Beater Bike
By bikemig on 05/22/2012.
Bike tags: Single speed | Road bike | Commuter | beater bike | commuter bike |
Trek 720, Reynolds 531 throughout with campy long rear drop outs, double eyelets front and rear, full rack braze-ons, and cast BB, 56 cm/ 1982
SR stem and bar
stronglight roller bearing
surly hubs, campy omega rims
surly hubs, campy omega rims
dura ace crank, sugino 75 chainring
Avocet II
Lyotard rat trap pedals
modolo cantis, suntour cyclone brake levers
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Trek 720, Reynolds 531 throughout with campy long rear drop outs, double eyelets front and rear, full rack braze-ons, and cast BB, 56 cm/ 1982
SR stem and bar
stronglight roller bearing
surly hubs, campy omega rims
surly hubs, campy omega rims
dura ace crank, sugino 75 chainring
Avocet II
Lyotard rat trap pedals
modolo cantis, suntour cyclone brake levers
This is my beater bike. It's a Trek 720 frame that I rode across the US. It's gotten pretty scratched up over the years. I touched it up with this really ugly blue paint and the bar has black and white tape. I figured I'd uglify it some before using it as a lock up bike. It has a Dura Ace crank with a Sugino 75 chain ring, Lyotard rat trap pedals, surly hubs laced onto campy omega rims, SR stem and bars, Avocet II saddle, modolo cantis and Suntour cyclone levers, and a stronglight headset (still good after many, many years of riding)