Attention riders: Show us your fastest classic steel work-out machine
05-22-10, 08:43 AM
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Attention riders: Show us your fastest classic steel work-out machine
Show us the lugged master piece you take out when you know the Saturday morning group ride will get intense, or the ex-pro racer nephew is in town, or you just feel like going fast and hard by your self.
Here's mine, Corsa Extra with 8 speed Chorus. It's my smallest frame, hence with the most aggressive riding position. Maybe that's why I get a sense of swiftness once I get into ride.
Here's mine, Corsa Extra with 8 speed Chorus. It's my smallest frame, hence with the most aggressive riding position. Maybe that's why I get a sense of swiftness once I get into ride.
05-22-10, 08:54 AM
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I am not fast enough for this bike... 
05-22-10, 08:57 AM
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well my bike for this ride may be a luggless MAX but if I was going to go lugged it would be one of these two
recently completed mostly NOS '87ish Cornelo w/Triomphe
'81 RIGI with a mix of Campy
recently completed mostly NOS '87ish Cornelo w/Triomphe
'81 RIGI with a mix of Campy
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05-22-10, 09:08 AM
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Bgirl... just realized that you must be an Amazon... as well as someone with great taste in vintage steel bicycles.
05-22-10, 09:14 AM
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Bianchigirl- what saddle is that on your cornelo?
05-22-10, 09:17 AM
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The bike is fast, the rider is a slug.
05-22-10, 09:18 AM
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05-22-10, 09:19 AM
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it is a Brooks 'Colt' I got from another C&Vr the champagne saucer is an option
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05-22-10, 09:32 AM
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My 58cm Fuji Tiara is my fastest (and only current) steel ride:
I'm breaking personal bests on a closed loop with it, I think mainly due to two things 1) better fit than my Cannondale and 2) different technique. But...it's not the bike right?
I'm breaking personal bests on a closed loop with it, I think mainly due to two things 1) better fit than my Cannondale and 2) different technique. But...it's not the bike right?
05-22-10, 09:44 AM
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My Pinarello Record, shown here with the commuting wheelset. I throw on the sewups for faster rides. (wish I had a good pic of it freshly washed)
05-22-10, 10:23 AM
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This is my Trek 760 - I keep it because it is a snappy ride, but to be candid it's not much fun on longer rides because of the little frame. (Plus, I have to remember to keep by toes out of the front wheels turning radius.)
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05-22-10, 10:27 AM
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This one.
Just beat the thunderstorm on our ride back from Stillwater.
Just over 67 miles this morning. 19.1 mph average and I still got my rear end dropped.
Must have been the caramel roll at breakfast.
Just beat the thunderstorm on our ride back from Stillwater.
Just over 67 miles this morning. 19.1 mph average and I still got my rear end dropped.
Must have been the caramel roll at breakfast.
05-22-10, 11:34 AM
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Well, I suppose I should choose between these two, although only one of them is lugged
You all have such beautiful bikes, by the way.
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You all have such beautiful bikes, by the way.
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05-22-10, 11:38 AM
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This one (upgraded to an 8sp Chorus/Record drivetrain,) but not for long... I am building a lugged steel retro TT/Tri bike. ETA a month or so.
05-22-10, 11:45 AM
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05-22-10, 11:53 AM
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Pretty bike, love the colors.
05-22-10, 12:58 PM
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I enjoy this one, not sure it is faster than my favorite Pinarello but it is fun, fast and comfortable, Centurion Ironman Tange 1:
