Paceline Top Ten 2018

[m4rk540]

I don't love a single bike here.
https://theradavist.com/2018/12/the-top-10-beautiful-bicycles-of-2018/#1

Is it because I've never heard Father John Misty? Is it because I haven't shopped at REI since 2009? Or is it because these bikes look as the Jerk would say, too precious?



But all bikes are good bikes. So, what's your Paceline Top 3 or 5 or 1 for 2018?

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=225307

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=219300

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=221542

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=1941239&postcount=68

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=226299

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=229878

[jtbadge]

Here are the first two that come to mind for me. I'll probably update this as I remember more.

Clean39T's Kirk (https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=225658)

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181118/9da795b2cc73b39823c76d1663384c6a.jpg

joosttx's 44 Marauder (https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=225102)

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1788/42654314175_efe74054d3_b.jpg

[m4rk540]

That Marauder would have made my list if the logo were higher on the DT. :banana:

[XXtwindad]

Funny, I'm not typically a fan of any color but black or army green, typically. And rim brakes don't really do it for me anymore.

But Dark Matter just nailed that blue! Damn! And it's got a level top tube! Hot damn squared! And the curved seat stays! All masterly built by the "Metal Oracle" of Ketchum Idaho.

I'll also take Dan's (Clean39) lovely Alliance ... in army green please :)

[FlashUNC]

I don't love a single bike here.
https://theradavist.com/2018/12/the-top-10-beautiful-bicycles-of-2018/#1

Is it because I've never heard Father John Misty? Is it because I haven't shopped at REI since 2009? Or is it because these bikes look as the Jerk would say, too precious?



But all bikes are good bikes. So, what's your Paceline Top 3 or 5 or 1 for 2018?

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=225307

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=219300

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=221542

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=1941239&postcount=68

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=226299

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=229878

It's just all very on the nose and on trend. Radavist is just, well, basic these days.

[XXtwindad]

[QUOTE=m4rk540;2475858]I don't love a single bike here.
https://theradavist.com/2018/12/the-top-10-beautiful-bicycles-of-2018/#1

Is it because I've never heard Father John Misty? Is it because I haven't shopped at REI since 2009? Or is it because these bikes look as the Jerk would say, too precious?

Agreed. "Precious" is the operative word here.

[joosttx]

That Marauder would have made my list if the logo were higher on the DT. :banana:

I hear ya. And thank you. Kris likes it low. I think for practical and aesthetic reasons I would also like it higher on the downtube. But I wasnt gonna argue with a RISD grad.

[Jad]

The Kirk fillet CX bike--I think from Dave Kirk to Clean39t to Kirk007--was a favorite for the year for me. So cool.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=219388&highlight=kirk+fillet+cross

[andeww]

Since everyone is on a Kirk roll, was the Kirk x pegoretti this year? Amazing collaboration and a true year to be remembered. Rip

[XXtwindad]

Yascha's 333Fab Ti all-road. Yes please. Clean as hell.

[XXtwindad]

Still has the raw beauty of Ti with a beautiful subtle color palette.

And, of course, sending best wishes to Max!!!

[m4rk540]

Agreed. "Precious" is the operative word here.

Brooks saddle, balloon tires and something American. Done.

[alancw3]

my vote for #1 ? actually it would be a tie. dave kirk's new personal stainless steel onesto fillet gravel bike and llewellyn colossus by darrell. different bikes and materials but both absolutely spectacular! brazing at it's best and lug work extraordinaire. both bikes so well thought out. two of our best current craftsmen in the business! imho.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=115818&page=79

https://www.flickr.com/photos/llewellyncustombicycles/albums/72157691068410314

[alancw3]

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[old fat man]

Either Or

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[KarlC]

Matts Seven 622 SLX



[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/945/40929312565_741113b4cd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/25mMqER)seven622slxer (https://flic.kr/p/25mMqER)



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damocles - Pegoretti Marcelo Mesonperso

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7918/45791374894_d9b9172721_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2cLqLpG)Peg (https://flic.kr/p/2cLqLpG)

[gomango]

So many great bikes here, but I'm partial to Rileystylee's Savine.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697968687&stc=1&d=1540201051

Also, can't miss with Mzilliox's Goodrich.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1797/42229432560_84a9f03559_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/27kET3Q)blue on fire (https://flic.kr/p/27kET3Q) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr

FWIW I would take that MAP or the Firefly on the mentioned site's top ten in a millisecond.

[Clean39T]

my vote for #1 ? actually it would be a tie. dave kirk's new personal stainless steel onesto fillet gravel bike and llewellyn colossus by darrell. different bikes and materials but both absolutely spectacular imho!Two stellar contenders for sure.

