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For me, it's this one. 1965ish Cinelli SC frame, 1960ish Cinelli SC fork (long story told elsewhere so I won't repeat it here) with Campy 10sp triple drivetrain (mix of Record and Chorus). The newest one in the barn, the best bike I have ever had, bar none, and it';s the one I reach for almost every time out. It also has the rattiest paint by a lot,
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d2b99be380.jpg |
Vintage, flagship, and not a single banana seat, I must fix that. I do an average of 18.7mph/30kph on my 20mi/32.1km rides on my 120lb/54.4kg beast, imagine folks surprise when I zip by and all they hear is heavy metal. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c2e4b4f6e0.jpg
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These are awesome bikes!
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Originally Posted by noglider
(Post 20663413)
My favoritest bike is my 1982 McLean. Few were made, so it's a collector's item and a conversation piece. The builder died suddenly at the age of 29. I bought it used in 1983. It came without a Reynolds decal, and I'm a bit suspicious that it isn't made of Reynolds since it's oddly heavy. But I'll always keep it, and I love the way it rides. It's very confidence inspiring at high speed and in tight maneuvers. I've ridden a tour on it and taken it on century rides.
Here it is with the Campagnolo equipment I built it with first. This is its second paint job. I have no pictures of it with the original paint. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sM...=w1242-h928-no Here it is as it is now. It's not as pretty, but it's a bit nicer to ride. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J2...=w1242-h932-no Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr |
Biggest, strongest, most capable flagship (which is kind of the traditional definition of 'flagship' when you're talking merchant vessel fleets):
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4329/...918fc4e6_b.jpg Most expensive, most desirably equipped flagship (more of a C&V bikes definition of the term 'flagship'): https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1888/...7852e6db_b.jpg Oldest, rarest, most limited, low-numbers, hand-built-by-a-renowned-artisan flagship (ditto): https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4725/...1f031ffc_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by scozim
(Post 20654520)
Mine is probably the Vitus 979 although it's not the first I grab. But, every time I am on it the smiles are large and the fun factor is huge.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...73a1b0d5c6.jpg If the time comes and I'm all in for a vintage weight weenie build, a Vitus 979 frameset would be my candidate. Labeled under numerous brands. I'm also surprised the many years of production and finding available NOS frameset. |
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