Starting the OFFICIAL Steel club.
11-28-09, 12:40 AM
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Here is a pic of the 3rd Eddy Merckx that I own.. I still have to take pics of my Frankie Andreu Motorola Team bike.. I bought this last year on CL.. It is a late 80's Corsa Extra - SLX.. The owner had it repainted, it came with Record 10 mix w/ Campy Eurus wheels, Mavic Brakes - C-record crankset - Mavic Headset, Cinelli Bar/Stem.. The bike is smooth and rides incredible..
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11-28-09, 12:46 AM
#427
Still kicking.
2005 Bianchi pista
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11-28-09, 09:11 AM
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11-28-09, 09:13 AM
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11-28-09, 09:41 AM
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Wow, not one but two stunning steel bicycles! Very nice.
I do wish the Merckx had internal cable routing or at least underneath the TT...wish there wasn't anything covering up that frame/paint.
Nice rides, very nice
I do wish the Merckx had internal cable routing or at least underneath the TT...wish there wasn't anything covering up that frame/paint.
Nice rides, very nice
11-28-09, 02:59 PM
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this is a 62cm.. a little bigger than my normal bike which is 60cm.. The deal was too good to pass up..
11-28-09, 03:04 PM
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here is a pic of the yates bikes from early 90's.. The pic is grainy because digital cameras back then were terrible.. Taken with an apple quicktake, .3 megapixel max..
11-28-09, 03:19 PM
#434
You gonna eat that?
Originally Posted by Doohickie
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1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS
All steel, and all mine. Two of them have steel rims.
1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist, 1973 Schwinn Varsity, 1983 Raleigh Marathon, 1994 Nishiki Sport XRS
All steel, and all mine. Two of them have steel rims.
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11-29-09, 04:54 PM
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11-29-09, 07:43 PM
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1987 Tempo -- mine since new, evolved with take off bits from other bikes. Use it for rainy days and days when I just want to ride a steel bike.
11-29-09, 08:48 PM
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I'm in.
Waterford X-11
Viscount Aerospace Pro
Specialized Rockhopper Comp FS
Basso Track
Peugeot UO-10
Raleigh Sports
Waterford X-11
Viscount Aerospace Pro
Specialized Rockhopper Comp FS
Basso Track
Peugeot UO-10
Raleigh Sports
11-30-09, 12:35 AM
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Here's an updated pic of my steel framed ("Extra Legere" Supervitus 980 tubing) 84 Peugeot PSV...this time with Mavic GL330 tubular wheels and latex (naked) sidewalled sewup tires. Makes a big difference in looks for C&V bikes.
The tire companies should really bring back latex sidewalled clincher tires. All black tires just don't look good IMO.
Chombi
84 Peugeot PSV
85(?) Vitus Carbone Plus 7
The tire companies should really bring back latex sidewalled clincher tires. All black tires just don't look good IMO.
Chombi
84 Peugeot PSV
85(?) Vitus Carbone Plus 7
11-30-09, 10:49 AM
#439
Luddite
I'm in. Here's yet another post-ride photo of my old trusty rusty steel steed. It's built on a 1990 Maruishi Tange #2 frame with 7sp Ultegra. The Open4 Sport rims and SPD-SL pedals are new acquisitions this past summer owing to the wearing-out of previous components. It's beat up and scratched up beyond belief, but it gets me from start to finish very nicely, especially with the new wheels. Most recent change was to lose the 42T inner in favor of a 39T, in deference to creeping chronology and general recent out-of-shape-ness.
One nice thing about a steelie: the other guys in the group I was riding with could not trip a traffic light sensor loop with their carbon fiber wonderbikes. No problem for me
One nice thing about a steelie: the other guys in the group I was riding with could not trip a traffic light sensor loop with their carbon fiber wonderbikes. No problem for me
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12-08-09, 08:16 AM
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Building a better Strida
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I think my bike just trips the sensor cuz its heavy..
well compared to todays standards.
if i ever get a modern bike, i hope to fly.
well compared to todays standards.
if i ever get a modern bike, i hope to fly.
12-08-09, 07:03 PM
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Can I join, here is my 1991 Specialized "Sirrus Triple", Specialized Custom Butted Lugged Chromoly Frame (don't know who made the tubes).
