Bikes

Other bikes in my life have come and gone; this is a list of bikes that have continued to stay in my head and/or my garage.

• Current Bikes
  1. M2 Franken Jumper – was my go to hardtail for years, now it is needing a retro-rebuild
  2. Early Stumpjumper – an interesting old ride
  3. Current full-suspension Stumpjumper 2005?
  4. Specialized Hardrock – was stuffed up in garage attic, now rebuilding my 1st MTB as parts become available
  5. Raleigh R600 Road bike – sweet Shimano 105 equipped lightweight road bike
  6. Raleigh International – beautiful bike, hanging there ready to ride.
  7. 1952 Raleigh Sports – a bike with a 4-speed Sturmey Archer, a Dynohub, and best of all a story.
  8. 1992 Scott Boulder – a rusted seized up nostalgic treasure, now converted to drop bar “gravel” bike.
  9. 2020 Giant Fathom 1 – I broke down and got a modern hardtail, 27.5 boost, dropper post, 1x drive train, etc.
  10. 1960 Raleigh Lenton Grand Prix – last year of what many consider a real Lenton, I don’t know enough to know.

• Currently on the Chopping Block – Bikes that I have enjoyed owning but am letting go due mostly to garage space
  1. Raleigh Sports – late 50’s three-speed, a classic, but I have two more vintage Raleighs
  2. Early Mongoose BMX – classic 70’s bike rescued from Value Village
  3. Raleigh Twenty Folder – its weird, but so what.

• Past Bikes – Bikes that I let go of along the way that still have a place in my head.
  1. Colorful Stumpjumper
  2. Trek Fuel 8.5 – good fun bike, dented the frame in a big way, now it is no more.
  3. Schwinn Racer – two-speed kickback, such a simple bike 🙂
  4. Schwinn S-30 – because of the Sweet Spot™ rear end; it was an experience, then I moved it to a new rider.
  5. Schwinn Sierra – all original 1987, needs a little fixing before I ride it; tuned it, experienced it, then moved it onto new rider
  6. Kona Dew Disc – great bike, with exactly the spec’s I wanted, but never seemed to fit right
  7. Kona Dew Plus – a good bike that I put a lot of miles on but we never seemed to connect 😉
  8. Schwinn Speedster
  9. Gary Fisher Hybrid 700C bike
  10. Space Ape – just for fun.
  11. Trek 8000 – Hardtail
  12. Specialized FSR XC
  13. Mongoose 26″ Mtn Bike – rigid
  14. Schwinn Prelude – Rode first Seattle to Portland, and several other long rides
  15. Univega Sportour – mid 80’s – shouldn’t have sold it to buy Prelude.
  16. Kia (toys-R-us) 12 speed – actually not as bad of a bike as it sounds
  17. Red Raleigh 10 speed – 60’s or early 70’s
  18. Murray Wildcat – green fake Stingray – Christmas bike in a box from my dad, my first build.
  19. Red bike with and without training wheels – I can’t remember much about this other than I could park it with the training wheels straddling a puddle and make a nice rooster tail.
  20. Burley Runabout (Whitey) – my ride all the time bike
  21. 2013 Specialized Secteur Sport Disc – comfortable, modern to me road bike.

• Bikes I’d like to own (Bike Bucket List)
  1. Tandem for fun
  2. Dog Scooter/Kick Bike
  3. Adult Unicycle
  4. something pre-war but rideable
  5. something from the space age rocket “gas” tank era
  6. Anything vintage from my Past Bikes list – Bikes that I should have never let go. (Raleigh 10-Speed)
  7. bikes with odd stuff –  linkage fork, Manitou rear shock, Raleigh Twenty, unique heritage, etc.
  8. Rigid Steel with discs and modern drivetrain(see Whitey)