Classic & Vintage - Patina is good, lets see some photos of your old bikes/brooks/ideale

I like the looks of a well ridden weathered bike. My favorites I have seen on the street are an old Argos,Coppi and Raleigh.

There is something about a bicycle that has an original owner patina developed on it. A well used bike is most pretty to me. Lets see some photos of your complete patina bikes and your broken in leather seats.

here is a patina-ed cinelli saddle I had and sold:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/jvpro/bianchi035.jpg

here is a b-15 I had and sold:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/jvpro/bianchi.jpg

here is an old brooks I gave along w/ a frameset I sold:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/jvpro/bottecchia014.jpg
the bottecchia it sits on I sold also, but with a newer rolls saddle.

OK, the paint is new and patina-free, but the saddle is a 1972 Brooks Pro with about 50k mi / 80k km on it.

We have a pair of green Raleigh Sports (1st pic), my wife's is a '73 (2nd & 3rd pic), mine is a '74 (4th & 5th pic), both with Brooks B-72 saddles.
Both are original with the exception of the tires, tubes and hand grips.

The old Regal saddle on my Bill Davidson Impulse has a nice patina thing going on...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3745130890_c422c48d6b_o.jpg

beautiful regal. damn

I will try to dig up some photos of my older Ideale's and Brooks....

But this 40 yr old Schwinn SS has a great patina going on....

http://http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l42/bigwoo2/IMG_0492.jpg