What bike are you looking for but can't find?

[Mike V]

I was just doing my let's see search for a bike I've been looking for EVER.

Figured I'd ask what others are looking for. What bike eludes you?

For me it's a LeMond Billato in 52/53cm

[monkeytusmc]

EM525 Italia 50 in the XL size. Let me know if you got one. [emoji6]


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[thirdgenbird]

Pegoretti Custom Team 57ish top tube.

I’ve got a box of parts to build it. I’m only short a seatpost, handlebars, and bar tape. (But know what I want)

[Coffee Rider]

For me, the big ones are a 3Rensho road or 1990s or earlier Eddy Merckx in about 48-50cm sizing. There are a few others that really interest me too, such as Serotta.


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[dave thompson]

Serotta Legend Ti or Ottrott in a 60CM.

[KJMUNC]

Pinarello Telekom - either a Prince or Dogma in a 60cm+

Been looking for 12yrs and have only ever seen one for sale, but it was cheaper Aelle tubing. I know they exist, but have never actually seen a Prince/Dogma for sale in this size.

[gasman]

Serotta Legend Ti or Ottrott in a 60CM.

Just my size

[thirdgenbird]

Pinarello Telekom

The Telekom Paris is my backup to the Peg.

[Mike V]

Pinarello Telekom - either a Prince or Dogma in a 60cm+

Been looking for 12yrs and have only ever seen one for sale, but it was cheaper Aelle tubing. I know they exist, but have never actually seen a Prince/Dogma for sale in this size.

Like this one?

https://cdn-cyclingtips.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2N4A5852.jpg

[osbk67]

In no particular order and just one or two because I seldom think about such questions:

1. Concorde Gavina Columbus SL in PDM team colours
2. Legnano in 1988 Alfa-Lum team colours
3. Raleigh Team Pro SBDU 531/753 in TI Raleigh team colours
4. Gazelle Champion Mondial AA Special with butterfly seat and chain stay bridges for no real reason
5. Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra SLX in Hitachi team colours

Special mentions:

Moser Leader AX in a colour scheme other than green or pink
Ron Cooper because "you felt like you were on something special riding a Ron Cooper". Could be true.

[zmudshark]

Cinelli Nuovo Supercorsa. Medium.

[jtbadge]

-I've been casually hunting a Domo Farm Frites Merckx Team SC for a couple of years, and have only had come up in my size a couple of times, always poorly timed
-a sick fade Serotta lugged frame from the 90s is my current itch, but haven't found the right deal

[vqdriver]

Would snap up an ADR Bottecchia

[choke]

Lino Messori
Lupo - these were made by Umberto 'Lupo' Mascheroni

[Mike V]

Would snap up an ADR Bottecchia

That was my first bike. SL with Chorus.

[kiwisimon]

In no particular order and just one or two because I seldom think about such questions:

1. Concorde Gavina Columbus SL in PDM team colours
4. Gazelle Champion Mondial AA Special with butterfly seat and chain stay bridges for no real reason


Had them both, good solid rides.

[mhespenheide]

The one that will make me stop looking.

[weisan]

A silver skinny tubed lugged steel Schwinn...that was on a wall poster in my room when I was 16...with a sexy female cyclist and a macho male cyclist, both soaking wet in the rain.

[Fivethumbs]

I've been wanting a Telekom Merckx for a long time. I wouldn't mind having a TVM Gazelle or a Refin Battaglin.

[Tickdoc]

I'll know it when I see it.

[Dave B]

I want the BMC Phonak bike(s) the early ones in team livery or even the Swiss glad look. I had one once and loved it,

The only thing I want new(er) is a 29er full suspension that does well on gravel and ride roads as well as it does on challenging terrain. 4 to 5 inches of travel, while still be able to pedal efficiently on the flat fire roads.

If anyone has any good suggestions I am all ears,

[Kyle h]

The one that will make me stop looking.

Ain't that the truth, ha.

[Velocipede]

I was just doing my let's see search for a bike I've been looking for EVER.

Figured I'd ask what others are looking for. What bike eludes you?

For me it's a LeMond Billato in 52/53cm

You need to go over to the LeMond fans page on FB. They have stuff they post all the time.

[Elefantino]

Either an Orange Krate, a Mapei Colnago or an Hors Categorie.

[NHAero]

Found it, sort of.
Always wanted a Pogliaghi track bike (even though I don't ride track and wouldn't ride a fixie without at least a front brake, and wouldn't drill a vintage track fork, sacrilege).

