just found this
09-17-10 | 11:04 AM
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car dodger
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From: garner/raleigh nc
just found this
Don't know how I've missed this site before - amazing vintage track bike collection!
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
09-17-10 | 05:06 PM
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don't know how i've missed this site before - amazing vintage track bike collection!
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
DAT FORK.
09-21-10 | 01:43 PM
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From: Bement, IL
Bikes: Colnago Crystal road, Lotus road, Dawes SST-AL fixed gear
OP pic, in close up on the actual site, appears to have a belt drive.
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1989 Lotus Unique, 1999 Colnago Crystal with full Campy, 2009 Dawes SST-AL fixed gear
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1989 Lotus Unique, 1999 Colnago Crystal with full Campy, 2009 Dawes SST-AL fixed gear
09-21-10 | 03:36 PM
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From: Norfolk, VA
I've seen pictures of those bikes where they would ride behind motorcycles trying to break speed records (I assume). The motorcycle would have this aerodynamic wedge directly behind it that was big enough to block out rider behind it if you were looking at it head-on (imagine a tractor-trailer, but instead of the trailer there'd be a guy on that bike behind the cab...) and it was the riders job to get as close as possible to the backside of that airdam to keep out of the wind resistance. There'd be a bar with a rolling pin on it that was spaced a few inches from the dam so that if the bike got too close (or maybe it was when it got just at the right distance) then his front wheel would just turn the pin.
It's interesting.
edit: in the pic with the red Schwinn you can see a picture of the apparatus in the placard underneath the bike... and I was mistaken; it's not a motorcycle... it's a race-car.
It's interesting.
edit: in the pic with the red Schwinn you can see a picture of the apparatus in the placard underneath the bike... and I was mistaken; it's not a motorcycle... it's a race-car.
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09-21-10 | 03:56 PM
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
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that bike was made for straight fast runs, not leaning into turns.
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You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
09-23-10 | 06:51 AM
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car dodger
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From: garner/raleigh nc
Dookie, you saw my merckx, right?
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1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
1989 Schwinn Paramount OS
1980 Mclean/Silk Hope Sport Touring
1983 Bianchi pista
1976 Fuji Feather track
1979 raleigh track
"I've consulted my sources and I'm pretty sure your derailleur does not exist"
09-23-10 | 05:49 PM
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K2ProFlex baby!
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From: My response would have been something along the lines of: "Does your bike have computer controlled suspension? Then shut your piehole, this baby is from the future!"
Bikes: to many to list
Don't know how I've missed this site before - amazing vintage track bike collection!
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
https://vintagetrackbikes-corbettclas...max-results=50
__________________
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
You see, their morals, their code...it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these...These "civilized" people...they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve
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