What's your C&V weak spot?
10-24-18, 04:16 PM
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@Dfrost has said, many times, there is no 63cm frame that I could not love. He is pretty much on the money. 63-66cm frames just get me. Yes, they are my size, so the practical "I could build/I could ride this!" aspect is in full effect, but the fact that there are few of these gentle giants out there (let alone originally produced) makes them special to me. Why did I finally--after staring at it off and on for most of the year--buy a 1980 Trek 410 frameset (for $25) with somewhat bubbled paint and minor internal (bottom of top tube only) rust issues when I have a near-perfect 1981 710 with Reynolds 531 tubing? 1) It's an old Trek! 2) Ishiwata 022 tubing that I've never tried before! 3) It's a big boy 65cm frame = super legit! 4) The dark steel blue metallic paint is pretty! 5) I didn't want it going to the big bike rack in the sky
Nice vintage high-end Schwinns. Dag-nabbit.
Nice vintage high-end Schwinns. Dag-nabbit.
Oooh, we should talk then. I've got three 63cm frames, a Schwinn Super Sport, a Raleigh Super Course, and a PX10, all in 63cm, just waiting for a fine home. I rdie 56-ish cm. But I couldn't let these frames get destroyed. They were almost scrapped.
10-24-18, 07:45 PM
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I like most of the usual C&V stuff. My weakness? It’s a bit strange, but every time I see a heavy old Schwinn collegiate, or suburban it gets my attention. Especially ones with the attractive bright colors and spaghetti text decals. I really do love those bikes. I’m just waiting for the right circumstances to find one in my size in good shape for a decent price.
10-24-18, 07:51 PM
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Vintage steel mountain bikes. It's a disease.
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10-24-18, 08:35 PM
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C&V Weakness(es)
What day? They keep changing. Drillium. Racing/TT wheels. Frame artistry/technology up 'til UCI rulings. I am still on the prowl for a trek y-foil.
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10-25-18, 01:26 AM
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...keeping the vintage frame and ditching the C&V components for much more modern and faster/lighter/stronger/better components? Oh wait, I'm still willingly using 600 Arabesque...
10-25-18, 10:25 AM
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My C&V weakness is pretty much any bike that @sloar picks up. He finds beautiful bikes that are all in my size.
I have lots of weak spots, and one that I don't share with many is the mid-priced stuff, because it's 80-90% as good as the high end stuff at less than half the price. It's silly, too, because once it's old, the price difference collapses somewhat. But I like things that didn't cost much in the beginning.
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10-25-18, 10:40 AM
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Same here, my size also.
I have lots of weak spots, and one that I don't share with many is the mid-priced stuff, because it's 80-90% as good as the high end stuff at less than half the price. It's silly, too, because once it's old, the price difference collapses somewhat. But I like things that didn't cost much in the beginning.
I have lots of weak spots, and one that I don't share with many is the mid-priced stuff, because it's 80-90% as good as the high end stuff at less than half the price. It's silly, too, because once it's old, the price difference collapses somewhat. But I like things that didn't cost much in the beginning.
10-25-18, 11:08 AM
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I noticed you and I have that in common, @bikemig.
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10-25-18, 11:40 AM
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Loving all the responses and certainly share many of the same obsessions.
For me- I'd have to say my greatest obsession is finding quality Japanese frames (or complete bikes) from the late 70's to the late 80's. If I were financially able I would search craigslist and ebay daily and buy every one I come across.
For me- I'd have to say my greatest obsession is finding quality Japanese frames (or complete bikes) from the late 70's to the late 80's. If I were financially able I would search craigslist and ebay daily and buy every one I come across.
10-25-18, 12:01 PM
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Affected with the same strain of CV disease as @squirtdad. Minding my own business, when presented with a frame, becomes an obsession until build is completed. Started with a Trek 400, then a crashed Bianchi, present obsession is a 78 Supercourse, warranty frame, never built up. Frame currently being repainted, just not into the gold color scheme.
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That was my first "good" bike - got when I was 18. I loved the gold, and still a huge fan of bar-con shifters.