In late 2010 a Nagasawa fixed gear road trainer (designed with brakes) showed up for sale here, and in my size. At the beginning of his career, Yoshiaki Nagasawa apprenticed to Sante Pogliaghi (and then to De Rosa). So this bike fulfills that want!

I can't think of any other specific bike I've looked for. The Casati I recently acquired scratches a long itch for Italian classic steel, but I wasn't looking for a Casati Monza. Now that I have it and have learned a bit about Casati (100 year old company) I'm happy to have a marque that's a bit more obscure than the usual suspects :)

[Gummee]

I've been on the hunt off and on for a while:

Aquila/SLX PDM Concorde to replace the one I sold in a fit of needing rent $$

89 Paramount Borrowed a friend's when the Concorde was at Hot Tubes getting the munched dropout replaced. Fit/rode even better than the Concorde

?88? Master Olympic in the blue décor like a couple teammates had in college.

I wouldn't say no to a Mapei C40, but I don't have lust for one

Ditto with an EL-OS Scapin that we used to sell at PBS 'back when.' Didn't know enough to buy one then...

M

[texbike]

Here are a few that I've been casually looking for over several years:

-An ex-Armstrong Motorola MX Leader
-A 56 cm, early 80s (up to 83) Cinelli SC in silver or creme
-A 60s era Cinelli pista
-A C40 or C50 in WC colors

Cheers,

Texbike

[paredown]

I would be tempted by a Look 585 L in that short-lived orange special color--they called it tangerine. Wanted one so bad when they were out, and have never found an affordable one in my size...

[paredown]

Cinelli Nuovo Supercorsa. Medium.

This was one that caught my attention too--was it Boneman over on RBR that got one and wrote such an inspiring road test post?

I know I looked for a while after whoever it was showed theirs.

[Bob Ross]

I'm not actively "looking for" any of these, but in the spirit of quarantined How Can I Entertain Myself Today? I'll say that if I stumbled across any of these in my size and Very Good condition I would seriously consider blowing some discretionary income:

- a Hampsten Strada Bianca from when Kent Eriksen was welding them
- a 2010 BMC SLC01 Pro Machine
- a 2012 Ridley Noah MMXII FB
- a Jeff Jones Ti Spaceframe w/ Truss Fork & H-Bars
- a ~1970 Schwinn Stingray Krate

[stev0]

Serotta Hors Categorie in 53cm with a 1 1/8" HT

[Bob Ross]

Found it, sort of.
Always wanted a Pogliaghi track bike (even though I don't ride track and wouldn't ride a fixie without at least a front brake, and wouldn't drill a vintage track fork, sacrilege).

So, do you ride it?

I'll admit, there is something so appealing to me about a classic steel track bike: It's so pure, unadulterated...just a handful of metal tubes and, what, four moving parts total? (Okay, six with pedals.) It's like the platonic ideal of a bicycle. Or a stick figure drawn from memory. I love that simplicity!

But I would never ride it on the street w/o a brake...and the brake starts to disrupt that unadulterated purity. And my local track isn't local enough for me to even consider that.

So I'll probably never own one.

[RonW87]

Rossin Ghibli in 60cm. Pogliaghi too. I have Pogliaghi shoes. Need a bike to match.

[gone]

Either an Orange Krate, a Mapei Colnago or an Hors Categorie.


What size?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200514/c4f9ba4a1d20f197ae3df8ad156ea6da.jpg

[alexstar]

The one that will make me stop looking.

For me... That was a Kirk Frameworks JKS-X. Incredible bike. I can't imagine a steel bike that rides better or fits better. I still wouldn't say no to a Pegoretti, though, if the right one came along - either a Luigino with a twin plate crown, or a Day Is Done.

[timto]

Specialized Allez 40th / DiNucci collab
Ritchey classic fillet with steel fork
GT Edge Fillet with steel fork

Size 53-53 in these would be swell !

[SimonC]

Others have already mentioned them, but:

1. A Jones spaceframe. I regret not buying one when he was first making them himself, but it would probably have blown the budget. One came up for sale used at a good price a few years back, I hesitated because it was too small but I should have just brought it.

2. A Serotta Hors Categorie. I had one for a very brief time and regret selling it, just because it’s such a unique approach to bike design. It would probably be more logical to get a Kirk Terraplane, but who needs logic...

3. A Time VXRS Ulteam in XL. Still would be too short, but it’s an itch I want to scratch. I’ve seen a few for sale in the US and even in Europe, but it’s been uneconomical to get them to the UK partly because of the size of the package with the ISP. R&A Cycles have a NOS Bettini edition, but they’re still asking $4k which feels excessive.

