Thursday, 31 January 2013
Tuesday, 29 January 2013
Trimble -USA. 1990
The carbon monocoque frame is obviously aerodynamic but it also allows the internal reinforcements to be placed anywhere inside the frame as opposed to a standard frames made of tubes. Not sure how many were made but this one is #62. One interesting feature is the small hatch on the side of the frame which allows access to internal storage and gives us a peek into the internal structure.
more here- http://www.mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1990_Trimble_Aero.html
more here- http://www.mombat.org/MOMBAT/Bikes/1990_Trimble_Aero.html
Monday, 28 January 2013
Chas Roberts - UK.
It was made for me by Chas when I was racing, back in the 80's
This bike was only used a couple of times a year, one of which was as part of team Haverhill, we won the 100KM team time trial, beating the Manchester Wheelers.
on ebay
This bike was only used a couple of times a year, one of which was as part of team Haverhill, we won the 100KM team time trial, beating the Manchester Wheelers.
on ebay
Friday, 25 January 2013
Raleigh - ex team bike
Malcolm Elliot's Reynolds 753 lo-pro that Raleigh (or more correctly Gerald O'Donovan - witness the sticker at the top of the seat tube) made for his unsuccessful attempt at the World hour record.
more here-
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170659&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=170659&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Argos cycles - Bristol UK.
Argos Cycles was established by Arthur Needham in 1974 specifically to produce custom bicycle frames. They began exporting to the USA and gained a strong reputation among local pro riders for the quality of their builds, constructed primarily from Reynolds tubes. Renovations, resprays and repairs also kept the business buoyant over the turbulent 80s, becoming a mainstay of the business. Argos Cycles were also well represented among the time trial community, which was a very popular style of local cycling. Here is an example from that era and genre,
more here-
http://www.cycleexif.com/argos-cycles-tt
more here-
http://www.cycleexif.com/argos-cycles-tt
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
Winora/Textima -Germany
Textima track frame. Made for GDR national team
http://www.winora.de/
more here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronobikes/
http://www.winora.de/
more here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cronobikes/
Monday, 21 January 2013
Friday, 18 January 2013
Author - Czech Rep. - 1993
Jura from FixedBeerBrno.cz sent me this photo of a czech Author frame made from Vitus tubing, or is it a Vitus frame labeled as Author?
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Christian Meyer - 1992 - Germany
He won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial (100 km) at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
from here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40365317@N06/
from here-
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40365317@N06/
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Colnago Carbitubo
Colnago Carbitubo from Ferrari engineers!
more here- http://www.flickr.com/photos/87449662@N04/8367954446/in/photostream/
more here- http://www.flickr.com/photos/87449662@N04/8367954446/in/photostream/
Monday, 14 January 2013
Jens Glücklich - Germany
Jens Glücklich
world amateur 1000m track champion 1985 /89
more here-
http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=22253
more here-
http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=22253
Friday, 11 January 2013
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Wednesday, 9 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Telfer - Uk.
Jon sent me a photo of his new low pro- the first bike I've ever built from scratch myself. It rides very smoothly & the short wheelbase gives it handling which is extremely quick albeit a bit twitchy. The full build is 18.6lb and accelerating feels amazing. An absolute blast to ride. It's fixed using a 45x15 magic gear .
more here-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/telfer-uk.html
more here-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/telfer-uk.html
Friday, 4 January 2013
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Daccordi - Italy
DACCORDI Pursuit bike on ebay more here-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/daccordi-rollin-out-of-italy-since-1937.html
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/daccordi-rollin-out-of-italy-since-1937.html
Wednesday, 2 January 2013
Koichi Yamaguchi on Velospace
Photos from this interesting Yamaguchi thread on Velospace. Here-
http://velospace.org/forums/discussion/4486/1/at-yamaguchi/
more here-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/koichi-yamaguchi.html
and-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/usa-track-team-koichi-yamaguchi.html
http://velospace.org/forums/discussion/4486/1/at-yamaguchi/
more here-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/koichi-yamaguchi.html
and-
http://lopro.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/usa-track-team-koichi-yamaguchi.html