Show your Vintage Track Bikes
 

I didn't see a Track bike thread, sorry in advance if I missed it. Anyway, I have the Classic Vintage track bike bug and would like to see old track bikes. Here are two I currently have in project stage. Let's see those one Speeds.

Early 1980's Olmo Competition
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psd38cd7e4.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps834a0d80.jpg

1972 Raleigh Professional
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps63dc011c.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2c330f0c.jpg

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psaa262de6.jpg

Lovely bikes!

Here is another track bike made in 1972, the frame set original belonged to two times Dutch national Pursuit champion (1968&1970) Leo Duyndam and was made by an Amsterdam based shop called Presto (with famous builders like Peter Serier and Jan Legrand):

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6...2363bb0e_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6041/6...6bccbde76b.jpg

And here is my (probably 1974) Gazelle Champion Mondial track bike. The first pic show my first build up, the second picture shows the current state with Cinelli parts:
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4014/4...16f4e81f_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7021/6...ab3c3099_b.jpg

Here's my early 60's Legnano. I really wish the nearest velodrome wasn't 150 miles away.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-B...2/DSCF6080.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-n...2/DSCF6185.JPG

Beautiful bicycles!

I don't personally own a track bicycle, but several friends still race here at our Velodrome.

One of them has a wide selection of vintage track bikes.

My favorite is a De Rosa Pista that he bought in Berlin.

Makes me wish my knees could still handle the track abuse/wear and tear.

Here is my late 70's Pogliaghi. I need to get a better picture of it.

[IMG]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5f706eb9.jpg[/IMG]

And my late 70's Pinarello.

[IMG]http://i1157.photobucket.com/albums/...llo/photo1.jpg[/IMG]

1989 Serotta Track. Everyone always comments how massive it is; it is a 62.

http://i872.photobucket.com/albums/a.../track2001.jpg

Yes, I am slightly above average height.

There's a fellow here locally in the Kansas City area who collects track bikes from the 20's, 30's, and 40's - his house is packed with them: dozens and dozens if I had to venture a guess. He collects but doesn't ride - and some of the bikes he has are really very beautiful. At some point I'd like to talk him into allowing me to photograph a few of them to share here.

Wow, I am really digging some of these. Sweet Po, Gazelle, Legnano, Serotta and more...drool!!!

My Paramount:

Nice!

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...5&d=1138599102

I like that seatpost binder bolt. Have any close ups of that by chance?

3 of mine from the 80's. A Berretto (gold and black), a Hillman (red) and a DeGrandi.(blue and white) All 3 Australian made. Hillman and DeGrandi are built from Reynolds 531. The Berretto is unknown tubing but light weight.

https://i.imgur.com/fXHQwzk.jpg?1

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-W...2/DSCF6084.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Q...2/DSCF6111.JPG

a '76 fuji feather track I used to have:
http://cdn.velospace.org/files/fuji_track2.jpg

an '81 bianchi eco pista I used to have:
http://cdn.velospace.org/files/bianchi_track81.JPG

a '79 raleigh track I used to have:
http://cdn.velospace.org/files/79raleightrack.JPG

and a '74 raleigh track I still have:
http://cdn.velospace.org/files/DL_175.jpg

my old Gazelle baanfiets >>

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2482/3...516aa3df_b.jpg

my old Gazelle Stayer >>

http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4119/4...3f13057e_b.jpg

my current Vittorio Pista >>

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8346/8...141eae1e_b.jpg

That's a crazy stem on that Gazelle, what is it?

They're wrong. That's a normal-sized bike. :thumb:


Some great-looking track irons here, folks. Keep 'em coming.

1981 Marinoni, columbus SP, 62cm.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...m/_TSR0061.jpg

It has show bar/stem (cinelli steel pista) and riding bar/stem (cinelli alloy pista/criterium), neither get used these days. The rest is record track except the cranks (modified strada), though I picked up a set of 172.5 cranks that say strada but have been milled to pista and look factory, they're even slightly counter sunk for the chain-ring bolts.

test:
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...81863104_n.jpg

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...26712139_n.jpg

do they show up?

I see them.

^ thanks, well I guess I will just type in my image code ([img]xxx.jpg[/img]) instead of using the new and "improved" Bf uploader from now on.
I'll find the middle two and repost.

~'81 bianchi:
http://cdn.velospace.org/files/bianchi_track81.JPG

'79 raleigh:
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto..._6391502_n.jpg

What a beauty..Wow

There is some really gorgeous stuff on this thread. I worry these are uncommon enough so that we won't have this eye candy thread much longer, but I want to let you guys know I'm enjoying this thread. Esp. the Marinoni and Vittorio. Beautiful, understated bikes.

Aside to biking shearer: I know, but people get upset when they realize how short they are.;)