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Na, just got a kickstart ;)

wheres the brake & clutch lever?

ive actualy had the idea of doing a hot rod esque fixed in my head for a while. red rims with whitewalls, matt black frame, and brown leather seat and grips.

anyone know any decent 700c whitewalls?

I had the same idea...you could definitely get some nice rust panels in there with a steel frame... let the frame rust a bit and then put on a rust inhibitor and clearcoat... reckon it would look great, have a panel of rust on downtube and seattube ;)

wheres the brake & clutch lever?

Probably foot brake/hand shift and internal clutch and throttle.

Think it's an Exile bike and their designer is all about the clean no cables/wiring look.

They have an mental trike that rolls on two F1 tyres at the back.

Yea thats Exile,

Foot clutch, and for hill starts theres a button to lock the brakes on.
(I think.)

http://www.campyoldy.co.uk/images/Gramaglia_2.jpg

http://www.campyoldy.co.uk/images/Gramaglia_2.jpg

You've been visiting Campyoldy then Max?

YES. Great mix of new/old styles.

See now personally i don't see any huge attraction in that Gramaglia....i know everybody seems to wet their pants at the slightest sight of anything vintage these days....but it's really not that special...lugs are pretty boring...dropouts pretty ugly.
It just seems to be these days that if its old it's seen as so cool.
There's a reason why bikes have changed over the years.
Would you drive your car on solid tyres just cos they're original and retro?
I've owned vintage track bikes and modern...and i can say without a doubt...my modern one pisses all over my vintage in terms of ride.

^^^ All true, but speaking as an old duffer, I can't get enough of 'em... I really like that Gramaglia, I'd take Skoota's chromed Plum over it, but still nice... Horses for courses, I guess... :]

That Gramaglia is nice enough - I saw it in the flesh when I was down at campyoldy on the 15th - but it is showing it's age. I don't think Nigel wants to sell it though, as he'd told me he'd rejected a bid of £1000 recently. I can't see it being worth that much myself.

I don't want what i wrote to be taken to mean i have no appreciation for older bikes too...there was far more attention to detail and handcrafted skills back in the day....but people do seem to have a slightly clouded view of vintage sometimes.
When it comes to ride quality, which should always be more important than looks....a lot of modern frames ride far better than most vintage ones.

I hadn't Scott. I appreciate what you say and agree with it on the whole. I think Italian lugged steel bikes look superb but the only one I own these days is my track bike. Carbon fibre and titanium offer many advantages to steel, especially in terms of ride qualities.

Nah, me neither, Scott... I love modern stuff too... You made a fair point, as always... :]

People tend to covet bikes they loved but possibly couldn't quite afford in their youth.

For me that means late 70s-80s American, British and Italian steel.

And a 3Rensho.

Dunno if this is the right place to post this but whatever.. Loads of vintage steel at my uncle's house. Pretty much all 531 apart from the Giant which I nicked..

What's his address?

. . . and when is he out ?

Does your uncle live in a village hall?

He lives next to a village hall. I'm always tempted to take a bunch of them but I realised that 15 bikes in a house is a little excessive. I have to ride that Giant home tonight with no clips. That should be fun!

He lives next to a village hall. I'm always tempted to take a bunch of them but I realised that 15 bikes in a house is a little excessive. I have to ride that Giant home tonight with no clips. That should be fun!

No clips, no brakes = no teeth !

:0

Nice bike by the way.

Just borrow some pedals off one of his other bikes, your mother will thank me... ;D

I don't want what i wrote to be taken to mean i have no appreciation for older bikes too...there was far more attention to detail and handcrafted skills back in the day....but people do seem to have a slightly clouded view of vintage sometimes.
When it comes to ride quality, which should always be more important than looks....a lot of modern frames ride far better than most vintage ones.

true but i must say i took the colnago out for a ride on friday and thought it was spot on,rides better than most modern bikes ive been on, the gearing was a bit tuff at traffic lights though