[NHAero]

The Nagasawa is a 1988 road trainer - built for a Keirin racer to train on the road, so it's made to have brakes. I definitely ride it, but not nearly so much as the geared bikes or MTB. I have five rides on it so far in 2020, longest is 30 miles. Set up currently with the single speed side operative - trying to minimize my chances for any mishap during COVID, and riding fixed only occasionally increases that risk.

Photo here:
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=2714528#post2714528

So, do you ride it?

I'll admit, there is something so appealing to me about a classic steel track bike: It's so pure, unadulterated...just a handful of metal tubes and, what, four moving parts total? (Okay, six with pedals.) It's like the platonic ideal of a bicycle. Or a stick figure drawn from memory. I love that simplicity!

But I would never ride it on the street w/o a brake...and the brake starts to disrupt that unadulterated purity. And my local track isn't local enough for me to even consider that.

So I'll probably never own one.

[azrider]

Trek Koppenberg :help::help::help:




(in a 60cm if any of ya'll are hoarding one and were thinking of selling;)

[T-Crush]

As it brings back memories of the ones that "got away" in addition to the unicorns I chase.

In Search of -
Serotta Legend HC with 1.125" headtube
60th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount Ti in Gold (aka SerottaMount)

Had, sold and want back -
Yeti Road Project (turquoise with 1.125" headtube)
Pegoretti Marcelo touched by Dario (had one twice. Life got in the way)
Serotta CSi (again twice. See above)
Eddy Merckx Paris-Roubaix Motorola racer built for Frankie Andreau
GT National Team (1998) road frame

The overlapping college years of our four kids made some of the above decisions necessary, and I don't regret that. Besides, hunting is half the fun (okay, that's a lie, but it helps).

[T-Crush]

Add that to my list!

What size?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200514/c4f9ba4a1d20f197ae3df8ad156ea6da.jpg

[Hawker]

I would be tempted by a Look 585 L in that short-lived orange special color--they called it tangerine. Wanted one so bad when they were out, and have never found an affordable one in my size...

I used to think this was rather ugly. Now I think it's more "unique" and I've been looking for an XS for the last three years. I just love my 585.

Also looking for a 2010 Look 585 Tibco Team Bike in Dark Blue.

[KJMUNC]

Like this one?

https://cdn-cyclingtips.pressidium.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2N4A5852.jpg

Yep exactly. Ironically I know the owner of that bike and was just messaging with him a few weeks ago. He has a 2nd Tkom frame....it was Vino's and it's a Dogma, but obviously way too small for me. He's selling and it's a very reasonable price.

Just never find them in a 60cm....always much smaller.

[PacNW2Ford]

Wilderness Trail Bikes Phoenix - found one, found perforations when prepping for repainting...

Fat City Slim Chance SLX 54-56...

[bigman]

The Guru Prameio Ti I stupidly sold.

[azrider]

Yep exactly. Ironically I know the owner of that bike and was just messaging with him a few weeks ago. He has a 2nd Tkom frame....it was Vino's and it's a Dogma, but obviously way too small for me. He's selling and it's a very reasonable price.

Just never find them in a 60cm....always much smaller.

One of Rolf's frames has to be out there somewhere.........

http://www.kenpapai.com/racing/sf2003/aldag0716.jpg

[batman1425]

Heck, new stuff is hard to find these days. Most of the the shops in the city are sold out and the distributors are cashed.

[Waldo62]

Snip: Ron Cooper because "you felt like you were on something special riding a Ron Cooper". Could be true.

Absolutely true

[bicycletricycle]

Jack Taylor
Mountaingoat deluxe with cool paint
Some kind of interesting vintage (70/80's) steel cyclocross frame
Willits new sheriff
Weigle

[gomango]

I'm waiting for a riding buddy to hand over his Curt Goodrich Sportif.

So at least I know where to find one. :)

Also, I'd take an exact copy of my my wife's MAP with a 58tt.

[gone]

Add that to my list!
If you ride a 60cm, I can hook you up ;-)

[rccardr]

Pegoretti Luigino with the dual plane fork crown, size 57.

[SPOKE]

Stainless Steel Rigi is probably my dream bike to add to the collection. A 54 or 55cm should work well for me.

The second bike is probably a Spectrum Ti Super with disc brakes. Unfortunately I missed the opportunity to purchase one while Tom was taking new orders😩☹️🤬

[donevwil]

Anything interesting with a 62 top tube.

