VintageTTfan

Beautiful frame...beautiful shape.......It glows! Nice.

Millstone

Love this bike Even ridable today in any race.

And Love those LA-wheels as well. Not sure that I'd crawl through glass for them, but it was one of the first Olympic Games I really wanted to follow on TV and all that. I was twelve, cant remember much of Moscow though (1980). I do remember seeing stuff from Lake Pacid and Sarajevo. And of course, every OG after that .

Thanks for posting stuff like this!

VintageTTfan

Yeah it is cool looking isn't it? The look to me is somehow very Americana and it reminds me of ketchup and mustard and thus burgers and hotdogs and the coke water bottles help with that impression. Probably just my crazy imagination I am sure. It does have an old timey look though.

Yeah I suppose it could be legal for today's races....I am not absolutely sure though as they can be picky buggers.

Yeah the wheels are soooo cool......I am just trying to imagine how much they would cost! It must be a lot because of the rarity and collectability. And yeah I love the Olympics too.

Thank you Millstone for your thank you! It means a lot as I spend a lot of work on this thread...but it is fun. Glad you enjoy. Please be sure and post some pictures over time of the vintage TT bikes you like.

And here is a picture to liven up my post:



Another Coppi...Don't see too many of these Coppi TT's. Have not seen too many Fir wheels like that either.

VintageTTfan

I love Japanese bicycle catalogs from the eighties! They have the coolest pictures and they look so glossy and cool. And the goodies inside blow my mind! Interesting stuff like this Baramon bicycle. So futuristic even today and such a great frame. Love how the saddle nestles in the frame. Love the unique bullhorn like handlebars. Love the shape of the frame. Love how they keep the front wheel smaller than the rear one. There is the disc that fits over the chain ring that some of us discussed before...same principle anyway. I even like the font of the bike name. I am trying to imagine what a mint condition of this bike would go for now. I need to find one at a garage sale where they are just trying to get rid of it. Yeah these pop up all the time I bet...yeah right. Imagine riding down the street on one of these and blowing people's minds.

blamester

I will get some pics of a Graeme Obree TT bike. Superman position.
He delivered it to an lbs close to me in Ireland all the way from Scotland by bike and trailer.
He doesn't like to fly.
Sorry not Superman position but with the arms tucked up

VintageTTfan

Also can you include a picture of your Peugeot teamline.....would like to see it. Thanks.

blamester

I gave the Peugeot to the lbs and he hasn't built it up yet.
There is a Barry Hoban Peugeot from the 1965 World Championship won by Tommy Simpson same team same bike.
Hoban placed 19th. Not restored and original.

VintageTTfan

Well if possible I look forward to seeing it when it is done. I have a 1963 purple Peugeot road bike that is cherry mint yellow pinstripes and all and it is all original paint and decals. I was shocked by the condition all these years later. Makes me wonder if it was left in a warehouse. It is not of the level of the bikes you refer to of course but it is a thing of beauty and it rides very very smoothly. I preserve it well. Thanks for your posts and please post some pictures of vintage TT bikes that you like. They do not have to be ones you own. Just interested in what you like and it adds to the thread. Thanks.

VintageTTfan

Okay, I will say right out of the gate that I hate the handlebars with a passion. Other than that this is a bit interesting. One of the very few vintage orange disc wheels. Orange is very rare as a color for this use. Zipp might have made one. This rear disc wheel might have been painted later...not sure. It is a nice looking frame and setup and a bit different....Let me know what you think.

P.S. Coming back and looking at this bike later I realize it is a mess. Its like fake sugar that gives you cancer. The frame was probably good...but who knows anymore what it is since they painted it over. It looked interesting for a second and then left a bad aftertaste like diet soda. The spokes on the front are an abomination. I was intrigued by the idea of an orange rear disc wheel as I had never seen one except maybe those old ZIPP discs. I am moving this bike into the hideous category.

TenGrainBread

I would guess both the disc paint and the frame paint were done recently. I agree that the handlebar setup and the repaints are both horrible. I'm sure it was originally a much more interesting frame...

