Post Your Flagship.
11-14-18 | 05:46 PM
#101
Crawlin' up, flyin' down
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 6,730
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From: Democratic Peoples' Republic of Berkeley
Bikes: 1967 Paramount; 1982-ish Ron Cooper; 1978 Eisentraut "A"; two mid-1960s Cinelli Speciale Corsas; and others in various stages of non-rideability.
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,
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11-17-18 | 09:02 AM
#102
Member
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 47
Likes: 11
From: Wisconsin
Bikes: J.C. Higgins Freightliner built between 1958-1963, 1985 Mongoose City Bike, Sear & Roebucks Ted Williams Signature Series Free Spirit mid 70s, 2005 Schwinn Stingray Stealth
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. 
11-17-18 | 05:18 PM
#104
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 14,492
Likes: 269
From: STP
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.
Here it is as it is now. It's not as pretty, but it's a bit nicer to ride.
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.
Here it is as it is now. It's not as pretty, but it's a bit nicer to ride.
Untitled by gomango1849, on Flickr
Last edited by gomango; 11-18-18 at 11:06 PM.
11-18-18 | 12:40 AM
#105
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 7,951
Likes: 688
From: Port Angeles, WA
Bikes: A green one, "Ragleigh," or something.
Biggest, strongest, most capable flagship (which is kind of the traditional definition of 'flagship' when you're talking merchant vessel fleets):
Most expensive, most desirably equipped flagship (more of a C&V bikes definition of the term 'flagship'):
Oldest, rarest, most limited, low-numbers, hand-built-by-a-renowned-artisan flagship (ditto):
Most expensive, most desirably equipped flagship (more of a C&V bikes definition of the term 'flagship'):
Oldest, rarest, most limited, low-numbers, hand-built-by-a-renowned-artisan flagship (ditto):
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
Last edited by Lascauxcaveman; 11-18-18 at 12:55 AM.
11-18-18 | 03:53 PM
#106
Banned
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 6,480
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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.
