Vintage cyclocross bikes?
10-20-13, 11:51 AM
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I've got a cross frame on the way that I recently purchased. Seller listed it as an 80's frame, but I am pretty certain it is closer to a 2000. Looking forward to it arriving.
10-20-13, 12:38 PM
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Pre - 1980, in the UK we just used 'second-best' road bikes with cyclo-cross tubular tyres, which had a more pronounced tread pattern, but nothing like a knobbly MTB tyre. Some people went a bit further and had cantilever brakes bosses on their frames, the rest of us just used normal road brakes (Weinmann centre-pulls were popular in the 70's). Given that the course often involved the bike being submerged in a river as the rider waded/swam across, it's not surprising that few of these bikes survived the following 40-odd years! It was also usual to run a single front chain ring with side plates to hold the chain in place. 
10-20-13, 02:24 PM
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I posted this awesome video from 1962 before, but here it is again:
https://yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film...s-championship
also my Gazelle Champion Mondial Cyclocross:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ss!?highlight=
and another steel cross bike from my 'stable' (currently sleeping naked under my bed):
https://velospace.org/node/40929
This cyclocross popularity always comes up in autumn, but it's cool throughout the year if you ask me! Thanks for posting that pre-war stuff btw...
https://yorkshirefilmarchive.com/film...s-championship
also my Gazelle Champion Mondial Cyclocross:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ss!?highlight=
and another steel cross bike from my 'stable' (currently sleeping naked under my bed):
https://velospace.org/node/40929
This cyclocross popularity always comes up in autumn, but it's cool throughout the year if you ask me! Thanks for posting that pre-war stuff btw...
10-28-13, 03:18 PM
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CX is basically what I do all year long. We have more or less 5 months of winter here, with snow and all.
Big city winter cycling basically is CX. On top of that, the degraded pavement. The potholes all over once summer comes. The curbs, the occasional obstacle.
I need to take a picture of my setup.
Big city winter cycling basically is CX. On top of that, the degraded pavement. The potholes all over once summer comes. The curbs, the occasional obstacle.
I need to take a picture of my setup.
10-29-13, 06:05 PM
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My 1984 Gazelle, from another cyclocross thread:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post16001944
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...=#post16001944
10-29-13, 06:11 PM
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Love the Landshark and the Gazelle.
The Landshark is definitely set up for my kind off road action.
I'd love to ride it for a day or two to see how it handles on the trails down at the river here.
The Landshark is definitely set up for my kind off road action.
I'd love to ride it for a day or two to see how it handles on the trails down at the river here.
11-26-13, 09:18 AM
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1997 Simoncini Cyclocross Special: Columbus CROMAR, lugged construction, ovalized top tube, cable guides on the top of the top-tube for the rear brake and deralleur.
Build items;
Drivetrain: Sugino 48, 36 & 26 triple & a Suntour Winner seven speed 13-24 freewheel
Wheelset: 36 hole Campagnolo Record high flange hubs rebuilt with Sun CR18 rims
Tires: Challenge Parigi Roubaix open-tubulars
Derailleurs & Shifters: Shimano Deore XT derailleurs and Suntour ratcheting bar-end shifters
Brakes: Planet X Cantilevers with NOS Shimano 600 levers
Build items;
Drivetrain: Sugino 48, 36 & 26 triple & a Suntour Winner seven speed 13-24 freewheel
Wheelset: 36 hole Campagnolo Record high flange hubs rebuilt with Sun CR18 rims
Tires: Challenge Parigi Roubaix open-tubulars
Derailleurs & Shifters: Shimano Deore XT derailleurs and Suntour ratcheting bar-end shifters
Brakes: Planet X Cantilevers with NOS Shimano 600 levers
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11-26-13, 09:32 AM
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1997 Simoncini Cyclocross Special: Columbus CROMAR, lugged construction, ovalized top tube, cable guides on the top of the top-tube for the rear brake and deralleur.
