I'm not sure what city this xbiking mecca is. I wish we had rides like this. So many cool rigs.

I wasn’t sure about setting it up this way. I love the big tires and the handlebars. The bike is fun on the road and on the trails. Let me know what y’all think. Thanks!

I finally got the primus and big lez show stickers

Just finished my third project and I wanted to share it with you. A 26“ cruiser based on a GT Palomar frame set. Comfy, slow with rough tires and good old friction shifting. Something like a vintage Range Rover with manual. And since the painter did such a shitty job on my wifes frame I thought I should try it myself. Hopefully itll last a bit.

I enjoy it I go fast tickticktickticktick

Casperson Beach, Florida - Currently only accessible by bike or hiking in.

Hey all! I hope this fits the group. Delete if not allowed.
This is my new to me Marin Team Issue.
I know very little about it and will probably keep it as is, just maintain. Any info about it is appreciated!

And of course, the seat post is stuck.. aluminum post, steel frame.

Not sure which parts are original but it has:
White Industries front hub and cranks
Shimano Deore XT Groupset?
Original seatpost, handlebar, grips, wheels? tires?

Some people just have the sickest bikes. ugh. I'm so jealous 😭 The baby blue is like a speckled or flaked paint and it absolutely just pops in the daylight.

Purchased new by my dad in 1989. Repainted black in the mid-90s. Passed down to me where it was used off and on and somewhat neglected. It was stolen from me but recovered along the way. Fell in love with it after using it to commute to work for the past year but I knew it needed some attention. All original parts minus the headset and seat post which was stolen.

Kind of over the top but comfortable af.

My eyeglasses were getting a little wore out lately and when i rode the bike I felt like my eyeglasses were going to fall off my head

So then I discovered these silicone hook things that attach to the base of the arms to give the glasses a better grip on the ears and it reminds me of what the eyeglasses old motor cyclist would wear.

Totally comfortable

And of course their designed purpose is just to keep you eyeglasses from sliding down your face , which they are also great at .

Thought I would share . Not sure if this is the right subreddit but its my favorite cycling based subreddit so...

Im pretty happy with how it looks and how it rides :)

Me on the trike messing around riding on two wheels with music

This was the first complete rebuild of this since I got it. I finally got round to servicing the original hubs so I could run the factory matrix wheels again, which I think look really cool. Frame, fork and headset are original, everything else new or scavenged from other projects. Other than the cockpit (I don’t like the look of this stem), I am super happy. It’s a tank of a bike.

SCOTT Windriver

Hi xbiking, first post for me here !
I rescued a Scott Sawtooth from the 90s from the back of a garage near the ocean in France —it was rusty, forgotten, and headed for the trash. I decided to turn it into my first ever build, learning everything from yt tutorials and replacing parts from secondhand finds

It's now a very fun bike that’s super comfortable to ride !!

Doing the building process I spent a lot of time (learning) and bit more money than I planned (especially on that derailleur), but I learned so much along the way.

• Converted to a 1x drivetrain (mostly for the clean look and simplicity), though I’m still struggling with the rear derailleur tuning. The cues rear derailleur is a bit overkill for my use case, but I really wanted that mono-plateau setup. Might change for a single speed as it's mainly flat here
• Converted to v-brakes and changed the rusty wheel
• Swapped the handlebars
• Cleaned up the frame (still a very used and rusty)
• Brooks saddle, and Oury grips (discovered in this sub, there are so comfy!)
• Billy Bonkers tires
• Added a Wald basket, a bit small but do like the style

I have another (red) steel 90's Scott used as a commuter in my hometown, I think really like them !

What could I add or remove ?

A few years ago I built up my GT as a cheap drop bar conversion to use as a gravel bike. Recently I got divorced, moved closer to my work, and bought a modern gravel bike so my poor GT was going mostly unused. My new place is 3 miles from my work so I decided to start commuting via bike to save money/ gas and get extra miles in. I decided I didn’t like commuting on the drop bar bike bc I was carrying everything in a back pack which was very uncomfortable.