[ojingoh]

I had a plan and the plan never happened.

[Toddtwenty2]

I have everything I want in two bikes, but I would love an upgrade in my touring bike and my winter commuter.

Winter Commuter:
I've been looking for a late model Litespeed Blue Ridge in a size 53. I have owned them in both a 51 and 55, but the elusive size 53 with a 55cm top tube still eludes me.
They are a nice spec and usually at a nice price point for mid-western winter commuter duty that won't rust out.

Touring:
I'd love an earlier model Co-Motion Pangea - again with around a 55cm ETT. I have 90% of it in my Soma Saga, but the extra stoutness in the tubing would be pleasant for longer treks. The current models have an odd chainstay design that I don't care for.

[72gmc]

This bike in 61x58 or 61x59 (https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=247935&highlight=Hampsten)or anything close enough to that to tempt me.

[osbk67]

Found it, sort of.
Always wanted a Pogliaghi track bike (even though I don't ride track and wouldn't ride a fixie without at least a front brake, and wouldn't drill a vintage track fork, sacrilege).

In late 2010 a Nagasawa fixed gear road trainer (designed with brakes) showed up for sale here, and in my size. At the beginning of his career, Yoshiaki Nagasawa apprenticed to Sante Pogliaghi (and then to De Rosa). So this bike fulfills that want!

I can't think of any other specific bike I've looked for. The Casati I recently acquired scratches a long itch for Italian classic steel, but I wasn't looking for a Casati Monza. Now that I have it and have learned a bit about Casati (100 year old company) I'm happy to have a marque that's a bit more obscure than the usual suspects :)

Hilary Stone in the UK (no affiliation, website of same name) has had one or two Pogliaghi frames for sale over the years. I recall a track example but it’s not listed now, although there are several other quite rare models from other very well-regraded builders. Masi 3V Pista included...

[tv_vt]

Serotta Legend Ti or Ottrott in a 60CM.

Want your Fierte IT back, Dave?

[KJMUNC]

One of Rolf's frames has to be out there somewhere.........

http://www.kenpapai.com/racing/sf2003/aldag0716.jpg

I know where one identical to this is but he's not selling.

Funny, as I met Rolf at the TofCA last year and told him I'd love to find one of his old bikes and he looked at me like I was insane: "Why do you want some old race bike? New bikes are so much better."

I was a little disappointed in his answer, but doesn't change my desire for one!

[cinema]

zunow hummingbird 54

[oldguy00]

1. Pinarello Magnesium Dogma in '53'
2. BMC Phonak or Swiss champ SLT01, in '53'

[415km]

68cm Eisentraut with clearance for 32s

[tbike4]

Peg Duende. I have come across 1 or 2 but either way too much $$ or paint was not doing it for me. 57.5 top tube please.

[d_douglas]

Most of my wants are modern and accessible, except for my menial budget. My Grail bike thread is a testament to my patience and lack of forward planning. I started that four years ago and if I had set aside $3k per year, I would have a Crumpton.

Dreams that I have now are for a Kirk or Potts disc bike - all I need to do is plunk down a deposit and wait my turn.

There are so many lustworthy bikes now that its hard to quantify ONE bike that I want, knowing that my luxury bike buying days are largely a thing of the past. (young kids, travel dreams, mortgage, modest income, etc). NBD.

That said, if you have a Kirk, Potts or Crumpton in 58cm laying around, chime in, brothers and sisters :banana:

[Steve in SLO]

Would love to find a Kvale or Eisentraut Model A with beautifully thinned lugs. 60x58ish would do me just fine.
Oh, and maybe a Demon from Tom Warmerdam. Loved his stuff at NAHBS in Sacto a few years back.

[Hindmost]

... "Why do you want some old race bike? New bikes are so much better."...


I love how this thread veered heavily into road racing nostalgia. Many of the bikes mentioned I share the affinity for. A couple I have already done.

[wallymann]

60cm colnago carbitubo (w/ non-cracked lugs)
61cm traditional colnago ExPower (any colorway)
custom Rob English build (just dreaming)

[Toeclips]

68cm Eisentraut with clearance for 32s

I once owned a CID which was an Eisentraut collaboration with Alpine bikes from DC/Bethesda shop

Didn't know what I had

Like to own, 58cm 70's Colnago in electric blue with clover cut outs and drilled out fork tabs

[monarchguy]

An Eddy Merckx with criterium geometry, in a 52-53. I have one that's too large, but what a wonderful ride. If you're looking to get rid of.....

