Modern Steel Road Bike Appreciation Thread
#979
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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.
Great ride and handling.
#980
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I wouldn't know what to do with a bike that pretty. I'd be afraid to ride it.
#981
Kit doesn't match
#982
Erik the Inveigler
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.
#983
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The bar tape is already getting dirty!
#984
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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.
#986
OK, first bike for this test: Pashley Stainless Sprinter. Made from Columbus XCr stainless steel, with old school Pashley styling. Columbus carbon forks and I think a 1 1/8th inch threadless steerer tube. Old school "GB" brand handlebars, which look identical to the ones I had on my 1980s Dawes Lightning.
#987
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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?
#988
Aluminium Crusader :-)
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
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
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#991
Share the road.
#993
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
#997
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...
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...
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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...
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...
Great bike, man...enjoy it! Keep me in mind if you want to sell it! 😁
#1000
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.