Bike porn

yes to the simoncinni, so damn nice.

I absolutely love this but I can't help wishing it had either a pair of Zipps or a pair of Shamals... Even a matched pair of either polished Alu or Carbon rims... Twin Zipps would be the business though!

when he posted it in current projects he made sure to mention that the zipp wasnt permanent.

Front brake block on the Simoncini is askew.

when he posted it in current projects he made sure to mention that the zipp wasnt permanent.

A-ha! Well in that case all the more win! Reckon a pair of Zipps would be significantly more winsome than Shamals though...

either man, it is such porn.
it looked awesome fixed with risers and looks even better now.

They are proper for that era

I know, they just don't seem to fit imo

I'd love that big Merckx. Nice find.

Have a good butcher at this;

It's a Richard fucking Sachs, didn't think he'd build a classic lightweight;

awful.
whoever built up that vintage sachs (not sachs himself, duh) is clearly an idiot.

I'd love that big Merckx. Nice find.

it would look great in rattlecan black

awful.
whoever built up that vintage sachs (not sachs himself, duh) is clearly an idiot.

what offends you so much about it?

it would look great in rattlecan black

Fuck no

what offends you so much about it?

Too much mixing of periods/styles, 1 clip and two brazed guides for the rear brake cable, wank mudguards, brakes wired the 'merkin way instead of properly

what offends you so much about it?

it's a handsome race road race frame with decidedly anti-race velo-orange components.

front brake block on the simoncini is askew.

quick! Move it to anti!

Too much mixing of periods/styles

now that i look at it it does look a bit of a mish mash

wank mudguards

they remind of of that stupidly expensive paul smith saddle

brakes wired the 'merkin way instead of properly

huh? there are ways?

yes. euro style & 'merican style.

front on the right lever, back on the right and vice versa

Correlates somewhat with right-side-driving vs wrong-side-driving.

probably a mega-re
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/4970979837_c382597cc2_b.jpg

we will have to wait to see it build up, but he frame alone belongs in here

hot imagine

The Oersted pic is interesting as it has the Ritter branding, presumably Ole Ritter had the official national team sponsorship deal and they had to put his name on the bike for competition as a national team member, as pictures of Oersted on the Laser usually show him in his pro team kit with Cinelli decals on the frame.

From the same stream, the origin of hipster cut down bars?

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wow, those bars are incredible.

The one i posted, you can see some small C's on the top tube/forks.

wow, those bars are incredible.

One of the unintended consequences of drug misuse in the Soviet bloc sporting scene was that their Kilo riders could pull hard enough on the bars to snap them at the start.

Wtf?