For Sale: Rauler Special Pista size 58 (columbus SL tubing)

oh my god
folklore?? ehi it seems that the word and brand Colnago had washed your brain, well give it up.
i told you to write me in pm not to go OT.
ciao
PTP

again, no evidence other than your own opinion
by personalising this discussion you have weakened your argument even further, and highlighted your immaturity in the art of discourse

there is no need to pm me further or paste on my profile
clearly something has been lost in translation, and your childish replies are just doing you damage
I myself have never suggested the name is an amalgamation of the two brands, this is suggested in the cycling news post
the point I am discussing is the fact that you said Colnago plagiarised the lugs on the Arabesque, which was built to celebrate colnago's 30'th anniversary
the two frames from each brand were both released at the same time

glws op by the way

this should have sold by now, too big for me sadly
bump

What a beauty. Shame I don't have the funds for this.
GLWS!

http://www.velociao.com/wp-content/gallery/rauler-catalogue/Rauler4.jpg

I got a dibs via pm. Awaiting payment.

EDIT: SOLD

Lovely... GLWS.

I used to race one back in 1984 back in the days of a leather helmet "Only because they made you wear a helmet" Sew ups and wooden cleats and toe straps. Back when I built my own wheels because you couldn't buy decent custom wheels in the USA back then. You ordered the parts from a "B&W line drawing catalogs" and had to build them yourself. Thought I was so cool having white Bennetto handlebar tape and the Italian flag on the inner handle bar tape. When I was riding if you were not on your bike and walked into a store to get some food they look you like "What is that get up?" "what is that for" no one raced in the states it was foreign Euro thing. Then a french racer in Monterey California was the first to be invited to race in the Tour de France and things began to change.

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Great photo, lovely bike.
Makes me want to watch 'American Flyers' again...

Excellent photo -Have you got anymore from that era?

Nice story, awesome bike.

Thank you guys. I have not spoke on this bike or the racing in such a long time. When I stumbled crossed website and post it sure brought back memories. Its also funny that you mention "American flyers" as it was a little movie that really got me into racing and loving it as at the time there was no inspiration to cycling especially in America. My inspiring movie was "BREAKING AWAY" I was lucky enough to rent it at this brand new concept of paying money to rent a movie at a place called a video rental store. The movie opened my eyes to the Italians the use of a Silka Frame pump and the cool looking shinny not matte black leather "Hair Nets as they where called" helmets. I had never seen those things before. It changed me forever as I began to shave my legs and oil them up to look fierce and cut in my legs. Its the first time I realized or learned what campy parts where. There was also no way to see or learn about cycling back then. You have to understand this is a era with no answering machines no internet barely 2 or 4 channels of cable tv if you had cable tv in your area. There was no media coverage. If you where lucky you might see a news paper score or team standing in a one inch blurb on the back page of a sports section on the tour de france. If I wanted to learn about racing I had to "Order" a book site unseen to learn anything about racing and riding. You didnt even buy things at a bike shop you had to order everything and it was expensive because no one carried it and it was special order. It was like getting the latest fashion trend from France for woman back in the USA in the 1950's You waited and where behind the curve of the rest of the world. The movie "BREAKING AWAY" turned me into a Eddy Mercx fan. This is the era of no Hero's in the US at the time. So I gobbled up every shred of newsprint of Eddy and his legendary life. Soon a French American called Jaques Boyer near where I lived in Monteray California made it to a french team in The Tour de France and all of the sudden things slowly began to change. Then I had this ice skater named Eric Heiden go to Stanford University and I got to ride with him on some training rides in Palo Alto up old la honda road and page mill road. It was heaven at the time. Then there was this rider a American from Colorado called Greg Lemond boy was I happy a American actually invited to a french team!! can you imagine that I used to think. I mean this is a time when this was the equivalent of a Korean football team making it to the super bowl! I was blown away. This is when media coverage began to change and the tour was mentioned on TV not covered but clips where shown. I was besides myself to see a glimpse of the Tour! Then finally the day came when Bernard Hinult "The badger" came to San Francisco to a criterium. I was finally going to see pro racers and the badger himself with Greg the American too. This was really something to me coming from the humble beginnings of cycling I had started in. To feel the wind of the pentalon wish by me with a gust of wind was mind blowing. To see shiny Chromed spokes for the first time was amazing. I got to see support vehicles and motorcycles with rows and rows of custom built wheels on racks for the riders. Simply amazing to me at the time. I will always remember this. To most this may seem silly or boring as we have all this now and cycling is so popular now. I just like remind people there was a time when it was not a popular sport in the USA. It was difficult to practice this sport and let alone race. for those out there I like to let you know I keep my bike with sew ups still glued on the rim exactly like this photo for 30 years in prestine condition "Maybe some harden grease and dust" but always indoors covered until two years ago when my home was broken into and it was stolen. It really sadden me as it was a piece of my past that meant so much to me. I lived and breathed cycling. Some people worked on muscle cars me it was cycling and my bikes. I really miss my bike. I will try to look for some old photos if possible and see what I can find and post them. Thanks all. Stay safe on the road lost 1 friend 12 years ago due to a hit and run and another fellow scout leader in my troop from a fall 4 months ago.

Read my previous reply. I will do my best to see what I can find and post them.

Brilliant stuff, that's made my morning.
Condolences for the lost friends and stolen bike.

Sorry to hear about your bike, and your friends. Would love to see some pics as well if you find some.

Thanks Philybythesea Glad it made your day and you can appreciate stories like this and the history. I am a collector of camping stoves SVEA Primus Optimus partly due to my cycling touring days. I also like to hear the stories and histories behind the stoves. This is why I shared my story about this bike and my experiences.

Poetic: It is sad I lost the bike they are merely possessions and I am glad I had it for 30 years. I only regret that I did not take more photos of it more recently with a digital camera and higher quality "Considering my job is a photographer" so I could have a record of the bike in more detail. Oh well it was not meant to be. I want to thank you all for allowing me to go down memory lane. Also for letting me see so many great photos of the different versions of my bike that I have never seen before ever. You have to realize when I got the bike I never seen what other Rauler bikes looked like as you didnt see them here in the USA at all. The came from Italy. I only seen a black and white catalog. So I never seen the other colors and versions of the frame. It was great to see the different models and features. Mine had no rear brake cables guides on the top tube nor did it have mounts for the shift levers on the down tube. My frame did have the cut outs on the bottom bracket and it did have the chrome crowns on the top of the forks. I am wondering if my frame was a early model? or maybe a cheaper model? Not sure as mine was not as fancy as some of the ones I have seen in the photos here. If anyone knows about that let me know. Thank you Poetic for the kind words. I am just happy there are others who enjoy the history of these bikes and are saving them. Cheers to you all.