Dan

[nesteel]

'84-86 Merckx professional frameset. Have all the panto'ed bits tucked away. One day I'll decide to afford a decent frameset when.it comes along.
Or I'll get tired of waiting, sell them off the panto'ed parts, and watch four come up for sale the day after. Pretty much the way it goes......
I'd also "settle" for another signature Merckx frame.

[Vonruden]

The Nagasawa is a 1988 road trainer - built for a Keirin racer to train on the road, so it's made to have brakes. I definitely ride it, but not nearly so much as the geared bikes or MTB. I have five rides on it so far in 2020, longest is 30 miles. Set up currently with the single speed side operative - trying to minimize my chances for any mishap during COVID, and riding fixed only occasionally increases that risk.

Photo here:
https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?p=2714528#post2714528

A large Nagasawa like this.

Also, a Wizard or Brian Baylis and Rene Herse Rando.

[NHAero]

Just spent an hour looking at this site. Two Pogs, both way too big but beauties!

Hilary Stone in the UK (no affiliation, website of same name) has had one or two Pogliaghi frames for sale over the years. I recall a track example but it’s not listed now, although there are several other quite rare models from other very well-regraded builders. Masi 3V Pista included...

[colker]

Don McClung singlespeed 29er
Slim Chance in 53cm w/ the yo eddy road fork.

[steveoz]

Any Serotta in the wild neon paint schemes, or hot pink

[alexihnen]

All in 56-57 and steel:

Merckx 7-Eleven
Landshark
80s Serotta


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[Spoker]

Looking for the road bike that doesn’t make me hurt after 2 hours.
Getting old is not for sissies apparently.

[Burning Pines]

This is stupid but a cheap used cross check frame.

I haven’t been looking that hard tbh. But I have had a fixed gear townie/dirt shredder build on the brain for a while.

[jtbadge]

This is stupid but a cheap used cross check frame.

I haven’t been looking that hard tbh. But I have had a fixed gear townie/dirt shredder build on the brain for a while.

People seem really proud of their used Surlys for some reason. Hard to find a good deal on a frame.

[saab2000]

Serotta Colorado III 57cm level top tube, preferably with matching fork.

Serotta HSG carbon same top tube, also preferably with matching fork.

Anyone have either of these PM me.

[Mike V]

Another one I look for but can never find is a LeMond Carbon Frames / Calfee.

I have been even looking for a Tetra Pro Classic in 52/53 I could make into one.

[bikinchris]

Not that I could afford it, but I lusted at a bike in the 70s I wanted so bad.
Austro-Daimler Vent Noir with Nuovo Record. The bike is smoked chrome, so no two are exactly alike.

[Velocipede]

Another one I look for but can never find is a LeMond Carbon Frames / Calfee.

I have been even looking for a Tetra Pro Classic in 52/53 I could make into one.

Seriously, check out the LeMond Fan Forum on Facebook. They have a bunch on there all the time. Best place to get good ones. A bunch of team used ones too.

[cinema]

People seem really proud of their used Surlys for some reason. Hard to find a good deal on a frame.

can't blame em. i have a couple and the check is by far the longest i've held onto any bike ever. millions of feet and thousands of miles touring, still love the looks i get dropping people with a hunk of dented gas pipe

[thirdgenbird]

I would probably buy a Yeti Road Project if priced appropriately too. Oh, and a slim chance... ok, that makes four... or five...

Pegoretti Team Pro
Telekom Paris
Yeti road project
Slim Chance
S-works m2 (would need to be anodized and mint)

[Buzz]

Rossin Ghibli in 60cm.

Me too....

[Web1111a]

Seriously, check out the LeMond Fan Forum on Facebook. They have a bunch on there all the time. Best place to get good ones. A bunch of team used ones too.

I see 2 is one of these preferable

[TheseGoTo11]

Schlick Northpaw, large

[Stj]

This bike ( I can’t recall how I got this picture, possibly passed on it and regret it ever since):

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/8d990fcda07da6fe4f2650ab2c30b05e.file

Plus a 61+ JP Weigle

[Mike V]

I'm on there as of last night.

Seriously, check out the LeMond Fan Forum on Facebook. They have a bunch on there all the time. Best place to get good ones. A bunch of team used ones too.

[Andy sti]

I've always wanted a red Ochsner. Hard to find and I've never seen one in my size.

[Burning Pines]

People seem really proud of their used Surlys for some reason. Hard to find a good deal on a frame.

