What's the rarest or most obscure bike in your collection?

[Hilltopperny]

Just wondering what the rarest or most obscure bicycle you have owned or currently own. Mine is a 1981/82 lotus super pro aero. I would love to see what others have with pics preferably.

[Hilltopperny]

Pics of the lotus

[David Tollefson]

My whole stable is an eclectic mix of rare. From two custom Softrides made by TiCycles (one road, one track/SS), a Paul Barkley custom Softride... The most "generic" is a Specialized Rockhopper Sport that I've bastardized with a 29er Salsa fork.

The most rare would be the ones I built for myself. Next would be the Javelin X-frame aero bike, circa probably 1990.

[Mzilliox]

Gilles Berthoud Randonneuse:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/443/20108002480_965f5427cf_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/wCSLzW)Applegate Bridge Berthoud (https://flic.kr/p/wCSLzW) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/468/19566913388_b2af60f873_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/vP4xDE)Berthoud finish (https://flic.kr/p/vP4xDE) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr
So French, so Comfy, so Perfect!:cool:

[echappist]

Scott Plasma 3 TT, with the fabled -17 Shark-tooth flat stem. Scott made these bikes for only one year before changing the livery and the stem. The stem alone resales for $400 used...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-GC49w_onUi4/U7V2AwgN7AI/AAAAAAAADP8/yFuByg-D84M/s800-Ic42/IMG_0005.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tY6pJhInnQc/UoUOmYbRDEI/AAAAAAAADN4/Em8I4Qf8L-U/s800-Ic42/IMAG1277.jpg

[Repack Rider]

I have one of the most collectible bikes on the planet. It is currently on loan to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

My bike is generally referred to in cycling literature as "Breezer #2. (http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/09/24/ib14-breezer-2-we-interview-joe-breeze-about-the-second-mountain-bike-ever-made/)" "Breezer #1" is in the collection of the Smithsonian.

By comparison, my 1983 Ritchey Annapurna is barely collectible.

[thirdgenbird]

Good question. None of them are exceedingly rare, but yet also are not common either.

Tommasini tecno
Yeti arc-x
Singular osprey
Yokota legend (frameset)

None of them are high volume and the tecno is the only one that was in production more than a handful of years.

[wallymann]

colnago carbitubo

http://brown-snout.com/cycling/bikes/colnago_carbitubo_alfa-lum/P6060003.JPG
http://brown-snout.com/cycling/bikes/colnago_carbitubo_alfa-lum/P6060006.JPG

[binouye]

And thanks for sharing it with the world! I saw that bike when it was still in CB, before the move.
I have one of the most collectible bikes on the planet. It is currently on loan to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.


For Hilltopperny, I saw a Lotus super aero in blue locked outside my local food coop when I stopped to pick up something on Monday. Nice bikes, I hadn't seen one in years.

[Waldo]

Peter Johnson from ~1975, the third frame Peter built. If you don't know about Peter, you're missing a lot.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Peter_Johnson.htm

[Mzilliox]

Peter Johnson from ~1975, the third frame Peter built. If you don't know about Peter, you're missing a lot.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Peter_Johnson.htm

good lord brother, that seat cluster, the lugs, the attention to detail, wow. such a clean frame, thanks for sharing.

[jtakeda]

Fillet brazed eisentraut. I've seen a couple before but not with this seat cluster.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=176603

[sparky33]

650b Weigle (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=1613565&postcount=28)

not obscure but not something you see everyday, that is unless you live upstairs from my basement.

[Mzilliox]

650b Weigle (http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=1613565&postcount=28)

not obscure but not something you see everyday, that is unless you live upstairs from my basement.

got any better pics of this beauty, Mr Weigle is my favorite builder!

[crankles]

oh HELL YES! WANT!

colnago carbitubo

http://brown-snout.com/cycling/bikes/colnago_carbitubo_alfa-lum/P6060003.JPG
http://brown-snout.com/cycling/bikes/colnago_carbitubo_alfa-lum/P6060006.JPG

[donevwil]

This is the closest I've got, a '90 Fredy Ruegg.

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[crankles]

his stuff is immaculate. Jan's bike is pretty sweet.Peter Johnson from ~1975, the third frame Peter built. If you don't know about Peter, you're missing a lot.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Peter_Johnson.htm

[Drmojo]

Two Inner Lights (Davis CA builder, Kimo Tanaka) I only see them around Davis. :banana:
First is fixed gear fillet brazed bike painted by Ross Pickett
Second is nickel plated breakaway adventure bike--eyelets for racks, 3 bottle bosses
Last the Moser Laser, scandium, just bought back from Netdewt here on the forum
Pix on request

[d_douglas]

Hmmm, mine aren't really rare.

My Speedvagen is/was one of a kind - it is fillet-brazed. At the time, Sacha said he wouldn't build it that way, then had a change of heart leading up to NAHBS. He built it himself as a show bike, so I guess it's a Vanilla?

I love this bike.


My one and only pair of tubulars (Record 10 silver on Nemesis) were purchased from someone affiliated with Team Vacansoleil who was selling off the team stock, likely as they all transitioned to carbon hoops. I bought them used off a website when living in Switzerland a few years ago.

[RedRider]

Alex Moulton. Mid - 60s original parts...

[gomango]

For now, it is likely my 1980 McLean "Perfect Pleasure."

I waited six years for one of these that fit and it was well worth it.

I have some nice bikes around the house, but this one is a dream ride for me.

I'll post new fotos after a few off season updates....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/albums/72157654326614029

I'm updating bars, brake levers, saddle, tires and water bottle cages to suit my riding style/preference.

BTW This bike has excellent road manners!

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/456/18744334570_9e9a38b333_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uynBCf)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/uynBCf) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/395/18744375588_28366a6c73_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uynPPs)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/uynPPs) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/295/18932014365_8705153281_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uQXwhM)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/uQXwhM) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/309/18744348270_3661f08b05_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/uynFGs)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/uynFGs) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

In addition, I have a 1967 Jo Routens I purchased last weekend from a family friend/in-law connection in Alsace-Lorraine.

I hope to pick it up in person next June. :)

No fotos till it's in my hands. :)

[bfd]

Peter Johnson from ~1975, the third frame Peter built. If you don't know about Peter, you're missing a lot.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA/Peter_Johnson.htm

Peter Johnson's frames are super clean.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/USA/Peter_Johnson/70s_track/photos/photo7.jpg


Reminds me of Mark DiNucci's work!

http://redkiteprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9963-770x770.jpg

Or Dave Kirk!

http://kirkframeworks.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1495.jpg

Does anyone know if Peter is still building?

[R3awak3n]

1990 J.P. Weigle Road

http://i62.tinypic.com/34j7gol.jpg

I don't see a lot of Weigles out there and took me a while to find one so to me, its rare. Its also my favorite of my "collection"

[pdmtong]

I had a Trek Lime that i picked up on CL to run the dog around the 'hood. Since it was designed for people who don't ride bikes, It was a PITA for someone who does ride bikes. Replaced it with a belt drive Trek District. much nicer.
https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ8C082M7Vsb3KN_RS1octChumqs7F2T nwwG-bZxDI2UZVJJhLKew

[PeregrineA1]

1975 Wizard. It is now assembled, less brakes and cables. Still polishing brake levers and looking for acceptable cable housing.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gjFG0TQK6QJDANeHd8avs6igLRnjyJMHaT9862efAKq8s_0nTZ 5cAfTZEfeHX2xhvsvJJ4E7n9hwff-2tb3tEga1P7uuu8zZQNtkcbJSiUAsp8DkPPIburzKbWWTOiE3L 0hYvpXRGtt3-L0I1ur0GUsAk4ktBcAPhwtpaoYb-615zLCM0zZKelayuyzemvLzxW27Ppfoj6LBhQ9SSlI4yMLaoiZ kmbNp46DzQiwcLa4k9_IzAqWfS_0v2cKSmH0ojqWHtq3eEuF02 dlOGaaV1SK2LoSutbJzvwTdy5qHS21x2UQF3jEgIPaUcABWLcH nVg3PVfTQbQokV3J4a5VCcgjGX-2II1Liy1b2jcbEj7kh5XZ-Bad7py0HTW1ezpHrURiM-xBMf_Z60G6y07Vt6A48cT3erB4S4MSBvLtNtfN5QLJp6CvfMoH uVk25mhkbCq6Ov13xnScMocFjuhpsNDXyURm3K40T21l-PvXqtPB0vzjHiOhJhuIzydAhn8JEJQCZl3b7Tw4QRhnbwTHXQE rhFJKp11q41b49KOJZxoKBLYmvGpRawPaVVlqR258P1MK6=w13 06-h979-no

Not near as rare, a nice rider non-the-less, 1991 Ed Litton
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/7TSmmG1-5kDTxDgmVQGb2v1ABmjjAAGo_cI8MYkFpprgJJ-az_tjQ3Zs0cASh5Kz_KmSjpVzW-YoeLBQsCyb4WmS-WJe_hnXyv0ZbCSegteUBAVfJytbUpmQq6OWkg_jzJ2S6D5vnmx o3w-TMDGEWLgKLdth0ZI1Si5J5C3OrfWjGJ3bgmGDXxsksiBj1KVoR UNS9RAWxU6H99im138W-5mi_FkafI8a8fXkQibSbAGsKGqBocquXaGLNH3BmOyPHp6mtzq 94roP5aEiRK5jh1doiG8XbgP8BcMGOgMcRf9Co8Mwdpy3PDnXB 06L__MLrA_ot0sBV8IByNkQrlZVWq_47AhFh1kF6JCqIzUAjXs UryZcWjWrH6M2dTYN01vLK2WGI8IJku9INumImdS8YZT68l6xr olDjlkWaJ-RdDsoPRsDTCztSKb6ML6TA22IaQnYipkEwc63XjvvHMtgIMMI0 4StMr9--KlODU-wLbvV4gB6T5JbjYJqwi49mRffhpPsdIHGx58MHngNzYphkuVx5 Cqi4cq_KWm41sbBbFp4jUmYhCkUR9SXa-qyCrObtoAG=w1469-h979-no

