Dutch Bikes

My rih, will post pics when Im done rebuilding it, Its been made
for some guy to train for the olympics. It's pretty big (63), according
to some guy who knows a shitload about rih's there are only two
build of this model.

Frank, that is beautiful.

very nice rih ? which came first the rih double triangle egg or the GT double triangle chicken ?

@ tomisito yup both were built up a week after i got them using the road frame as single speed currently but have DA rear to fix it up once i build it have gone with pretty basic parts for the time being would be nice to get authentic group set for both but i don't get too caught up in all the matching bits malarky , i tend just to go for nice quality bits both ride superbly 531 awesomeness !

http://www.retrobike.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=234307&sid=2253e7c3c88c9e9bbae0e0a9d45ac0a5

nice brochure on some more modern gazelles showing their entire range ( in dutch )

where's jos for the translation

Fiddy, I not only emailed them, but had a chat with the manager by phone. I strongly made the point, that Gazelle were respected and could be a real presence and a welcome alternative in the fixed/track/ss market.

Let's hope for good things.

It would be nice, but considering that Gazelle have told the Dutch magazine Fiets that the road racers were no priority anymore, I'd say there's not a very big chance of a track frame being built by them. They still do a line of road racers, but have stopped building the custom road framesets they used to have. Crying shame, obviously, but with the very small market for track frames in Holland I doubt they'll built one soon...

A few other nice links:

http://www.beukersbikecentre.nl/baanwielrennen.php
www.janjanssen.nl
www.vantuyl-bikes.nl
http://www.sneltweewielers.nl/

^strangely I like the team frame..gazelle that is

very nice rih ? which came first the rih double triangle egg or the GT double triangle chicken ?

Mine is a '95 build, no clue when GT started, but I'm very sure rih didn't invented it.

I am! It's taken me about 6 months.......rather than going 'ah, fuck, that'll do'.

Seriously slack man. I've been riding my Gazelle road conversion (not as nice as yours to be fair) for about the last 10 months or so. Replacement for it should make it by April....

Seriously slack man. I've been riding my Gazelle road conversion (not as nice as yours to be fair) for about the last 10 months or so. Replacement for it should make it by April....

I know :) but I'm in no rush to build it same as I won't be in any rush to get rid, it'll be a keeper.

I know :) but I'm in no rush to build it same as I won't be in any rush to get rid, it'll be a keeper.

+1.

Not beautiful ,but interesting, "ultra-light" aluminium and carbon frame. Others added above also.

http://www.londonfgss.com/attachments/5885d1234554020-braun-alu-carbon-baan-ultra-light.jpg

Take a good look at the toptube and downtube joins.

So Ash, are you going to have a new project starting from scratch?

I dunno Ed, but I am a bit tempted. You take one of my kids off my hands, and that will free up loadsamoney!!

We'll see. Maybe convert my hybrid first, then move on up from there.

you don-t necessary need to spend it all in one go, since you already have a bike, times is your friend, as time go by, you slowly build the bike up once you get the frame, it work out cheaper that way, especially when getting part for less than the RRP (like a Nitto handlebar for £30 instead of £60 due to credit crunch).

also using part from your old bike, getting parts from friend, especially at the pub etc.

I dunno Ed, but I am a bit tempted. You take one of my kids off my hands, and that will free up loadsamoney!!

You're thinking of going Dutch on your kids with Ed?!?

Picture overload from the orange country fixed board:

Iil just putt them in a few posts

(i don't think this is a dutch rih, looks like an Austrian one)

another RIH used by someone in Berlin;

One of those sold a while ago on a dutch site, theyve been made for the olympics! good shit