Pompiere

I got this Paramount from Flog00. I was in denial about the fit because it was so beautiful, but after I came to my senses, I passed it on to beicster.


1984 Paramount Touring

droppedandlost 

from vrjake

from dylansbob

from shoota

from nesteel

jdawginsc 

From Mad Honk



Trek 760

bertinjim 

cudak888

I'm sure you would remember the Kermesse better as this:

MooneyBloke

That bike seems awfully RED. I can hear it from miles away.

Roger M

This came to me as a frameset, from malcala622.

jamesdak 

Yep, he had offered them up to me a couple of years before I finally bit on this one. I tend to go cheaper on my buys. I also had another mint Maillot Jaune in blue. Finally made the deal because as a huge Lemond fan this was a grail bike.

This bike has the position of honor right now in the bike cave lording over all the other rides. :-)



Although, if I ever confirm that Olmo as having truly been ridden by Oscar Freire it will be come top dog and replace the Lemond.

jamesdak 

This is absolutely beautiful!

steelbikeguy

My Hetchins Magnum Opus was purchased from Mark P, although the exchange took place through the CR list. Beautiful bike, and somewhat recently modified with lower gearing to permit riding in hills.





Steve in Peoria

jamesdak 

Seeing all these beautiful tall bikes is making me feel like the midget of C&V!

Pompiere

When I trying to sell the Paramount, I took it to the Ann Arbor swap. I thought I had it sold only to have the guy hand it back to me saying "I told myself no more tiny bikes". It's a 63.5 cm.

Mr. 66

From the RiddleOfSteel Univega Gran Premio.From the Wildwood Group Romic and Falcon

I have more that gone out to forum members than have come in.

pnwgopher

I'm lucky to live in a nice city where I've been able to pick up a few bare framesets from some local members. Here's one of those aforementioned buys from Mr. 66:


My current #1 - Serotta Rapid Tour from Dylansbob

And the beautiful AD Vent Noir from Bogester :

northbend 

1987 Holland frame set was an impulse buy from @shnibop years ago. Thanks man….it’s a keeper
Built up with Campagnolo 10v, it's been around the block a few times :-)

A not so wild shot from my backyard.
New Shoes for the Holland by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

As spotted in the wild….

Chinook Pass, Wa
Chinook and Sunrise by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Death Valley, Ca
Dantes Overlook by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Old Tucson, Az
Old Tucson by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Somewhere near Hollandale, Wi
Taken by Scott by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

San Juan Island, Wa
One of my favorite views on SJI is Cattle Point by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

CINO! Kila, Mt
Saturday morning start with Scott (Photo by Doc) by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

cb400bill

I picked up this Colnago from sloar.

USAZorro

Here's the 1949 Raleigh Clubman that I purchased from clubman several years ago. It will remain being set up ala path racer until I can get the fender attachment tab sorted.

non-fixie 

Another bike that was previously owned by another BF member is this Zieleman "Donna". Ko Zieleman was an Amsterdam builder of serious racing machines, and he built very few "girls' bikes". If there are more than a handful in existence I'd be surprised.

This is how it came up for sale on a local classifieds site:



I knew it was rare, it was mrs non-fixie's size, so I got in touch with the seller and ended up buying it. That story is here: Zieleman Donna

It turned out that the seller had bought it from fellow member pullup . This is how his version had looked:




I rebuilt it again to suit mrs non-fixie's preferences, and this is how she rode it at last year's L'Eroica:

r0ckh0und 

Acquired this Miyata 610 frame as it sits from judeen_buck about 2 years ago. Started prepping it for a build this morning.

CO_Hoya 

Frameset as received from LarryBSky


As built:

Sedgemop 

Coveting the Bob Jackson. That's a beauty.

beicster 

I bought this Schwinn Voyageur from barkeater



I bought this Paramount Touring frame from Pompiere



I have a couple more but I’ll need to get some pics.

AdventureManCO 

Probably one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen. The color? Perfect. The patina? Perfect. Contrasting leather? Perfect. Totally spectacular.

