Picture of Your Favorite Vintage Time Trial Bicycles and Why!
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Ebay seller says its for "lumbar support" which is ridiculous of course. Must be an "English as a second language" problem. I'm sure he meant lumber support -- you can strap some 2x4s there to bring construction materials back from the Home Despot.
At only $350, I just wish he had more of them. Think of how much lumber me and the wife could bring home if we strapped the lumber to our two bikes and rode side by side.
My other thought was it's for Madison racing -- a handle for throwing your teammate in.
At only $350, I just wish he had more of them. Think of how much lumber me and the wife could bring home if we strapped the lumber to our two bikes and rode side by side.
My other thought was it's for Madison racing -- a handle for throwing your teammate in.
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Selle Italia had the Appoggio Lombare,
Corima had the Ultra Pro,
Concor hat the Concor Sprint
all of them were ugly and got banned. I'm sure there were more of those...
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speaking of Corima, did we have these beauties yet?
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Fox
and of course the cougar
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and of course the cougar
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Beautiful Japanese Track frame...love the words on the top tube.
If my memory serves me right I have only seen such writing of phrases on Japanese bicycles (not other countries). I am speaking strictly of vintage classic bicycles. If anyone knows of other cases or about the phenomenon. let us know. A bit of esoterica......
Proprietary Zunow tubes from Tange. Seat tube is called 'horn system' for its transition round to oval at the bottom bracket. 'Ditchex' for the top tube linear gutter that stiffens and also partially tucks in the cable. 'Pentagla' chain stay for its five sided taper. Interesting he used Italian Columbus dropouts and fork ends. The lugs are very attractive, especially the bb shell.
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Of all of the time trial bikes I've ever seen, this is the one I wish I had... An early 1950s Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, from a time and place when many time trialists had to ride their bikes back home after the events. I saw it sell twice on Ebay UK a couple of years ago when I could not afford it... Alas!
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^ Thank you for the comp's. Its probably the only bike I have that draws smile or admiration from non-cyclist. The color pop at first but if its parked, I'll point out a few details in the lugs and undersized of the bottom bracket. They immediately pick up on the bike as being art.
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Anyways, not sure if this image of the '94 Once team 'black hole' has been posted. Zoom zoom
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Anyways, not sure if this image of the '94 Once team 'black hole' has been posted. Zoom zoom
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Rather humorous on this Trionic. Multi-sport made by Takeru Kageyama. Serial 3137. Not to be confused with the production based Hummingbird, though shared a popular paint scheme.
Proprietary Zunow tubes from Tange. Seat tube is called 'horn system' for its transition round to oval at the bottom bracket. 'Ditchex' for the top tube linear gutter that stiffens and also partially tucks in the cable. 'Pentagla' chain stay for its five sided taper. Interesting he used Italian Columbus dropouts and fork ends. The lugs are very attractive, especially the bb shell.
Proprietary Zunow tubes from Tange. Seat tube is called 'horn system' for its transition round to oval at the bottom bracket. 'Ditchex' for the top tube linear gutter that stiffens and also partially tucks in the cable. 'Pentagla' chain stay for its five sided taper. Interesting he used Italian Columbus dropouts and fork ends. The lugs are very attractive, especially the bb shell.
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I got one once in a pile of stuff that came as a lot. I gave them away at the white elephant gift exchange at my racing club's winter party. You know the kind with the rule that as each person's number is called, they can either take a new wrapped present off the pile, or steal any one of the presents that have already been unwrapped. Then the person whose present has been stolen can go again. Desirable presents got stolen over and over until the last person's turn. No one ever stole the Scott bars! I'd have to describe it as a gag gift. We were a bunch of roadies though -- might have been different if we were triathletes.
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bulgie Thanks for identifying the bars. I like them alot and they fit the Krono build. Ill have to find some shims for them but itll be a fun challenge since theyre not common sized.
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The more i see that Mavic setup on a TT bike the more I want to put it on my build.
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They are Scott DH bars. They came with a shim to go from 24 to 26 mm.
I got one once in a pile of stuff that came as a lot. I gave them away at the white elephant gift exchange at my racing club's winter party. You know the kind with the rule that as each person's number is called, they can either take a new wrapped present off the pile, or steal any one of the presents that have already been unwrapped. Then the person whose present has been stolen can go again. Desirable presents got stolen over and over until the last person's turn. No one ever stole the Scott bars! I'd have to describe it as a gag gift. We were a bunch of roadies though -- might have been different if we were triathletes.
