Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
Dave Porter Bicycles?
I've known Dave Porter on the Internet for reasons completely unrelated to bicycles, going back at least 35 years. I just discovered he started building custom bike frames in 1972. Can anyone tell me anything about his bikes?
I have a chance to buy, for unknown price admittedly, a fully-built bike with Ultegra components and what he called "Columbus Niobium (5-sided) frame, CF fork". What the heck does that mean? I've been able to dig up that Niobuim is a high-strength tubing alloy which means a very light frame. But 5-sided? It appears his bikes are, or at least were, a bit radical and intended for performance. True?
Anyone have one, ridden one, seen one? I sure haven't!
Thanks,
Jim
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