tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37571508829068475402024-03-05T16:35:19.142-08:00Quality_Vintage_Bikesquality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-43470626986567317802013-08-26T00:49:00.001-07:002013-08-26T00:50:14.141-07:00My passion for wood<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I can think of a dozen good reasons why you would want to buy a wooden bike (ride quality, superb stiffness, environmentally friendly, etc.). My reason to buy one was different though.<br /><br />My parents run a custom wooden furniture building company for as long as I can remember, called <a href="http://www.dwmeubel.nl/" target="_blank">DW Meubel</a>. When I was a child I spend countless hours in the workshop, looking at furniture being built and building my own (mostly silly) things. Although I never really got any good at it, I did develop a passion for wood craftsmanship during my childhood. That is why, when I first came across a Renovo wooden frame online, I knew I had to have one some day.<br /><br />Whilst I am very passionate about the things my dad builds, he isn't exactly thrilled about the bicycles I build. That said, he was very excited when he saw the Renovo wooden frame for the first time. In the picture below you can see him holding the frame in the workshop. Maybe we should combine our skills and try and build a wooden frame together some day.</span><br />
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<br />quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-74675098299980316302013-07-23T00:30:00.000-07:002013-07-23T00:31:28.113-07:00Pearson Weka time trial project, part 1: frame, wheels and handlebars<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Recently I picked up a rather special Pearson Weka time trial frame. The frame was made by a builder from New
Zealand called Pearson, who is not in business any more. The design is based on the mountain bike frame, built by the same company.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The wheels that came with the frame are
'Elite-Shape', which I believe was a Russian (USSR) company that also
made kevlar disc wheels. The wheels look quite fascinating and have seen
very little use. According the previous owner Jan Svorada took these
with him for the USSR.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I already managed to find an ITM Dual CX handlebar that looks very nice with the frame. The seatpost and the saddle on the pictures are just two items I had
lying around. The frame requires a 27.0mm seatpost and the only one I
had available was a Suntour Superb Pro. The saddle is an Ultra Pro, made
in France. I believe it is the same as the ones made for Corima.</span><br />
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quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-51951196456598887992013-04-11T00:49:00.000-07:002013-04-11T01:52:56.544-07:00Massive collection of vintage Eddy Merckx frames<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I just finished uploading pictures of all the Eddy Merckx frames I have sold over the years onto my Flickr account. These include MX-leader, Corsa, Corsa Extra, Strada, Pista, Lo Pro and many more models. Go ahead and take a look:</span><br />
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have sold over the years onto my Flickr account. Any self-respecting Colnago (Master) enthusiast should really check it out:</span><br />
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quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-8593325029140197662013-04-07T02:44:00.001-07:002013-04-07T02:45:45.221-07:00H Plus Son Archetype - Shimano Dura Ace wheelset<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You may have already seen these wheels on the latest build of my Renovo R1 bike, but for some reason I forgot the take some pictures of the wheels on their own up until now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In case you are wondering if low tubular rim with tan tubulars look good on every bike, the answer is yes!<br /><br />I
got a chance to buy a pair of Tune Mig Mag / Ambrosio Montreal tubulars
wheels with Vittoria Corsa Evo CX tires glued on (prototypes from
Rabobank) that I plan to use in a couple of races I have planned for
this spring. This will be my first hands on experience with tubular
tires, so I am really looking forward to it.<br /><br />Here are some pics of the bike in it's new setup. Enjoy!</span><br />
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<br />quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-6561237122464452142013-02-22T10:52:00.003-08:002013-02-22T10:52:45.466-08:00Wooden saddle anyone?<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just came across this very special saddle made of wood. According to the guy who purchased it is anything but comfortable, but he reckoned it was due to the shape and not due to the fact it is wood. The shape looks a lot like a Selle Italia SLR, the one with padding, whereas they probably should have gone with the shape of the SLR C64, the carbon version.</span><br />
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<br />quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-63199230880977013782013-01-04T05:40:00.002-08:002013-01-04T05:44:30.376-08:00Winter bike project, part 5: ALAN Alu Cross cyclocross bike<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I ended up keeping the ALAN Alu Cross after all. I decided to stick to
my initial plan to make this a budget build and so I sold off all the
other bikes and parts I purchased for this project. All but the groupset
that came off the Diamant cross bike. You can see the end result below.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I did my first 50 km off road ride last weekend and everything worked like a charm. With the Edco headset from the Diamant the fork has somehow become super stiff.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-47292829058554041092012-11-08T00:02:00.000-08:002013-01-04T05:44:36.277-08:00Winter bike project, part 4: Colnago Master mountainbike<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since I purchased the Colnago CX bike I used it on several occasions, mainly on
mountainbike courses. Riding it has been a real blast, on and off road.