1989 Landshark Dirtshark
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IPf5DV5JfFgmocurbB6jMksSSjHJY1Iblc7TCUeqcoB9bpRU9J wIUOGStZY2eEcbPtFiLWb-2IF4V4MIkjwAMog4qIzQ8bW8qkspts4r8zmusKR7w2hDUt1kjM p9MHifcBWcM9VTK-BiXOfUmmU2rOY3vH22yd_GKJGNx-KLay9OjKTkC2gTnsL6UCWHjjBRy1GARF8GEQeTEn0s93LmT6at v4py0DuuVch7VTTrP-KWkOOddg71msObRChze2LVCQTHV-huDuT8WqMbxewYTvfL8o5q9tPrMqhDGRvonQrjvV2r2qlhMKUy kyEp4-NYO6DLBRRLkSU9tpVa9QI5b0P-xVFs5vO0C-k0GqdmxX9EUNPCviDJgM8ntviq3_QykjQrxtgqGnnRykAYwfnq bBE8KMwWglQdXs_pq4bpLr_t9FCnW8vdCGkitt5iBdjRBkFav5 XHC8K5RSduNtuQsr2ZX_ekUOZH0T6QUYQbftCznf8qbL5R1yCr YyT2k-zQ_GSFyb1Lgk9obXrTz339Ep2DLmLf7SRvgRBzyIrmwwer-Fs3KUwy2kUj0aAFBEzXn7Fg=w1469-h979-no

and in the project que, a 1985 Hujsak
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Wrx5bE7exfCpOfeIGq_5psBjIpVcPbD16Y7WXu76oYJAov48fA jhYk4cZuLmtghhZNGa3Iq6lbCs52vjLPXiSEDSyrFJ6V50w8NH VRkNyC9BujRZnwhf-PdSpqSCSiX9hSxxBWvdwMzOtb14gt3g_zuGvPuPIbx5BjsSqRE Te0fccL6grzl--db7B8GMhAbAZNpNiVbJar6bGfL-QCjbD3f9ES6HPlVp6Hmmw-mZOWs1UTyLQCSToIoGPg5pbMItacu_Q_nJT6rll3EJj8xutmY5 eS2vtBiZ3fevuXB2_oTIwrCu64GHrISa9sp-3rhL_NVvjw6A3MIqLrCP1wcXxQeTMfFCLYBfItwoeTN_Tk0fpM 7yDx82IytCskjqkM7GJYcEPE4TEagRuZbRO7w7hGtn5IKiphjl jQRFz29cRCdOyonlAQ0OlphdzJkUk2ybddwEUM6kubg5MxmPwA IRSmuy-muWzLrlWp1SWRRG9gUMs3aHanWJ7UnJZe3LQT4mPZuWmhuSyhn LufJ34LXsQ_JVnmOLdr46MNBbhaTFKfRU3cme4u2N-lCH2doCZNuCbrNe=w1306-h979-no

[martl]

this construction site:

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/lr/sa/lrsalt60osh2/large_IMG_1502_.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/360405)

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_030.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118928)http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_023.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118926)

[gomango]

Peter Johnson's frames are super clean.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/images/USA/Peter_Johnson/70s_track/photos/photo7.jpg


Reminds me of Mark DiNucci's work!

http://redkiteprayer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_9963-770x770.jpg

Or Dave Kirk!

http://kirkframeworks.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_1495.jpg

Does anyone know if Peter is still building?

Or Chris Kvale for that matter.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7615/16744804352_f58ae3c115_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rvFuXj)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/rvFuXj) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7283/16744696201_85a5067584_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rvEWND)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/rvEWND) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8163/7330356832_19b86ef177_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/caKZGC)DSCN3770 (https://flic.kr/p/caKZGC) by gomango1849 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/36270004@N06/), on Flickr

Peter Johnson is not currently building.

[cdn_bacon]

[QUOTE=martl;1879055]this construction site:

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/lr/sa/lrsalt60osh2/large_IMG_1502_.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/360405)

whoa my..... :eek: that is amazing.

[d_douglas]

+1 - incredible. The saddle looks like my son's potty! Does it collect fluids?

[martl]

+1 - incredible. The saddle looks like my son's potty! Does it collect fluids?

some drainage holes in it, thanks for asking. It actually isn't a saddle, just the fairing. Still trying to figure out how to fit it to the Turbomatic and both to the post. On the other hand, the handlebars have enough volume to hold a couple of diapers.

Another entry, both for the "rare/obscure" and "immaculate lugwork" categories

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/large/Casati3-2458_1242323747.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/104190)

1995 Mike Appel

[gaucho753]

'73 Speedwell Titalite

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9238_zps57d74415.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9240_zpsb7dfe3bb.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9227_zps118375ec.jpg

[Nooch]

nothing too crazy, but my Serotta Pronto counts as pretty rare, I'd say..

[jet sanchez]

I found one of Olaf Ludwig's old Telekom racing rigs from the 1995 season.

It was on the Belgian Craiglist, I didn't even know it was a former team bike until it was in my hot little hands :D

http://i.imgur.com/jicI7as.jpg

[jtakeda]

Totally forgot I had this once upon a time.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/57329557@N05/9639990390/

[jeffwidman]

I have one of the most collectible bikes on the planet. It is currently on loan to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

My bike is generally referred to in cycling literature as "Breezer #2. (http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/09/24/ib14-breezer-2-we-interview-joe-breeze-about-the-second-mountain-bike-ever-made/)" "Breezer #1" is in the collection of the Smithsonian.


That's amazing.

[bicycletricycle]

best ugliest award.

this construction site:

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/lr/sa/lrsalt60osh2/large_IMG_1502_.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/360405)

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_030.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118928)http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_023.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118926)

[Veloo]

I'd love to hear the story on how you got this.
I got that lumbar support from Nashbar years ago to go with my 1st generation Turbomatic. Never used it and sold it many years later.

Was it 1994 that Marie rode that in the Tour? I think the bars are called Manta?


this construction site:

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/lr/sa/lrsalt60osh2/large_IMG_1502_.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/360405)

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_030.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118928)http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_023.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118926)

[gone]

This is the rarest one I own. Nagasawa doesn't build a whole hell of a lot of road bikes anyway and to find one in 60cm is pretty near impossible:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/ghsmith54/My%20Fleet%20of%20Bikes/700203_ghs_0007.jpg

[nicrump]

my '49 Fossati. not my garage door though.

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2_326-1024x658.jpg

[martl]

best ugliest award.

I agree, but authentic and quite unique

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/AGye0.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/119232)

I'd love to hear the story on how you got this.

embarrasingly simple. Ebay auction from a guy in switzerland with apparently good sources. Was frame only, and not very expensive. Other team Maxisports have been sighted at same place.

I got that lumbar support from Nashbar years ago to go with my 1st generation Turbomatic. Never used it and sold it many years later.

Was it 1994 that Marie rode that in the Tour? I think the bars are called Manta?
Yep, Mantas. The stickers are missing, but these bars are so hard to find i took these. Front wheel needs to be a 4-spoke Corima, too..

The Maxisports was used 1992 - frame # says 1 92. "MT" for "Marie, Thierry"
http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/img/photos/2/0/9/0/_/medium/MaxiSports_032.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118929)

Footage of the 1992 prologue: https://youtu.be/6SGDtXAHM_8?t=36m21s

Marie seems to have loved that setup.


http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff177/Tempelritter/cyclisme1991_bonus-marie-tt.jpg

[exapkib]

Not rare or collectible like some of the gems in this thread, but I've yet to come across another one on the road, so . . .

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/1zaxxon/IMG_7085_zps04v8diyc.jpg (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/1zaxxon/media/IMG_7085_zps04v8diyc.jpg.html)

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/1zaxxon/IMG_7075_zpsrr2rwqqf.jpg (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/1zaxxon/media/IMG_7075_zpsrr2rwqqf.jpg.html)

http://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o641/1zaxxon/IMG_7062_zps0zwvh47g.jpg (http://s1336.photobucket.com/user/1zaxxon/media/IMG_7062_zps0zwvh47g.jpg.html)

[jr59]

I have a Berthound very much like Mzilliox, and a touring one as well.

I can't remember how to repost my poor pics.

Sorry

[msl819]

The rarest bike in my collection is an 89 Specialized Rock Combo. Supposedly on 500 made. Finally found one in 22". It is actually a really great bike. Not expensive or highly sought after but I really enjoy mine. It is currently built as a 26" city cruiser. I have an idea to build a 650b drop bar rig out of it. One day I guess.

Although I have an 89 steel Landshark (61cm) that may be rare, not sure.

[SPOKE]

'73 Speedwell Titalite

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9238_zps57d74415.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9240_zpsb7dfe3bb.jpg

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ron%20Kit%20Titanium/Speedwell%20Ron%20Kit%20-%20Restored/IMG_9227_zps118375ec.jpg

Cool!....I'd like to add one of these to my fleet. It'd really like to have the chance to compare the ride quality to my Teledyne....👍

[msl819]

Is this one of the original three that Ritchey welded up for Breeze and Fisher?

I have one of the most collectible bikes on the planet. It is currently on loan to the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame.

My bike is generally referred to in cycling literature as "Breezer #2. (http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/09/24/ib14-breezer-2-we-interview-joe-breeze-about-the-second-mountain-bike-ever-made/)" "Breezer #1" is in the collection of the Smithsonian.

By comparison, my 1983 Ritchey Annapurna is barely collectible.

[SPOKE]

Back around 2003/2004 when Ben Serotta decided to move more into the carbon realm he offered 150 Founder's Edition Bicycles. For an up front payment of $6k you could have Serotta build you any bike in their lineup with any standard available build kit including nearly any choice of wheels. This also included a visit to the factory for a custom fitting, Founder's jersey a very nice hotel stay and dinner with a few folks from the factory as well as a couple cycling icons. (I actually sat beside Ron Keifel at dinner one evening). You could also opt to wait on the release of their newest development......Ottrott. Well me and my pal Serotta Pete took this deal! We both waited for the Ottrott's. I got lucky #13 and I think Pete got #3. I requested that everyone that hand in building my frame sign the top tube for quality control😜. Interesting thing about this deal is only 16 Founder's Edition bikes were sold....one customer ordered 2

[ofcounsel]

This is the only "rare" bike I own. It's a 2013 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Evo 29er, Troy Lee Edition. The only thing "rare" about this bike is the paint job. 100 of these frame sets were released. It's hard to tell from this photo, but the metal flake paint is super, super sparkly.

