Bike porn

where are you guys finding the pics of this collection,i'd love to have a browse though it but can't locate anything!

excuse the indulgence!
The pics are from the Gregory Sofley collection, the guy behind cyclomondo decals I think

"This Benotto was on the display stand at the 1986 Long Beach trade show and was specifically ordered and built for Campagnolo USA with the 'new and improved' 2nd attempt by Campagnolo to preview the Record delta in the US.
This bike was taken off the stand, wrapped in a blanket and has not seen light of day since. Not even the covers over the valve stems have been touched to allow the tubulars to be inflated.
Was never a Benotto guy, but this one sings arias to me!"
(quote G. Softley)

Damn!

^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclomondo/

All of that nonsense to avoid friction loss from derailleur

It pre-dates cable-operated sprung derailleur mechs.

nope

Citation needed.

strong page!

Cambio Corsa - 1940
http://www.campyonly.com/history.html
Simplex - 1938
http://probicycle.com/jf/jfderail.html

"

Citation needed.

Found it myself, every day's a school day, etc.

^^^ heh, overlapping posts. Thanks.

Some other nice pics & info:

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/designs/simplex-hs.html

Love that site, full of nutritious history.

^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclomondo/

Thanks for that,some real gems there! (plus the occasional bit of ott gold plating:)

Holy fuck...dat vicini

Pretty reasonable... for a blue fucken bike.

should have stayed there

+1

That Benotto is serious!

Found it myself, every day's a school day, etc.

Actually derialleurs had been around for a long time, French cyclo-tourists had been experimenting with variable gears since the start of the century.
**Joaney Panel **adapted a 1908 design of the French Cycling guru Velocio to make the first widely available derailleur in 1912

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cycleczar/3818496648/

http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Chemineau_derailleurs.html

Variable gears were not allowed in Le Tour for many years. Also pro racers were reluctant to use them because of the belief in the importance of chain-line and the need for bomb proof components -most races were endurance events -an average stage in the Tour then was in the high 200s miles on dirt roads.
So, although aluminium cranks were available from the late 30's, in the early 50's the winning bikes at the Tour/Giro still had cottered steel cranks.

-Just a little history, if any of you are interested in the evolution of bike design The Dancing Chain by Frank Berto is the book

that blue colango! damm! perfecto

Stupid Filter

Actually derialleurs had been around for a long time, French cyclo-tourists had been experimenting with variable gears since the start of the century.

I think the issue was which one came first, spring-loaded, cable-actuated derailleurs or the Cambio Corsa.

I think the issue was which one came first, spring-loaded, cable-actuated derailleurs or the Cambio Corsa.

If you look at the picture of the Chemineau derailleur (same design as 1912) you can see a spring and a cable.

Le Chemineau 1912
Campagnolo Cambio Corsa 1940!

Just sayin'

Which is what I am sayin' too.

hmm lovely. what bars them be? any more pics or info on this?

http://www.fixedforum.it/forum/topic/23488-moser-pursuit-ecco-le-foto/page__p__338873

might be a re, I remember having seen this somewhere before.