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[Clean39T]

So many great bikes here, but I'm partial to Rileystylee's Savine.



https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697968687&stc=1&d=1540201051



Also, can't miss with Mzilliox's Goodrich.



https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1797/42229432560_84a9f03559_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/27kET3Q)blue on fire (https://flic.kr/p/27kET3Q) by Matt.zilliox (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41573599@N06/), on Flickr



FWIW I would take that MAP or the Firefly on the mentioned site's top ten in a millisecond.Whatever bike I'd choose, I'd like to ride it on Matt's roads and get him to do the photography...

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[jpritchet74]

Matts Seven 622 SLX

[img]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/945/40929312565_741113b4cd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/25mMqER)seven622slxer (https://flic.kr/p/25mMqER)

damocles - Pegoretti Marcelo Mesonperso

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7918/45791374894_d9b9172721_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2cLqLpG)Peg (https://flic.kr/p/2cLqLpG)

Fully agree with Karl, even though Matt's bike is now his bike. I need to be first on the list for that Seven when you decide to sell it.

Also RobJ's Firefly
https://i.imgur.com/w9yEhCbl.jpg

And just because I love it so much, my Extreme-C
https://i.imgur.com/yPLEolgh.jpg

[Shoeman]

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4816/46230891292_fea4105995_h.jpg
Kinda thought this one needs a spot on this list.

[Mzilliox]

Agreed on lionels gaulzetti. Top 3 easy

[charliedid]

I don't love a single bike here.
https://theradavist.com/2018/12/the-top-10-beautiful-bicycles-of-2018/#1

Is it because I've never heard Father John Misty? Is it because I haven't shopped at REI since 2009? Or is it because these bikes look as the Jerk would say, too precious?



But all bikes are good bikes. So, what's your Paceline Top 3 or 5 or 1 for 2018?

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=225307

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=219300

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=221542

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=1941239&postcount=68

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=226299

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=229878

No need to denigrate the Radavist's list.

[XXtwindad]

More eye candy please!

[jtbadge]

No need to denigrate the Radavist's list.

I agree. The list is based on what the thousands of people who come to that site are viewing and talking about, not what the owner of the site thinks are noteworthy. And a lot of those bikes aren't that different than most of the bikes here.

[m4rk540]

I agree. The list is based on what the thousands of people who come to that site are viewing and talking about, not what the owner of the site thinks are noteworthy. And a lot of those bikes aren't that different than most of the bikes here.

His readers chose 3 Sklars?

[jtbadge]

His readers chose 3 Sklars?

There was no poll, this is literally the bikes people were looking at the most.

[m4rk540]

As I mentioned, I don't get the selections and, obviously, the site. So, the "denigration" is self-directed. I guess a $10,000 plus "klunker" inspired balloon tire bike could be seen as the natural evolution of fixed gear freestyle.

https://www.sklarbikes.com/gravel-grinder-all-road-monstercross-bikes/

[charliedid]

As I mentioned, I don't get the selections and, obviously, the site. So, the "denigration" is self-directed. I guess a $10,000 plus "klunker" inspired balloon tire bike could be seen as the natural evolution of fixed gear freestyle.



https://www.sklarbikes.com/gravel-grinder-all-road-monstercross-bikes/



Either way it’s just a list!

Happy New Year


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[dan_hudson]

I'll play. In no particular order.

Joosttx' 44 Marauder has already been linked/mentioned a few times.

Mzilliox's Goodrich has already been mentioned/linked as well. I smile every time this one is posted - just about the perfect modern-classic.

StephenCL's Ti Zanc. While there are other Ti bikes with features that I like better, this one stands out as the product of an amazing builder always refining their craft.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=227197

Ryun's Bixxis Pathos. Embarrassed to admit I continually look to see if he'll list this one for sale!

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=224631

One that has to be mentioned again is Bianchi10's Tarmac. Such amazing attention to detail - I wish I had the patience/passion to do the same to my bike.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=2458612&postcount=63


Like many I'd guess, I always click when I see mention of a Peg. Even more so now I think with his passing. They are all good but my recent fave is from across the hall, Titanium_Dan's Marcelo:

https://www.velocipedesalon.com/forum/f11/dario-pegoretti-4292-158.html#post931514

[mhespenheide]

With the caveats that (1) I'm 6'4" and appreciate taller bikes, and (2) have a fondness for blue-collar bikes:

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/592/22511562060_ffdb690d2a_c.jpg
@Phoenix's Gunnar Crosshairs: clean, great proportions, silver spokes.


https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4855/32246628228_47ed5b3188_z.jpg
Amazing wishbone seatstay by @EricEstlund.


https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20181005/907742e8998dcdee374561ace092a95b.jpg
I don't know who ended up with it, but @Clean39T's Boulder tempted me waaay too much even though I already owned its functional duplicate.

