Dearly Beloved: SL Sunday

[AngryScientist]

Post 'em if you got 'em!!

Super stiff bikes have their time and place, but a well made, stage race oriented SL bike is a thing of joy and beauty.

Even riding on skinny rims and 23c tires, this thing just glides along. Smooth as silk on rough NJ pavement and moves when you step on it, in all the right ways. Took it up one of my favorite climbs today and hit 49mph on the backside, stable as a freight train.

one of the problems with having too many bikes is some of the great ones dont get ridden often enough. SL rocks.

couple more over here:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=2711067#post2711067

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XQLS8Amfflw/Xq7gx-vZxBI/AAAAAAAADuE/FTjZkWehS98GllVxEmTnhESw8vfvTZRMACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_5396.jpg



https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SNxOAfVtWOA/Xq7gx_f-MhI/AAAAAAAADuA/Krk_1QETxFsz4p5CcBRezFuK4y4oBrUAACLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_5400.jpg

[witcombusa]

1992 Chesini Arena is my Columbus SL entry.

[veloduffer]

one of the problems with having too many bikes...



Angry...it’s a lovely bike but this is a blasphemous statement (particularly on a Sunday)! I think you may have to make a pilgrimage to the Madonna del Ghisallo for confession. :-)


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[rePhil]

From memory, didn't you visit the factory in Lachinaie? Did you get a factory tour?
Curious as to whether they are still a Campy distributor?

There are days I miss my SL.

[mtechnica]

1982 Colnago Superissimo with what's left of a Saronni red paint job. It's a nice tube set.

https://live.staticflickr.com/2853/34304101535_989d4020f3_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/2805/34173127381_08400616af_b.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/4194/34146553542_fe2c5d2ec5_b.jpg

[fmradio516]

I love how my marinoni rides as well. Ive had 3, 2 older Max frames which didnt fit my right, and a modern one(Sportivo) which i bought on the forum which fits me just right.

[dbh]

Couldn't agree more. Love the smooth road feeling of a well built SL bike with all the right angles. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200503/eef4647baec161a96b73944c327d703e.jpg

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[Pegoready]

My Ciocc has been treating me really well lately. Bars are untaped because I've been experimenting, but it doesn't matter because I still love riding it.

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

https://i.imgur.com/uV5iQdIl.jpg

[Hawker]

AngrySci, A most beautiful frame. Is it a 49cm? I might be mistaken, but didn't you do a write-up of your trip to pick up this bike? I've found pics on your Blog from 2014 but not a write-up? Was this a custom build or did he happen to have one in your size? Gorgeous!

[Tickdoc]

Sl rocks.

Dos ciocc, one old, one new, both sl.

https://i.imgur.com/8YJ56Ccl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/hnu5F0Ll.jpg

[Drmojo]

or forks if you prefer
All these wonderful bikes have curved
STEEL forks,,,,””” hmmm coincidence?

[Steve in SLO]

Early Steelman with DA 7400. Smoooth.

[buddybikes]

Please put plugs, even wine corks in case of a crash

My Ciocc has been treating me really well lately. Bars are untaped because I've been experimenting, but it doesn't matter because I still love riding it.

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

https://i.imgur.com/uV5iQdIl.jpg

[thwart]

Billato built LeMond... a good part of it is the fork, but the rest of the bike just 'planes' nicely. SL was around for a long time for a good reason.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/11bd3gpkl7tk86n/lemond%2010-19%20for%20forum.jpg?raw=1

[AngryScientist]

From memory, didn't you visit the factory in Lachinaie? Did you get a factory tour?
Curious as to whether they are still a Campy distributor?

There are days I miss my SL.

AngrySci, A most beautiful frame. Is it a 49cm? I might be mistaken, but didn't you do a write-up of your trip to pick up this bike? I've found pics on your Blog from 2014 but not a write-up? Was this a custom build or did he happen to have one in your size? Gorgeous!

yes.

one of my favorite parts about riding this bike is remembering the fun weekend i spent with my wife picking it up. we really had a blast up north.

it's all in the thread i started here:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=157065

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iNawHJYZCEA/VDrcYy8JmII/AAAAAAAABzo/EopUz_-Qu50/s1000/P1080359.JPG

[oliver1850]

Serotta Nova Series. This frame was the same as a Nova Special except for using clamp-on shifters and having fender eyelets.

Pic moved to a thread about Nova Series. Wish we could post photos more than once.

[binxnyrwarrsoul]

yes.

one of my favorite parts about riding this bike is remembering the fun weekend i spent with my wife picking it up. we really had a blast up north.

it's all in the thread i started here:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=157065

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iNawHJYZCEA/VDrcYy8JmII/AAAAAAAABzo/EopUz_-Qu50/s1000/P1080359.JPG

Nick, that is one of the coolest pictures, ever. He's still doing a lugged SL frameset, according to his site. I'm swimming in steel but may have to give him a call. Never got around to calling him when I was truly in the market.

