Wileyone 

Beautiful bikes mokala. I've never seen a Croco MTB before.

mgermca

Hi all. I knew Sandy Tvdik who was the last person building the Croco frames here in Montreal. Interesting character, have not seen him in many many years.

I had two frames built by him in the early 90’s . I still have the road frame that I ride regularly and sadly (sniff), the blue one pictured below got away from me in the mid 90’s, would do almost anything to have it back!

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Pictured below is the LeCroco double male 58cm marathon lateral tandem that Sandy Tvrdik built for for my wife and I . Reynolds 531 tandem tube set, 48 spoke wheels, 32mm HP tires, rear drum and short reach calipers. Patterned after a full scale drawing Sandy had of a Czech track tandem, it had short wheelbase, and a short rear top tube that had my 5'10" wife tightly tucked in the 'draft' (I'm 6'2"). Note the rearward facing triathlon seat post common in the 90's installed in an effort to keep my stoker happy.
With a 56T big chainring, it was much like any tandem, it had you superfast with the wind ( high gearing and double horsepower) , pretty comfortable upwind (twice the horsepower and single frontal area) and really suffering in any cross-upwind where frontal area to the wind really hurts you.

Both are from the last frames built in the Pointe St Charles Le Croco workshop on St Patrick in Montreal before he relocated to Toronto.

Mark
Montreal

rider22

I bought the prototype made for Eric Van den Eynde by Sandy in late 79...he used it for one season and I bought it off him..he delivered to my parents house in his dad's Porsche. Won't forget that one. The bike has custom parts. It's still beats my new bike for smoothness and speed.
It was canary yellow when I bought it and I had Sandy repaint it...the paint job cost me the same as the bike lol
Mike

VtwinVince

These are unobtainium, even here in western Canada. I've only seen one in real life. Very, very cool bikes. BTW the town in Bohemia is Bruenn.

rider22

I have 2 other road bikes but this a gem. I am going to sell it finally, the bars bother my arthritic back from a bike accident lol so it's just being kept clean , i was asked to donate it to a bike museum but I don't want to

Aerobots

Just thought I'd pop by and drop this here.
It's nutty. But I'd still grab it if it were in my size [and I was anywhere near that province].
Hope one of you ON enthusiasts scoop it up!

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-road-bike/ci...ike/1630096747

rider22

I didn't have one person in this city who had a clue about my croco bike or even heard of modolo lol or TTT

T-Mar

Beam bicycles can be a hard sell. Besides, the normal fit issues, you have to consider your weight. The beams came in several weight ratings and if you're too heavy or too light, the suspension can be either too active or not active enough. The fitting process itself is more complicated due to the beam sag, which affects saddle height, saddle tilt and saddle setback. That nose down saddle position in the photo will flatten out significantly, once the rider is seated on the saddle. The extra, unweighted, saddle height can prove troublesome for mounting and dismounting, as you have to swing your leg significantly higher to clear the saddle. Cyclists with large thighs also have to worry abount beam rub. The handling will likely feel strange to most avid cyclists, due to the high centre of gravity. Finally, you have to have a smooth spin to be efficient on a beam bicycle. Pedal smashers need not apply. I wouldn't be surprised if this one sits around for quite a long time.

VtwinVince

Very true, I have a couple of beam bikes, and they were pretty cheap due to the very small subculture that likes these things. But that Croc example is kool.