Mostly I'm finding beat to hell complete builds from like 2009 listed for 700 dollars and I don't want any of those parts. I should just get a new one from Universal.

Feel like I'm polluting this thread talking about surlys lol.

[Clean39T]

This bike ( I can’t recall how I got this picture, possibly passed on it and regret it ever since):

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/8d990fcda07da6fe4f2650ab2c30b05e.file

Plus a 61+ JP WeigleThat's beautiful [emoji7]

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[mhespenheide]

I've always wanted a red Ochsner. Hard to find and I've never seen one in my size.

There's a white Oschner frame for cheap on the San Diego craigslist that might be your size; 62x58. Cheap enough that you could repaint it...
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/bop/d/spring-valley-steel-bicycle-frame/7119198760.html

[oldguy00]

One of Rolf's frames has to be out there somewhere.........

http://www.kenpapai.com/racing/sf2003/aldag0716.jpg


I remember drooling at a whole lineup of these pink bikes at the 2003 road worlds in Hamilton, Ontario. So drool worthy.
If I could find a dogma magnesium in my size, I'd be very tempted to ship it off to Alan Wanta for a respray in the Telekom pink finish.

Actually, it was also at that race where I got my first closeup look at a Phonak SLT01 bike, such a cool frame with that skeleton seat tube lug cluster thingy.

Here is Bobby Julich's telekom bike from that race, guess they were Prince LS's.

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/worlds03/emrr/worldsbikes/JulichsPinarello



Cheers

[johnniecakes]

All 58ish

Concorde in the PDM colors
A Battaglin constructed with the MAX tubeset.
Merckx MXL in Motorola colors (had one and let it go, @#$%^&(*&)
Fondriest X status constructed with Deda EOM16.50 tubset
Litespeed Vortex.

[Velocipede]

I see 2 is one of these preferable

This one

Greg LeMond Fans Forum

Lots of really knowledgable guys on there.

[mastaliu]

Great thread!

Bianchi, mid 1990s, genius or EL in celeste, 55cm.

[Web1111a]

This one

Greg LeMond Fans Forum

Lots of really knowledgable guys on there.

Thanks

[Yoshi]

80s Pinarello Montello frameset size 60

[gbcoupe]

I'll exclude custom builders.

* 3Rensho to replace the one I sold.
* Chesini Innovation.
* MS tubed Somec.
* Grandis OverMax. Incoming!
* Mondonico EL-OS Monostay.
* Scapin with dual drive side chainstays. Can't remember the model.

Lots of others grab my attention along the way. Gotta be 54's.

[madsciencenow]

Wouldn’t mind a Ti Legend in 53-54ish TT w compact geo. I had a stock 54 that was great but the HT was a bit tall for me. Not sure something like this exists but I figured if anyone would know...


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[dvnzzz]

That's beautiful [emoji7]

Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using TapatalkWow that's beautiful! What kinda tubing dimensions are on those? What about the headtube!

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[Toddtwenty2]

Also, I would like this:

https://theradavist.com/2018/11/2018-philly-bike-expo-winter-bicycles-ss-27-5-dirt-tourer/

Does anyone know this fellow? Do they want to sell it now that their tour is over?

[KJMUNC]

I remember drooling at a whole lineup of these pink bikes at the 2003 road worlds in Hamilton, Ontario. So drool worthy.
If I could find a dogma magnesium in my size, I'd be very tempted to ship it off to Alan Wanta for a respray in the Telekom pink finish.

Actually, it was also at that race where I got my first closeup look at a Phonak SLT01 bike, such a cool frame with that skeleton seat tube lug cluster thingy.

Here is Bobby Julich's telekom bike from that race, guess they were Prince LS's.

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2003/worlds03/emrr/worldsbikes/JulichsPinarello

Cheers

An identical twin - or maybe even this exact bike - is at Bill Ron Bikes in Redondo Beach. I saw it several years ago and is on consignment from a local owner. Complete bike plus Bobby's helmet. Can't recall how much he was asking, but it was a lot. Sadly I heard Bill had a stroke and not sure what will become of his shop.

[alexihnen]

Not that I could afford it, but I lusted at a bike in the 70s I wanted so bad.
Austro-Daimler Vent Noir with Nuovo Record. The bike is smoked chrome, so no two are exactly alike.


I had this for a time, quite something to look at.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/328affb9345dbf146df30ce220a74b9a.jpg
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/9dc1e99475ba2aab8155041d33677ad2.jpg


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[mastaliu]

Oh and I forgot to add, if anyone is holding a 55cm Nakagawa Prominence. . . I've been looking for that too!