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12-08-09, 08:17 PM
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My '83 Puch Odyssey isn't as nice as most of these, but I have had it since new and still like riding it! It has been upgraded with a NOS Suntour Cyclone MKII RD and NOS Cyclone downtube shifters, Nitto bars and Kalloy seatpost.The brakes are the original Dia-Compes, but the suicide levers have been removed and hoods added. A couple months ago, a friend gave me his old Campy parts he no longer used along with a couple sets of rims, so she now rides on Campy Record hubs laced to Mavic Open Sport rims. The freewheel is a Suntour Winner Pro 13-18 corncob, which looks kind of out of place with the GT derailleur! Someday I need to get a better seat, but the boat biz sucks right now so it will have to wait. Originally a 30 pounder, now just under 25.
Since this picture was taken, I have replaced the stem with a NOS Sakae 120mm. Now I can stretch out a little!
Since this picture was taken, I have replaced the stem with a NOS Sakae 120mm. Now I can stretch out a little!
12-08-09, 08:47 PM
#444
Still kicking.
Nice.
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12-08-09, 09:52 PM
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'97 Pinarello Vuelta w/ Pinarello ARX proprietary tubing (probably already in this thread a time or two). Equipped w/ '09Campy Centaur and '09 Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels.
Surly LHT w/4130. Fairly typical modern touring bike drivetrain, etc. I built the wheels: XT hubs, Velocity Cliffhanger rims, 36 spokes front/rear.
'09 Jamis Aurora Elite w/Reynolds 631. Probably the best combination for my road riding, honestly. A fairly light frame with touring geometry, with a 105/Ultegra triple drivetrain. I built the wheels: Ultegra hubs, Mavic CXP 33 rims, 36 spokes rear/32 spokes front.
(sorry for the mtb pic in the road forum, but I love this bike). Jamis Dragon 29 built up from a frameset and mostly NOS parts I had laying around, XT all the way except the brakes, which are Avid BB7's. I built the wheels: Mavic TN719 rims, XT hubs, 36 spokes front/rear.
Surly LHT w/4130. Fairly typical modern touring bike drivetrain, etc. I built the wheels: XT hubs, Velocity Cliffhanger rims, 36 spokes front/rear.
'09 Jamis Aurora Elite w/Reynolds 631. Probably the best combination for my road riding, honestly. A fairly light frame with touring geometry, with a 105/Ultegra triple drivetrain. I built the wheels: Ultegra hubs, Mavic CXP 33 rims, 36 spokes rear/32 spokes front.
(sorry for the mtb pic in the road forum, but I love this bike). Jamis Dragon 29 built up from a frameset and mostly NOS parts I had laying around, XT all the way except the brakes, which are Avid BB7's. I built the wheels: Mavic TN719 rims, XT hubs, 36 spokes front/rear.
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12-08-09, 11:21 PM
#447
You gonna eat that?
Ermmm, no it's a 1966 Raleigh DL-1 Tourist like the caption sez.....
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Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
I stop for people / whose right of way I honor / but not for no one.
Originally Posted by bragi "However, it's never a good idea to overgeneralize."
12-09-09, 12:23 AM
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I decided I should actually post pictures of some of my steel bikes .........
Custom Derek Bailey from 1985 ( since had S&S couplers added )
Custom Curtlo CX bike. Platinum OX tubing.
Pegoretti Luigino, a dream.
De Rosa’s
A Primato
A Molteni team bike, columbus SLX.
Fausto Coppi, Columbus Genius. Wonderful riding bike.
Some work by the great Carl Strong
Strong’s NAHBS show bike
Ashamed to say, there are more ...............
Custom Derek Bailey from 1985 ( since had S&S couplers added )
Custom Curtlo CX bike. Platinum OX tubing.
Pegoretti Luigino, a dream.
De Rosa’s
A Primato
A Molteni team bike, columbus SLX.
Fausto Coppi, Columbus Genius. Wonderful riding bike.
Some work by the great Carl Strong
Strong’s NAHBS show bike
Ashamed to say, there are more ...............
12-09-09, 12:49 AM
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Bikes: Kona with Campy 8, Lynskey Ti with Rival, Bianchi pista, Raleigh Team Frame with SRAM Red, Specialized Stump Jumper, Surley Big Dummy
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My Campy equipped Kona. I was told that this is actually a Cinelli frame as evident by the stamp in BB and der hanger. Columbus Genius tubing