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s81/ofcounsel/50491d48-fde0-44ca-8a28-635418d56587_zpsi9v3b4zn.jpg

[Grumbs]

Lugged Chris Chance, I think from the late 70s.

[nalax]

OS Black Buck mtb frame designed by Fred Slate of WTB. Only six were made.

[nesteel]

Closest I've got to a "rare" bike:
http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt33/jangus_photos/Bike%20pics/IMG_20151127_173353197_zpscvhol6wj.jpg (http://s595.photobucket.com/user/jangus_photos/media/Bike%20pics/IMG_20151127_173353197_zpscvhol6wj.jpg.html)
'80 or early '81 Merckx Professional. New paint, waiting for me to build it.

[Repack Rider]

Is this one of the original three that Ritchey welded up for Breeze and Fisher?

Your sequence is off. In 1977 I finally talked Joe Breeze into building me a special bike, a fat-tire frame for off-road, but built to the quality of a European race bike like my Colnago. When word got out that Joe was building a bike for me, others got in line, and he took 8 more orders.

Joe kept the first for himself, Breezer #1, now in the Smithsonian. I took delivery of mine in early 1978. Mine is on display at the Marin Museum of Bicycling, where Joe is the curator.

A year later in the spring of 1979 Tom Ritchey built three bikes at Gary's request. His design was influenced by Joe showing Tom the bikes he had built for me and 8 others. Tom had also taken part in a Repack downhill race in January of 1979, his introduction to this new direction in bicycling.

It's all in my book, see tag line.

[krhea]

Colnago Arabesque, produced in '83-'84 in unknown but very limited numbers

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010033.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010033.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010018.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010018.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010019.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010019.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010027.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Colnago%20Arabesque/P1010027.jpg.html)


One of two prototype Klein mtb. Not being a mtb guy nor following it closely all I remember is that the rear suspension as well as the internals of the front shock were prototype. I purchased from a guy I hired directly from Trek/Klein way back in the day, maybe 12yrs ago. Each time I've ridden it around mtb geeks they go crazy over the bike and I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about, then they laugh and say, "typical roadie". Oh well. I know it's cool and that's good enough for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Klein%20mtn%20bike/P1010028-3.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Klein%20mtn%20bike/P1010028-3.jpg.html)

Original Schwinn Paramount in one of the toughest colors, violet, to find especially in near mint condition.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/P1010002-1.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Bikes/P1010002-1.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0154.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/KRhea/media/Bikes/IMG_0154.jpg.html)

[ultraman6970]

My rarest was sold a few months ago, is in the east coast right now.

[8aaron8]

This is as close to rare for me, De Rosa pista from the mid 70's
https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5758/22025948903_9b66326309_b.jpg

[El Chaba]

This is as close to rare for me, De Rosa pista from the mid 70's


DeRosas from anytime before the mid 1980's are fare scarcer than most would assume. DeRosa's fame was on the same level as that of Colnago and Pinarello, but his production was MUCH smaller....and the pistas were just a small part of the total production. I've seen one non investment cast lug pista deRosa in my lifetime....

[blilrat]

50s Bianchi 3 speed - There are probably 1000s of these in Europe, but I've never seen one here in the States. It usually wears a rack and some panniers as my grocery getter.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8386/8608339228_4b156fd0e0_c.jpg

[azrider]

Colnago Arabesque, produced in '83-'84 in unknown but very limited numbers


Original Schwinn Paramount in one of the toughest colors, violet, to find especially in near mint condition.

Wow....good stuff

[sloar]

Mid 1890's

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m615/sloar1070/wood1_zps1ui1w7nv.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/sloar1070/media/wood1_zps1ui1w7nv.jpg.html)


http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m615/sloar1070/wood%202_zpsfhxjxxef.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/sloar1070/media/wood%202_zpsfhxjxxef.jpg.html)


http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m615/sloar1070/wood3_zpstcgbq8cx.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/sloar1070/media/wood3_zpstcgbq8cx.jpg.html)

[Waldo]

This is the rarest one I own. Nagasawa doesn't build a whole hell of a lot of road bikes anyway and to find one in 60cm is pretty near impossible:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p170/ghsmith54/My%20Fleet%20of%20Bikes/700203_ghs_0007.jpg

I just happen to have one in the same size..... :-)

[dolface]

1978 Shimano Team Issue Nagaswa built up with a Shimano 10 pitch group, I think there were only about 10 of these made

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dolface/albums/72157594233420341/with/212809650/

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/64/212809650_4d0fd09174_o.jpg

[Dead Man]

Mid 1890's

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m615/sloar1070/wood1_zps1ui1w7nv.jpg (http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/sloar1070/media/wood1_zps1ui1w7nv.jpg.html)

It's pretty crazy how little things have changed in over a hundred years. Clean that puppy up and 90% of people wouldn't even take a second look at it, riding down the MUP.

[Shoeman]

Rare in the fact that their not many of these left. Serial # bs256. Early to Mid Seventies, I never could find out exactly when it was made.
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/262e8cdb-1090-4693-8df8-bcff3f4969f6.jpghttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/30447726-ce6f-42ec-a9ea-49e817623112.jpghttp://http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/30447726-ce6f-42ec-a9ea-49e817623112.jpghttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/8cd0c3ed-f176-493c-a3aa-39bbb3559150.jpghttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/59f8e3c0-eeb7-4a30-8194-61d2907c0a27.jpghttp://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/38772c38-ecc1-457f-8ccd-7e3e50476cc3.jpg

[harlond]

I have a Serotta Atlanta Concept that was built for use by the Ukrainian National Team in the Tour DuPont. It's a precursor to the Atlanta model that came out in 1996 I think. Dave Kirk probably built it and the serial number says it's No. 004. Don't know how notable it is, but the particular model is rare and it rides nice. There's a thread on it in the Custom section.

[Tandem Rider]

1974 Zeus Professional, I sold it new from the bike shop I worked at, later the gal that bought it decided racing wasn't for her, I bought it from her. It's all original except for the clips and straps, the rims and spokes, and chain. The new rims have never even had tires glued on. Original pump, saddle, 5 speed 14-22 freewheel, Zeus 2000 centerpull brakes etc. Durifort tubing. The cellphone pic was with different wheels after a ride, yes I do occasionally ride it.

[Elefantino]

Rare in the fact that their not many of these left. Serial # bs256. Early to Mid Seventies, I never could find out exactly when it was made.
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/262e8cdb-1090-4693-8df8-bcff3f4969f6.jpg
Build up that bad boy, pronto! :banana:

[Shoeman]

Build up that bad boy, pronto! :banana:
It has been repurpused as thee Around The Hood Single Speed.http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/edbac01b-ec4d-41df-9803-38e727ef4f73.jpg

[Llewellyn]

My Llewellyn is pretty obscure in that I have only ever seen three others, one in Melbourne and two here in Perth, and one of those I've seen on two separate occasions. I rather like the exclusivity to be honest :banana:

[jvp]

2 Mcleans, a perfect pleasure
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xft1/v/t1.0-9/11017017_10204701594121598_2903491845531935451_n.j pg?oh=8c2c6e63aaf23a73ee12fd66c5b8b648&oe=571EA633

and a racing, both 1980
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/10958732_10203716178166815_4681588078575333430_n.j pg?oh=6957f25674dd8a11b91a56b19e340dc6&oe=56DD7BD4

and a 1974 raleigh track
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/404546_2437227931931_1784758897_n.jpg?oh=70ac89630 6940c834128d6d7b9157456&oe=5720D16D

[Waldo]

My Llewellyn is pretty obscure in that I have only ever seen three others, one in Melbourne and two here in Perth, and one of those I've seen on two separate occasions. I rather like the exclusivity to be honest :banana:

There's one in my garage and avatar.

[Llewellyn]

There's one in my garage and avatar.

Aaaahhhhhh, but are you in Australia??? I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Best money I've ever spent on cycling.

I also have my wife's old Ricardo from back in the days when even mass-produced bikes used to have lugged steel frames. There used be thousands and thousands, but not many around these days.

[jtakeda]

Just realized my pic from before didnt work.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/9639990390_3919674148_b.jpg

[rwsaunders]

...

[rwsaunders]

http://i.imgur.com/wNZ3txEl.jpg

Great thread? Not rare compared to a lot of the bikes posted here, but the holy grail for me...1989 JP Weigle.

[sevencyclist]

Probably the rarest around out of my three everyday bikes.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3667/14128731019_ac3f02bbb6_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/nwvruF)2014-05-31 10.39.11 (https://flic.kr/p/nwvruF) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

[pdmtong]

[QUOTE=sevencyclist;1879796]Probably the rarest around out of my three everyday bikes.[QUOTE]
yo! post up a pic of the JPW in mustache bar configuration so folks can appreciate that too. I've seen both and yes, rare, coveted, mind-blowing. No other way to say it than absolutely perfect.

[pdmtong]

Probably the rarest around out of my three everyday bikes
yo! post up a pic of the JPW in mustache bar configuration so folks can appreciate that too. I've seen both and yes, rare, coveted, mind-blowing. No other way to say it than absolutely perfect

[8aaron8]

DeRosas from anytime before the mid 1980's are fare scarcer than most would assume. DeRosa's fame was on the same level as that of Colnago and Pinarello, but his production was MUCH smaller....and the pistas were just a small part of the total production. I've seen one non investment cast lug pista deRosa in my lifetime....

I guess this makes two:banana: Maybe I down played the rareness of this frame;)

[sevencyclist]

yo! post up a pic of the JPW in mustache bar configuration so folks can appreciate that too. I've seen both and yes, rare, coveted, mind-blowing. No other way to say it than absolutely perfect

Here is the bike in the more upright set up for commuting. Comfortable even when I wear a messenger bag with computer over my shoulder.

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5800/21912530789_61a822c1d1_h.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/zokrYZ)2015-10-11 10.43.37 (https://flic.kr/p/zokrYZ) by sevencyclist (https://www.flickr.com/photos/38629387@N08/), on Flickr

[weisan]

so cool seven pal. My Bianchi commuter was set up very similarly, it went through a 650b conversion.

[Waldo]

Aaaahhhhhh, but are you in Australia??? I hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy mine. Best money I've ever spent on cycling.

I also have my wife's old Ricardo from back in the days when even mass-produced bikes used to have lugged steel frames. There used be thousands and thousands, but not many around these days.