I got one once in a pile of stuff that came as a lot. I gave them away at the white elephant gift exchange at my racing club's winter party. You know the kind with the rule that as each person's number is called, they can either take a new wrapped present off the pile, or steal any one of the presents that have already been unwrapped. Then the person whose present has been stolen can go again. Desirable presents got stolen over and over until the last person's turn. No one ever stole the Scott bars! I'd have to describe it as a gag gift. We were a bunch of roadies though -- might have been different if we were triathletes.
The Scott DH, similar Profile Aero I and more convoluted Aero III served a purpose in that they were UCI compliant. At the time, there was a rule stating that aerodynamic equipment was illegal is they provided solely an aerodynamic benefit. However, if the aero portion was integral with the portion of the bar used during non-aero ridng the bars were legal, as you couldn't steer the bicycle without them. Conversely, a clip-on aero bar was technically illegal, though the UCI and TDF officals decided to look the other way when Lemond used them in the 1989 TdF.
The colours are off in the attached Aero III pic. Try to imagine them in a bright neon yellow. This is also one of the few angles where they look half way decent, as it tends to minimize all the twists and turns.
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There were a few attempts to achieve more oomph by providing sort of a backrest (since this was a bit against the rules, other reasons were given, like "lumbar support" etc) -
Selle Italia had the Appoggio Lombare,
Corima had the Ultra Pro,
Concor hat the Concor Sprint
all of them were ugly and got banned. I'm sure there were more of those...
Selle Italia had the Appoggio Lombare,
Corima had the Ultra Pro,
Concor hat the Concor Sprint
all of them were ugly and got banned. I'm sure there were more of those...
And for those into butt thruster apparatus, Larry B. of 'Mount Airy' has this avail on ebay. Rumor has it they were banned for being so fugly!
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Similar situations used to happen with the Softride suspension beam bicycles, as you set the unloaded saddle height several inches higher than normal, to allow for compression when seated on the saddle. I saw one rider swing his his leg into the saddle, knock himself over and take down several other duathletes with him. It was almost like watching a row of toppling dominoes and despite their misfortune, it was hard not to laugh at melee of flailing arms and legs, accompanied by a plethora of cursing. Had my transition been a few seconds faster, I would have been in the middle of the fracas.
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How long it lasts seems to depend a lot on how well it was done, possibly thickness of the gold layer. My gold plated Casati frame seems to have a very nice and durable coating, no signs of it getting thinner/transparent even on the chainstay. The gold plating on the ICS parts that are on it is nice, too, but starts to show signs of wear and tear especially on the cranks which see the most natural stress by the shoe rubbing on it; We've all seen the effect on cheap jewelry and watches, where the base material color is showing on the edges quite quickly.
Who did the plating on the Campagnolo cranks i have no idea, they are often dubbed as ICS but i highly doubt it as they don't have the modifications that ICS did. In the industrial parts of Italy there are countless jewelry makers, and any one of them could have done that
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nope. bike-vintage takes most of their saddle pics with them sitting on a mirror so you can see both sides. i'm guessing the description refers to the saddle suspension system, some sort of dampening beween the shell and the rails. The marketing folks colud get very flowery about these on occasion.
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This is a very unique and super cool Colnago. I am thinking it is carbon frame....anyone beg to differ? It is a beautiful design. The black and yellow color scheme is nice and the gold cranks match and fit here. Normally I do not like gold plated stuff because either it tends to flake eventually or it looks gaudy. Anyone have any knowledge on gold plated parts and the history of it? Or how long the gold plating lasts? I need some knowledge on this from you in the know in the forum. The disc wheels are decorated in a unique way that fits also. The handlebar system is nice too. Overall a special bike. It is so important that all the pieces of a bike match and fit together in terms of style. Many people that make their own builds get this aspect wrong......not all....but many.
Regarding gold plating, the practice goes back to the early days of cycling in the 1890s. At the time, bicycles were advanced technology, very expensive and very popular. Circa 1895, a Columbia would cost an average labourer 3 months wages but that did not stop record sales. Given the status of bicycles at the time, some manufacturers created a showcase model to further their marque's prestige. They often featured exotic materials and finishes (see attached pics)
In the very late 1930s CCM gave gold plated versions of their top of the line Flyer model to several prominent racers whom had represented the company during the inter-war years, the most famous being Torchy Peden.
I believe there is a forum thread titled something along the lines of "Are You a Gold Member?', featuring lots of pictures of gold anodized and gold plated frames and components.
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