bicycles / bikes I ride

track bike, Duracycle Moth, 48x17:

This is a project bike that has been in the works for several months... it's great to see it finally come together after months of visualizing it, combing craigslist and ebay for deals and selling off other parts to finance these. I bought the Duracycle Moth frameset from someone who posted it on craigslist--it was black and pretty beaten up. I had it painted and gradually built it up.

Props go to Mike at Bicycle Station on Vanderbilt Ave in Brooklyn, and Trackstar in Manhattan for various bits that I didn't find on ebay. I had a miscommunication with Mike, who built the wheels: I wanted silver 14/15 double butted DT spokes, but I got black DT's. Luckily, I actually really like the way the black spokes look...

I tried to build it as a good-quality, medium-budget ride:
-TA Alize Pista crankset with 48t ring riding on a
-TA Axix 103 bottom bracket
-EAI 17t steel cog, Dura Ace lockring, cheap KMC chain
-MKS Sylvan pedals, MKS clips, EAI laminated straps
-Dura-Ace headset
-Sakae stem
-Nitto B123 deep drops wrapped in Tresso and twine (still needs shellac...)
-Sugino dialed seatpost
-Saddleco Flow saddle nicked from my commuter
-Suzue 32H ProMax SB hubs laced with DT spokes to
-grey Velocity Deep-V's
-running Vittoria Rubino 23mm clinchers
-twine wrap for top tube protector

everyday, around-town, commute, beater 46x16 fixed:

This is the bike that I ride every day, rain/snow/shine. It's literally a piece of junk—at least the Krylon'ed Panasonic frame is—but I love to ride it. It's not exactly stealth, but it is not a bike that many thieves are going to look twice at, even though it's got a decent Cinelli stem, Nitto bars, Campy Chorus cranks, TA ring, and a Record bb. I comfortably lock this bike pretty much anywhere, even overnight when necessary. The Flow saddle is a bit flashy, but I always lock it up...

I had trouble finding a simple lever to fit these bars, but this SNAFU bmx lever is pretty nice looking, and comes with a shim.

January 2005, here's how my city fixed looks now...
I am in the process of building up a track frame for track and street use, so have been turning this into more of an upright commuter fixed. Nitto Dove handlebars and cork grips from Rivendell added, toeclips removed. I think the clips are going back on--too sketchy in rain and snow on these track pedals. I don't want to risk pedal strike with a wider platform, so no touring pedals here.

full custom Peter Mooney Signature frameset w/Dura Ace/XTR drivetrain, built for dual sport/touring purposes:

This is the bike that only goes out for the long rides. I really like riding this bike. If I'm going to ride gears, this is the way I enjoy it. Used this one to ride from Seattle to Los Angeles--which is a real nice ride if you can spare a few weeks.

In the above picture, I was just testing the Flow saddle--I am not suggesting that it is a suitable touring saddle. It is not.

This bike was built in early 2003 by Peter Mooney at Belmont Wheelworks from a blend of steel tubing and Richard Sachs lugs. It's dressed with Dura Ace save for the R Der (XTR to accomodate a wider set of cogs for hauling a BOB-trailer-load of gear up the hills) and the brake calipers (Ultegra "long" reach). Tubus Cargo rack, Mavic Open Pro CD rims with DA hubs, Chris King headset.

The King SS bottle cages and Brooks B-17 Champ Special Titanium saddle were purchased from Wallingford Bike.

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