Whats Your Best And Oldest Bike?
08-17-16, 07:36 AM
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Whats Your Best And Oldest Bike?
Mine is this old 1967 Schwinn breeze I'm fixing.
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08-17-16, 08:09 AM
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Best and Oldest are not necessarily the same. With that in mind...
My Cyclops is the best bicycle I have ever owned/built/ridden...
My oldest, at the moment, is my Legnano Gran Premio...
My Cyclops is the best bicycle I have ever owned/built/ridden...
My oldest, at the moment, is my Legnano Gran Premio...
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08-17-16, 08:16 AM
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My best performing bike is not excessively old. It's not modern, but it performs like a very good modern bike.
1994ish Pinarello Gavia
My 1984ish Colnago Nuevo Mexico is my most collectable bike, it's in excellent original condition.
My fully restored 1971 Peugeot PX10 is my oldest bike.
1994ish Pinarello Gavia
My 1984ish Colnago Nuevo Mexico is my most collectable bike, it's in excellent original condition.
My fully restored 1971 Peugeot PX10 is my oldest bike.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
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08-17-16, 08:27 AM
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I love my oldest bike--a 1960 Olmo gran sport--but it is not my "best" bike. Right now I'd probably say my 1993 Bridgestone RB-1 is my "best" bike. But check back with me next week, I might feel differently since I'm taking my 1993 Bridgestone XO-2 to ride BAM. There's a lot to be said for a comfy drop bar bike with plush tires on a multi-day trip.
08-17-16, 08:31 AM
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My oldest bike is certainly not my best bike. It's my '64 Armstrong 3-speed, which is heavy, a little too small for me, and doesn't stop well. It looks the part, though.
08-17-16, 02:44 PM
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My best vintage bike is my 1985 Trek 770
My oldest vintage bike is my 1961 Legnano Tipo Roma pista
My oldest vintage bike is my 1961 Legnano Tipo Roma pista
08-17-16, 02:44 PM
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I don't have a "best" but 1894 is the oldest.
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08-17-16, 02:45 PM
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Not the oldest, but probably the nicest so far: early seventies' Gitane Tour de France:
08-17-16, 02:52 PM
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Best in what way? I have bikes that are better for certain jobs...it's like asking if a screw driver is better than a hammer. I guess, overall, my favorite/best is:
Oldest (1949) is:
Oldest (1949) is:
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08-17-16, 03:40 PM
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My (current) oldest is a 1946 Hobbs of Barbican Superbe. It's a very nice bike, but I wouldn't describe it as my "best." That particular honor varies on pretty much a daily "hmm-what-should-I-ride" basis.
08-17-16, 03:57 PM
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My oldest is my 1974 Steyr Clubman.
It's also my worst bike by nearly any measure. I'm currently working on a 1973 Nishiki Olympic that when complete again may surpass the Clubman on both counts.
My best vintage bike is probably my 1984 Pinarello Gran Turismo.
It's also my worst bike by nearly any measure. I'm currently working on a 1973 Nishiki Olympic that when complete again may surpass the Clubman on both counts.
My best vintage bike is probably my 1984 Pinarello Gran Turismo.
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08-17-16, 04:29 PM
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Cool thread.
Oldest = 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo.
Highest quality = 1960 Capo Sieger
Most used = 1970 Peugeot UO-8
Fastest = 1981 Bianchi Campione d'Italia
Most patriotic = 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10, in Team USA red, white, and blue
Oldest = 1959 Capo Modell Campagnolo.
Highest quality = 1960 Capo Sieger
Most used = 1970 Peugeot UO-8
Fastest = 1981 Bianchi Campione d'Italia
Most patriotic = 1988 Schwinn Project KOM-10, in Team USA red, white, and blue
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-17-16, 04:31 PM
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Thanks for the memories -- as a starving UCLA grad student, I worked at a Peugeot/Nishiki dealership which also sold quite a few Steyr Clubmans (Clubmen?). Yes, the old Olympics are boat anchors, although the ones made just a few years later are pretty decent.
