Show me your C&V INSPIRED rides!
 

I'm not sure how kosher this is but I love the look of a good modern bike built like a vintage bike. Lugs, fillet brazed, I don't care! It gives me warm and fuzzy feelings to remember that all new bikes looked like this once!

I'll kick it off with my Norther. I get a lot of questions that start with something like "How old is that thing?" and I'm always happy to let folks know it's from 2018.

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^ That rear passenger seat doesn’t look very comfortable.

:roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:

It’s classic, so it belongs here. Nice bike! I’m guessing it’s quicker than most people expect.

Are you kidding, it's all suspension! Perfectly good as long as you don't mind the rear-facing position!

Definitely true! Even with the "stupidly heavy but oh so shiny" brass fenders!

That is beautiful!!! Love it!

2014 ANT frame with 2017 Royal H fork. Build modeled after my 1937 Raleigh Tourist, with an original 1930s Sturmey-Archer quadrant shifter

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Did you say BRASS fenders!? Where and how do I get them!

Haha, yes! THESE are the ones I have and I love them. They're a little over a year old now and when I bought them I assumed they were clear coated BUT THEY ARE NOT so they're patinaing beautifully and match the character of this bike perfectly. Just for fun, here are some shots I took from a project a few weeks ago where I polished the channels on the outside for a cool contrast.

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This is gorgeous! And hello from Rhode Island!

I painted the flutes on my Honjos with gold paint for a subtle contrast:

https://live.staticflickr.com/7802/4...b950b1f8_b.jpgHonjo1 by Dave The Golden Boy, on Flickr

After I discovered steel frames didn't jack hammer me over my local crumbling streets the way my 99 Cannondale R800 did I then stumbled onto the Riv site and lusted heavily over the lugged frames, I had not yet discovered the wonderful world of C&V and couldn't pony up for a Riv so I got a 2009 Handsome Devil frame-set out of the Twin Cities. It got built up with lots of steer tube for higher bars, lots of silver components, bar end shifters and a Brooks B.17. Its still my workhorse and has evolved from Sugino triple, to a IRD compact double and for the last 6 years its been a 1x9. Show here as compact double incarnation:

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HD Marymoor west small by Ryan Surface, on Flickr

Mine is a 2011 Richard Sachs. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d1c5657d2.jpeg

2015 Bob Jackson World Tour, Curtis Odom hubs, Mavic A719 rims, 32mm tires. 9 speed kit consisting of Campagnolo Race Triple and Shimano XT bits.

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Nice looking bike, I'm a big fan of the colours!

Neat thread.

Great bikes!

Lovin' the Sachs. A buddy has a Sachs Cross frameset just hanging on a hook.

Maybe I'll see how much tire I can stuff in the stays and build the thing.

I bet at least 33mm plus mud. Do it.

Will do.

I actually owned it quite a few years ago and sold it to him on the stipulation I would get it back after the racing season.

He ended up racing it for three seasons, so it's fairly beat.

No dents though.

I'm sure I have an extra 9 speed Chorus groupset here and a few wheelsets.

Maybe some RH Stampede Pass tires would be just the ticket.

Might be a neat project for next winter.

edit: BTW Classtime, what stem is that on your Sachs?

Those are expensive but they definitely fit the build. :thumb:
Some black lines would look great too I think.

Honjo makes some nice stuff. I often order their Dove stay rear fender mount separately because they are just nicer than anything else on the market right now.
Their titanium fenders look nice too, though a little narrow for my tastes. Most of the time I use stainless steel fenders in the form of some classic Weinmann or Gazelle fenders but I've recently built up a bike using Gilles Berthoud fenders for a commuter bike.

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(Honjo rear fender mount)

Oh man that is beautiful! My norther is powder coated but at some point in the future when it needs a redo I'll almost certainly have it done with a cream headtube- that look is hard to beat!

Awesome! When I was looking to get a modern lugged frame the Bob Jackson World Tour was way up at the top of the list for a long time but ultimately I decided I wanted something 650b since I had already built some nice wheels for my Soma (and a pile of tires to match...)

Nice! I actually have a brand new set of GB stainless fenders I had planned to put on my Soma GR but wound up stealing most of the hardware for another project. I'll have to get a replacement hardware kit and make it happen now!

Norther-Lyon landed at my house this morning ☺️

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WOW! So cool :thumb:

Those guys really know what they are doing. ;)

AWESOME! It's a good thing I ordered my Klickitat 6 months before they announced the Lyon or I would have had one hell of a dilemma!

They REALLY do. I love mine a little more every time I ride it.

The gent who noticed and liked my Capo Modell Campagnolo last weekend was riding a Woodrup, which was custom-made for him last year. He had a modern drivetrain, but the lugged frame, with its horizontal top tube and retro-looking decals, gave the appearance of a high-end classic.

My 2018 custom lightweight build in two slight variations:
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