In California, so almost Australia, and I love my Dazza.

[weisan]

Not high zoot or anything, bought for a couple of hundred dollars, but haven't seen that many around...the helix sort of pattern on the tubes...not sure what you call that.

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike11.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike7.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike4.jpg

[jzisk]

I have one of Alexi Grewal's training frames, built by Chuck Coleman, the prototype for the curved seat tube-- hanging on a wall.

[jzisk]

Serotta-- earlier than the downtube decals; earlier than the Club Special moniker; simply a custom Serotta. Ben says approx 1975

[numbskull]

1974 Zeus Professional.......... It's all original except for the clips and straps, the rims and spokes, and chain......... yes I do occasionally ride it.

Very cool.

[rockclimberalex]

Caddx with a fatty headshock

[Flying Pigeon]

My "rare" bike is a '73 De Rosa strada.. a little earlier than the track bike with the heart cutouts in the lugs. I have sold lots of vintage bikes over the years but this one is so special it is a keeper. :beer:

[CSTRider]

Here are my rare and obscure - a somewhat rare Serotta Colorado Soft Tail (CST) mountain bike, and an 1860's vintage Boneshaker.

[Spannerman]

You don't see too many bikes made by Harry Rensch.

[numbskull]

Uncommon more so than rare. 1960's vintage.

[velomateo]

It has been repurpused as thee Around The Hood Single Speed.http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/Shoeman_01/edbac01b-ec4d-41df-9803-38e727ef4f73.jpg

I really dig this. Great job.

[velomateo]

I"ll continue to over post my ex-Saturn Team bike, that I'm just nuts about. I just can't ride this one enough.

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff297/velomateo/Saturn%20GT%20team%20bike/6A45700E-13D8-4317-AC14-47D8D4FCFA09_zps2w39cbkh.jpg (http://s238.photobucket.com/user/velomateo/media/Saturn%20GT%20team%20bike/6A45700E-13D8-4317-AC14-47D8D4FCFA09_zps2w39cbkh.jpg.html)

[jeffreyt]

My bike isn't old, but it is the first one ever made. It's the 1st Tony Pereira Oregon Manifest bike show winner. Tony has made one other since than, and now makes a line of similar Breadwinner bikes, but mine will always be the first.

Jeff

PS. it's now for sale if anyone want it.

[Matthew]

That Serotta CST mountain bike is so cool! I had T-Max back in the day from Serotta that rode like a dream. My first real serious MTB from around 1991. Wish I would have kept it. Onyx to Magenta fade paint with full Shimano XT. Columbus steel tubing, man I loved that bike. Your CST is awesome!! Matt

[CSTRider]

That Serotta CST mountain bike is so cool! I had T-Max back in the day from Serotta that rode like a dream. My first real serious MTB from around 1991. Wish I would have kept it. Onyx to Magenta fade paint with full Shimano XT. Columbus steel tubing, man I loved that bike. Your CST is awesome!! Matt

Serotta did know how to build a mountain bike. Mine is a model year 2000, and i don't think more than about 200 were ever made. It was built for an 80mm front shock with a pretty aggressive head tube angle (71 degrees?) by today's standards, but i'm running a Reba 90-120 which helps on descents. Since the Stratos rear shock is integral to the frame I picked up a spare, but the original is holding up so far. I haven't been using it on technical trail as much since i got a Remedy (150mm travel), but there are some long front range routes with mixed trail, dirt, gravel that it's just perfect for.

[northbend]

This is the most unusual and rare bike I own. 1937 Hobbs
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/P1080137_zpsxqavs9xg.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/northbend/media/P1080137_zpsxqavs9xg.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/P1080140_zps266ifqok.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/northbend/media/P1080140_zps266ifqok.jpg.html)

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/P1080139_zpsojsawtrf.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/northbend/media/P1080139_zpsojsawtrf.jpg.html)
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/P1080138_zps398dhx80.jpg (http://s271.photobucket.com/user/northbend/media/P1080138_zps398dhx80.jpg.html)

[mg2ride]

My Aegis Aro Svelte isn't quite obscure yet but it is getting there.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/610/23251953334_92290d6393_b.jpg

What makes mine more obscure is that I have replacement drop out that allow me to run it with 130 mm vertical drops for gears or 120mm horizontal rear facing drops for a track configuration.
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/766/23251955334_abdb18aa8a_b.jpg


https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5642/23797639931_06f1e499c0_b.jpg

[CampyorBust]

I like to think of it as fairly rare maybe not obscure. My Somec Air 2001. Like a total space cadet I forgot about the Somec panto stem I had on my ebay watch list and missed out on the stem I have waited for years. :crap:

[weisan]

http://alicehui.com/BF/img/IMG_7366.jpg

[okayku]

I would love to see pics of your Innerlight. I have a fixed gear Innerlight that I bought from a friend in the East Bay whom it was made for a few years ago. I haven't seen another one yet!

Two Inner Lights (Davis CA builder, Kimo Tanaka) I only see them around Davis. :banana:
First is fixed gear fillet brazed bike painted by Ross Pickett
Second is nickel plated breakaway adventure bike--eyelets for racks, 3 bottle bosses
Last the Moser Laser, scandium, just bought back from Netdewt here on the forum
Pix on request

[bjf]

1960s Condor of Switzerland (not the British Condor company). Inch pitch drivetrain, wood rims. Repainted because it had a rattlecan job when I got it in the mid 70s, but I did ride it for training.

[ultraman6970]

Awesome.

[pinkshogun]

i guess its my 1954 Jaguar. Schwinns' only multi-speed balloon tire (26"/559) they ever made (1954/55) before the Jag became the more common middle weight.....and of course its got steel rim brakes

[Spaghetti Legs]

Nice thread dredge! Very cool bikes here.

This is my Gion Italia. Pelizzoli built, I’m told less than 150 made with this marque. Dedalo steel tubing sticker, later morphed to Dedacciai.

[C40_guy]

Colnago Master CX

1 of 1 made, as far as I know. Colnago has built only a handful of steel cyclocross bikes over the years, starting with one in the '70s for Roger de Vlaeminck. Luca Bramati raced on lugless steel Colnago 'cross and mountain bikes in the mid '90s.

Bert Hiemstra raced on one in 1998-1999 for Rabobank, also lugless.

Mine is the only lugged Master I've been able to find (and I've done some research and documented it on Wikipedia).

It has no serial number so laura @ colnago was unable to help with any details. I should probably reach out to Alex @ Colnago (on the FB group) to see if he remembers anything about a single yellow bike that was built 15 years ago. Yea, right!

This bike came with Shimano equipment and a painted steel unicrown fork. I did some minor updating. :) It's one of my favorite bikes to ride...fits me amazingly well and is a joy on the trails. I don't race it.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697951201&d=1513260436

[palincss]

Alex Moulton. Mid - 60s original parts...

The AM spaceframe Moulton (like yours) was first proced in 1983. The 1960s F frame Moulton looks like this:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moulton_Standard.jpg/275px-Moulton_Standard.jpg

[charliedid]

i guess its my 1954 Jaguar. Schwinns' only multi-speed balloon tire (26"/559) they ever made (1954/55) before the Jag became the more common middle weight.....and of course its got steel rim brakes

Man, you have quite the collection of Schwinns.

Nice

[NHAero]

Agree. I had one in college (early 1970s) and it drove me nutz because the rear fork displaced under load and yielded, so when looked at from the rear, the rear wheel tilted. I eventually sold it to my engineering master's thesis advisor, David Gordon Wilson, who had quite a collection.

The AM spaceframe Moulton (like yours) was first proced in 1983. The 1960s F frame Moulton looks like this:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moulton_Standard.jpg/275px-Moulton_Standard.jpg

[KJMUNC]

Ok I'll play.....have posted all of these individually here before, just not in this thread.

I chose each because they're unique and specific in their own way. Ultimately the Cipo and Boonen bikes are probably the rarest given their personal history/status in the sport.

Clockwise from upper left:

Mario Cipollini's custom Bianchi FG Lite. Stamped "MC" in BB shell. Crazy geo that only Mario could dream up: 58cm TT, 16cm HT, 73deg angles front rear and just begs for a 140+ stem to make it fit right. As raced in Doha/Qatar. His only year with Liquigas and have never seen another although I'm sure a couple exist.

Axel Merckx's custom Team SC. Made by the father for the son....and one of the most iconic paint jobs ever. Custom geo for Axel. Only Axel bike I've ever seen in this scheme with the number hanger.

Sean Yates's Merckx MX Leader: Made for Sean but he didn't like the MXL that much and preferred to race on the Litespeed Ti bikes they started using that season. Verified with factory build sheet as 1 of 2 made for him, so still pretty rare.

Tom Boonen's Merckx EMX-5: custom geo for Tom that wound up then being incorporated into a revised standard offering a couple years later (lower HT, longer TT). He only rode this version briefly before switching to the Belgian National Champ color scheme (Tom has offered to sell this one to me as well); this frame was used in Qatar/Oman and then was his home training bike for the season. 1 of 2 known in this color (other is the bike he rode to 2nd at PR behind Cancellara and is a museum in Belgium)

Gregory Rast's Trek Domane Classics - Apparently his backup for Roubaix as it still has the top tube cobble map detailing all the sectors. Unique model, only a handful made for the Leopard Trek PR squad that year. Believed to be 1 of 2, other is at Trek HQ on display as his actual PR bike.

[Dave B]

I guess most obscure would be my SEVEN Diamas. It was a NOS frameset and headset. Carbon to bass boat red flake, kind of different. I know not everyone likes the bike, but it is obscure.

I have never seen one in the flesh until I bought mine. So, I have that going for me.

[NHAero]

1988, made for a Keirin racer to train on the road (designed to have brakes.) Repainted as original by Circle A in 2014. Running Phil Wood fixed/fixed hub with fixed one side, singlespeed the other. Sugino crankset on Hatta BB, HAtta HS, Ultegra brake calipers with Dura Ace levers, Nitto stem.

