MZilliox

huh? do you always talk about people like they aren't in the room?

stevemtbr

bruce19

SRAM Red shifters added.

Warren128

Just finished this one: 2001 Lemond Zurich, 853 Steel, Icon Air Rail carbon fork, Campagnolo drivetrain, Selle Italia Flite ti saddle, Zipp bars and stem.

Great ride and handling.

Maelochs

I wouldn't know what to do with a bike that pretty. I'd be afraid to ride it.

GuitarBob

You could ride it, but you're not allowed to touch that brand new bar tape!

Scarbo

Great looking bike!

The yellow bar tape is really hard to keep clean but it sure looks stunning when you first put it on and it keys so well off of the yellow fork.

Warren128

Thanks everyone! That's why I took some shots of the bike now, I knew it won't ever be this clean again, LOL

The bar tape is already getting dirty!

joejack951

I made the mistake of using some Arundel yellow tape when I first put my Trek 660 together. One humid ride and it was a total mess, absorbing and not letting go of a bunch of black marks from my gloves (which never left marks before). I went back to Fizik tape which, despite photos showing a lemony yellow, offers a nice bright yellow in their Classic line which is super easy to clean if it ever even does get dirty.

bruce19

Upgraded with Red shifters.

kansukee

That sir, is a gorgeous bike. I can only imagine how it would look with a Cinelli Mutant stem

Maelochs

That is almost exactly what I would want in a stainless bike .... looks like my size too ... say, where do you live? Do you keep it looked up?

531Aussie

Do yaself a favour.

I recently bought one of these Holdsworth Competition frames. Columbus Spirit.

It's more of a chunky, stiff frame than a light, comfy cruiser. The size L is 1840g without the fork.
The current price on Planet X is 600 British Pounds, but I got mine for 500, and being in Australia, I wasn't charged the VAT, which brought the price down to 417 gbp, plus postage. I'm not sure if you guys would be charged the vat.

Great value for Columbus Spirit, even though they're made in Asia (as far as I know).
No headset supplied.

Holdsworth Competition Frameset | Planet X

7gnat

Gorgeous bike!

7gnat

This stainless look is so sleek. Now I want to go on eBay and get one of these frames.

bugly64

Not quite finished, but I am loving it already.

bugly64

mstateglfr 

So its what then? If it isnt modern...is it classic? Is it old?
This has been an incredibly entertaining thread and your elitism has been the main reason for entertainment. I want you to know your snobery hasnt gone unappreciated.

chaadster

It's unfortunate that you see an awareness of changes in the world of cycling over time as elitist and snobbish. It's an emblematic condition of the times, I suppose, which are mirroring the once fantastical world depicted in the film Idiocracy.

mstateglfr 

Good lord that response was absurd.
You misinterpreted my comments. I have no issue with changes in cycling. I enjoy the advancement of steel frames and think its great that new design and technique are being used to build steel frames. The creativity is quite neat to look at and read about, actually.

I called your responses snobbish and elitist because of how you respond to others. You seem to talk down to many posters and it appears you view them as ignorant and unworthy to participatw in the thread due to their opinions not mirroring yours.


As for what is and isnt modern- a bike doesnt need to try to be at the cutting edge of design and innovation to be modern.

Below is a Cannondale Synapse Sora. It isnt advanced and yet it is still modern. Aluminum frame, carbon fork, sora drivetrain, generic cockpit- but its modern.
It is absolutely a modern road bike.

The same can be applied to steel frame roadbikes that you demand not be included since there isnt anything cutting edge on them. Cutting edge isnt a requirement for modern in my(or most anyone else's) minds.

chaadster

Given that I posited the question of how are we going to define modern way back in post #27, more than a year-and-a-half ago, and that we're now 996 posts in, and virtually no one wanted to discuss it, your concern to do it now is moot.

Apparently people here find considering bikes 20 years old, or which could have been built 40 years ago, is an interesting paradigm within which to consider modernity, and that's that; it is what it is. I'm glad you're enjoying something of the thread, though it is telling and unfortunate that allegedly elitist comments are the most entertaining element of the thread.

Timo

After almost three months and approx. 2,200 kilometres I can only say that the "Mefistofele" is bloody perfect. Custom built by Antonio Taverna at Vetta in Padua with a custom steel stem made by Bart Veuger at WIND cyclework and painted by Brady van Dalen at BCP. Corne Bouman made a color-matched custom leather saddle roll for me and I'm thinking about having a Topeak pump painted in the same dark blue metallic color. I still prefer Campagolo 10sp parts since they work flawless and look so much better than Campy's current offerings.

I did destroy a front tire due to a misaligned brake pad and I had to replace the (five year old) saddle (which came of one of my other bikes) after I broke its rail on a speed-bump. But otherwise it runs like clockwork.

Switched a few times between Mavic Ceramics with 25mm Veloflex Master (pictured) and Mavic tubulars with 22mm Conti tubes. Treating the gumwalls with Aquasure (as recommened by Dugast) certainly extends the durability of the tires. Always loved Brooks leather bartape for its feel but also for the fact that it only takes some common shoe polish and an old rag when it starts to look a but dull or worn. The Deda ZeroUno frame gives great comfort, it will be my preferred ride for a very long time...

chaadster

Although I'd call that classic design with retro styling rather than a modern bike, it is really, really cool! It's handsome and quirky, and I love the geometry.

Great bike, man...enjoy it! Keep me in mind if you want to sell it! 😁

redfooj

beautiful bike but the mix of both DT front and ergo shift rear is strange. rationale?

Timo

It's a nod to the past - in the 1990's a lot of climbers used this setup to save some weight. Inconsequent with the steel fork, steel stem, Regal saddle and even the brass top cap and bar plugs, I know, but it looks quite clean and I had the carbon BTP lever in the spare parts box anyway after using it on my Merlin Extralight for a couple of years.