VintageTTfan

I thought about it and I have to concede that you are right. Repaints usually stink. I was intrigued by the idea of an orange disc wheel and that hooked me. Just have not seen one that I can remember. Maybe Zipp made one.

VintageTTfan

Now this is another example where they put that horrible handlebar on a gorgeous elite machine. There must be a special place in hell for this crime After all this is wonderful and beautiful Tommasini. Love the colors and decals! Nice period correct saddle that matches. And I am not a big fan of Zipp discs but this one is nice with a unique color and is period correct. Everything is nice except that handlebar. Oh and the front is not gumwall tire like the back one. Still this is a special bike.

P!N20

Mmm-hmmm

VintageTTfan

Vintage Tommasini's are always good.

Ronsonic 

Use photoshop if you have to, but don't post that bike again with those hipster bars.

VintageTTfan

I agree ...ha ha ha aaahh ha....yes I actually do.

markwesti

VintageTTfan

I gotta say markwesti, this is sooooo elegant, sleek, and smooth. Wow. If a black panther were a bicycle this would be it. This thing really shines. I love this bike. This thing looks FAST.....like a lean mean machine. Nothing superfluous here. It looks like it is about to hurdle through space. It reminds me of the Pinrarello Espada only in the sense that it looks like this bicycle would peddle itself.....like it would just glide sooooo smoothly......as if it would be effortless. It just has that look. You chose a bicycle that is also a work of art. I mean just look at this thing. I love how it is almost all black, I love how it shines, I like the beautiful MAVIC wheels...the carbon (I believe) texture on the rear one is excellent and the tire looks so minimal fitted to it which adds to the effect. I can't see the saddle too well from this angle (still a fantastic photo) so I will not comment on it. I do love the bullhorn like handlebars here. They did it right on this one. I hate it when regular handle bars or pista bars are used on lo pro bikes.....just my taste.

Big thumbs up on this one! Hoping for more of your superb choices to wow those that watch this thread. Thanks.

VintageTTfan

Sending out the Bike of the Day from TT Land

I love this Rossin carbon frame bicycle. The shield at the front is soooo cool. And the disc wheels are awesome. Cool colors on all this. Think the crank set is Campy Super Record. I have to wonder what this cost back in the day. Must have been a lot. To get one now would be expensive (if you even could find one). It is a piece of history and a fantastic bike in general. Rossin did a lot of cool TT stuff and they also had great pop art risque advertising. Not allowed to post some of it here....just do a google search if interested.

P!N20

Corsa Record, aka C-Record. As is the seat post and pedals.

VintageTTfan

Awe, thanks for the correction. I am disappointed to find these days that I am fallible. Knowledge is a good thing though.

Johno59

You may not have noticed it has a single bladed steerer rather than a fork, as well as a single chain stay and seat stay - both features for less drag. The proto type was a single piece of resin dipped honey-comb machined to the desired profile on a 5 axis milling machine. The honey comb was than covered in a woven carbon fibre matrix impregnated with epoxy resin , placed in a vacuumed mould and heated in an autoclave oven. We had some reject frames lying around work for years.
After all of the folks who'd worked on them had long retired, they were forgotten about and eventually thrown out a few years ago.
It still holds the world record for a hour on a velodome.

bulgie 

From a Rossin promotional calendar.

VintageTTfan

Thank you for this amazing insider post! It must have been amazing to work on such a project and see it come to completion. The fact that it still holds the world record for a hour on a velodrome speaks for itself. It shows that all these modern bikes are not necessarily better than the vintage ones. It is often the case that those who deserve the kudos and our appreciation do not get it in this world. So in a very very small way, I would like to thank you and all those forgotten workers for making history. The bicycle is an amazing speed machine and a work of art. You are not forgotten here among true bicycle fans sir, nor are the others workers you have mentioned.

Please feel free to post any historical pictures you might have here on this thread if you so choose and it is to your benefit. Thank you.

markwesti

She looks areodymic look at the skin suit