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Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
"Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." --Theodore Roosevelt
Capo: 1959 Modell Campagnolo, S/N 40324; 1960 Sieger (2), S/N 42624, 42597
Carlton: 1962 Franco Suisse, S/N K7911
Peugeot: 1970 UO-8, S/N 0010468
Bianchi: 1982 Campione d'Italia, S/N 1.M9914
Schwinn: 1988 Project KOM-10, S/N F804069
08-17-16, 07:33 PM
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Not the oldest, that one is still in pieces. But it is my nicest ride. 1978 Motobecane Grand Jubile, Soon to be upgraded with a TA triple.
The oldest, 1973 Raleigh competition, before I repaired and refinished the frame. It should almost be done.
The oldest, 1973 Raleigh competition, before I repaired and refinished the frame. It should almost be done.
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08-17-16, 07:49 PM
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Oldest, 1933 Frejus
_MG_8990 by iabisdb, on Flickr
Best?, I dunno, how about the pink one?
Umberto Dei 01 by iabisdb, on Flickr
_MG_8990 by iabisdb, on FlickrBest?, I dunno, how about the pink one?
Umberto Dei 01 by iabisdb, on Flickr
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08-17-16, 08:01 PM
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Well there's this:
And his brother:
Both Raleigh Record Aces, 1938
But then there's my Father's Paramount
Which, according to Richard Schwinn, might actually date to 1937.
And, at the other end:
1980 SBDU Team Pro.
There's more... but the request was for oldest and best...
And his brother:
Both Raleigh Record Aces, 1938
But then there's my Father's Paramount
Which, according to Richard Schwinn, might actually date to 1937.
And, at the other end:
1980 SBDU Team Pro.
There's more... but the request was for oldest and best...
08-18-16, 08:35 AM
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My best bike is this almost NOS '93 Paramount PDG 2 I found on CL.
My oldest, in keeping in the spirt of the OP, is my '64 Schwinn Typhoon. It's kind of a hodge podge but it reminds me of my Typhoon I had as a kid in the '60s that was stolen.
My oldest, in keeping in the spirt of the OP, is my '64 Schwinn Typhoon. It's kind of a hodge podge but it reminds me of my Typhoon I had as a kid in the '60s that was stolen.
08-18-16, 09:19 AM
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My oldest and most used road bike - 1975 Fuji S-10S, build date Sept 1974 Bought new and ridden almost 50,000 miles.
Newest road bike - 1986 Miyata 710. Bought last December, but I've only ridden it maybe 20 miles since then - it is kept in my mother's garage in AZ for when I visit family there. Most would consider it to be my 'best' bike'. I still have to make certain changes to make it 'mine' and ride it more to see if I agree...
So I don't have a lot of age range
My MTBs are technically newer but all were garbage-picked. They're just 'beaters', although either the Schwinn Woodlands or the Mutt will become my primary crushed-stone pathway bike (to be used on GAP/C&O) and local rail-trails.
Newest road bike - 1986 Miyata 710. Bought last December, but I've only ridden it maybe 20 miles since then - it is kept in my mother's garage in AZ for when I visit family there. Most would consider it to be my 'best' bike'. I still have to make certain changes to make it 'mine' and ride it more to see if I agree...
So I don't have a lot of age range
My MTBs are technically newer but all were garbage-picked. They're just 'beaters', although either the Schwinn Woodlands or the Mutt will become my primary crushed-stone pathway bike (to be used on GAP/C&O) and local rail-trails.
08-19-16, 02:35 AM
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My oldest and best for a casual ride along the beachfront bike path is my 1938 Malvern Star:
08-19-16, 06:07 AM
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Current "Best" Bike (one that is ridden most often)...2002ish Pinarello Surprise
Current oldest bike...1958 Raleigh Lenton Reg Harris Grand Prix Model 7
Current oldest bike...1958 Raleigh Lenton Reg Harris Grand Prix Model 7
