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Eh, they hit a price point in early road hydro days and they worked. Sale prices occasionally tempt me to replace mine with newer levers, but the aesthetic benefit just hasn't outweighed the combination of cost and effort. Not yet, at least.
Also, it's not like other, early road hydro levers were terribly pretty - friggin' SRAM looked like rhino horns.
Also, it's not like other, early road hydro levers were terribly pretty - friggin' SRAM looked like rhino horns.
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Older Vanilla with custom brazed on lettering that the frame builder Sacha White said was his first and last time doing.
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Edit: I just noticed the rear DOs. Another wow.
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The first thing I saw was that stem, and it was hard to look at the rest of the bike, because I kept going back to that.
It really is a nice bike, but it's a "not" right now.
It really is a nice bike, but it's a "not" right now.
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The Vanilla is living up to its name.
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Boy, even as a diehard Vanilla/Speedvagen fan I have a challenge with that one from a hotness factor! And since I can now shamelessly show mine again...
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Not sure if it is the way the pic was taken or the frame geometry but it looks like the front wheel is bigger than the rear. And yes, that stem has to go....
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Look at the tire positions in relationship to the pavement. The front of the bike is closer to the camera. It also appears to be taken on a slight incline, with the front of the bike being higher than the rear end. That's what causing the visual effect.
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This is my new gravel bike (hopefully not too faux pas to put a gravel bike in here). Custom paint job. Otherwise, completely stock except switched tires from tan wall schwalbe to black gravel king.
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nothing to be done about the bulbous levers but dang, very nice and I’ll give it a quite warm to hot based upon nothing more than my first impressions. Hope it rides as nicely, be safe!
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I think the color combo is pretty cool looking. I had a Smokey Gold/Black combo Harley Ultra Classic in '04 and always loved that combination.
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I suspect they'll say that it aids in vertical compliance and takes the edge off of some of the bumpy bumpy.
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Maybe they have a rim brake model and they had to do that for rear brake mounting. That's all I can think of. Maybe.
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Edit: It appears to be for a removable bridge for mudguards.
Last edited by seypat; 02-12-20 at 11:29 AM.
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