Originally Posted by
Citoyen du Monde
I have 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 1980's bikes, all built by the same individual framebuilder: Licinio Marastoni. I know where there is a 1940's one as well as a 1990's one too... His first frames date from the late 30's. Unfortunately he passed away last year.
VERY cool. Wow. Hope you are able to find those last couple to complete the collection. I'm sure his family would love to see the evolution of his work. I'd love to see a write-up of why you focused on him and how his work changed over the years.
Originally Posted by
nlerner
I have bikes built from every decade from the 1930s to the 2010s. I certainly don't think very many are iconic for that particular decade, however. Cool project.
Your collection is one of my absolute favorites around here. I'm not obsessed with them being iconic from the time -- reflective perhaps. More important is being able to see the variety of bikes produced, some tech evolution and that they all be fun to ride.
Originally Posted by
eastbay71
... I decided to keep one example of each of Reynolds nicer tube sets. I guess I should call my Reynolds Collection. I've got bikes built up in Reynolds 531C, 753R and I'm working on my 653 frame now. I have an 853 Schwinn Peloton but I would like to replace it with a LeMond. I have a Specialized AWOL so I'm keeping my eyes open for a early AWOL expert frame made from Reynolds 725. ....
s on what you're keeping and like the suggestions of a 40's American Track racer, 50's Italian City Bike etc. For the current decade bike I would build a steel framed disc brake Gravel Grinder with clearance for larger tires like an All City Macho Man.
I'm looking forward to following your progress.
Very cool. Aren't there 9XX Reynolds tubes too?
Originally Posted by
Bikerider007
I would add Schwinn in there somewhere, either pre war or a nice top end one. Maybe a Raleigh.
I currently own at least one from each of the 40's-80's, and the 2000's.
I've sort of got the Schwinn and Raleigh covered in a backhand way: the Waterford was made in the same factory as Paramounts, and the Carlton is from when Raleigh owned the shop and is basically a re-badged Super Course. Realistically I wouldn't be opposed to replacing the Waterford/Carlton with their more iconic counterparts, but it isn't high on the priority list.
Plus the names Waterford and Carlton stand out to me.