It's June. Show us your silver or chrome bikes.
06-01-23, 05:02 PM
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New for this year: I showed this as a blue blue last month, but it's half polished titanium.
1999 Van Tuyl VT950 Titanio - from the original owner.
Victoria titanium tubing and originally a Campagnolo Chorus 10 speed group.
Van Tuyl was a Dutch bike mega-shop. It has been confirmed that this was built for them by Wittson Custom Ti Cycles - builder Vidmantas “Vitas” Zukauskas, by his son, Mindaugas Zukauskas.
https://wittson.com/custom-titanium-frame-builder
1999 Van Tuyl VT950 Titanio - from the original owner.
Victoria titanium tubing and originally a Campagnolo Chorus 10 speed group.
Van Tuyl was a Dutch bike mega-shop. It has been confirmed that this was built for them by Wittson Custom Ti Cycles - builder Vidmantas “Vitas” Zukauskas, by his son, Mindaugas Zukauskas.
https://wittson.com/custom-titanium-frame-builder
The late Gijs van Tuijl really knew what makes a good bike. I currently own a VT550, which I like a lot.
06-01-23, 06:52 PM
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1972 ItalVega Grand Rally
1972 Windsor Profesional
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06-01-23, 07:10 PM
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Technically polished stainless steel.
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06-01-23, 07:24 PM
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Does smoke chrome count?
06-01-23, 07:48 PM
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06-01-23, 09:44 PM
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Chrome mongoose from the 80s
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06-02-23, 03:36 AM
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Bought in a moment of weakness ...
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06-02-23, 03:53 AM
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It's all the same and anodised
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06-02-23, 06:07 AM
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06-02-23, 06:38 AM
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Thnx.
It was the plan and I subscribed.
And then I had cataract surgery last week and downhill on cobble stones don't seem to be a good idea now.
It's a pity ..., maybe we'll meet in Saumur?
By the way, another silver one.
It was the plan and I subscribed.
And then I had cataract surgery last week and downhill on cobble stones don't seem to be a good idea now.
It's a pity ..., maybe we'll meet in Saumur?
By the way, another silver one.
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06-02-23, 10:16 AM
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Something about a fully chromed bike just pulls me in. Haven't found the perfect one for me yet, maybe one day!
Here's a smoke chrome Univega Via Carisma that I tuned up and sold for a friend a few months ago.
Here's a smoke chrome Univega Via Carisma that I tuned up and sold for a friend a few months ago.
06-02-23, 11:18 AM
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On a side note: going downhill at speed on those Belgian cobblestones is never a pleasant experience. It is, however, a great test of your bike and your bike building qualities. Anything not put together properly will break, come apart or just fall off.
And yes, we'll be in Saumur, sub conditione Jacobi, and are looking forward to seeing you there!
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06-02-23, 11:41 AM
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See you both in Saumur and have fun in Oudenaarde!
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06-02-23, 12:55 PM
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Fun useless fact - in the US, that's not a bicycle. Pretty-much every state's laws define a bicycle as having at least two wheels at least 16 inches (40 cm) in diameter.
That said, those things are fun AF to ride. I played with one at my friend's big bike-stuff yard sale years ago, and came perilously close to buying it.
That said, those things are fun AF to ride. I played with one at my friend's big bike-stuff yard sale years ago, and came perilously close to buying it.
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06-04-23, 10:08 PM
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My girl Penelope dressed for sucess against the clock
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06-05-23, 08:22 PM
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@ascherer, you now have two chrome bikes.
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06-05-23, 08:36 PM
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This one was once silver, but the "patina" has made it more of a dull grey.
1970ish F.W. Evans with 531 frame
1970ish F.W. Evans with 531 frame
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06-05-23, 08:40 PM
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06-05-23, 10:01 PM
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My Super LeTour with Shimano Arabesque.
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06-06-23, 07:09 AM
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It's the little things
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Now for sale, Atala Pista. I ended up changing those cranks out for a Campy double with a single ring.
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