Originally Posted by
VintageTTfan
Unique color scheme. How does it ride? Does it feel super fast? Keep post'n and hopefully more color pictures like this one! THanks.
Oh, it's light... and fast. I made a real effort to keep the weight as low as possible and still be period correct. Build up weight is 17.3 lbs!
The big appeal of this machine is it's a Barry Chick built frame... he was one of the top six time trial frame builders in the UK during the glory days of the late 1970s-early 80s. And, of course, famous for building the frames for Alf Engers. You can't get a better pedigree for a time trial frame than Shorter/Chick/Engers!
The colour scheme gave me pause when I bought this, thinking it was some repaint. But it seems perfectly and entirely original and quite striking. A beautiful machine. I just wish there were more time trial friendly routes where I live to ride it more.
Peter Kohler
Washington DC USA