Andy_K 

A lot of my favorite frames came from here. All of these came to me as frames. I hope their previous owners won't be too disappointed with what I've done with them. With my picture selection, I've tried to do justice to the "in the wild" aspect of the thread, inspired by the great pictures @northbend shared of his Holland.

My first BF purchase was this 1983 Specialized Sequoia from @icepick_trotsky. I recall he said he never quite bonded with it, but it was like an old friend for me from the first time I rode it. I built it up with a motley assortment of parts I had on hand, but it all works so well together that the only thing I've changed is the wheels. (Pictured here at one of the scenic overlooks on the McKenzie Pass ride.)



Next up are two gems that I was lucky enough to buy from @shnibop. I think they were both projects that spent so long in the queue that shnibop decided to pass them along. I was more than happy to receive. First was a 1983 Gios Professional. This one had a beautiful patina to the paint and decals, which I've decided to preserve. I worked out a nice Superbe for Super Record trade with @nesteel that let me build it with similarly patina'ed components. Uncharacteristically, I've tried to stay period-correct with this one. My only concessions are modern wheels, a tall stem, and a Red Clover tripleizer (not seen in the picture below) on the NR crank. (Pictured here on the California Coast during a recent Eroica California weekend.)



My second frame from shnibop was a 3Rensho-built 1983 Specialized Allez. (I seem to have a lot of bikes from 1983.) This one is worth before-and-after pictures. It needed a bit of paint, as a previous owner (before shnibop) had made the dubious decision to sand the paint off of the lugs, and drewed the bottom bracket cable guides and chain stay cable stop. Here it is after @gugie replaced the missing braze-ons. The shiny silver is where fresh work was done. The rust is the state it was in when I got it.



I was planning to have the whole frame repainted, but I wanted to ride it first, so I decided to rattle can the bare bits. I bought two shades of red Rust-Oleum and in an amazing bit of good fortune, the cherry red was a perfect match. Following what I thought would be a temporary paint job, it looks nice enough that I've decided to just leave it like this. After all, a lot of the paint and all of the decals are original. (Pictured here near the start of the Otter Creek Loop off of Highway 101 on the Oregon Coast.)



Next on my list of BF acquisitions are a couple of frames I got from @gugie. I think I got these both at about the same time. First is a 1975 Motobecane Grand Jubilé. The paint on this was pretty OK when I got it, but then I returned to to the Atelier for some Gugificazione, so it went on to Groody Bros for powder coat. (Pictured here on the Going To The Sun Road in Glacier National Park.)



My second frame from gugie is a 1976 Stella SX-76. This was a bike I drooled over every time I visited the Atelier, where it hung from the rafters and was misidentified as an Atala (only the 'la' in the decal remained). Eventually, I broke down and bought it, but the sale was conditioned on the promise that I would send it off for proper repainting, which I did, getting a beautiful repaint by Jeff Bock. (Pictured here along the Columbia River Gorge bike trail.)



Finally, my most recent BF purchase is also my oldest bike. I got this ~1967 Peugeot PX-10 Super De Luxe from @Force. The build is not period correct, but it is what I've heard called a "sympathetic" build. The components aren't what the bike originally came with, but they look like what it should have come with. They're just newer and less plasticky. (Pictured here on a bridge along the Tualatin Valley Scenic Bikeway.)

SJX426 

From @wrk101 - This is its state now. I still need to paint it! It has only been 10 years! Picture is from 9 years ago.
1994 Burley Duet in the raw on Flickr

Took this frameset at the same time. Sold it later to a FBr (regrets)
P1030251 on Flickr
The next was from @squirtdad as a frameset. He got it from another BFr, @gomango.
P1050321 on Flickr

The last and latest from a member, @randyjawa, is this, again, a frameset + crankset.
2022-12-07_04-22-24 , on Flickr

beicster 

I bought this one from OTS as a frame set. Nice riding mid/late 80’s mountain bike from Norway.