[jtbadge]

Either
A: Thrive Cycles fillet brazed canti allroad, from a very talented builder who only sold a few dozen frames and only one with canti studs

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48964250172_e0f554d88d_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2hANzFS)

or
B: this one-off neon splatter paint scheme Milwaukee Bicycle Co. road frame I just picked up - only seems to be a handful of these in any guise around the internet, and this was a special one-off for a fixie blogger turned influencer

http://benscycle.blogspot.com/2011/03/prollys-mbc-road-frame.html

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hRU5lGjyNro/TX-T5vXFicI/AAAAAAAAADs/1uZ2cq4xjEk/s1600/MKE-02.jpg

[Spdntrxi]

1986 Look KG86. Mavic SSC equipped... to many Campy versions so I went the French route.

[Peter B]

This.

[Spaghetti Legs]

^^^^

Disqualified - that's a trike!

I'd still like to hear a story about it though.

[Peter B]

^^^^

Disqualified - that's a trike!

I'd still like to hear a story about it though.

Acquired from the wife of a good friend after he passed. Appears to be an 1880's vintage velocipede tricycle. My best guess is it was stored in a barn that collapsed onto it and was subsequently rescued.

[oliver1850]

I have Alexi Grewal's and Alex Stieda's Coors Light Serotta Softride beam bikes. Grewal's is built up, Steida's is just a frame. Couldn't find any pics, must be on an old computer.

After sending the Stieda frame to Dave Kirk for repair later in 2020, Dave came to the conclusion that both frames were built for Alexi Grewal. The one he repaired he believes to be the last Coors Light Softride frame built. From another thread on the bikes, it seems that Dave built three of them and Kelly Bedford built one. It's not clear if Grewal had three and Stieda one, each got two, or another team member got one.

[Tickdoc]

Loving this thread. Keep em coming.

[gbcoupe]

Well, that describes most of what I have. Here are some...

[gbcoupe]

This.

This is cool!

A racing trike is one my bucket list. Will probably never happen due to availability, price and space.

[bicimechanic]

This used to be mine. Titanium TT bike as ridden by Axel Merckx at Lotto Domo. Sold to a friend and we built it up close to the spec that Lotto was riding that year. Ti made in the Merckx factory based on the Litespeed Blade.

[gbcoupe]

This used to be mine. Titanium TT bike as ridden by Axel Merckx at Lotto Domo. Sold to a friend and we built it up close to the spec that Lotto was riding that year. Ti made in the Merckx factory based on the Litespeed Blade.

Them's some fat tubes! Very cool!

[Vonruden]

Confente #69
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/BCAE7343-030B-46DE-8CD2-8DD760AAF493_zps97gce7ut.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/BCAE7343-030B-46DE-8CD2-8DD760AAF493_zps97gce7ut.jpg.html)

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http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/6A74D48F-370F-4945-B487-FF63263C92AC_zps9ay30vok.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/6A74D48F-370F-4945-B487-FF63263C92AC_zps9ay30vok.jpg.html)

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/B44DCC99-ED97-44AB-A1E1-28E85B26A757_zpsvv2opyo7.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/B44DCC99-ED97-44AB-A1E1-28E85B26A757_zpsvv2opyo7.jpg.html)

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/CA9E6996-E713-4176-9513-CDA7EA901966_zpss1l5hhk7.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/CA9E6996-E713-4176-9513-CDA7EA901966_zpss1l5hhk7.jpg.html)

[dddd]

Absolutely loving this thread.
CSTRider I really enjoyed seeing the boneshaker!

My own rarest bike likely isn't my Koppenberg, my T0095 serial Stumpjumper, my MiniMax-tube Ciocc, my 24" wheel Hamilton frame or my weight-weenie Speedwell.

Might be my Richard Moon (about 20 bikes ever built), my Boulder Paris-Roubaix, or one of my Polchlopek bikes, or possibly my early-50's E. Christophe road bike(???).
Who knows how many of these bikes were ever built or how many have survived?

Then there's my Racing (Cheltenham-) Pedersen, haven't seen another one like mine, but it has to be considered a modified bike and I know of at least one other still kicking about (that I used to own and kept in the family).

https://live.staticflickr.com/5545/30092690650_d3f1b50402_c.jpg

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[ultraman6970]

Super rare bikes, what is the last one??? never seen anything like it.

[ultraman6970]

That's a TITAN... a guy around chicago area had a lot of them. I know at least one forumite got one, no idea what happened to all of them. Nice bikes.

Not high zoot or anything, bought for a couple of hundred dollars, but haven't seen that many around...the helix sort of pattern on the tubes...not sure what you call that.

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike11.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike7.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike4.jpg

[choke]

How did I miss this thread first time around? :confused:

I can do obscure....

Kondor was a German company which was started by opera singer and racing fan Konrad Kotter sometime in the 70s. He purchased frames from Italy which were shipped bare to Germany where they were painted and components installed. Around 1982 the company went bankrupt and restarted, with the new iteration bikes labeled as 'Kotter'.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/kon1.jpg

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/kon2.jpg

A 70s Losa. Vanni Losa was somewhat unknown yet his shop built bikes for many companies, including all of the Cinelli SCs from the mid 90s until 2008. e-Richie had an interesting post about visiting his shop here (https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=452542&postcount=65). I also have another Losa from 1986.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/losag1.jpg

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/losag3.jpg

An early 90s Scapin MTB with full Campy Euclid. I converted it to a drop bar setup but I still have the original MTB bits.

http://scapin.ciocctoo.com/071515a.jpg

[choke]

Confente #69Super sweet. The 50th Anniversary gruppo is a perfect fit. :beer:

[colker]

How did I miss this thread first time around? :confused:

I can do obscure....

Kondor was a German company which was started by opera singer and racing fan Konrad Kotter sometime in the 70s. He purchased frames from Italy which were shipped bare to Germany where they were painted and components installed. Around 1982 the company went bankrupt and restarted, with the new iteration bikes labeled as 'Kotter'.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/kon1.jpg

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/kon2.jpg





Winner!

[KJMUNC]

Them's some fat tubes! Very cool!

I follow bicimechanic on Instagram and Axel recently posted a response to pictures of this bike that said something like "I loved that bike, too bad I couldn't TT" :hello:

[Joel]

Great thread!

Here for your pleasure is the first of several bikes I'll be posting (as I clean them up).

This is the 1973 Raleigh RRA. Made for one year during the bike boom of the mid '70s.

Features the Simplex Super LJ group set along with a drilled Stronglight crank. Weinmann Brakes, GB Bars, TTT Stem. The original seatpost was lost, so Campy Aero with a Brooks Team Pro.

Since this is a daily rider, it has newer wheels (yes that's 14x18 corncob). I'm going to get the Malliard 700 hubs refinished and hopefully relaced.

This was my dad's racing bike, it was a very long restoration project, and it's quite lovely to have it back on the road.

More to come :banana:

[David Benson]

Mid-70s Serena

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48988596562_684088ce67_c.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48988399846_45e2808ede_c.jpg

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[dddd]

Super rare bikes, what is the last one??? never seen anything like it.

That's my Pedersen, a design that's been around since 1893.
It uses a "hammock" style leather saddle of normal size, though suspended between tension springs at the back and an adjustable tension strap to the headstock joining.

Featuring a "Colin Chapman school of design triangulated space frame", having a lower clevis "headset" pivot.

Described to me over my years of racing as "The Flying Machine", "Danish chopper" or "under-fed horse".

One of the first of 90 or so replica Pedersen bicycles built by Individual Cycles of Cheltenham in the 1980's reviving the late 1800's design of Danish inventor Mikael Pedersen.
A super light racing Pedersen was produced at the turn of the last century and broke many records of the day when ridden by Harry 'Goss' Green (with the help of a hand crank on the front wheel!).
Again in the 1930's or so, racing success of riders in England on Pedersens led to them being banned from competition for some years.

https://live.staticflickr.com/8149/7130016001_fa6800654a_b.jpg

[rustychisel]

Pederson, that's wicky wacky woo. Some very interesting mods and design ideas... I see a J-Tek Shiftmate, some chain used as suspension componentry etc, but I must ask... what is the purpose of the platted cord between the 'down tube' and the 'seat tube'? (ie just below the bottle cage)

[JohnnyBoston]

[QUOTE=martl;1879055]this construction site:

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/lr/sa/lrsalt60osh2/large_IMG_1502_.jpg?0 (http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/360405)

[url=http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/p/118928]

I always feel upset when I see cool bikes like these. Super cool purpose made bike that should be (was) worth a lot, but now just isn't worth that much.

[sipmeister]

[QUOTE=Vonruden;2682194]Confente #69
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/BCAE7343-030B-46DE-8CD2-8DD760AAF493_zps97gce7ut.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/BCAE7343-030B-46DE-8CD2-8DD760AAF493_zps97gce7ut.jpg.html)

This bike is something else. Wow.

[dddd]

Pederson, that's wicky wacky woo. Some very interesting mods and design ideas... I see a J-Tek Shiftmate, some chain used as suspension componentry etc, but I must ask... what is the purpose of the platted cord between the 'down tube' and the 'seat tube'? (ie just below the bottle cage)

Thanks, my riding this bike started out as an experiment, to see how (with training efforts) I could do on it as if it was a modern bike.
I did hillclimbs, criteriums, MTB then settled on CX as my preferred discipline.
So the "platted cord" (made from a leather shoelace) serves as a grab-handle for sailing over the barriers. Photos below showing barrier hops before and after I added the handle. The machine got one of it's nicknames for my style of "flying" or airing the bike out keeping my hands on the grips (1st photo).

The sections of chain are a means of adjusting the length of the "tension strut" cables and thus changing the saddle height. There were parts missing when I bought it sourced from an abandoned storage unit.

Notice also the front brake pad tethers, intended to support braking loads directly, isolated from the pivots for better braking (done out of necessity after my first mtb race in wet conditions).

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[rustychisel]

Thanks, that makes perfect sense.

Yes, I noticed the brake tethers mods. Given the very slim tubing I'll bet that bike 'springs' as only old steel can do. It's one of the things I love about my fixed gear bike (seat stays thinner than a pencil).

[Peter B]

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https://live.staticflickr.com/8149/7130016001_fa6800654a_b.jpg

Is this what happens when you water a Moulton?

[dddd]

Is this what happens when you water a Moulton?

I think that it was perhaps a case of paying the frame builder by the tube(?).

[ORMojo]

Funny, I came here to post some of mine, and coincidentally, here's one (been posted here before).

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[Peter B]

Funny, I came here to post some of mine, and coincidentally, here's one (been posted here before).

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OK. Inquiring minds want to know--does it plane?