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Just prior to paint removal
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Some would say 1973 Raleigh Gran(d) Sport(s).
Really cool, old (40's-50's) French constructeur types with all the bells and whistles might be another.
But really, two things I have way too many of, yet continue to find ways to buy more:
Old French fenders (garde boue)
...above fenders are just a sample of my collection...
Old French bells (velo ancien sonnette)
...and that's only maybe half of the bells I have...
Really cool, old (40's-50's) French constructeur types with all the bells and whistles might be another.
But really, two things I have way too many of, yet continue to find ways to buy more:
Old French fenders (garde boue)
...above fenders are just a sample of my collection...
Old French bells (velo ancien sonnette)
...and that's only maybe half of the bells I have...
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Cool bells. 👍 I only have one cheapie right now, but at least it has a compass. 😋😉 
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For me, it's the frame. All else can be replaced. The frame is the key, the heart, the soul. It is what gives a bike it's feel. Yes, the wheels and tires contribute a lot, too. I can change the wheels and tires though.
It has to be inexpensive or even free. I tend to like lugged steel frames. I like the lugged Trek frames but I can;t seem to find anything in my price range or an older French bike, same problem at least in my area.
Yea, I'm thrifty when it comes to getting bikes, but, I have a garage full, so, I've got to be able to justify anything new.
I seem to have aquired a bunch of American brands, however, that was not by design. It just worked out that way.
It has to be inexpensive or even free. I tend to like lugged steel frames. I like the lugged Trek frames but I can;t seem to find anything in my price range or an older French bike, same problem at least in my area.
Yea, I'm thrifty when it comes to getting bikes, but, I have a garage full, so, I've got to be able to justify anything new.
I seem to have aquired a bunch of American brands, however, that was not by design. It just worked out that way.
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Not a sweet spot. A symptom.
Some would say 1973 Raleigh Gran(d) Sport(s).
Really cool, old (40's-50's) French constructeur types with all the bells and whistles might be another.
But really, two things I have way too many of, yet continue to find ways to buy more:
Old French fenders (garde boue)
...above fenders are just a sample of my collection...
Old French bells (velo ancien sonnette)
...and that's only maybe half of the bells I have...
Really cool, old (40's-50's) French constructeur types with all the bells and whistles might be another.
But really, two things I have way too many of, yet continue to find ways to buy more:
Old French fenders (garde boue)
...above fenders are just a sample of my collection...
Old French bells (velo ancien sonnette)
...and that's only maybe half of the bells I have...
10-25-18, 07:54 PM
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Are you saying I have a condition?
If so, I resemble that remark...
If so, I resemble that remark...
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10-26-18, 11:44 AM
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Haha love all the responses. Keep them coming. I got into this thread thinking I'd find a support group, but all I found was support for the addiction.
Or wait, maybe that was the point?
Or wait, maybe that was the point?
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I have a lot of C&V weak spots....One I would like to fully confess, though, is my affinity for nice French bikes from the time period when they wrere building in what they considered an "Italian" style. That is generally the very late 70's through most of the 80's. They went all in for braze-ons, long point lugs with cutouts, etc. At the same time, they couldn't completely leave their own quirks behind...So, we got things like the Simplex version of the braze-on front derailleur, internal expander seatposts, etc....
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Major weak spot for me is this site. Like a book I can't put down.
Otherwise - Old steel MTBs that go for stoopid-cheap (or free) on CL, or ones we find being thrown out.
Hmm, I just looked at a bell I put on a Diamond Back Apex, both of which came from the thrift store bike sale (bike $25, bell $1). It says "Playskool". Def. need something more cool, such as ^^^^^^^^.
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Any top end road bike from late 1950's thru early 1960's stirs my soul, because that's when I came of age cycling wise. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) anything in good enough shape to consider purchase is offensive to my "Cheap Genes", and I move on to end up with another 1970's or 1980's beauty. Don
10-28-18, 11:18 AM
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Bad example
Old and inexpensive French bikes, obviously.
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