ptempel

I remember having a Maza with Columbus Max tubes at one point. I forget what components I had. Maybe moved over the older campy record stuff that I used to have. It looked almost exactly like this one (same paint scheme):



It had a really stiff ride if I recall. Probably was a pretty heavy frameset but I didn't care. I remember bending the seat stays badly after an accident I had with it. Sniff... Gone but not forgotten. Let me know which ones you used to have. Didn't know where to put this thread. So left it here since some examples might not be C&V.

FeltF2Tarmac

I had a 93' Trek 2300 three tube carbon bike. I really liked that bike and should never have sold it. Compared to my current bike it was a rattle box and the fork wasn't even carbon. Bike pictured is similar but saddle and seat post are different than what I had. Other differences were I had put Campagnola integrated shifters on mine instead of the downtube. It was a blast too ride but I was a lot younger then. Before that nothing worth romancing the past over.

ptempel

When you say "rattle box", do you mean the the Trek creaked? I've never owned bonded frames but have read that some may have this issue.

FeltF2Tarmac

No the bike was solid but it was a rough ride. It rattled me . I felt everything, compared to my bike now. Of course I rode 23's pumped up to 115psi and knowing what I do now about bikes I'm sure the ride quality could have been improved on a lot. The aluminum fork didn't help either. It beat me up on occasion.

ptempel

Ah, ok. Less "compliant." I used to have a Cannondale 3.0 bike with DuraAce 7400 (7 speed). It was the stiffest thing I have ever ridden. My nickname for it was "the brick." But probably could have slapped on bigger tires with a little less psi to help with that. I don't know if it was urban legend or not. But I heard that the 3.0 frame's rear seat stays would not bend even if you stood on them. Needless to say I wasn't going to be the one to try it out.

seedsbelize 

I still ride my old bikes. My '72 World Voyageur is my current fave, followed by the '92 Paramount.

stykthyn

I refuse to give up my cannondale 3.0. I want to start doing longer rides so I'm looking at fatter tires and a different seat to try and smooth it out.

ApolloSoyuz1975

I ride (and love it) my '91 Cannondale. I'm running 28C Panaracer tires on it, and completed a metric century without problem. Being a Clyde probably helps with jitter absorption, though

BillyD

You guys just love to talk. Dig up some pictures, dammit!

stykthyn

bikecrate

I miss my Motobecane Profile II. Owned it in the late 80's. Looked something like this:


I sold my '03 Trek 7500FX last year. I kind of regret it now. Not that it was the greatest bike, but it had a personality. I also had some wonderful adventures with it too.

ptempel

Used to have a purple Guerciotti with the milti flag decal similar to this one:



Was a great bike and ended up pulling out the dropout from the chain stay, IIRC. Was also 60cm frame so too big for me. Gave it to a college buddy a long time ago. I remember buying it used with full Campy NR group for around $700 in the late 80's. Gone but not forgotten.

Edit: Here's a pic of a similar frameset:

noodle soup

Not as old as the others, but I wish I never sold her.

ptempel

This is similar to the Canondale 3.0 that I had:



Just with chrome bar, stem and DA 7400 seatpost and brakes. Also had the alum fork, if I recall. I kick myself for not keeping the parts. Would have loved to build an older frameset with DA 7400...

ptempel

Why did you sell it? Wrong size? Looks like a great Ti bike. Always wanted to try one, but thought that Ti was too pricey as compared to traditional steel frames. Understandable since they have to be built in an argon gas environment.

noodle soup

I was out of work for several months due to a serious wreck, and needed the money to survive. Luckily that wasn't my only bike, it was just the one that had an immediate buyer.

FlashBazbo

There are two bikes I would like to have back, but only for nostalgia's sake:

1973 Mossberg 10-speed racer, Sun Tour components, root beer paint, initials permanently affixed to the frame from the factory. There was no bike shop near where I lived, so I ordered it through an International Harvester dealer. It handled GREAT when it held together -- I once had it over in a turn far enough to scrape my knuckle (in the drops) on the pavement, but didn't fall. (I still have the scar 40+ years later.) Still don't know how I did that, but the bike made me feel like a hero every time I rode it. Sadly, the frame had a tendency to crack where the head tube met the top tube. Had it re-brazed 3 or 4 times before I retired the bike.

1982 Diamondback Ridge Runner. First generation mountain bike. Really just a road bike with big tires, thumb-operated shifters, and canti brakes. It was bullet proof for the city but I'm not sure how good a mountain bike it would have been. I never tried it. (There were no trails in my part of the country then.) Might have actually been a pretty good gravel bike 30 years ahead of its time. I kept it around long enough that the bike became my son's first full-sized bike. He rode it in rain, snow, mud, sand, everything. After about 25 years in service, it was sold for $20.

Hiro11

'88 or '89 Tommasini Comp (Columbus SL) in "quattro colori" paint with a chromed rear triangle and chromed fork. Full Dura-Ace 7401 (7 speed, 8 speed came out the next year). 52-42, 13-26 (training) and 11-19 (racing, I can't believe I used to race that). Modolo X-Tenos black anodized bar and stem. Black SSM Regal (silver rivets) on a Campy C-Record post. Training wheels: grey anodized Ambrosio rims on Dura Ace hubs. I used to like Avocet tires. Racing only wheels: 28 spoke Mavic Mach 2 CDs on American Classic (super exotic at the time) hubs with Vittoria tires that took me three days to glue on and never flatted in two years of racing.

I bought the bike using proceeds from a summer of mowing lawns. I sweated over every component and ordered it from Colorado Cyclist. It was my racing bike for probably four years before I stopped racing on the road and moved on to mountain biking. I think my parents gave it away 20+ years ago after I left it at their house. Also lost my totally awesome collection of vintage racing jerseys including Cafe de Colombia, PDM, System U (my personal favorite jersey of all time), La Vie Claire, Panasonic, 7-11 and Vetements Z.

Saguaro

This is my '91 Tommasini Competizione in Quattro Colori with Campy 10 speed Veloce and Centaur components:



I've got Conti Grand Prix 4000SII tires on it now. I love to ride this bike, amazing handling, light and responsive. The paint and chrome are still in great shape, definitely a unique bike!

BillyD

NOW we're talking, guys.

ApolloSoyuz1975

I was too ashamed to dig up the photo with the ghetto cabling, but if you insist


Last ride of the season by apollosoyuz_75, on Flickr

( Bell crew represent! )

thehammerdog

Nice bike..I had an old schoolish Litespeed Built Eddy Merk and sadly sold it for a new carbon bike......hate myself

Hiro11

The exact frame I had. That brings me back. I remember trying to fish the rear brake cable through the top tube. I think it was $725 in 89.

bruce19

MAZA! I had a Maza Prestige w/Columbus TSX that I bought at Branford Bike in Branford, CT. Fitted it w/Campy Athena friction and Campy wheels. This was around 1987.

Wildwood 

Some of my lugged steel.
Pinarello Cadore, Holdsworth Special (branded as an Irish Harding), AustroDaimler Olympian, Merckx Corsa Extra, Mondia Special.