The 6 speed drivetrain functions much smoother than I imagined it would
and the bike itself is fast as hell.<br /><br />One thing is bit frustrating
about the bike, namely the fact that it is a one of kind vintage bike
in great condition. Why this is a problem? Because every time I crash (a
couple of times so far) I keep asking myself why I am using such a
lovely bike for this kind of riding. Although I didn't pay very much for
the bike, it is worth a lot more than what I paid for it. That is
why I decided to go sell off the Colnago and try to find something a bit more suitable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the meantime I got my hands on a very nice red anodized ALAN aluminium CX bike, a retro lugged one of course. I have done a hand full of rides on it so far and the flexing front fork really keeps bugging me. That is why I kept looking out for another option and that resulted in a very nice Colnago Master mountainbike that was delivered on my doorstep this week.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It is a second generation wit straight forks, a full Shimano Deore DX groupset and some ITM bits.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-72092856270778438152012-09-29T02:11:00.001-07:002012-09-30T02:44:58.663-07:00Winter bike project, part 3: Roger de Vlaeminck's CX bike<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last weekend I got busy with the paint stripper. First up was the fork. I
left the stuff on overnight, but nothing had happened when I checked
the next day. Two days later still nothing. Thank god for that, because
after I applied the paint stripper, I got a once in a lifetime
opportunity to buy the coolest CX bike I have ever laid eyes on: Roger
de Vlaeminck's custom built Colnago cyclo cross bike.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As
far as I know Colnago only built steel CX bike for professional
cyclists. This frame seems to be based on the Colnago Super. The bike
features a beautifully drilled and pantographed Campagnolo Nuovo Record
parts group, a custom drilled 3TTT stem, Mafac brakes, Mavic Monthlery
rims and a Selle Royal saddle. Aside from the saddle, the whole bike in
great condition. Given its age (the rear derailleur is stamped 'patent
76') I would say that is pretty unique.<br /><br />I plan to keep the bike
as original as possible. Unfortunately the seatpost is too short for me,
so I will be keeping my eyes open for a longer one. The saddle and
pedals will also be replaced. Currently the bike is equipped with
Challenge Grifo XS tubulars. I am going to give the tubulars a try, but I
will probably lace in some clincher rims.</span><br />
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quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-2834887233074286432012-09-20T04:06:00.002-07:002012-09-29T02:08:11.416-07:00Winter bike project, part 2: new frame<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After buying the Columbus MAX bike a while back, it kept bugging me that the frame was only partially built with Columbus MAX tubing. Since a new paint job is going to set me back around $200, I decided I wasn't going to settle for a frame that isn't exactly what I am want. That is why I set out to find a better frame for my winter bike project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A couple of weeks after purchasing the Columbus MAX bike I stumbled across a pretty rare Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra bike on eBay built with Columbus MAX tubing. I placed the winning bid and picked it up somewhere near Liège, Belgium. The silly thing was that, although I had always thought that a true Columbus MAX frame would be my dream frame, seeing it in real life made me realize it was not what I wanted. The oversized and ovalized top tube and seat stays just seemed a bit out of place; way to bulky. Now I know why Merckx started using a different top tube and seat stays on his MX-leader frames.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So again I needed a new frame. For a couple of weeks I thought a (lo-pro) time trial bike would be cool, just to give the discipline a new try during the winter months. This resulted in the purchase of a Litespeed Blade bike, which didn't look as cool in real life as I had hoped either, and in the purchase of 2 pairs of Spinergy REV-X wheels (700c and 650c), for use on a steel lo-pro frame I came across on eBay. In the end I didn't place a bid on the lo-pro frame (just didn't seem practical/comfortable), so I sold off the 650c Spinergy wheels and I also parted out the Litespeed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">On cycling discipline that has always intrigued me is cyclocross. After Googling for steel CX frames, I decided I was going to build myself a steel CX bike. Finding one was a different story though. Frames like the Surly Cross Check can be had pretty cheap, but are generally quite heavy and not very special. There just don't seem to be too many vintage CX bikes around, aside from a couple built