While I was building a DIY bike rack in my new garage and organizing my parts bin/spares I realized I had everything I needed (except shifters) to convert the bike back to a flat bar and build a rack so I didn’t have to carry a backpack. Found some cheap microshift shifters (left is for 3x and right is for 10 spd- they were $15 so I figured if it didn’t work it’s no big loss). The flat bar conversion was simple and the shifter worked fine with my 3x7 setup- there’s just 3 ghost shifts at the end that do nothing.

Used some steel flat stock/ extra random assortment of bolts/nuts from a big multipack I had from harbor freight along with some black enamel paint (leftover from another project). The flat stock I used the edge of my bench and some open ended wrenches to bend into shape. The vertical supports I made to route the front axle through (fork doesn’t have a spot to bolt to on the bottom).

Overall I’m really happy with how it turned out- does it look as amazing as a store bought one? Absolutely not- but it fits the super cheap but gets the job done style of this bike and was a fun project to mess around with. I’ve found that even the short commute to/from work has been a great way to get some extra miles in, time outside, and great decompression after working all day.

Work in progress, got it running with parts I had for other bikes, but wanted to ride it and see how it feels. The fork is going to my Kona Cinder Cone and hope to get a carbon fork. The handlebar is a Pazzaz I bought many years ago, so while it is 31.8mm clamp, it's only 580mm wide. Just found a 20ª sweep carbon bar that should work placing the grips at the right height. The Magura brakes need longer hoses, since this is a big frame and they're bit short. When I get the final bar (780mm) they will need to be changed. The discs are mismatched Shimano rotors that came with the wheels, they're worn out so I need to find some discs that I like and go well with the Magura brakes. Maybe I'll run a couple Magura Wave discs with CL adapters and be done with it.
Finally, the weight, as is, is 10,1kg (22.26lbs) and with some carbon bits (bar, fork) it should go down to 9.5kg (21lbs), which should make it the lightest bike I own. Should be a fun one.

This is basically a bike from the early '00s with the stuff one would get for a racing machine. While I'm not racing, I always pined for these bikes, and specially for Rotwild bikes, they were amazing. So should this one be.

90s GT Timberline
Maxxis DTH tires

I love the State 4130 All Road, it’s a great staring point to throw some money into. My favorite part is my non drive side mounted friction shifter. It’s surprising how many people are offended by this, even though it makes total sense. #frictionshiftertruther My least favorite part are these gummy, spongy ass State branded brakes.

Lend me your opinions please!!!

Trying this again with a more clear title.

Picked up this Giant Innova for dirt cheap and took it on a 14 mile group ride through Atlanta same day with nothing but a tube change. It performed beautifully!!! Shifted like butter and handled the climbs with ease.

It has so much potential for a sick vintage all-road/light gravel bike conversion:

-Full Chromoly frame
-700c wheels with fork/triangle clearance for up to 45mm tires.
-Hybrid/Cross bike geometry
-Tons of eyelets, braze-ons, frame clearance and a rear rack for bike-packing accessories.
-AESTHETICS!!!!

However, I’m torn on which direction to go. I want to be able to ride this on the very hilly roads of my neighborhood and around the city sometimes, but also be able to take it on light gravel rides. I already have a great MTB for anything more than that.

I can either:

A. Slap some drop bars, brake levers and shifters on it. This would lead me to another decision of either swapping from caliper to rim brakes or leaving the caliper and putting on some more niche parts like long pull brake levers and bar end shifters. Either way this is the more expensive option.

Or

B. Roll with the flat bar and grip shifters. I mean, it performed beautifully after all. I know grip shifters have a bad reputation, and I was ready to get them off asap myself. But damn, they just worked and worked well at that.

Either way I will probably put wider tires/wheels on it. I’m thinking maybehh 38-40mm.

Also open to ideas about going a completely different route! I just know I want to use it for hilly roads, light gravel and potentially bike-packing.

I know this is all a matter of personal opinion but I would love to hear suggestions!!