise looks a bit queer

And now for the budget squad...

Bike 1, the beater. Schwinn Crossfit. Got it for free after my old bike was stolen, a neighbor had a back injury so I mowed his lawn all summer. He gave me his bike since he couldn't ride it anymore. Anyways, the gearshift is shot, which is no big deal since I always ride it in top gear (move the chains with my fingers) but the rear brakes are seriously messed up so I have to ride with just the front brakes which are only slightly better. Besides that, the back of the frame is bent wierdly so that no matter how I adjust the spoke tension parts of the tire end up rubbing against the frame and acting like a mild brake. Oh well. Better workout. It'll probably die this summer. Both tires are currently flat, they got that way halfway through a recent ride, it's been too nasty out to ride it since.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/2337885206_30f6552db6.jpg
Bike 2: My Friend. Some sorta Schwinn something. Very nice to ride, really smooth, very light so it accelerates like a rollercoaster downhill. Unfortunately it needs new rims since the ones currently on it are probably older than I am. I really love riding this bike. This one was also free since it used to be my dad's.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2140/2337885212_7e4841b358.jpg

I use the nicer one for long rides exploring the countryside and a bit of touring. The beater is what I use when the nice one is unavailable for whatever reason (2 flats last year). I'm thinking for a more serious low-budget touring bike that the old beater could be made into something nice, with a new gearshift and brakes and an adjusted frame. But hey, if I can manage to strap 25 lbs of gear to the red one, that's really all I need. I don't do any racing or anything... there isn't much around here, to be honest.

both of you with the pics are acting like dicks....nice bikes..but the turquoise looks a bit queer
I agree about the dick part...for me it was warranted. I can be a prick sometimes...it happens, I apologize.

Oh...and not to sound like a prick ;) the "turquoise" color is called celeste. It's trademark Bianchi color, some people love it, some hate it...to each their own.

[QUOTE=bobbyOCR]you guys will **** yourselves when you see this..........................


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e389/bobbyip/000_0293.jpg

^^^Are those your wheels, or are they borrowed for pic?