with low end Columbus Cromor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Luckily my patience has been rewarded, because last week I was finally able to buy a true vintage high end CX bike for a great price: a Belgian Diamant. The bike was built for a professional rider, but he retired almost immediately after receiving the bike. Hence, the bike looked almost like new. Frame tubing is Ishiwata EX 4130 triple butted steel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new plan is to remove the paint from the frame with paint stripper and to do a bare metal finish, possibly with gun blue. The bike was built up with Shimano 600 7-speed parts, combined with an XT rear derailleur and LX brakes. I will be keeping most of these parts on the bike, aside from the cranks and the wheels. The cranks will be replaced by a compact FSA crankset (for the time being) and for the wheels I plan on going with the 700c Spinergy REV-X's.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-33872935918282609592012-08-24T05:43:00.001-07:002013-01-04T05:45:02.359-08:00Renovo R1 wooden bike project, part 12: Finally finished!<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since the Marmotte GranFondo I have hardly been on the bike, which gave me some time to gradually change some parts on the bike.</span><br />
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the Marmotte I already changed the saddle. The Fizik Arione was giving
my saddle sores, so I took a chance and got myself a Gilles Berthoud
instead. The GB has been great from day one and I can recommend it to
anyone. I can even ride it without my cycling shorts. After the Marmotte
I switched the stem for a Genetic AQ to achieve a relaxed position. I
also switched the U.S.E. seatpost shim for a cheap aluminium one,
because with the U.S.E. shim the seatpost kept slipping. The most
important cosmetic change has been the Whisky fork. The Easton fork had
always been bugging me and with the Whisky I think I've finally found a
fork that looks good with the frame. Other minor changes are the
polished Salsa seatpost clamp, a Ritchey Classic handelbar and I also
removed the decals from the H Plus Son rims.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So.., well,.....eeeh, I guess the bike is finished. Finally!</span><br />
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quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-30607292018462528902012-07-21T04:20:00.004-07:002013-01-04T05:44:21.630-08:00Winter bike project, part 1: the frame<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
I have always had a crappy steel bike (Columbus SLX) to ride through the winter months. It costs me around EUR 200 to put together, so I decided a while back that if I could build another winter bike on the same budget, I would allow myself to build a new winter bike.</div>
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On Monday I came across a cheap second hand vintage steel bike with Columbus MAX tubing. Except for the forks and the top tube that is. I have been intrigued by Columbus MAX tubing and the hype surrounding it
for some time now. I have sold quite a few Merckx MX-leader frames, so
I know what it looks like. Up until now I never took the time nor did I have the money though
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I picked up the bike yesterday near Brussels and took it for a quick spin today. The difference with my Duell SLX frame is really noticeable. The frame is much stiffer, especially near the bottom bracket. The top tube is a little bit on the short side for me, but you can't be picky if you can get a bike at this price.<br />
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I plan to sell off the parts that are currently on the bike (Shimano 600) and build it up with an even cheaper Shimano 105 7-spd groupset with down tube shifters. With the money I will save, I plan to get the frame resprayed in a single color. The chrome is pretty rusty, so I hope that won't be an issue. I am thinking of going for light blue or green. The guy who is going to do the paint job is on a vacation for the next couple of weeks, so I have some time to think about it.</div>
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Since my last update I have done some serious mileage on the Renovo. The
best miles were during the Marmotte GranFondo last weekend. For those
of you who don't know the Marmotte: it involves riding over the Col du
Glandon, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier and the Alpe d'Huez, which
is saying something.<br /><br />Climbs during the Marmotte were pretty
tough, mostly because I did not want to change the original DA crankset
for a compact or triple. That is why I ended up climbing every mountain
on a 39 up front and a 27 in the back. Descending on the other hand was
great. The bike just seems to want to accelelarate all the time, which
led to some tricky situations in a couple of hair pins. Fortunately I
