My bike is kooler than yours!
08-12-15, 02:26 AM
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My bike is kooler than yours!
I wanted to start a thread of bikes that may not necessarily outperform other bikes, may not have the "best" components that even shift all that well or even reliably at all, but at the end of the day just ooze kool.
Check this out on eBay now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corima-Puma-...-/191655785659
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
Check this out on eBay now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corima-Puma-...-/191655785659
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
08-12-15, 04:43 AM
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1970. Original tires.
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I wanted to start a thread of bikes that may not necessarily outperform other bikes, may not have the "best" components that even shift all that well or even reliably at all, but at the end of the day just ooze kool.
Check this out on eBay now.
Corima Puma French Carbon Monocoque Mavic Mektronic Cosmic Vintage 60cm | eBay
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
Check this out on eBay now.
Corima Puma French Carbon Monocoque Mavic Mektronic Cosmic Vintage 60cm | eBay
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
08-12-15, 09:48 AM
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I submit my Cimarron build. Local CL had a WTB ad from a guy looking for a tall mountain bike reasonably priced and I composed a reply including the line, "I'm betting you're not too cool to be seen on this bike" but I never clicked the Send button, having decided I did not want to sell it.
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I made this one myself out of an old road bike frame I got from my grandparents, it's a Flandria or a Superia, I'm not sure... (my grandmother used to work at the Flandria factory and my grandfather worked next door at the Superia factory), it had been painted 3 times before in 3 different colours so it wasn't worth keeping it how it was... it was blue when I got it, under that it was white and the original colour was a kind of metallic red...
I have another one, an Achielle Sam but it's not classic or vintage... I bought it new in 2014
I have another one, an Achielle Sam but it's not classic or vintage... I bought it new in 2014
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08-12-15, 02:47 PM
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@thumpism, that old Soubitez headlight is very cool. Is that the generator drive riding on top of the rear wheel?
My old Ross Super GRAND Tour Professional was "undeniably cool," at least according to the guy I sold it to; but what a rotten bike to have to actually ride; heavy, slow, with a boneshakingly unforgiving ride.
My old Ross Super GRAND Tour Professional was "undeniably cool," at least according to the guy I sold it to; but what a rotten bike to have to actually ride; heavy, slow, with a boneshakingly unforgiving ride.
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I wanted to start a thread of bikes that may not necessarily outperform other bikes, may not have the "best" components that even shift all that well or even reliably at all, but at the end of the day just ooze kool.
Check this out on eBay now.
Corima Puma French Carbon Monocoque Mavic Mektronic Cosmic Vintage 60cm | eBay
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
Check this out on eBay now.
Corima Puma French Carbon Monocoque Mavic Mektronic Cosmic Vintage 60cm | eBay
This bike has Mavic Mektronic which is enough to usually win the kool award most days, but look at that Corima Puma. This has to take the kool award. On top of that almost the entire build is french, including the Look ergo stem, I believe. Exceptions I can see are the Speedplay pedals and the Selle Italia Storika saddle. Still one of the koolest saddles I've ever seen. A Mavic seat post in 25.0? That would be impossible to find, if not sourced new as I expect that one was.
Wow. Just wow.
If a cat road by on this bike and told me, "My bike is kooler than yours…" what on earth could I possibly say but, yes, yes it is. Maybe I'm a dork to want to mess with that almost tout Mavic build (headset, crankset, calipers, seat post, Mektronic computer/shifters/derailleurs, and wheel set, but I wonder what this would look like with Aerospokes?
Thread to show just James Dean kool bikes. This one may not even effectively shift anymore, but it just looks great standing there by the tree!
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Mmm...Bug bits...
Sometimes, I cast a very wide net.
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Yep gotta admit that is a really really cool bike! ugly as sin but Cool...
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i remember him. dictator of the state of modernia, 1988-2000. a horrible, vicious man that rode a very ugly bicycle. so ugly, children hid. old women wept.
the people's choice, El Coolio, should have taken over through a general election, but a coup d'etat, led by big oil, had him executed. fortunately, the memory of El Coolio lives, and the people will one day rise up and again popularize a beautiful (and cool) bicycle.
viva el coolio!
the people's choice, El Coolio, should have taken over through a general election, but a coup d'etat, led by big oil, had him executed. fortunately, the memory of El Coolio lives, and the people will one day rise up and again popularize a beautiful (and cool) bicycle.
viva el coolio!
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i remember him. dictator of the state of modernia, 1988-2000. a horrible, vicious man that rode a very ugly bicycle. so ugly, children hid. old women wept.
the people's choice, El Coolio, should have taken over through a general election, but a coup d'etat, led by big oil, had him executed. fortunately, the memory of El Coolio lives, and the people will one day rise up and again popularize a beautiful (and cool) bicycle.
viva el coolio!
the people's choice, El Coolio, should have taken over through a general election, but a coup d'etat, led by big oil, had him executed. fortunately, the memory of El Coolio lives, and the people will one day rise up and again popularize a beautiful (and cool) bicycle.
viva el coolio!
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@thumpism, that old Soubitez headlight is very cool. Is that the generator drive riding on top of the rear wheel?
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
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Lambert!!!!! 
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
