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Wow, that is good looking! Cost???? If I have to ask I can't afford it!
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Yep, the articles coming from the show seem to indicate that all the bikes/frames on display are pretty pricey. But, they do look really nice and I'll bet they would last a lifetime if taken care of.
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I did not see it on Rue's website but if you really want to know:
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Guess it might be a one of a kind for the show - at least initially. They do not list it under standard or custom frames. Earlier article on this year's handmade show have indicated a bunch of builders are showing these type of bicycles, despite having never shown them before. Last year there were a lot more fast road bikes shown (or at least that is what I perceived looking at the pics).
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It was bad enough to find that a bike named after me was built from carpet fiber but to think it was a lightweight to boot might be too much to bear.
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Pretty bike!
But the front brake is mounted on the wrong side to be truly retro.
Sometime during the mid-70's the US Product Safety Commission insisted that all bike be fitted with the right lever controlling the rear brake. Prior to that the "normal" way for racing bikes was for the right lever to control the front brake.
My first high end bike was set-up in the Euro-style by an Italian ex-racer who owned a bike shop in my hometown of Stockton, CA. All 4 of my bikes are configured in the classic configuration.
I too am old enough to remember buying Campy NR parts new in the tan colored boxes with the World Champion stripes.
But the front brake is mounted on the wrong side to be truly retro.
Sometime during the mid-70's the US Product Safety Commission insisted that all bike be fitted with the right lever controlling the rear brake. Prior to that the "normal" way for racing bikes was for the right lever to control the front brake.
My first high end bike was set-up in the Euro-style by an Italian ex-racer who owned a bike shop in my hometown of Stockton, CA. All 4 of my bikes are configured in the classic configuration.
I too am old enough to remember buying Campy NR parts new in the tan colored boxes with the World Champion stripes.