[Jimbo251]

Peg Love #3 or Respo in 50cm

a Kirk or Sachs that would actually fit me.

A Firefly or Mosaic rim brake road that would actually fit me.

A Festka XCr Modern or Ti Asphalt in 52cm

A Field, Stelbel or BiXXiS that would actually fit me.

[Velocipede]

I'll play. Had bikes that I had to get rid of thanks to an Ex that I would love to get back and bikes I've always wanted.

HAD
Panasonic DX5000- first racing bike I had in 87
Bianchi Alfana- bike I got after my Panasonic got hit
Specialized Stumpjumper FS 93- my ex-roommate took it and I never got it back
Specialized Allez steel- stolen
Bianchi EL/OS- first REAL race bike I had, Celeste of course!
LeMond GAN team Excell- had it but had to get rid of it, frame had a problem
Kestrel CS-X- my ex made me get rid of it.
Time Helix Equipe HM- my ex made me get rid of it.
Time Helix Equipe HM tri frame- my ex made me get rid of it.
Cervero P2- my ex made me get rid of it.
Kestrel 200EMS- my ex made me get rid of it.
Kestrel 500EMS- this one kills me as it was one of a kind, I had it, my ex made me get rid of it.
Torelli Nitro Express EL/OS- my ex made me get rid of it.
Mondonico Anniversario- #6 of 70, I had it, my ex made me get rid of it.
Ritchey Swiss Cross- custom made by the Man himself. my ex made me get rid of it.
Paramount road frame- raced one back in the day
Bianchi Martini Racing Grizzly RC- my ex made me get rid of it.
Cervero Super Prodigy

WANTED
Centurion Dave Scott edition Expert- bike I always wanted but never got
Bottechia/ADR Tour bike- red/white
Bottechia/ADR Tour bike- yellow version
Concorde PDM bike
LeMond Maillot Juane Worlds bike- only 300 made. Last one was sold on my birthday in 1990. I've never seen one in my size.
Specialized Epic Carbon- wanted but never got
Specialized S-Works steel mountain bike- jonesed for this like crazy
Specialized S-Works Epic Ultimate mountain bike- OH MY GOODNESS!!!
LeMond TVT Team Z
LeMond Coors Light bike
LeMond Team Z steel bike
LeMond Team Z Calfee bike
LeMond Team Z steel with Paris Roubaix fork
Pinarello Banesto bike like Big Mig had
Yeti C-26
Yeti ARC
Yeti Road Project
Yeti AS
Diamond Back Axis TT mountain bike
Diamond Back WCF
Bianchi 100
Bianchi 110
Bianchi 120
Paramount Anniversary
Time TT frame
Time Cross frame
LeMond mountain frame
Bontrager Race Lite
Bontrager Race
Bontrager Ti Lite
Richard Sachs road bike
Richard Sachs cross bike
Pegoretti- Dario and I had been discussing a frame but never got around to finalizing it.
Colnago C40, the original Gen 1 version, in Mapei coloring of course.
Merckx 7-11 frame
Merckx Motorola frame
Miyata Century bike

[Elefantino]

What size?
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200514/c4f9ba4a1d20f197ae3df8ad156ea6da.jpg
Beautiful ... but I need the biggest they made!

[ddtn]

1985 Schwinn Madison in 57 (actually have one, but want another)
Merckx MXL in 56 in Domo Frites (would trade with a 20th Anniversary MXL)
Merckx Titanium EM
Motorola Caloi Merckx Lightspeed
A NOS Rossin with a crazy factory paintjob
Koga Miyata FullPro-A
Lotus Aero Super Pro

[Mike V]

That's a nice list.

Welcome to the forum:banana:

1985 Schwinn Madison in 57 (actually have one, but want another)
Merckx MXL in 56 in Domo Frites (would trade with a 20th Anniversary MXL)
Merckx Titanium EM
Motorola Caloi Merckx Lightspeed
A NOS Rossin with a crazy factory paintjob
Koga Miyata FullPro-A
Lotus Aero Super Pro

[prototoast]

I've had a fascination with one of those Caad 9/11 bikes. There's actually one on Ebay in my size right now, but the price is too high for a bike that I assume rides like ****.

[wallymann]

this one showed up at a decent price and great colorway...but i blinked and missed out...FACK!


