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ednl 🇪🇺

of my . The Batavus Competition with 7-speed 105 I bought when I finished school, instead of getting my driver's licence. Later I splurged on a custom alu frame with Ultegra, the blue one with red Mavic wheels, from Hagen in Haarlem. Now I have an alu Canyon, still Ultegra but luckily much better wheels... On a parallel timeline, I had a Giant "ATB" hybrid-MTB thingie with Gripshift, but now a proper one with suspension fork, phew.

Two racing bicycles leaned against the wooden post with col sign for the Col de la Madone (925 m) near Nice, France. The bike in front is darkish blue with orange bar tape, red wheels, green tyres, a black saddle and two transparent water bottles. My surname is on the top tube near the seat post.
A composite of two photos, each with a Giant (not large but the brand) MTB leaned against something. On top an older red bike against a wood and barbed wire fence with a small herd of curious cows right behind it. At the bottom a newer red, blue and black bike against a wire mesh fence on the former airfield Soesterberg. It looks like a very wide, straight road.
A bright orange Canyon racing bicycle leaned against a wooden bridge over a winding canal on Groeneveld estate in Baarn, Netherlands. The bike has white bar tape, white pedals, a white saddle and one black bottle. It has a Shimano Ultegra group but Campagnolo Eurus wheels. It is a sunny day with reflections of a few clouds in the water. The trees are bare but the grass is green.
A composite photo of two bicycles. On top, an old Batavus racing bicycle leaned against the large window-to-the-ground of a holiday home. The frame is green and white with red and yellow accents. Black bar tape, saddle and toeclip pedals. At the bottom, black omafiets decorated with bright orange tape and stickers, rested on its kickstand next to a "toadstool" cycling path sign. Two arrows on another cycling sign point to a winding gravel road onto the moor at Hilversum, Netherlands. It is spring with sun and fresh green leaves on the trees.
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ednl 🇪🇺

Apropos "proper", that was maybe the wrong word; I had endless fun on that unproper red moster, with road racing, cyclocross and MTB wheels depending on the time of year and/or my mood. It got me out there riding and there's nothing more proper than that.

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Paul Convery

@ednl A Wattbike and Zwift is what got me back on the bike these last two years and now that I do have a new bike with actual wheels I have more confidence on going out on that than I likely would have. Really doesn't matter what gets you on the bike as long as you are enjoying it.

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Knepherbird

@ednl Those toe cages bring back memories. Sadly my current ride has been sitting unfinished after I decided a while ago to upgrade the component set. I couldn't find the correct cassette lockring tool so I paused, and then life got in the way, and I haven't found the motivation somehow to get back to the project.

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beingextorted

@ednl Very nice. If I may be so rude, what does something like one of these cost...ballpark figure?
Apologies and thanks!

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ednl 🇪🇺

@beingextorted The old green/white one was from 1989, I think around Hfl.1000. The blue one was in 1998 I think, around €1200. The orange one also quite old now, 2010, about €1400. So always new from the shop but never expensive, relatively speaking.

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Baron Woke of Carlsberg

@ednl that's a lovely collection. I love the Canyon, I'm a sucker for orange bikes.

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