Originally Posted by stronglight
1958 Holdsworth "Typhoon" with 5-speed derailleur only... and a 1958 Holdsworth "Hurricane", 5-spd rear derailleur plus a Simplex front lever-shifter (47x52 chainrings) ...
Late 1950s bikes are cool.
Here's a ca. 1959 picture of an Austrian Tour de France rider, Adolph Christian, riding a you-know-what.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069