[dddd]

Very interesting handlebar/stem!

Is that the size they call "Royal Extra Large"?

Is the saddle setup home-brewed by chance? I've seen similar on a custom-made racing Pedersen out of England, done up as a TT bike with a much-lowered front end.

I went looking for a photo link, didn't find it but found this, Pedersens racing in England in the 1960's (starting at 13:20)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzfBevHfd9M


Peter B wrote: "OK. Inquiring minds want to know--does it plane? "

I don't know about planing, but the saddle suspension is bottomless. Successive hits are not taken as well.

It's a hard bike to fall off of, even when the front tire inevitably slides out repeatedly on slippery surfaces. Changes of direction can be immediate, like certain recumbents.

Oddly enough, mine sprints rather well for a 29 pound bike, even with plenty of flex going on:

https://live.staticflickr.com/7197/6911142383_d7c70ae142_c.jpg
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[Peter B]

I know I've seen you around on this...just can't place which ride(s)...?

[ORMojo]

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[ORMojo]

https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/vv48/ORMojo1/82733148.jpg

[ORMojo]

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[Rudy]

https://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv48/ORMojo1/fd408b2c.jpg?948

Hey, Mojo, did that Hummingbird by any chance come to you via Durango, CO? Dead-ringer for one I unloaded in the late 2000-teens.

[ORMojo]

Hey, Mojo, did that Hummingbird by any chance come to you via Durango, CO? Dead-ringer for one I unloaded in the late 2000-teens.

Just checked my records - bought it in 2008 out of Florida.

[ORMojo]

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[ORMojo]

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[ORMojo]

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[warren128]

None of my bikes are exceedingly rare, or expensive, or collectible but I haven't run into another one of these in my area. It's a 1999 Mongoose Pro RX10.9, polished titanium built by TST/Sandvik for Mongoose.

http://www.fototime.com/5E9B4F06403089A/large.jpg

[Vonruden]

Just checked my records - bought it in 2008 out of Florida.

I once owned as well and built up. Have since sold.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/0AEEBD3E-A6D4-42F8-847D-6A0959C712C3_zpsgeag5v60.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/0AEEBD3E-A6D4-42F8-847D-6A0959C712C3_zpsgeag5v60.jpg.html)

[one60]

Purchased as NOS. Tube set is known as Columbus EGO, one of their aerodynamic offerings. Chainstays are MAX dimensions. For reference, the cardboard tube in the photos has diameter of 1 inch. Rides nicely but the aero fork crown doesn't make for a stiff fork, so descending can be 'exciting'. Currently residing in Girona...dressed for their annual Temp de Flor festival

[NHAero]

Of course not. A Moulton is what happens when you leave a Pedersen in the dryer too long.

Is this what happens when you water a Moulton?

[merckxman]

Most obscure here at the moment is this DeKerf with segmented fork and seatstays that pierce through.

[ORMojo]

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[alexihnen]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200327/c8c04f50819240e7b292cb56bf6f4925.jpg

A couple Little 500 race bikes.


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[Rudy]

Just checked my records - bought it in 2008 out of Florida.

Well I'll be. Sure as shootin' the same frame that passed through my hands. Would enjoy seeing a photograph of it built up and in action. Thanks for checking back.

[Rudy]

I once owned as well and built up. Have since sold.
http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/vonruden1/0AEEBD3E-A6D4-42F8-847D-6A0959C712C3_zpsgeag5v60.jpg (http://s1266.photobucket.com/user/vonruden1/media/0AEEBD3E-A6D4-42F8-847D-6A0959C712C3_zpsgeag5v60.jpg.html)

Ah ha! There it is. How did it ride, anyway?

[Jingle Jangle]

Bates Hellenic (by Ron Cooper)

https://live.staticflickr.com/4350/36815869646_f4ef12cc55_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Y6hXpd)

[Jingle Jangle]

Paris Galibier (now sold, sadly)

https://live.staticflickr.com/4225/35175972446_630715725d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/VAo46y)IMG_3601 (https://flic.kr/p/VAo46y)

[Jingle Jangle]

Hellenic Hetchins

https://live.staticflickr.com/1494/25526093344_db18c22132_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ETDUeE)IMG_1381 (https://flic.kr/p/ETDUeE)

[Jingle Jangle]

Witcomb - One of the last to come out of the Tanners Hill workshop

https://live.staticflickr.com/1677/24120751270_1357e2d964_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CKt9ZU)

[ORMojo]

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[gbcoupe]

Paris Galibier (now sold, sadly)

https://live.staticflickr.com/4225/35175972446_630715725d_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/VAo46y)IMG_3601 (https://flic.kr/p/VAo46y)

Lucky for you, there's one for sale now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1940s-Paris-Galibier-Bicycle-Hand-Built-Simplex-Blue-unusual-frame-rare-bike/143502793503?hash=item21696edb1f:g:dMoAAOSwHv1d9Xu ~

[8eh3iub]

Yamaguchi crit bike w/gel280s & splatter Avocet 30.

[gbcoupe]

My Corratec yes... maybe Zunow. The other bikes/frames I posted don't come close to a lot of these!

Way cool bikes! Keep em coming!

[Tickdoc]

My wife’s fire engine red fierte.

It’s a 46 cm frame with 650b wheels and chorus 10.

It is almost comical how small a bike this is, like a juniors bike, but it fits her. It’s also in pristine condition because she doesn’t ride much, sadly.

I love this little bike.

https://i.imgur.com/sSAjQtpl.jpg

[SimonC]

Witcomb - One of the last to come out of the Tanners Hill workshop

https://live.staticflickr.com/1677/24120751270_1357e2d964_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/CKt9ZU)

That’s lovely (and great to see you this side of the Atlantic John!). I hope you got that before they went through that very odd period of jacking prices right up...

[Thrust]

Klein Quantum Pro 1998 (Jade Chameleon color)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49712996172_90d57f8320_h.jpg

[Jingle Jangle]

That’s lovely (and great to see you this side of the Atlantic John!). I hope you got that before they went through that very odd period of jacking prices right up...

Hi Simon,

Had that built just before it all went Pete Tong at Witcomb. That frame was the start of my obsession!

[pcb]

I know it says: "...in your collection," but I've always had a soft spot for obscure steel, and this self-isolation thing is making me crazy. And other folks are showing stuff they sold on, so there. These guys have all passed through my hands and found new homes.

'78 Jim Redcay (shot this 10yrs ago---apologies for the ridiculous cable loops!)

https://live.staticflickr.com/3653/5803196218_d540398bf4_b.jpg

'95 Rivendell Road, Waterford build

https://live.staticflickr.com/796/26157066727_e79a973034_b.jpg

Coupla Ron Stouts, an early-production '80 and late '92

https://live.staticflickr.com/3383/5802297735_fc67efb7f5_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/7525/15731917010_ef0e7e245a_b.jpg

'88ish Rob Stowe

https://live.staticflickr.com/7838/32112352477_09b1b20e41_b.jpg

'90 David Tesch Highway 101

https://live.staticflickr.com/4622/39596226932_2501141954_b.jpg

'85 J.P. Weigle Special restomod build

https://live.staticflickr.com/515/32851912346_15cfe338b2_b.jpg

[colker]

I know it says: "...in your collection," but I've always had a soft spot for obscure steel, and this self-isolation thing is making me crazy. And other folks are showing stuff they sold on, so there. These guys have all passed through my hands and found new homes.


'85 J.P. Weigle Special restomod build

https://live.staticflickr.com/515/32851912346_15cfe338b2_b.jpg


Ooooohh... that looks fast fun and beautifull. Yellow is my favourite color on a bicycle.

[ORMojo]

I know it says: "...in your collection," . . .

Hey, the OP also said "rarest or most obscure bicycle you have owned or currently own" (emphasis added), so don't worry about posting past possessions (I didn't!).

[pcb]

Hey, the OP also said "rarest or most obscure bicycle you have owned or currently own" (emphasis added), so don't worry about posting past possessions (I didn't!).

Oh.... Whelp, it ain't so much fun now, now that it ain't outlaw.

[pcb]

She was a lot fast than my legs could move her, with lots in reserve. But my aging lower back wanted wider tires, so she wound up with the son of a good friend/neighbor of Peter's. I found a Weigle that fit fatter rubber, took it to French Fender Day last year, and ran into Old Yeller's new owner, and his dad. His dad sold windsurfing boards back in the day, traded a board for one of Peter's early ATBs back in the '80s, and he and Peter cycled and surfed together.

My newer/older Weigle appended below.

Ooooohh... that looks fast fun and beautifull. Yellow is my favourite color on a bicycle.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49514702427_031aab387d_b.jpg

[pcb]

In-house obscurities...

'81 Brodeus---I built this at a Proteus frame class in '81, only frame I ever built. Only one in the world! It was not a smooth build, with not a lot of oversight, so I suspect there might be some cold-brazed joints up in there somewhere.

https://live.staticflickr.com/2900/14750465344_65e81a9cb0_b.jpg

'80 Echelon Odyssey---Cherubim OE build for Cali trading company DIN (Do It Now!); Odyssey was their sport-tour model

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5396721397_a58d22dcd3_b.jpg

'80 Echelon Spectra---DIN's racier model, blatantly mis-decaled as a Cherubim, which it ain't

https://live.staticflickr.com/3863/14568091716_1783c13a07_b.jpg

The Echelons are some of the cleanest Japanese OE builds I've seen for small US branders.

'14 Specialized Allez 40th Anniv Ldt Ed---DiNucci design, Toyo build. Only 74 were supposedly made, but my serial# is a bit beyond #74, so maybe there were some extras made for warranty or insiders? There's another photo of this with a later build in the neighboring Lugged Steel thread.

https://live.staticflickr.com/5520/30755898410_989a3d7d16_b.jpg

[ORMojo]

One more . . . for now!

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[SlowPokePete]

..... French Fender Day last year, and ran into Old Yeller's new owner, and his dad. His dad sold windsurfing boards back in the day, traded a board for one of Peter's early ATBs back in the '80s, and he and Peter cycled and surfed together.


I had an interesting chat with him (the dad) that day.

Sorry I missed you...

SPP

[charliedid]

Lucky for you, there's one for sale now.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1940s-Paris-Galibier-Bicycle-Hand-Built-Simplex-Blue-unusual-frame-rare-bike/143502793503?hash=item21696edb1f:g:dMoAAOSwHv1d9Xu ~

Never seen these. What problem do they solve or are they just design elements for the sake of...?

