Is this your NUMBER ONE...

After models it would probably be collecting old TV shows, toys, and board games from the early 50's-mid 60's.

Still looking for an afforable King Zor and Johnny Reb cannon!

Fuddy Duddy

Modeling is #1 but it has some related parts to it such as history, aviation collectibles, airplane photography. After all that comes scrap booking and collect antique dental tools.

Have you seen the bicycle powerd dental drill? I saw it in a museum in former Yugoslavia, it was from a partisan hospital from WWII. Scary stuff...

Modeling is #1 but it has some related parts to it such as history, aviation collectibles, airplane photography. After all that comes scrap booking and collect antique dental tools.

My guess would be a coiled something................

Ewwww.....

Hans von Hammer

Used to be Number Two...

Who wants to see my NUMBER TWO?

Reasoned

Rob Gronovius:

castelnuovo:

Rob Gronovius:

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

 

Well said, the great unequalizer. Price ranges anywhere from about $1000 for OK bike to well over $10000...

 

I had a new coworker about 7 years ago who was an avid runner, we'd often run in the Ft. Knox 5ks together. When he mentioned he used to run triathalons, I made my comment about the bikes. He agreed and said that if you don't have a $3000+ bike, you really can't be truly competitive with the hard corps guys. And that was early 2000s prices. I imagine competitive bikes for the hard corps guys would push that $10k limit.

 

Bah, I just took my 20 yr old made in the USA Cannondale R700 650c tri bike in for a little "upgrade" (new fork, head set, bars etc.).  The guy at the bike shop thought it was a cool looking ride now..... for an old-timer.  That bike was made before he was born!

Sure, you can head to Walmart or Kmart, grab a bike from the toy department, a pair of running shoes from their shoe department and swimwear if it's in season and head on out to the competition. Good luck though.

Used to be Number Two when I was doing the WW2 Re-enacting, but it's Number 1 now. Two is now collecting WW2 Militaria, specifically, Third Reich uniforms & equipment, and USAAF flight gear... Lends itself well to participating with my CAF Wing, and many WW2 LIving History events.. Where else can you get a B-17 or a P-51D for a background prop?

kermit

#1 Modeling

#2 Playing guitar (Mostly blues)

#3 PC games (simulations, shooters, strategy)

(Dont let my wife read this shortlist.... i told her shes number one...)

Richard

Rob Gronovius

castelnuovo:

Rob Gronovius:

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

 

Well said, the great unequalizer. Price ranges anywhere from about $1000 for OK bike to well over $10000...

 

I had a new coworker about 7 years ago who was an avid runner, we'd often run in the Ft. Knox 5ks together. When he mentioned he used to run triathalons, I made my comment about the bikes. He agreed and said that if you don't have a $3000+ bike, you really can't be truly competitive with the hard corps guys. And that was early 2000s prices. I imagine competitive bikes for the hard corps guys would push that $10k limit.

I enjoyed running with him. He often would win or place in the masters (over 50) category of the 5ks. I wonder if he ran in the Zombie 5k in Louisville this past weekend?

My seven-year-old Cannondale R700.  It's not a true tri bike, but a road bike fitted with clip-on aerobars. (most true tri bikes typically have a steeper frame geometry in order to open up the rider's hip angle when riding on the aerobars).  Aluminum frame with carbon fiber front forks, seat post, aerobars & bottle holders. 

I've actually got more money in wheels than in the bike.  Besides the carbon fiber HED.3's in the picture, I've also got a Renn 575 rear disc that I use in most of my races. 

I also picked up a Giro Advantage 2 aerohelmet last year.

I've like to get a new bike sometime, but this one is still faster than I can pedal it. 

Triathlon isn't cheap, but I probably spend as much on modeling in a year. 

Back to modeling, I've got one of the old 1972 Entex 1/8 scale 10-speed racing bike models that is a dead-ringer for the lemon yellow Schwinn Continental that I rode in college.  My thoughts are to build it and mount it on a wall plaque eventually.  I've also thought the Cannondale might be an interesting scratch-building project.

Mark 

Rob Gronovius

castelnuovo:

Rob Gronovius:

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

 

Well said, the great unequalizer. Price ranges anywhere from about $1000 for OK bike to well over $10000...

 

I had a new coworker about 7 years ago who was an avid runner, we'd often run in the Ft. Knox 5ks together. When he mentioned he used to run triathalons, I made my comment about the bikes. He agreed and said that if you don't have a $3000+ bike, you really can't be truly competitive with the hard corps guys. And that was early 2000s prices. I imagine competitive bikes for the hard corps guys would push that $10k limit.

