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  • Retro road bikes
  • martymac
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    i had a cougar, mine actually had a tiny sticker with terry dolans signature on it.
    selling it is probably the biggest regret of my life.

    cynic-al
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    TooTall – Member
    My 1986 Cannondale frame and forks now back in the USA where it was made. Fat alu tubing before Klein made them hip

    Cabnnondale and Klein both started making fraes around the same time.

    Klein patented the use of oversize aluminium tubes in 1977.

    ajantom
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    I think Klein first produced the Quantum in ’86? Not much difference between that and the later models, apart from the internal cable routing.

    plus-one
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    What year are road bikes deemed retro ? I know retrobike is anything pre-97(mtb) I think but what about road bikes ..

    Pre -2000 ?

    jackthedog
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    Still have this pretty little thing tucked away in the lock up. Far from being in daily use though. Probably done less than 100 miles from new.


    Vitus 797 by jackthedog2012, on Flickr

    Thread here for any Vitus fans on the board.

    pondo
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    *Wants retro steel.

    ahwiles
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    plus one – Member

    What year are road bikes deemed retro ? I know retrobike is anything pre-97(mtb) I think but what about road bikes ..

    Pre -2000 ?

    this is only my opinion, but…

    if it’s got those little frame-bosses for down-tube shifters, it can probably be considered ‘retro’..

    if it was made before those frame-bosses were invented, it’s definitely ‘vintage’.

    my dad’s dawes impulse, now in my care, is a ’92. i’m old enough that 1992 still sounds like ‘the future!

    cynic-al
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    Interesting Jacko – your gruoppo and frame are probably 10+ years apart

    redthunder
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    Raleigh Sprint Circa 1984

    Saved from skip 🙂

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/58162507@N07/8572341010/

    [url=https://flic.kr/p/nZyZcx]Raleigh Sprint[/url] by SGMTB, on Flickr

    petrieboy
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    That Vitus is lovely. My pal had one back in the day – I wanted one badly!

    orangeboy
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    What’s that vitus like to ride. I’ve got a frame sat waiting for some time and motivation to build it

    Ro5ey
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    Sorry doing this on my phone and sometimes the img link/insert goes missing.

    Would someone be so kind as to post up the pic of my pride n joy …. ta

    http://imageshack.com/a/img820/6101/lwr8.jpg

    drkpeak
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    Found the same frame at my local tip put to one side the other week, it was metallic light blue, looked immaculate, bloke would’nt let me have it, offered him money (I guess that’s bribery!) – no deal… I hope it went to a good home, love a Vitus.

    drkpeak
    Free Member

    Nice one Ro5ey, I now have bike envy before bedtime!

    drkpeak
    Free Member

    This is my ride, 87 Dave Russell 653, sweet as, ridden all yer round, prefer this to my CAAD10 and that’s pimpin.

    View this post on Instagram

    #vscocam

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    Ro5ey
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    Drkpeak… red bikes go faster! Like the head tube on yours

    Got the img to work… here you go another shot of mine

    mattsccm
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    At the minimum retro surely has to be down tube shifters, 7 speed max freewheel( freehubs can’t be retro), and exposed cables.
    However to me the retro idea is fake old stuff not real old stuff. The new Holdsworths that Planet X are punting are retro. What ever, genuine old and fake are not the same. All road of course.
    MTBS are pre any suspension with rim brakes and quill stems. anything more modern is just getting on a bit.

    woodsman
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    mattsccm
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    Woodsman. Did that come from Coombs in Hereford? They had a beauty like that in there last weekend. How I didn’t get the wallet out I don’t know

    slimjim78
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    I love my 98 Kona Kapu. Love, as in i’m chemically attached to this bike.

    For me, road bikes aesthetically peaked in the late 90’s (love the Quantum’s too), and with the Kapu being steel (853 obviously) the old cliche stands true, it just rides so smooth.

    I could kiss her. I do kiss her.

    tlr
    Full Member

    Built for the recent fantastic l’eroica festival.

    Gearing and pedals are hard work, but it’s very comfy and lovely.

    woodsman
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    mattsccm – no it’s not from Hereford. Glad you like it too! 🙂

    TiRed
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    1993 Bronze fillet brazed Columbus aero Leo RC Shorter team bike with original Zipp 440 rims, Dura Ace 7400 cranks, Ultegra derailleurs and brakes, Cinelli bars and a nice period Flite Ti saddle. Pedals are not period 😉 . Will commute on it tomorrow.

    jackthedog
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    cynic-al – Member
    Interesting Jacko – your gruoppo and frame are probably 10+ years apart

    Was this aimed at me? If so, how so? I’m not at all clued up with road kit.

    orangeboy – Member
    What’s that vitus like to ride. I’ve got a frame sat waiting for some time and motivation to build it

    I’m probably not experienced enough with road bikes to properly comment. It feels pretty serious. It’s not a ‘relaxed’ ride in any way – it comes into its stride when you start going fast. It’s pretty twitchy when you’re ambling along, then you put a bit of power down it flies forward. Before you know it you’re hammering along and everything has started making a lot more sense.

    It’s a bloody lovely thing. I’d ride it more but it’s a little on the small size for me.

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