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697960331&stc=1&d=1526420856

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180820/8cef3864b95cd9e3f436aed9f418a2b1.jpg

We need a better picture of the finished bike, but for me, @Kieth_A's Ellis edges out Dan's similar Ellis with its Faema-homage paint.


https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1802/41200074820_dcc9353db9_c.jpg
I often don't like straight-blade steel forks, but @JTakeda's Yamaguchi kills it with silver components, a beautiful crankset, and tops it off with a white Flite.


https://i.imgur.com/2DUFVbY.jpg
@Brewsmith's stainless steel Alchemy. Kinda wish I'd bought that one.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/mvstype/555931477a70d450390f2612152339e3.jpg
Don't remember whose it is, and I'm not sure it was posted in 2018, but I love this light blue Merckx. As awesome as Molteni orange is, I have to give this one the nod.


Cheers and Happy New Year!

[happycampyer]

I liked the Moots, Firefly and MAP from the Radavist list, fwiw.

[Clean39T]

I liked the Moots, Firefly and MAP from the Radavist list, fwiw.

Same here :cool:

[XXtwindad]

Same here :cool:

It offends my eyes you see,
The sloping top tube is far too twee.

I will not ride a sloping top tube over hill or dale,
Neither on pavement nor trail.

It is an aesthetic disgrace,
A marketing ploy made far too common place.

Its ascendancy remains a mystery,
May good taste prevail
And relegate it to the dustbin of history.

[m4rk540]

IMO, sloping top tubes look good when they don't slope much. And that only really applies to smaller frames.

Plus one for the Gunnar, Marcelo and Merckx. Those photos make me feel like the guy who never gets tired of stills of Sophia Loren.

[jtbadge]

That Crosshairs is my “ballin’ on a budget” pick for 2018.

[maxcolumbus]

Great to see my old Savine here in both iterations.
Riley needs to post some recent pictures of that beast.
As for the Radavist list, I am really liking that rusty, raw Sklunker. (https://theradavist.com/2018/07/adam-and-his-sklunker/#1)
That looks like fun, just needs a basket for beer runs.
Sklar has been killing it lately.

[Hellgate]

It offends my eyes you see,

The sloping top tube is far too twee.



I will not ride a sloping top tube over hill or dale,

Neither on pavement nor trail.



It is an aesthetic disgrace,

A marketing ploy made far too common place.



Its ascendancy remains a mystery,

May good taste prevail

And relegate it to the dustbin of history.I completely agree, and couldn't have said it better. [emoji6]

[R3awak3n]

One of my favorites that was built this year was Angrys Jamie Swan

https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZrnerGbfhY/W4Gjk0-xgUI/AAAAAAAADFY/LHXijsXBiX4j2Vt2oJp9kZT3iKa5akSCgCLcBGAs/s1200/IMG_2875.JPG


Very utilitarian build (I like that there are cheaper replaceable parts on it, centaur RD, VO stem, its great), love the frame and fork, nice choice of parts. Seems like the bike I want to ride all day.

[m4rk540]

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=232116

[weisan]

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=2314972&postcount=23

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4676/40002264831_df5b9f3721_k.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4668/28223486339_db18966b55_k.jpg

[Hawker]

Wow, gorgeous build and breathtaking paint job on that Equilibrium.

[Jaybee]

Funny, I'm not typically a fan of any color but black or army green, typically. And rim brakes don't really do it for me anymore.

But Dark Matter just nailed that blue! Damn! And it's got a level top tube! Hot damn squared! And the curved seat stays! All masterly built by the "Metal Oracle" of Ketchum Idaho.

I'll also take Dan's (Clean39) lovely Alliance ... in army green please :)

The blue Alliance might be my favorite as well. Can't see it in the profile photo, but the red WI hubs are just perfect.

[dan_hudson]

+1 on the Equilibrium - how could I have forgotten that one!

[AdamSklar]

Great to see my old Savine here in both iterations.
Riley needs to post some recent pictures of that beast.
As for the Radavist list, I am really liking that rusty, raw Sklunker. (https://theradavist.com/2018/07/adam-and-his-sklunker/#1)
That looks like fun, just needs a basket for beer runs.
Sklar has been killing it lately.


Hey thanks! Pretty surprised to see so many bikes on that list but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So many beautiful bikes!

[m4rk540]

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697972566&stc=1&d=1546820742

[jtbadge]

https://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697972566&stc=1&d=1546820742

Strong 2019 candidate.

[jpritchet74]

Strong 2019 candidate.

Agreed!

[StanleySteamer]

Clean39 for his new Kirk and his OS Ellis. That Blue Alliance has my favorite paint job.