i posted this a few pages back. i'll repost below for fun:
This is a local builder here in Ohio called Cicli Polito. This is the most beautiful bike i've ever seen in person. It won top honors at the 2009 NAHBS show. It's a faithful remake of a 1950s grass track racer. This particular one was built to pay homage to the late Norm Taylor of Jack Taylor Cycles and aside from notable exceptions such as the frame itself and tires, virtually everything else is of the proper vintage, right down to the 1"-pitch drivetrain.
The seat tube takes a dramatic curve around the rear wheel, the fork blades are brazed to a wonderfully unique crown and all of the tubes are finished in a metallic burnt orange finish with nice box pinstriping.
people are offering him $8000 for the frame, but he's not selling it.
i posted this a few pages back. i'll repost below for fun:
This is a local builder here in Ohio called Cicli Polito. This is the most beautiful bike i've ever seen in person. It won top honors at the 2009 NAHBS show. It's a faithful remake of a 1950s grass track racer. This particular one was built to pay homage to the late Norm Taylor of Jack Taylor Cycles and aside from notable exceptions such as the frame itself and tires, virtually everything else is of the proper vintage, right down to the 1"-pitch drivetrain.
The seat tube takes a dramatic curve around the rear wheel, the fork blades are brazed to a wonderfully unique crown and all of the tubes are finished in a metallic burnt orange finish with nice box pinstriping.
people are offering him $8000 for the frame, but he's not selling it.