Build items;
Drivetrain: Sugino 48, 36 & 26 triple & a Suntour Winner seven speed 13-24 freewheel
Wheelset: 36 hole Campagnolo Record high flange hubs rebuilt with Sun CR18 rims
Tires: Challenge Parigi Roubaix open-tubulars
Derailleurs & Shifters: Shimano Deore XT derailleurs and Suntour ratcheting bar-end shifters
Brakes: Planet X Cantilevers with NOS Shimano 600 levers
Build items;
Drivetrain: Sugino 48, 36 & 26 triple & a Suntour Winner seven speed 13-24 freewheel
Wheelset: 36 hole Campagnolo Record high flange hubs rebuilt with Sun CR18 rims
Tires: Challenge Parigi Roubaix open-tubulars
Derailleurs & Shifters: Shimano Deore XT derailleurs and Suntour ratcheting bar-end shifters
Brakes: Planet X Cantilevers with NOS Shimano 600 levers
Another member and me were lusting for this Plum cyclocross bike...sort of a small brand, but that thing was amazing. Ended up going a bit higher than I felt comfortable with.
11-27-13, 08:34 AM
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Considering the quality of your bikes, that's a high complement for sure.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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11-27-13, 08:39 AM
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I don't know if the year 2000 could be considered C&V, but my Gunnar Crosshairs is an early model year.
Someone should have posted photos of a Ritchey Swiss Cross by now. That is a real classic.
Someone should have posted photos of a Ritchey Swiss Cross by now. That is a real classic.
11-27-13, 08:58 AM
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I snapped this pic of John Howard in a cyclo-cross race in Austin TX circa 1978. I think he's on his Graftec.
11-27-13, 06:44 PM
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yellow bike is a danish bike called a pederson;i think earliest designs were 1890s......there was actually a folding model paratroopers used,bike is quite comfortable though a wee un-aerodynamic..........they are still being made and titanium frames as well..........
11-27-13, 07:48 PM
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"gentlemen, you had my curiosity. now you have my attention..."
you guys no helping.
i want one. now. badly.
you guys no helping.
i want one. now. badly.
11-27-13, 07:51 PM
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Very nice! The black of the rims & saddle and the white of the hoods is perfect with the black frame with white panels. 
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11-28-13, 09:54 AM
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This thread has encouraged me to look at old steel cyclocross framesets in a new way.
I've been enthusiastically searching sites in Europe and the United States.
This morning, I found an old link in my bookmarks to this site:
https://www.cyclofiend.com
Loaded with classic cross bikes and other nice steel bicycles!
I've been enthusiastically searching sites in Europe and the United States.
This morning, I found an old link in my bookmarks to this site:
https://www.cyclofiend.com
Loaded with classic cross bikes and other nice steel bicycles!
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Yes, that is an incredible example.
It looks showroom fresh.
How do you like the Almanzos btw?
They are one of my favorite tires by far.
03-20-14, 02:29 PM
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I've only built it up recently, the paint is still very good, bar some minor spots and abrasions from the rear tire and a frame mounted pump. It was used by its previous owner as a versatile bike, so that also explains that and the bottle cage bosses. I've only used the Almanzos at quite high pressure on tarmac, paved roads, gravel and a short bit on dry sandy ground but they behave very well and are quite fast rolling. The rear tire had some thread separation though, so I exchanged it.
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I've only built it up recently, the paint is still very good, bar some minor spots and abrasions from the rear tire and a frame mounted pump. It was used by its previous owner as a versatile bike, so that also explains that and the bottle cage bosses. I've only used the Almanzos at quite high pressure on tarmac, paved roads, gravel and a short bit on dry sandy ground but they behave very well and are quite fast rolling. The rear tire had some thread separation though, so I exchanged it.
It's a very nice performance tire, but their consistency/dependability do seem to be in question.
Do you live in Europe?
03-20-14, 03:15 PM
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sold off my AlAn cross Super , before digital cameras were created .. the lugs crack .
with standard metal fatigue ..
only in Italy were they cheap to repair.
with standard metal fatigue ..
only in Italy were they cheap to repair.
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Yes, in the Netherlands. This is my second Gazelle CM CX. My 'old' one from the late '70s- early '80s was also in nice condition but had a factory repaint in the late '80s and was slightly too small for me, so when this beauty came along I used some of its parts and retired it. A great bike with some minor difference in details:
used in anger:
used in anger: