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Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-11, 03:10 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 5,105
Posted By caterham

american masi-meh colnago-yawn ...

american masi-meh
colnago-yawn
guerciotti-pfft handling, spotty build
paramount-genteel to the point of boredom
production japanese anything- souless
Forum: Classic & Vintage
12-13-10, 04:20 AM
Replies: 306
Views: 55,067
Posted By caterham

-the concrete couch- ...

-the concrete couch-

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/peugeot024.jpg
Forum: General Cycling Discussion
06-02-10, 01:42 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,992
Posted By caterham

topeak -$115 ...

topeak -$115

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/cinelli006.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-28-10, 12:19 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 6,424
Posted By caterham

the ubiquitous vitus/bador 979 ...

the ubiquitous vitus/bador 979

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/fuzzykidznbikes031.jpg

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/fuzzykidznbikes040.jpg
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-17-10, 01:01 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 12,188
Posted By caterham

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham17...

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/giovanni002-1-1.jpg
02 cinelli nuovo supercorsa- for balls2thewall, take-no-prisoners hard rides
...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-15-10, 09:53 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 5,997
Posted By caterham

the cat's schlepmobiles- ...

the cat's schlepmobiles-

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/peugeot016.jpg
around town/chores (1980 Peugeot uo9)
...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-10, 04:44 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 3,521
Posted By caterham

My main ride is a Chorus/Record 10 mix(i voted it...

My main ride is a Chorus/Record 10 mix(i voted it as Chorus), I've another that's a Centaur/Chorus 10 mix and another that's a mismash of Record,Chorus and Centaur 10.
Then there's some vintage...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-10, 04:03 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,100
Posted By caterham

as a rule, Catlike helmets tend to be less bulky...

as a rule, Catlike helmets tend to be less bulky than most other lines, and notably more compact than Bell's volt. here's pic of the Catlike Kompact alongside a Selev Matrix, Uvex Race Boss,my Spiuk...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-08-10, 03:29 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,100
Posted By caterham

Catlike kompact pro & Catlike vacuum (summer) ...

Catlike kompact pro & Catlike vacuum (summer)

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/catlike002-3.jpg

shain bk100 & spiuk nexion (winter)
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-15-09, 01:02 AM
Replies: 189
Views: 31,652
Posted By caterham

bzzzz...... Titanium is generally not as...

bzzzz......

Titanium is generally not as strong as steel and not as light as aluminum.
depending on the specific alloys being compared, titanium posseses approx 56% the density of steel and...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-12-09, 10:19 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 5,178
Posted By caterham

giovanni "vanni" losa (OFFICINA MECCANICA...

giovanni "vanni" losa (OFFICINA MECCANICA GIOVANNI.LOSA) has for years sold his own full line of complete bicycles,framesets & customs from his vittuone,milano shop in addition to subcontracting for...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-11-09, 10:10 PM
Replies: 368
Views: 111,760
Posted By caterham

apologies to everyone that's grown bored of...

apologies to everyone that's grown bored of her/moi. i held off as long as i could.

1980 DeRosa Professional SL strada

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/derosa30yrs007.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-10-09, 09:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,121
Posted By caterham

regarding super record ti pedal reliability,ime,...

regarding super record ti pedal reliability,ime, the stories you'll hear are mostly regurgitated urban legend and not based on actual personal experience.
to date I have approx 65K+ miles on my...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
11-09-09, 03:24 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 12,233
Posted By caterham

this place whether one realises it or not is a...

this place whether one realises it or not is a resource that others will use for many years to come.many topics and discussions routinely made here are often the only sources of information & history...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-29-09, 08:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,343
Posted By caterham

giovanni losa has been building cinelli's steel...

giovanni losa has been building cinelli's steel frames since the early/mid 90's,(iirc approx.concurrent with the introduction of columbus' genius nivacrom tubeset) and at least thru the 2008 cinelli...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-20-09, 05:42 AM
Replies: 86
Views: 13,356
Posted By caterham

as much as i like and appreciate mavic equipment,...

as much as i like and appreciate mavic equipment, your mavic history and assesment is full of inaccuracies, hyberbole and outright fantasy.
just for example, you claim mavic as being the innovator...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-13-09, 12:58 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

correct. i offered my elaboration because your...

correct. i offered my elaboration because your disjointed & confused name dropping of Zinn & Peterson for the sake of feining authority made no sense in the context of this discussion.
It's also...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-12-09, 03:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 3,552
Posted By caterham

that's the first time i've run across this...

that's the first time i've run across this particular bit of "common knowledge" and this one just so happens to be wrong, of course. the angle wedge is popular for one reason-it's easier & cheaper to...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-06-09, 02:50 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

thanks for the rant,sport! ps- leonard zinn...

thanks for the rant,sport!

ps- leonard zinn and grant p use a sloping tt for a reason -an ergonomic one-to raise the headtube,minimizing stack height using threadless steerers
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-06-09, 12:38 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

RE:>>>Caterham: ..."with "standard" tube...

RE:>>>Caterham: ..."with "standard" tube diameters, lateral stability in locating the headtube/steerer was too compromised. oversized top & downtubes created a much more stable steering geometry...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-09, 09:40 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

i have a question/request. why is it that...

i have a question/request.

why is it that after 4 pages of considered responses, rabid rants, secondhand folklore & speculations that not one person, including the OP, has asked of the owners of...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-09, 09:07 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

imo, compact design wasn't totally viable and...

imo, compact design wasn't totally viable and largely unexplored until after "oversize" and shaped tubing became readily available. with "standard" tube diameters, lateral stability in locating the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-09, 12:47 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

bingo! one must always consider handling &...

bingo!

one must always consider handling & road adhesion factors. the driveline & steering must be held locationally stable to provide precision,consistancy & efficiency but the very same tube...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-05-09, 12:12 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

on a mixte, the twin longitudinal diagonals...

on a mixte, the twin longitudinal diagonals attach at the rear dropouts,where the bike has its widest structurally stable girth to triangulate the headtube/steerer from lateral & torsional...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-09, 11:57 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 10,964
Posted By caterham

define "ride quality"?. of my bikes,......

define "ride quality"?.


of my bikes,...
...for silky smoothness it's my vitus-bador 979:
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/fuzzykidznbikes031-1.jpg

...for crisp &...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-02-09, 11:02 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

the problem here is that a bicycle is a "simple...

the problem here is that a bicycle is a "simple machine" which in reality makes it one of the most complex devices to fully understand and implement.
every component part has multiple ,...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-09, 06:14 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

with or without pictures, the value of that post...

with or without pictures, the value of that post would remain the same
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-09, 12:08 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

if one considers the increase in resistance to...

if one considers the increase in resistance to deflection or torsion for a singular tube in isolation, then the net effect would be insignificant... however almost the entire frame structure is...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
10-01-09, 05:42 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

whew... now i'm worried. should i switch over to...

whew... now i'm worried. should i switch over to steel or wooden rims?
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-30-09, 11:49 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 8,911
Posted By caterham

there's more than just the main triangle that...

there's more than just the main triangle that gets tighter & more rigid-the seatstays become shorter making the rear triangle come closer to that of an equilateral construction in both the vertical...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-30-09, 04:44 PM
Replies: 27,281
Views: 6,587,576
Posted By caterham

i'm guessing a pretty mixed reception to my...

i'm guessing a pretty mixed reception to my rides-i like 'em

cinelli nuovo supercorsa-fillet brazed ultrafoco steelhttp://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/cinelli042.jpg

de rosa...
Forum: Road Cycling
09-30-09, 01:52 AM
Replies: 740
Views: 164,037
Posted By caterham

new pics of my old friend of 30 years ...

new pics of my old friend of 30 years
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/derosa30yrs027-1.jpg...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-28-09, 11:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 893
Posted By caterham

ahhh.... i didn't recall your mentioning redxj by...

ahhh.... i didn't recall your mentioning redxj by his C-V moniker and didn't make the connection so here's a big thanks for the huret levers, red!
they look pretty good, dontcha think?. ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-28-09, 08:38 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 893
Posted By caterham

generic french steel bicycle, ver.2.0

a while back, my wife purchased a bianchi milano city bike with 8 spd nexxus internal hub and this past year, it's become her favored ride for around town and casual jaunts on the local trails.
i...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-27-09, 01:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 505
Posted By caterham

happy anniversary, de rosa!

