Steel Lugged Frame If money was no object...
12-06-07, 08:09 PM
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I would hire spies to steal DNA samples from Sasha, Kirk, Sachs and Eisentraut, then build an army of bike frame manufacturing clones with various proportions of their genes, then create a 'frame building battle to the death' where the absolute best possible frame emerges from an iterative process of 'braze / ride / pick winners / exterminate losers'.
I'd then ride that bike around my secret island fortress, cackling maniacally.
I'd then ride that bike around my secret island fortress, cackling maniacally.
12-06-07, 09:41 PM
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12-06-07, 11:06 PM
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12-06-07, 11:22 PM
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12-06-07, 11:25 PM
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Daccordi 50th anniversary from 1990.
Full build completed today...pics to come.
Full build completed today...pics to come.
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Because they last. Many are rolling works of art. They'll be worth something in the years to come, unlike some carbon "neuvo wonder". Steel can be fixed or cold-set when broken unlike aluminum or carbon. Plus factor, nothing rides like steel.
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12-07-07, 09:54 AM
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If I were to have another steel frame built it would be something really showy. The Llewelyn pic really looked good but I think I get a Columbine.
12-07-07, 09:59 AM
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Waiting for years to spend ridiculously is for those with OCD and an absurd level of vanity. The real differences between all the high end frames is unmeasurable. Consider buying a classic e.g., Cinelli, Colnago, Masi etc. and having it superbly repainted,...maybe some new chrome. It will really be something special, maybe touched by the hand of a famous master. I have a 1973 Holdsworth Super Mistral that has all of the latest innovations at the time and for the most part it's design is indistinguishable from newer lugged steel bikes - Cinelli fork, long spearpoint lugs, fastback seat stays etc. The bike that wins the "most beautiful ever" on BF is an all chrome Italian something with C-Record....any help out there for the link?
12-07-07, 10:28 AM
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12-07-07, 11:15 AM
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12-07-07, 11:25 AM
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12-07-07, 12:06 PM
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12-07-07, 12:08 PM
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How about True North Cycles in Ontario, Canada?
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12-07-07, 03:13 PM
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Refurbished Lygie
Speaking of refurbishing old bikes, Bilenky performed magic. They worked within my budget limitations and refurbished my very beat up 1960's Lygie. Due to Bilenky pride and skill I got S&S couplers, fork repair, very clever cantilever (looks-like-long reach centerpull) brakes and all new components. I ended up with a hardy, classic beauty for limousine like century rides and travel abroad.
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12-07-07, 04:57 PM
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I'm gonna build my own. 
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12-07-07, 07:55 PM
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The black Moyer track bike is really sweet (in a much smaller size! - yikes!). But I've been Jonesing for a Keirin bike, and the Kalavinka bike looks soooo exotic. I'm not really into the lugs for the sake of lugs thing. I really do like the nice, clean artistry (with a little of the graphic novel flair) of the Kalavinka. My daughter was studying in Japan this year, and I may have her help me get in contact with Kalavinka - who currently isn't taking any orders. Some nice Keirin-style bikes by Milwaukee Bicycles too.
12-07-07, 08:20 PM
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Neither one.
I'd go with S.S. lugged steel Waterford frame/fork.....
I'd go with S.S. lugged steel Waterford frame/fork.....
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...and also a 2006 R-14 66cm Waterford road bike, my former dream bike :)
I own my dream bike, a 2023 DirtySixer MkII 3xl
...and also a 2006 R-14 66cm Waterford road bike, my former dream bike :)
12-13-07, 11:32 PM
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