Kelly's 1992

Serial Number: X123567
Date of Purchase: Spring '93 (holdover from '92)
Purchased from: The Bicycle Shop, Georgetown WDC
Frame Size: 52cm
Complete Bike or Frame Set: All original but the hubs and some of the cable casings. Replaced the hubs just this year. Flipped the Mustache bars maybe three years ago for comfort. Plus, a relatively new saddle. And the tires are obviously new.
Owner Name: Kelly
City: NYC

Description: I was a courier back in the day before fax machines and Internet. A two wheeled cowboy delivering most anything in Washington D.C. for several years until an untimely accident ended the job and turned the page on my youth. My XO-1 was a gift to myself for recovering from the accident; broken shoulder with displaced vertebra leading to a broken heart. My bike is simply named The Machine because it is the toughest, most enduring bike I've ever owned. I've ridden The Machine most everywhere in the country over the past almost 20 years. It is a strong and enduring bike with a heart of gold and a soul filled with kindness and compassion. I can easily say, I love my bike.

Lance's 1992

Serial Number: X123510
Date of Purchase: Spring 1992
Purchased from: Purchased directly from Bridgestone USA (on a employee purchase program) because I was working at a Bridgestone Dealer (Tryathletics, Columbia, Missouri)
Frame Size: 59cm
Complete Bike or Frame Set: Bought as a complete bike (they way they were sold)
Owner Name: Lance
City: Columbia, Missouri (although the bike resided in Anchorage, Alaska for a number of years)
URL:

Description:
In honor of her 20th Anniversary, I recently totally rebuilt her.
Frame-saver
Chris King Top-Nut Headset
Nitto lugged stem (80mm)
New Nitto Moustache bars
NOS Suntour Bar cons
DiaCompe Gran Compe non-aero brake levers
Paul Racer medium brakes
NOS mid-80's DuraAce hubs
Mavic Rims
Nitto Pearl Seatpost
Phil Wood bottom bracket
Velo Orange Grand Cru fluted double crankset
Brooks Swallow saddle (honey)
Brooks handlebar tape (honey)
Continental Avenue 26x1.75 tires (the only thing I kept from the old build, because I love the tires)
Nitto bottle cage
Acorn Roll Bag (tan & honey)

Adam's 1993

Serial Number: G222810
Date of Purchase: July 2008
Purchased from: Craigslist Los Angeles. Previous owner bought it in San Francisco.
Frame Size: 52cm
Complete Bike or Frame Set: Complete bike
Owner Name: Adam
Current Location: Massachusetts
URL: none

Description: My only bike at this point! I've swapped out a lot of parts over the years. Current bits include:
- Nitto Noodle bars, 44cm
- Nitto Dirt Drop stem
- Rivendell Silver shifters, frame mounted
- Cane Creek long pull levers
- Shimano Deore V brakes
- Brooks B-17 saddle
- Tioga BMX pedals
- Original Sugino cranks
- Deore XT front and rear derailers, early 00's vintage
- Salsa chainrings, low-end shimano 8 speed cassette and chain
- Chris King headset
- Nitto M-12 front rack
- Nitto big back rack
- Nitto bar mounted light holder
- Brand V rear bag, Sackville Grid front bag, and converted military panniers from Etsy
- Ultegra 6600 hubs, front and rear
- Velocity Synergy hoops, offset rear
- Schwalbe Marathon Supreme tires