Bike porn

^ That Koga is really quite nice! Tasteful.

i want to see somebody shift that /\ on the go...

it's not as hard as it looks under normal circumstances - in a race however i imagine more tricky

I really like this Look :)
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/files/look_kg96_1small_801.jpg

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

Trés interessant, merci.

I really like this Look :)

Maybe in the Look thread. Too much of a mish-mash for porn:
Modolo levers
Mavic dérailleurs
Time pedals (on their own, Time pedals on a Look disqualify a bike from porn)
Tektro brakes
Stronglight cranks
Campag seatpost

Okay,

it still looks great.

Okay,

it still looks great.

Have to agree. It has character.

I really like this Look :)
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/files/look_kg96_1small_801.jpg

I saw that and was almost tempted to put it in bartape p0rn. Nice job.
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/files/look_kg96_3small_112.jpg

^ That Koga is really quite nice! Tasteful.

So true, the gold rims and the bartape are really complimentary.

That black LOOK is so nice.
I definitely have a thing for LOOKs at the minute.

Is it me or do these always look like they've got a load of black insulation tape wrapped round the top tube?

shit the bed!

mega-double-überporn!!!!

That looks like it might be stiff. :)

I didn't know FES was still going. Or are they the ones that sold the name to some italian bloke?

fes is the "institut für forschung und entwicklung von sportgeräten" (institute for research and development of sports equipment) and get their money from the federal ministry of the interior

So it's a bit like the UK track bikes.

meh, so much potential with that frame :/

thats my kind of foot retention right there