Definitely unique looking.

[gbcoupe]

Never seen these. What problem do they solve or are they just design elements for the sake of...?

Definitely unique looking.

Well, if the builder didn't have a long enough down tube, I guess it solves that.

Otherwise... dunno.

[charliedid]

Well, if the builder didn't have a long enough down tube, I guess it solves that.

Otherwise... dunno.

Make do attitude!

Must be something

[Seramount]

Never seen these. What problem do they solve or are they just design elements for the sake of...?

Definitely unique looking.

if by 'unique' you mean 'hideous,' I'll agree...

[bikinchris]

My wife’s fire engine red fierte.

It’s a 46 cm frame with 650b wheels and chorus 10.

It is almost comical how small a bike this is, like a juniors bike, but it fits her. It’s also in pristine condition because she doesn’t ride much, sadly.

I love this little bike.

https://i.imgur.com/sSAjQtpl.jpg

There was a doctor from Dallas who bought a custom Serotta from our shop. I could roll the bike between my legs.

[jzisk]

1953 Hetchins Vade Mecum. Rides beautifully. One of the first years adaptable to fully modern components, but still those luscious Jack Denny handcut lugs and perfect brazing...

[Razzle]

Not high zoot or anything, bought for a couple of hundred dollars, but haven't seen that many around...the helix sort of pattern on the tubes...not sure what you call that.

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike11.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike7.jpg

http://www.alicehui.com/serotta/italianbike/italianbike4.jpg

Looks like a Casati to me. Ive seen one with the exact paint scheme

[martinez]

These are my babies:

https://i.imgur.com/qh5sBMx.png
^ bought on here several years ago. rebuilt with 7700 and then last year I decided to rebuild with 6800!

https://i.imgur.com/3IRQOEH.png
^this one is just slightly longer than I'd like in the toptube and has since turned into wall art.

I would love to get ahold of a steel GT in the USA colorway !
Grew up riding old GT bmx's (casually around the neighborhood) and rigid mtbs, so this brand has a place in my heart. Love me some vintage triple triangle <3

[CKT88]

Custom painted Speedvagen Urban Racer

[SPOKE]

What size is your Lotus??? I think it is a really cool bike!!!

Pics of the lotus

[Hilltopperny]

What size is your Lotus??? I think it is a really cool bike!!!


I believe it was a 54cm, but it is now long gone. I believe the member I sold it to posted it for sale again here a couple of years ago.


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[Spdntrxi]

86' Look KG86 with Mavic SSC
04' Moots Compact-SL with AXS Red

[azrider]

These are my babies:

https://i.imgur.com/qh5sBMx.png
^ bought on here several years ago. rebuilt with 7700 and then last year I decided to rebuild with 6800!

https://i.imgur.com/3IRQOEH.png
^this one is just slightly longer than I'd like in the toptube and has since turned into wall art.

I would love to get ahold of a steel GT in the USA colorway !
Grew up riding old GT bmx's (casually around the neighborhood) and rigid mtbs, so this brand has a place in my heart. Love me some vintage triple triangle <3

OMG...........love those old GT's. That single speed looks just my size too....hmmmmm :p:p

[Bruce K]

Zanconato single speed cyclocross bike with an eccentric bottom bracket to tighten the chain.

BK

[Coffee Rider]

Probably the Cherubim since I think it’s less well known in the U.S. than Tesch. If not, then will probably it’s my Tesch 101.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210114/834f3b8d5384d3d1ec7033c18ed858d2.jpg


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[El Chaba]

A Gios with Vitus tubing.....

[Hilltopperny]

I suppose these two are now the rarest I currently own. There are less than 25 Old Kings that have come out of the No22 shop and only a few set up with the carbon Lefty fork. So this is a pretty uncommon bike and a titanium hardtail that you won’t likely see many places.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210114/117cdbcc14d9d74e32820f01a42a83c6.jpg
The other is a CHT Serotta that was built and owned by Frank over at No22. He recently refinished the frame and hung some pretty cool parts on it. This is one of the coolest and nicest frames I have owned. Old school Serotta with Colorado Concept tubing, swaged seat stays, 3D xl dropouts, two tone custom anodized graphics on a bead blasted frame. I don’t know how many of these were produced, but there aren’t any other like this one!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210114/4b32c08d7beae3d4efcae7fc1769fa8c.jpg


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[El Chaba]

I am nominating this one as rare since I searched for on in my size in good condition for about 35 years off and on....At first glance, it appears like thousands of other Peugeot PY 10 s from the time period. When you look closer, you start to see differences like how nicely the lugs are thinned and finished, drilled rear dropout faces, Reynolds Continental fork blades, great chrome and paint work and other things that were not typical of Peugeot’s from the day. In fact, this is a PRO 10 model which was made in a small shop detached from the Peugeot factory that handled building bikes for the professional team and they were available on a limited basis to the public by special order. This one is from February 1981, so will turn 40 next month. I like to imagine that it was made right after one for Gilbert Duclos LaSalle and right before one made for Phil Anderson.

[glepore]

https://live.staticflickr.com/4767/26311668068_9433df4574_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4663/38597934770_eecae5679c_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4766/39463625954_902bbba690_c.jpg

Don Ferris was a framebuilder before he started the Anvil fixture business, and continued to build a few as that business got rolling. This bike was built in that era, early 2000's. Mix of a number of tubes with the aim of a light steel bike for a small rider. Its around 17 lbs built, despite the fancy buttressed lugs. I has some crazy details, including curved seatstays, my initials brazed on the tt, and a stem made from ovalized aero tubing that required crazy work to reshape the lugs.

I crashed it badly in 2013, denting the downtube. In 2018 I had Spectrum repair it, Jeff brazed in a new dt without shift bosses and Tom did the amazing paint.

[robt57]

Lugged stem on that Anvil?

[glepore]

Lugged stem on that Anvil?

Yep. Aero section, Don sweated over those lugs to reshape.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4671/40142032212_3780b21412_c.jpg

[Steve in SLO]

Beautiful Anvil.
I have a cyclocross and a Foco travel frame built by Don. He was indeed a master when he was building.

[robt57]

Yep. Aero section, Don sweated over those lugs to reshape.
https://live.staticflickr.com/4671/40142032212_3780b21412_c.jpg

Superb!

[velomateo]

I am nominating this one as rare since I searched for on in my size in good condition for about 35 years off and on....At first glance, it appears like thousands of other Peugeot PY 10 s from the time period. When you look closer, you start to see differences like how nicely the lugs are thinned and finished, drilled rear dropout faces, Reynolds Continental fork blades, great chrome and paint work and other things that were not typical of Peugeot’s from the day. In fact, this is a PRO 10 model which was made in a small shop detached from the Peugeot factory that handled building bikes for the professional team and they were available on a limited basis to the public by special order. This one is from February 1981, so will turn 40 next month. I like to imagine that it was made right after one for Gilbert Duclos LaSalle and right before one made for Phil Anderson.

This requires it's own thread...and more pics.

[bil]

OMG, there are amazing, beautiful and rare bikes in this thread indeed! Love it.

wanted to contribute with my (well, now sold) Stork. I believe there were only 100 of these 0.7IS manufactured.
The total weight (without pedals) was 11lbs
Rare and unique bicycle for sure :)

Paul

[one60]

Anyone have a bike from Nestor Czernysz?

https://www.instagram.com/n_czernysz/

[soupless]

Not mine anymore, but it was for a while. Not sure if I ever posted it here.
https://i.imgur.com/ZSv96Wkh.jpg?1

[Velocipede]

https://live.staticflickr.com/4767/26311668068_9433df4574_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4663/38597934770_eecae5679c_c.jpg
https://live.staticflickr.com/4766/39463625954_902bbba690_c.jpg

Don Ferris was a framebuilder before he started the Anvil fixture business, and continued to build a few as that business got rolling. This bike was built in that era, early 2000's. Mix of a number of tubes with the aim of a light steel bike for a small rider. Its around 17 lbs built, despite the fancy buttressed lugs. I has some crazy details, including curved seatstays, my initials brazed on the tt, and a stem made from ovalized aero tubing that required crazy work to reshape the lugs.

I crashed it badly in 2013, denting the downtube. In 2018 I had Spectrum repair it, Jeff brazed in a new dt without shift bosses and Tom did the amazing paint.

Anyone have a bike from Nestor Czernysz?

https://www.instagram.com/n_czernysz/

An Anvil frame is rare now. Don made beautiful frames and even better frame building jigs.

Nestor, he's insanely talented.

[tuscanyswe]

Not mine anymore, but it was for a while. Not sure if I ever posted it here.
https://i.imgur.com/ZSv96Wkh.jpg?1

Thats a rare bike idd. I love those.

[bil]

something special, never seen it, very cool bicycle!

[jamesdak]

Well I guess it's this Wayne Evans bike. He supposed to be in the Denver area. I found a local shop facebook page that mentioned another one of his bikes. I messaged them and they did say he comes in there from time to time.

This was built in the mid 90's for Bob Fourney, a multiple winner of several RAAM's. He had the bike built for one of the Paris Brevet Paris events.

I got the bike from Bob a couple of years ago.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171211122.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169081544.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169109340.jpg

[SamIAm]

I have what are likely the last 2 Serotta steel frames made. A CSI and CDA that were built after Serotta went out of business. A good friend, Serotta Pete, now deceased, helped me procure all the needed material and then convinced Kelly Bedford (master Serotta builder) to construct them.

They are Serotta badged and Bedford signed. Pretty rare and definitely wonderful. I think there are some pics posted under a thread titled Serottaford.

[jamesdak]

My runner up would most likely be this Lemond. Yeah, I know, plenty of Lemonds around. But this is one a handful made by the man himself to give to some industry friends/associates.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/167016672.jpg

The guys he gave them too. Mine belonged to Tim Swift, fourth over from Greg in this pic.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/167470373.jpg

Greg on a production Lemond and the guys on their Gentleman's Poodle and Grouse Society bikes. The guy in long blue sleeves is riding the one I have.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/168437148.jpg

[guyintense]

I have a Kelly Bedford Canoe Crit.

