Originally Posted by
auchencrow
Archie - if you get a chance, please post a picture of the Soviet era racing bike. I think it would be interesting to a lot of the C&V members here.
No problem! A while back, I've visited local exhibition of soviet technics (mostly bikes, but not limited to):
http://public.fotki.com/-archie-/soviet-bikes-etc/
On this one, tubular wheels were replaced by modern QR clincher ones, and toe clips & straps removed. Its overall condition isn't perfect - but it looks pretty much authentic.
If you're interested, I probably can dig up more pictures, including factory ads showing them "in all the glory" like this one (for simple consumer-level bike):
http://tourist.kharkov.ua/info/hvz/h...ne-111-431.jpg