Bah, I just took my 20 yr old made in the USA Cannondale R700 650c tri bike in for a little "upgrade" (new fork, head set, bars etc.).  The guy at the bike shop thought it was a cool looking ride now..... for an old-timer.  That bike was made before he was born!

humm.. I don't run ,,, but my triatholon's usually involve stuff on fire.. or crashes...

Last crash we worked was a double fatal.. in the next town over.. I ended up running the JAWS tool on both cars, assisting w Patient care in the back of the ambulance.. then loading same PT on the chopper.. then back to the scene to assist with the 2nd car, removing the unlucky...  this past Saturday.. had training in the AM on a live fire.. then a reall fire call.. then officiated a wedding in the afternoon.. lol..

here's my AM fun...I'm the dude in the white helmet..

:550:0]

castelnuovo

Rob Gronovius:

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

 

Well said, the great unequalizer. Price ranges anywhere from about $1000 for OK bike to well over $10000...

I had a new coworker about 7 years ago who was an avid runner, we'd often run in the Ft. Knox 5ks together. When he mentioned he used to run triathalons, I made my comment about the bikes. He agreed and said that if you don't have a $3000+ bike, you really can't be truly competitive with the hard corps guys. And that was early 2000s prices. I imagine competitive bikes for the hard corps guys would push that $10k limit.

I enjoyed running with him. He often would win or place in the masters (over 50) category of the 5ks. I wonder if he ran in the Zombie 5k in Louisville this past weekend?

#1 Modeling

#2 Playing guitar (Mostly blues)

#3 PC games (simulations, shooters, strategy)

(Dont let my wife read this shortlist.... i told her shes number one...)

Richard

Rob Gronovius

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

Well said, the great unequalizer. Price ranges anywhere from about $1000 for OK bike to well over $10000...

Reasoned

BTW, castel that looks like one of thos Softride bikes with Spinergy wheels??

Yes, that is correct, pretty fast combo those two . I loved the bike, had it for almost 10 years. Then I retired the old friend, still feel sorry for hearthlessly selling it , but the new Cervelo P2SL is also a pretty good ride.

Cheers...

#1 is Fishing.

#2 is shooting.

#3 is modelling. 

........... bierkellar endurance marathons .......................?

The triathalons I participate in involves clearing landmines, sniping and assaulting small hamlets mounted in SPW's...

The bike, the great unequalizer in triathalons. Running & swimming gear, about the same for all competitors. It's all in the bike! (assuming similar physical prowess among competitors).

RedCorvette

Nice bike.  Interesting that there are a number of triathletes here. 

Mark 

Yeah, also being a triathlete (in temporary retirement) I just don't get the connection between modeling and tri but glad to have others here w/the bug!

BTW, castel that looks like one of thos Softride bikes with Spinergy wheels??

Nice bike.  Interesting that there are a number of triathletes here. 

Mark 

Modeling and triathlon are competing for the first place, depending on how tired I am. With a full time job and being a dad to a 3 years old, at the moment triathlon is in the second place. I am happy if I can go for a hour run once a week, and mybe a bikeride now and then

Absolutely number 1 and I might say it ties in with my other interests: Reading and Military History. I do love college football and our NBA team the Trailblazers whom I spend a great deal of time following.

#1 == flying

#2 == modeling

Unfortunetly I have always been interested in a lot of things. I got back into modeling because it was something I could do at home at night while the wife watched tv after the kids went to bed. Since I have spent several months of the last year by myself (stupid Navy) my modeling has fallen prey to more outdoor hobbies like sightseeing and Geocaching. But I'm sure that if the Navy ever lets me spend more than a couple months at home with my family, my modeling will pick back up.

So ultimately, given the choice I would rather go play outside! But since it's dark by the time the kids go to bed, I need an indoor hobby, and modeling fits the billet, as well as giving me an easy connection to my first love: Airplanes!

Oh it's been number one for the last 50 some years and hopefully for another 50 plus years so I can build everything I got in my stash. Shooting comes in number two.

Modeling is probably Number 1 with me at this point. I also have a collection of the old glass insulators from telephone poles but I haven't acquired any new additions for years. I also like astronomy; my number one forum is actually an astronomy forum rather than here. (I don't do a lot of actual observing, in large part because I live in an artificial-light-polluted city.)

Yes, it's my one and only hobby.  Nothing else in very interesting.

For me, it's my only hobby. I work an average of 50-60 hours a week on swing shift, along with a wife and two young kids, so it's the only hobby I have time for. It's also a great way to relax and wind down after a stressful 12 hour night shift.
Now if only my wife would fully come to terms with it, hehe.