gioscinelli 

If you had to jettison your Classic/Vintage bikes, but could only keep 2, which ones?

My choice would be:
85 Gios Torino Professional






Cinelli SC






Alternate:
71 Peugeot PX10

non-fixie 

This Gitane TdF:



And probably this Toortelboom, just to have a project on hand an a nice-riding bike to look forward to:

OldsCOOL

Easy.

The '88 Cannondale Criterium "CRITter" (a real rocket)


'86 Trek 760 "Cinnamon"

non-fixie 

Or maybe, if I were in more of a touring mood, this Austro-Daimler:



And this, just to have project on hand and something to look forward to:



Difficult question to answer. I could probably do another twenty posts like these ...

Italuminium

Yes, always keep a project in line. I read a nice line on another forum yesterday: "a cyclist without a dream might as well stop riding".

So there, I'd keep the SOMEC and probably hold on to my ugly Giant clunker I build last year, just because it is such a great everyday bike.

rootboy 

Funny you should ask, as I'm seriously contemplating doing just that. But I only have five so the choice is easy.
I'd keep my Motobecane Champion Team, and my Frejus Super Corsa.

KonAaron Snake 

Damn it rootboy - I would have made a play for either

I'm going to assume that the tandems are family bikes, and thus exempt from this unreasonable purge. This is a very hard question, but in the end, I'd keep the Marnati and the faux-Huffy. Picking between the huffy and the Koga Miyata as utility bike was quite difficult, but the Huffy wins for versatility.

gomango

I have two coming in the new year.

All of my other classics are gone or up for grabs atm.

However, I will not let my Tommasini Super Prestige go.

It rides better than most of my other Italian bikes. Imho

I don't really consider the rest of my bikes C&V.

Maybe classic though.

djkashuba 

Ron Cooper by djk762, on Flickr

Colnago Super by djk762, on Flickr

Whit51 

I would keep my 87 Schwinn Circuit and my 87 Voyageur. Then I would give my 89 Circuit, my 89 Cannondale Criterium, and some Treks to my wife and ask to borrow them

turky lurkey

Clearly this one has to stay. Because it is awesome, made in the USA, in near mint condition, and my dad purchased it for me.



This one fills a void as well. The perfect casual Sunday/Sunny day, long or short distance bike.


This one is a very close third (posting a third might be cheating but the OP did it inspite of making the rules!). It's a rocket ship, very comfy, pretty dang old, and made in the USA. In all honesty if my dad hadn't bought the Cannondale for me it would be too close to call now between them. But hey, if I sold the Super Sport at least I could use the money for a proper saddle and bar end shifters for the World Voyageur!

non-fixie 

Glad to read that. Yes, the same goes for my Atala clunker. Apparently that thread brought out the best in many of us.

The Golden Boy 

If I had to...

1985 Trek 720





1985 Trek 620:

Vonruden

This list is too short, however here they are.

bikemig 

Melton touring bike:



And 1993 Bridgestone XO-2 since it is a hand me down from my Dad:

Velognome 

Sweet, then I'd have the motivation to finish building this one


and this one

cs1

This only vintage right? Newer bikes don't count. That makes it a little easier.

gioscinelli 

Tandems are okay ,as part of anyone's decision to keep and other bikes in the family qualify, too.

gioscinelli 

That's cheating, sort of proxy ownership

seedsbelize 

92 Paramount PDG 5 and 84 Schwinn Letour Luxe, with couplers. And if the judges won't accept a 92 Paramount, then it would have to be the 87 Prelude.

KonAaron Snake 

If that's the case, and using 1983 as the cut off...I'd pick:



and

Chrome Molly

Assuming I can keep my new KOF custom, then I'll be keeping my 85 Trek 760 and my 83 Trek 630. If push came to shove the 630 could handle both credit card touring and somewhat heavier touring duties with a Carradice camper longflap on the back (sorry Miyata 1000, I'll find a good home for you). The 760 has been far too good to me to give up. I guess I'd have to slow down on gravel and use the 630.

I could learn to live with it, really, I would, really, I could, I suppose... They're just bikes, and I can change, if I have to, I guess...

jyl

My Bridgestone MB-Zip. I bought it new. It took me on trails, to fishing streams, to school, to work. For many years it was my only bike. When I was overweight and sick and sedentary, I started riding it and that bike saved my life.



My son's 1971 Peugeot G-50. This was my first bike when I was a little boy, and after sleeping for forty years in a basement, it was restored and was my son's first ten speed. I have it hanging in my basement and I'm hoping that in 2040 it will be my grandson's or granddaughter's first ten speed. The bike will be 70 years old then.



If I'm permitted to call that my son's bike and not mine, then I'd keep my 1978 Raleigh Team Pro. It is one of only three "grail" bikes I own (my personal definition of grail, anyway).

Salubrious

I have an 87 Guerciotti with Shamal wheels but I think I would favor the 72 Paramount over it. Rides just as well and has chromed Nervex lugs.

The other bike would likely be my stupid '72 Raleigh Superbe 3-speed, on account of I likely ride it more than my other bikes put together. If I could find an older 3-speed with a locking fork I would likely graduate to that...

I get to keep my stainless Anderson out of this...

auchencrow

I would have to clear out a whole lotta bikes - but I'd still keep my Moto Grand Touring.



My winter ride (Marin Pine Mountain) would of necessity be the other one.