[oliver1850]

1990 Serotta Nova Special. My first Serotta, now stripped for repaint. Somewhere I posted detail pics of it without paint but can't find them now.

[AngryScientist]

Nick, that is one of the coolest pictures, ever. He's still doing a lugged SL frameset, according to his site. I'm swimming in steel but may have to give him a call. Never got around to calling him when I was truly in the market.

i wonder (doubt) if he's doing the brazing these days, from what i understood at the time, the anniversary run was a special series for which he would return to the torch. maybe, but i would be surprised if the man himself were burning the lugs in. Still would be cool though!

It really was great meeting him. He got a real kick out of the fact that i drove up from NJ to pick it up. I had no idea he would be there, but the young man who showed me around the shop offered "hey, do you want to meet the man who brazed your frame?" ...

it was a nice surprise. he is a really cool person, and one who has not relented in decades.

[oliver1850]

I only suspect this Ciocc is SL as it's been repainted and lacks a tubing sticker. It is equipped with a SunTour SL group though. If any of the Ciocc owners can help me identify it, let me know.

Does SLX qualify for this thread? I could do better with it.

[gbcoupe]

Nick, that is one of the coolest pictures, ever. He's still doing a lugged SL frameset, according to his site. I'm swimming in steel but may have to give him a call. Never got around to calling him when I was truly in the market.

Very cool pic and frame. Don't ever sell that!

Maybe he'd take a cm or 2 off of mine. :rolleyes: Not realistic of course, but it'd be cool and I wouldn't be selling.

[gbcoupe]

My Schwinns.

[choke]

Heh, this is almost a 'show your Ciöcc' thread.

These are both SL

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

I imagine that this is as well though it has the old style tubing decal which doesn't indicate the tubing. I also have some other frames that I suspect are SL but they have no tubing decals at all.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/cino8.jpg

[gbcoupe]

Heh, this is almost a 'show your Ciöcc' thread.

These are both SL

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

I imagine that this is as well though it has the old style tubing decal which doesn't indicate the tubing. I also have some other frames that I suspect are SL but they have no tubing decals at all.

http://cycle.ciocctoo.com/cino8.jpg

Sweet looking rides! As are all of these in the thread.

[fmradio516]

Hey I have a similar pic!

This was a few days after he did the Mt Washington Hill Climb.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200503/4f8c3f06c7852b71916b80a44017d3d6.jpg


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[R3awak3n]

I love Marinoni. Very under rated too but I have not seen many I did not like and a lot I have really liked.

[thwart]

From a few (OK, ten :rolleyes:) years ago, a Paul Taylor bike brazed from a 'new SL' tubeset...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/rzskevhg40snczk/taylor.jpeg?raw=1

[AngryScientist]

Hey I have a similar pic!

This was a few days after he did the Mt Washington Hill Climb.



hey, that's great!

what year would you say this picture was taken?

[AngryScientist]

From a few (OK, ten :rolleyes:) years ago, a Paul Taylor bike brazed from a 'new SL' tubeset...


that's a beauty thwart

[thwart]

that's a beauty thwart

No doubt.

Never had the magic for me so moved it on to another Forum member several years ago.

Wonder if Mr. Taylor is still in the bike biz...

[fmradio516]

hey, that's great!

what year would you say this picture was taken?

end of August 2018

[mass_biker]

All these wonderful photos - makes me wistful for the "one that got away"....my first "real" road bike, a Serotta Nova Special that I bought from Belmont Wheelworks in '89 or '90, built it up with Suntour (!). Raced on it for years, loved that bike. And sold it in a pique of "streamlining" (i.e. desperately needed the money) after college. Sigh. Thanks fo the memories though.

[Keith A]

My Schwinns.That white and blue is very sharp. What model is this? Any idea what year this is from?

[WNC rider]

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[m_sasso]

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/honda-tech.com-vbulletin/2000x1333/80-img_1853_067b5d803fd246fe47afd6de3f81c1f2a0468d21. jpeg

[maxcolumbus]

I'm loving this thread..

82 De Rosa Professional SL. My 2nd favorite steel bike.

[AngryScientist]

mmm

some good stuff in here!

[gbcoupe]

That white and blue is very sharp. What model is this? Any idea what year this is from?

Thanks. It's two toned blue, not white. No idea who did the paint. Maybe a tad thick, but looks good.

I'm guessing it's a mid 80's Paramount with a newer fork. Also possible it's not a Schwinn. Only marking that I can see under the bottom bracket is a very small circle.

Really don't care what it is. It's a great ride and looks sharp as well.

[Coffee Rider]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200504/1b24c72054aa6c64c73c71c7c65e15ef.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200504/56649ee0b5e34f0c973aebbb2710d3c6.jpg
It’s possible that I have another SL frame, but I’m not completely sure about it.


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[AngryScientist]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200504/1b24c72054aa6c64c73c71c7c65e15ef.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200504/56649ee0b5e34f0c973aebbb2710d3c6.jpg
It’s possible that I have another SL frame, but I’m not completely sure about it.


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oooooo.

i like what i'm seeing here.