[dicki]

one of only two caad4 aero trackbikes made by cannondale ( that i can find details of on the internet )

https://i.imgur.com/Y9NvH7v.jpg

was made for a certain mario cipollini

https://i.imgur.com/s3fdmaK.jpg

[PeregrineA1]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210115/b06fb08339cb447994b01e988132970c.jpg

1975 Wizard. Made in Huntington Beach, CA by Michael Howard and Brian Baylis.


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[m_sasso]

one of only two caad4 aero trackbikes made by cannondale ( that i can find details of on the internet )

https://i.imgur.com/Y9NvH7v.jpg

was made for a certain mario cipollini

https://i.imgur.com/s3fdmaK.jpg

Thats pretty interesting, so what's the story behind it? How did you get a hold of it? Did Cipollini do much track racing or was this more of a TT frame?

[zmudshark]

1698016990

[alexihnen]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210115/b06fb08339cb447994b01e988132970c.jpg

1975 Wizard. Made in Huntington Beach, CA by Michael Howard and Brian Baylis.


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That’s fantastic. Apparently ~80 built? I know Mike Howard is still around and shares some stories about Masi and Wizard on Facebook.


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[Mike V]

Nice bike. Love the Shamal Ultras in gray.

1698016990

[weisan]

I have a Bianchi Lepre Mini Velo in my collection, it's not really that rare or special except it's normally only sold in Japan but i got it from a forum pal here who brought it back to the US plus it has a cute "miniature horse" geometry :D

https://f.ptcdn.info/558/031/000/1432094570-DMVsXi-o.jpg

[zmudshark]

Nice bike. Love the Shamal Ultras in gray.

Thank you. I wish I had more recent photos. It’s better looking now. I know of a couple more, never seen one on the wild.

[uno-speedo]

The most obscure in my collection. A Grove Innovations X.

[dicki]

i purchased the cannondale from the track team manager at kissena sports in new york, had been ridden by one of their riders and was put up for sale at the end of the 2006/7 track season. it along with it's rider ! took silver at the us track nationals, according to the guy, at some point during it's time there.

unsure where they got the frame, but has been with me for 14 years as a commuter, a polo bike and a long distance fixed bike. think i did 140 miles in a day on it once.

i've never seen photos with cipo riding it on or off the track sadly, it was allegedly built for him to ride the 2000 olympics again according to the classified ad from kissena.

it's quite rare to see such a limited run by a big mainstream manufacturer, maybe there are a few others out there in non internet savvy hands ! would like some info from cannondale regarding this and it's siblings for provenance purposes.


https://i.imgur.com/Q7KPDBTh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/lopJeRLh.jpg

[weisan]

I got this from a forum pal, rode it for a while and then kept it around in a suitcase for several years hoping that I might travel with it one day but never did because I already got 2 or 3 other travel bikes, finally passed it on to another forum pal.

http://alicehui.com/bike/bf/IMG_7366.jpg

http://alicehui.com/bike/bf/IMG_6157.jpg

At one point, I got two Bike Fridays, another one is a tikit, a great versatile foldable bike that I kept in the back of my car all the time and took it out to ride at the spur of the moment, sold it for what I paid for after two years of constant use, held its value very well, oh gosh i missed that bike!

http://alicehui.com/bike/bf/IMG_7133.jpg

[Neil]

One of these I would think:

https://live.staticflickr.com/4159/34448431035_a9fa5c407b_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48109144176_5c840f3478_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/1668/23934155433_669440b09a_b.jpg

[Kirk Pacenti]

Wow, some really great stuff here.

I'll post some pics of my 1978 Serotta Club Special. Sat in a barn for 40 years... just a few hundred miles on it. All original Nuovo Record group.

In the meantime, here are some odd / rare bits here. I'll be posting my Mario Confente designed, Medici lug set soon, too.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/aaabikeparts/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

https://i-vol.com/bikes/medici/medici_lugs.jpg

Cheers,
KP

[Ronsonic]

I don't have a collection, I own an accumulation.

Rare enough since there weren't that many road bikes made for the team that year is my 2000 season GT Lotto team bike.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lHrlBnq4h_s/W6g4K5GDfnI/AAAAAAAAAWU/i_6PeS1CWZsHzcYHYEWvZLko0bUl1bOegCLcBGAs/s1600/i1daLotto.jpg

No, not entirely correct but from a distance and if you don't know the bikes that well ....

[Hunqaloosa]

This is a Rivendell prototype for their Joe Appaloosa model. One of a kind. It’s rat bike style, but that’s part of why I love it. Those wildly long chainstays make for a Cadillac smooth ride that surprises me every time I ride it. Fun bike.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210514/5335b0cb59f76f7f919bf0c0584010a1.jpg

[paredown]

I'm not sure it qualifies as "rare"--but you don't see one every day--my repainted 1971 Falcon San Remo team replica (UK)--lost the powder blue in a repair, but I have had this since new... Bought almost this time of year 50 years ago (!) to go racing.


Thread here:
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=184255&highlight=falcon

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697917090&stc=1&d=1458744121

[jamesdak]

Well, I did 30 miles on this yesterday and realized that I'll probably never see the like. Not that I'm biased but this is one of the sweetest looking Paletti's I've seen digging around online. In fact I haven't found another painted up like it.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/170017073.jpg

Beautiful craftsmen ship in my book although not as perfect as a lot of the work David Kirk shares with us.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169339012.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/169339010.jpg

And speaking of David Kirk. I got one hands on one of the two frames he built for a short-lived bike company called Fishlips out of Salt Lake City.

One of the first shots of it, got it as a frameset with just the brakes and handlebars.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171286060.jpg

And how it's built up now, removed most of the Fishlips decals to let David's work shine through. Paint on this was done at Dave Kindig's shop back many, many years ago. This will be my ride today.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171580129.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171286058.jpg

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171286067.jpg

[ripvanrando]

I don't think I have anything all so rare.

A mid 80's Klein touring frame, very long wheelbase. Nice welds. I have never seen another like it.

[don'TreadOnMe]

My Don.

[elduque]

2015 S-Works Tarmac Nibali. I think they only made 300.

[duff_duffy]

This one is kinda rare, few of them around but not many!

[oliver1850]

Here is the last built of the 4 known Serotta Softride frames. Built for Alexi Grewal circa 1993. Dave Kirk repaired it last fall and I did a very much budget limited repaint and build.

[oliver1850]

Pair of Serotta Softtails. This is the only road model I've seen outside the catalog but there were evidently more than 40 built.

[jamesdak]

Here is the last built of the 4 known Serotta Softride frames. Built for Alexi Grewal circa 1993. Dave Kirk repaired it last fall and I did a very much budget limited repaint and build.

Crazy, I never knew those existed. Pretty dang cool!

[thirdgenbird]

Mark,
What size is that road softtail?

[oliver1850]

It's a 57 cm by the serial number. I'm wondering if I had the seat height right for me in the photo as I'd normally have a lot more post showing on a 57 Serotta.

[oliver1850]

Crazy, I never knew those existed. Pretty dang cool!

If you search this site for Alexi you will find a pic of him riding one of the beam bikes. Here is probably the best thread about the Softride frames:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=62790&highlight=Alexi+Grewal+softride

Can anyone ID that stem?

[thirdgenbird]

It's a 57 cm by the serial number. I'm wondering if I had the seat height right for me in the photo as I'd normally have a lot more post showing on a 57 Serotta.

I love how the build turned out. Any idea on weight?

[oliver1850]

I love how the build turned out. Any idea on weight?

Not sure. I'll try to remember to get the scale and the bike in the same place some time.

[rustychisel]

It's a 57 cm by the serial number. I'm wondering if I had the seat height right for me in the photo as I'd normally have a lot more post showing on a 57 Serotta.

Fair point, head tube seems to suggest that too, but why not measure it carefully for geometry? They had to build a frame to fit suspension components in somehow. I would not be surprised if it were quite a 'tall' 57.

[jamesdak]

If you search this site for Alexi you will find a pic of him riding one of the beam bikes. Here is probably the best thread about the Softride frames:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=62790&highlight=Alexi+Grewal+softride

Can anyone ID that stem?

I got my hand on one of the normal Softrides last year. Still deciding if I'm going to sort it out and keep it or send it on to another rider. It was way more bouncy at first than my Y-Foil but one I smoothed out my spin the thing took off.

https://pbase.com/jhuddle/image/171463502.jpg

[avalonracing]

If you search this site for Alexi you will find a pic of him riding one of the beam bikes. Here is probably the best thread about the Softride frames:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=62790&highlight=Alexi+Grewal+softride

Can anyone ID that stem?

Not sure but it looks like the sticker on the front of the early stems by Syncros.

[sw3759]

Not sure but it looks like the sticker on the front of the early stems by Syncros.


that should be correct.the coors light team used those welded aluminum 1" quill syncros stems for a year or two after the cinelli stuff.i used one when i built up my coors light team replica in 94'.
sold the frameset but still have that stem somewhere.i think they had some recalls on a number of those as well.

edit:i just saw the pic of the softride serotta,guess you already have a polished syncros.all the team bikes i saw had the painted black version

[oliver1850]

I got my hand on one of the normal Softrides last year. Still deciding if I'm going to sort it out and keep it or send it on to another rider. It was way more bouncy at first than my Y-Foil but one I smoothed out my spin the thing took off.


Sounds right. I think there were different stiffness beams available. I know that one of mine has a sticker that says that the maximum rider weight for road is 240 lbs. I don't know what Alexi's racing weight was but I'd guess nowhere near the limit. I'm about 160 and can notice the give, but it's not bouncy.

[oliver1850]

Not sure but it looks like the sticker on the front of the early stems by Syncros.

Was there a different logo before the one that said "Hammer 'n Cycle"?

[oliver1850]

that should be correct.the coors light team used those welded aluminum 1" quill syncros stems for a year or two after the cinelli stuff.i used one when i built up my coors light team replica in 94'.
sold the frameset but still have that stem somewhere.i think they had some recalls on a number of those as well.

edit:i just saw the pic of the softride serotta,guess you already have a polished syncros.all the team bikes i saw had the painted black version

I have been told that at one point the team used another stem with Syncros logos applied. Recall would explain that.

The team bike that I bought complete has a black stem, but I don't know that it is original. Bike seems right though, all Record and the rims are hand labelled "Coors Light" - as if they had spent time in a wheel pit. I didn't have another black Syncros when I built the 2nd bike, so used the polished one.