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/derosa30yrs007.jpg
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-27-09, 12:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,870
Posted By caterham

happy 30th anniversary, de rosa!

i placed my order for her 30 years ago to the day. approx.65K miles later and i'm still in love.took these pics this afternoon.
best,
k
...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-21-09, 02:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 6,480
Posted By caterham

<rant warning> and therein's the seed for what...

<rant warning>
and therein's the seed for what became the rift between campy/suntour and shimano users.

in shimano's quest for technical superiority(in this case an aerodynamic advantage),...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
09-15-09, 02:19 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 2,262
Posted By caterham

last year i went over the bars at speed,...

last year i went over the bars at speed, contacted the pavement head first and managed to do this:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-19-09, 02:03 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,337
Posted By caterham

another former colnago owner here. mine was an...

another former colnago owner here.
mine was an 81 super that my boss at the time had brought back as a show sample from interbike. outwardly the bike was fine,even attractive, if not spectacular:...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
08-18-09, 09:06 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 10,337
Posted By caterham

kurt, your list is spot on,imo. if only you...

kurt, your list is spot on,imo.
if only you could expand it to include a 6th marque- us masi.
based on the frames that i've seen and ridden over the years, the level of skill,workmanship &...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
07-09-09, 12:01 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 13,343
Posted By caterham

de rosa maintained his business as a small,...

de rosa maintained his business as a small, family run custom fabricator well after the introduction of his microfusion italia investment cast lugset(late 1979).
he was the sole builder of all de...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-22-09, 03:15 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,347
Posted By caterham

regarding the use of ti or other lightweight...

regarding the use of ti or other lightweight crankarm fixing bolts, first install the arms to the spindle using the standard steel bolts, bringing them up to full torque spec. remove them and replace...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-09, 08:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 904
Posted By caterham

hi easthill, it's not like they're real...

hi easthill,

it's not like they're real cinelli's ;)

- the blue one that ofg posted is steel (columbus ultrafoco)& was built by giovanni losa

this here's the "rain" bike-an...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-12-09, 08:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 904
Posted By caterham

hey stringbreaker, i was wondering who that...

hey stringbreaker,
i was wondering who that was. we should get together sometime for a cruise. i still owe you that latte.

best,
k
Forum: Classic & Vintage
05-02-09, 12:01 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,118
Posted By caterham

so far this year, the vintage gear hasn't spent...

so far this year, the vintage gear hasn't spent much time on the road. my regular riding partner is a competitive monster and i generally can't give him any quarter for fear of being dropped so the...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-25-09, 03:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,076
Posted By caterham

i used to race with a 13-21 6-spd FW & 52/42...

i used to race with a 13-21 6-spd FW & 52/42 crankset for road races here in the pacific northwest. that was considered pretty normal, general purpose gearing, even for mountainous terrain. here's...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-15-09, 12:18 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 11,209
Posted By caterham

It's my belief that one *can* feel the...

It's my belief that one *can* feel the differences between the various crown styles but in most instances and practices they are very subtle. the cinelli crown was not only a full sloping design ...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-14-09, 10:20 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 11,209
Posted By caterham

the thinking behind the crowns styles tended to...

the thinking behind the crowns styles tended to follow this reasoning-

the blades of a flat crowned fork are slightly longer and therefore provide for a smoother, more compliant ride.


when...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-12-09, 09:31 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 7,023
Posted By caterham

the 'elaborata' designation is for the limited...

the 'elaborata' designation is for the limited edition paneled paint scheme available at the time as a frameset or a complete bicycle,with or without pantographing. the gold seat & headtube panels...
Forum: Classic & Vintage
04-03-09, 04:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,560
Posted By caterham

ah.... i see. not to worry. i've never had any...

ah.... i see.
not to worry. i've never had any intention nor illusions of challenging anyone here for the title of el supremo bicycle trivia muckety-muck. i just hadn't connected the dots before...
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