What's not "vintage"?
02-15-21, 09:37 AM
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I call everything that I like with a bit of age on it classic. I don't like calling my beautiful older racing bikes vintage. I reserve vintage for wine only.
02-15-21, 10:34 AM
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Dropper posts are not Vintage - and eliminate any chance for Classic.
Adjustable stems will never be Classic.
A bento box attached to top tube with bosses is not Vintage or Classic.
Radially spoked wheels are not Vintage, can't be tied and soldered.
Cycling caps are cool. Whatever that adds.
this thread needs more pics.
Adjustable stems will never be Classic.
A bento box attached to top tube with bosses is not Vintage or Classic.
Radially spoked wheels are not Vintage, can't be tied and soldered.
Cycling caps are cool. Whatever that adds.
this thread needs more pics.
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02-15-21, 05:00 PM
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except for the ones that were...
The T.T.T. is an example.
I think that this was also sold under the Ambrosio name?? Did T.T.T. buy Ambrosio, or did Ambrosio just change their name?
or am I imagining this?
Steve in Peoria
The T.T.T. is an example.
I think that this was also sold under the Ambrosio name?? Did T.T.T. buy Ambrosio, or did Ambrosio just change their name?
or am I imagining this?
Steve in Peoria
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02-15-21, 05:50 PM
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02-15-21, 05:56 PM
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02-15-21, 06:01 PM
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[Edit] here's an Ambrosio adjustable stem:
02-15-21, 06:11 PM
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I hear ya, but it's hard for me to call my box cab any vintage. I mean I like it ... a lot...
I like classic rock and classic cars. When the loud, obnoxious fan in the stands falls on his face, that can be classic. My bikes though, they're vintage.
I like classic rock and classic cars. When the loud, obnoxious fan in the stands falls on his face, that can be classic. My bikes though, they're vintage.
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02-15-21, 06:13 PM
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I'm not vintage or a classic
02-15-21, 08:13 PM
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Thanks for digging up the shot of the Ambrosio stem too. Nice to know that I'm not just dreaming this stuff up.
I dug through my pics from one of the Classic Rendezvous gathering and found shots of each version of the TTT adjustable stem. Definitely on some classy vintage bikes!
The first is a Jack Taylor. Lovely curved seat tube for a shorter wheelbase.
and a really slick stop watch for timing yourself on time trials....
the second is a Gillot path racer
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02-15-21, 08:39 PM
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02-15-21, 09:28 PM
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Vintage is having to spend considerably more than when it was new.
Old is spending considerably less.
John
Old is spending considerably less.
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02-15-21, 09:52 PM
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02-15-21, 10:26 PM
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Black anodized stems finished 1/2 in the 1987 Tour de France.
02-16-21, 12:01 AM
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Any bike that came without braze on's for cable guides is vintage. If it came stock with suntour friction it's vintage.
02-16-21, 02:01 AM
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My subjective line ends in 1988 with the end of Suntour (also my birth year). If I'm older than the bike, It's not vintage!
Classic extends to the end of the Grant Petersen era of Bridgestone.
I'm sure someone will provide a counter example and I'll have to adjust my criteria.
Classic extends to the end of the Grant Petersen era of Bridgestone.
I'm sure someone will provide a counter example and I'll have to adjust my criteria.
