Who is the Lonerider? Guess my other name is Elvis. I been into bikes as long as i been interested in politics and current events, which is about as long as I can remember.
I dig old music, mechanical wristwatches, The X-Files and vintage steel-framed road bikes. Or any bikes. In fact I just bought a folding bike so I can ride every day to and on the way home from work!
The lone rider is perhaps best described as an individualist. But with a capital I please. I think one's life is his own biz. I don't want the government, ours or anyone else's [this includes the French!] telling me what to do. PRovided I'm not hurting someone else, who cares?! I do not trust the government, think taxes are too high, and believe there is more to life than obeying rules. Fun is found on two wheels riding at your own pace. Cars are for passing, preferably whilst going uphill ;)
Who is the LoneRider? I'm the dude who rode his bike in every major snow storm we had last winter, the guy who would rather ride than drive, and rather stick my finger in a wall socket than listen to Sen. John Kerry insult this country. The LoneRider is proud to be an American -- but willing to criticize absurdity in government where it stands. The LoneRider rides again, every day, same time, same channel. Check out my bike stuff, then scope out the political opinions and rants. There might be something there you didn't see in the New York Times or other left-leaning weanie newsscrapers. Then get on your bike and ride! I do. Just make sure to clean your bike after riding in rain or snow. This is where that copy of the New York Times comes in handy!
Bikes, Bikes, and more Bikes...
About fixed gears: Riding the bicycles is fun, but so is building them... Used to be I just restored old bikes to their original geared state. Some i still do. But one day i built a fixed gear bike. It was fun, and now I have several fixed gears converted from road and one hybrid frame... although my geared bikes are great, the fixed gear is something special. Check it out on my fixed gear page....
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A list of some of the bikes I have owned:
*- Indicates I still have this bicycle [either intact or as a frame]
1980s? Schwinn Stingray ’75, yellow [my childhood ride]
1990?: Green Raliegh 10-speed
1996: Green Trek 820 mtb w/ aftermarket Rock Shox suspension fork
1997: “Metro” 10-spd road bike with cheap components
1997: Maroon Puch Alpina 12-spd road bike w/ barcon shifters
1997: ’76 Schwinn Stingray, yellow w/ single speed coaster brake
1997: Trek subatomic BMX, chrome
1997-98: Light green Gitane road bike
1998: Grey Puch road bike
*1998: Blue Bianchi road bike [later converted to my first fixed gear]
1999: Performance road bike *2001: Trek 1000, yellow road bike, new
2001: Kabuki Diamond Formula-12 road bike
*2001: Centurion le Manns [eventually converted to fixed gear]
200?: Mongoose orange metallic BMX
200?: Haro Chrome Shredder BMX
200?: Black Shogun touring bike: This was a homemade cyclecross for a while until I donated it to Pedals for Progress
200? Black/green Trek 830 mtb
200?: Atala chromed road bike
200?: Raleigh Technium hybrid [I rode this as a touring bike w/ drop bars until I sold it back]
200?: Aqua blue Nishiki Rally road bike
2003: Cannondale f700 Olympic Ed. Mtb
2003: Decathlon 24” mtb: This cool orange ride was my mountainbike for a year or two
2003: Dark metallic blue Nishiki Modulus 12-speed
*2004: Blue Trek x01 cyclecross, 2001 model NOS
*2004: Schwinn Collegiate 3-spd [converted to a “club bike”]
*2004: Panasonic dx-1000 [converted to fixed gear]
*2004: Fuji Sagres hybrid: fixed gear conversion then restored for my folks
*2004: Red 1980’s Specialized Sirrus Road bike, 12-spd
*2004: Dahon B6 folder
*2004: Cheap but sturdy monocoque mtb frame turned into a futuristic fixed gear road bike [42x16 gearing]! *2004: black Lotus Excele road bike [1970's] with engraved Shimano 600 gears.
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