What's your C&V weak spot?
10-22-18, 03:06 PM
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What's your C&V weak spot?
Frames. I love frames. They are the heart of a bicycle. There are so many different kinds of steels and tubing sets. So many different countries, colors. The lugs are awesome. The chrome socks such a nice touch. So many different brands to try and so many ways they influence the riding characteristics of a bicycle. I want to try them all.
I have frames that don't fit me and I'll never ride, just because I wanted to make sure they were saved and not scrapped. I see a new frame I've not ridden and think 'hmm, I wonder what that would ride like if it was built up into a full bicycle?'
I realized this was a problem when I don't have any extra funds to spend on the things I'd probably like to get, like trying out high quality tires, or saddles, or better quality wheelsets. It seems like such a waste when I could put that money towards a new and different frame.
It is a problem, and it is my weak spot. What is yours?
I have frames that don't fit me and I'll never ride, just because I wanted to make sure they were saved and not scrapped. I see a new frame I've not ridden and think 'hmm, I wonder what that would ride like if it was built up into a full bicycle?'
I realized this was a problem when I don't have any extra funds to spend on the things I'd probably like to get, like trying out high quality tires, or saddles, or better quality wheelsets. It seems like such a waste when I could put that money towards a new and different frame.
It is a problem, and it is my weak spot. What is yours?
10-22-18, 03:13 PM
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My weak spot is CHROME.
Chrome lugs.
Chrome forks
Chrome bikes
Anything chrome.
Me like shiny
Shiny is good.
Chrome lugs.
Chrome forks
Chrome bikes
Anything chrome.
Me like shiny
Shiny is good.
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- Simplex retrofriction downtube shifters
- Dia Compe AC300g brakes
- Modolo Kronos brake levers
to name a few favourites.
- Dia Compe AC300g brakes
- Modolo Kronos brake levers
to name a few favourites.
10-22-18, 03:49 PM
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Anything that rides well, in any color I do not currently have.
And Suntour Superbe is the latest obsession.
And Suntour Superbe is the latest obsession.
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Old components I know something about. Or nothing...
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italian racing bikes with outlandish paint jobs! the more garish, the better!
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Classic french (or possibly english) touring bikes. A spot of chrome on them also doesn't hurt. Sadly I have neither, though I do have a Cinelli with a nice spot of chrome.
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Mixtecs. I have four and another on the way from France.
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I’m a sucker for a good frame, too. I have a heavy Puch that I can’t seem to justify selling because its loooooong wheelbase is unique. I have a Mercian that I impulsively bought and have yet to build. My Univega was a quick purchase because it is a Tange Champion 1 that fits. I like imagining how each frame can be configured, and then reconfigured. Successful test rides are my favorite...
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My glaring weak spot is expertly built (especially custom frames) from marquees/ builders no one (or almost no one) has ever heard of. I couldn't give a crap at this point about Colnagos and Paramounts, sorry.
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70s era higher end road bikes They keep showing up on CL and I keep buying them!
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Raleighs, I don't know why but they just tick all of the boxes for me.
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Red! Beautiful red bikes.
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Chrome lugs and/or chrome "socks" on fork and stays.
Also: '70s model year. 531.
Also: '70s model year. 531.
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Cranks seem to do it for me. When I first unboxed and assembled a Raleigh International and spotted that Campy NR anodized beauty, I was hooked. From sweet polished TA's to the trusty Sugino Mighty, they grab my attention.
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