Most of my bikes are steel, most of my steel is American, but most of those wear modern clothes. Here's a couple more in the vintage spirit...
'81 JP Weigle Sportif, due for maybe a wheel swap and a couple/few other tweaks. I'm just looking at these photos and seeing the lowrider bosses on the forks, and remembering I might have a Blackburn lowrider rack tucked away somewhere. That's definitely what I would've had on this sucker in '81 if I owned it them. Hmmmmm......anybody know of a nice set of front Specialized Tailwind panniers? Like doesn't have to be beautiful, but shouldn't be smelling like cheetos/vomit on the inside? Ew, but if I pull the front rack then I need to do some fender rework, which I hate. Geez Louise. FWIW, this is one of those frames that the guy who sold it to the guy I bought it from reached out to tell me he wants first dibs if I ever sell it. He shoulda held it to his heart to see if it resonated before selling it.
Peter told me he built it for a sea captain, Captain James, who "wanted to use all these weird components, like Pedersen SE cantilevers..." Sounds like a man after my own heart.
'82 Columbine Sports Tour, components maybe slightly tweaked since these shots. I forgot to hoist a toast to its 38th birthday on 10/5. The fella I bought it from wants first crack if I ever sell it. Also the '78 Kvale he sold me, probably the '83 DiNucci, too.
It's original paint, but somehow/somewhere the painted to match pump did not make it to me with the frame. John Murphy told me this customer was a body builder, so he built the frame with a heavier downtube, 19/22 wire thickness, or 1.0/0.7/1.0 (1/7/1).
I think it's very cool, btw, that these builders can remember these details after all these years. They both have a heckuva lotta frames under their belts since '81/'82. Murphy can look at the build sheet and see a heavier downtube was spec'd, that's easy, but remembering it was because the guy could bench press a gazillion pounds is remarkable.
That's a Jim Merz tripelizer ring on the crank, and I don't have two identical cranks, it left the Weigle for the Columbine. Likewise the tan Brooks Team Pro, it got moved from Weigle to Columbine.
Wonder how a frame would look with the reverse paint scheme, the Dark Caramel main with Silver panels.
