RobE30

^The blue 420 looks like a little brother to my 620. Although the 420 is in significantly nicer shape!

The Golden Boy 

Is your blue 620 the one with the cantis?

For all intensive porpoises- isn't that a 720 frame in a different color?

raverson

I kid you not!

All original, except I chickened out with the stock Helicomatic wheels and swapped them with an '85 400 that had upgraded Matrix Strada wheels.

Jose Mandez

Looks almost exactly like the 1987 400 Elance (of which I own two), except the head tube is a different color and some of the components are different (Mistral Alloy Rims, etc.). I like the 400's myself.

In spite of the claims of some that Sport Touring bicycles such as these are no touring bikes at all, I've done several short tours on my old 400, loaded down with plenty of weight, and it hasn't let me down yet. The geometry is a nice compromise between a touring bike and a racing bike. As far as touring, its not as great as what you'd get from a Trek 520, but it'll do if you're on a budget (I snagged my second 400 Elance, which had hardly been ridden by its previous owners, for only $160 on Ebay).

Primitive Don

That's a really ripping guitar and bass collection. Love the Gibson basses and the white Tele!

Roadimagine105

Light Action, Reynolds tubing, a rare vintage items in my country

BTW, nice bike!!

The Golden Boy 

Even the original bar tape!

I'm still using the Helicomatic on mine- but I do have a set of Arayas with I think Sunshine hubs from an 84 World Sport.

I might just see if I can find a Mountech rear derailleur and throw it on with the Helicomatic- maybe the entire universe will implode.

The Golden Boy 

Thanks!

The Gibson basses are so much more unique- visually and sonically- the problem is that you really have to want that Gibson bass sound- otherwise you're stuck with a cool looking thuddy machine. I've had that T-Bird for almost 20 years, it was my main bass for around 5 years. After I got the Jazz bass, I realized "normal" bass tone. I'd been trying to get a "Fender" sound out of that EB-0, the T-Bird and my old EB-2. It's just not going to happen with those instruments. I had a 70s Rick 4001, and that wasn't getting me the tone I wanted either. It wasn't until I got the Jazz. I'm much more appreciative of the sound the basses do make, rather than what I was trying to make them sound like...

The Tele is a monster- it's an early 90s Foto Flame (I think it was like a MIJ 62 RI with a Foto Flame body and neck) with a really hideous clownburst. I sanded it down and Kryloned it. It's got Harmonic Design pickups in it- I did the wiring sort of like a Flying V, sorta. Toggle switch, individual volumes.