was on aluminium rims, which provided perfect braking performance.<br /><br />Here is a nice picture of me on the bike climbing the Col du Galiber.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span>quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-345793990496518462012-05-31T23:14:00.000-07:002012-05-31T23:14:00.443-07:00Renovo R1 wooden bike project, part 9: shiny stem<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week I could finally pick up the new stem for my bike. I really needed a new one, since the old one was a bit to long for my back. However, because I wanted something special it took a while to get it the way I wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The new stem is a Spin Monolithic titanium stem. I my opinion the stem itself looks great and is just about the cheapest titanium stem available. I was not a fan of the bulky faceplate though and of course it had to be polished to match the look of the other components on the bike.</span><br />
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The bike was featured in the May issue of the Dutch cycling magazine 'Fiets'.<br />
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I have been using the Renovo for a couple of weeks now and I have done
around 500 kilometres on it during that time. First impressions:<br />
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you would have asked me what the best thing about the bike was a week
ago, I would have said the wheels. However, after the
Liege-Bastonge-Liege (LBL) grand fondo last Saturday, I am going to say
it's the frame.<br />
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The wheels have been great in dry weather. They
smooth out just about any bad road surface and braking performance is
equal to that of most carbon wheels. Needles to say the DA hubs run
ridiculously smooth. They do have one down side though, one that I
discovered during LBL. On the day I rode LBL it rained and snowed almost
the whole time. These wet circumstances, combined with sand from the
road getting in my brake pads, made the rims wear extremely fast. The
brake track is currently showing bare wood so I will stop using the
wheels until I hear from Cerchi Ghisallo for a solution for this
problem. <b style="font-weight: normal;">Wooden rims in dry weather or with disc brakes = great
fun and smooth sailing; wooden rims in the wet Belgium Ardennes + sand =
very fast wearing rims</b>.<br />
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The smoothing effect of the
frame does not compare to that of the wooden rims. However, the ride
characteristics of the frame are very similar to those of a modern steel
frames. It is plenty stiff and it absorbs a lot of road vibration. The
best thing however is the way it looks! On the road everybody keeps
asking me if the frame is really wood and people keep taking pictures.</div>
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Giving
the fact that the groupset dates back to 1998 (or 1999) I though
shifting would be much less smooth than I was accustomed to with modern
Shimano, SRAM en Campagnolo groupsets. Fortunately this is not the case.
Shifting performance is great, aside from the fact that I only have 9
cogs to shift. Ergonomics unfortunately have improved over the years.<br />
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On
good thing did come from LBL: the Brooks Swift and I finally became
friends. The first 200-300 kilometres were pretty much a torture, but
during LBL the saddle finally started to break in. If this is a sign of
things to come I just might start to fall in love with this saddle.</div>quality_vintage_bikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14360459846881872067noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3757150882906847540.post-30365196398955007932012-03-27T10:50:00.001-07:002012-03-27T10:50:31.673-07:00Renovo R1 wooden bike project, part 6: saddle bag<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Trying to find a saddle bag for this bike has been pretty tricky. Modern saddle bags simply look silly and a Brooks leather saddle bag looks way too retro.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the end I went for an <a href="http://www.acornbags.com/rollbag.html" target="_blank">Acorn</a> Roll Bag. This American based company makes lovely bags and this one in no exception. It features waxed fabric, leather mounting straps and zippered pockets. It functions <span id="goog_838977384"></span><span id="goog_838977385"></span>and looks great.</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sorry for the crappy pics. I hope to upload some better pics soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will be taking the bike out on its maiden voyage this afternoon, so I will be posting a review of the bike somewhere in the next couple of days.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enjoy!</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here is a (crappy phone) picture of the bike when it was almost finished. I hope you like it!</span></span><br />
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