Originally Posted by VintageR;12921816
But seriously - why do you think it's worse than an Amsterdam bike? It just hasn't got the panache - but you can't ride panache. As far as I know the Cové bikes have a much more relaxed geometry and that's why they should be more comfortable on longer rides than the twitchier Amsterdam bikes. But they're both made of the same stuff, 11 tubes Reynolds 531 (you might remember that the tubing is among the best you can get), while later Cové bikes just had the 3 main tubes 531.
And your's has got a [I
very[/I] pretty color scheme.
Ride it and be happy. The ride as well as the people's reaction to your bike will tell you that you did well.
BTW - those guy knew what they did when the left out the Shimano brakes. The Weinmann 605's I have are among the best vintage sidepulls I have ever used, lightyears ahead of 600 EX and a quite a bit better than Campagnolo Record. Keep 'em!
Well everybody knows the story about rih's and the year '72.
Because v/d kaay still kept making racing frames after '72 i was wondering if this one could one of those a'dam models. It would just give it a bit more "ahhhhh a a'dam made one".
Ah, interesting to read regarding the experiences you had with the weinmann 605 brakes. I didn't know that.
I forgot, but both dropouts are campy.
Other that that i'm very, very happy with it and i will preserve it the way it is and make her shine like the best once ready.
Thanks for the reply.