60cm colnago carbitubo (w/ non-cracked lugs)
61cm traditional colnago ExPower (any colorway)
custom Rob English build (just dreaming)

[NHAero]

There's a small mixte version on eBay
Oh and I forgot to add, if anyone is holding a 55cm Nakagawa Prominence. . . I've been looking for that too!

[54ny77]

wrong assumption!

they are fantastic. i had a 9, and would put it up there as nicely riding as just about anything i have in steel or carbon. especially with a nice set of wheels.

you can't go wrong with a modern era caad.

I've had a fascination with one of those Caad 9/11 bikes. There's actually one on Ebay in my size right now, but the price is too high for a bike that I assume rides like ****.

[NHAero]

Different strokes...I had a CAAD10, and while it was light and fast, it was the most "nervous" bike I've ever had, required hands on the bars. And I had a nice set of OP-built wheels on it.

wrong assumption!

they are fantastic. i had a 9, and would put it up there as nicely riding as just about anything i have in steel or carbon. especially with a nice set of wheels.

you can't go wrong with a modern era caad.

[OtayBW]

I'm not actively "looking for" any of these, but in the spirit of quarantined How Can I Entertain Myself Today? I'll say that if I stumbled across any of these in my size and Very Good condition I would seriously consider blowing some discretionary income:

- a Hampsten Strada Bianca from when Kent Eriksen was welding them
- a 2010 BMC SLC01 Pro Machine
- a 2012 Ridley Noah MMXII FB
- a Jeff Jones Ti Spaceframe w/ Truss Fork & H-Bars
- a ~1970 Schwinn Stingray Krate
What's your size? :D

[rallizes]

Different strokes...I had a CAAD10, and while it was light and fast, it was the most "nervous" bike I've ever had, required hands on the bars. And I had a nice set of OP-built wheels on it.

do you have a picture of it as built?

[rwsaunders]

A 58/59cm Richard Sachs...red with cream panels and internal brake cable routing...I already have the RS logo water bottles and Winter cap waiting on the sidelines.

[alexihnen]

I've had a fascination with one of those Caad 9/11 bikes. There's actually one on Ebay in my size right now, but the price is too high for a bike that I assume rides like ****.


I rode a CAAD10 for a couple years. It was more twitchy than my 80s steel bikes, but I loved it. Felt planted, super light, and stable - just very quick to respond to input - as you would expect.


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[prototoast]

wrong assumption!

they are fantastic. i had a 9, and would put it up there as nicely riding as just about anything i have in steel or carbon. especially with a nice set of wheels.

you can't go wrong with a modern era caad.

I had a caad 9 and it was okay, and a caad 10 I hated. The caad 9/11 is a caad 5, which had a reputation as a particularly harsh ride.

[EliteVelo]

Colnago Tecnos is matte powder coat AD-4, bought when Trialtir was bringing them into the states. Was one helluva bike to keep clean, but still miss it to this day.......I'd pay double.

[Drmojo]

Curly stays of course
Vintage 40’s
Well restored preferably
maybe Confente...

[sashae]

Unfortunately d_douglas and I have similar taste and size (58c)

Kirk Terraplane
Hunter monster cross
Black Cat fat road or gravel - that stock run he’s doing this year is amazing...
Curt Goodrich road
That pale blue Hollands I sold to gomango a few years back!!
Moots Routt or a fancy Firefly of some type...
A JP Weigle porteur :)
SAMSON road..
A straight forked steel Zanconato...

[Bob Ross]

What's your size? :D

Too big to actually ride a Stingray Krate for very far :banana:

Actually, that's a good question: My two off-the-shelf bikes are a 58 and a 56; my two custom bikes have top tube lengths somewhere in between those lengths. But I also am incredibly accommodating ...almost to a fault. I could probably ride anything from a 55 to a 60, but I would probably be foolish not to limit myself to stuff that's 57 +/- 1cm

[OtayBW]

Too big to actually ride a Stingray Krate for very far :banana:

Actually, that's a good question: My two off-the-shelf bikes are a 58 and a 56; my two custom bikes have top tube lengths somewhere in between those lengths. But I also am incredibly accommodating ...almost to a fault. I could probably ride anything from a 55 to a 60, but I would probably be foolish not to limit myself to stuff that's 57 +/- 1cm
Well, probably close but no cigar. I've got an original BMC SLC-01 (Pro Machine) with Chorus 11 and HED Ardennes wheels. But it is a BMC size 53, which by all accounts rides as a 55. I ride a ~55-56 on my others, but I probably wouldn't try to push the BMC up beyond 55, however. It's been relegated to the trainer lately. GL.

[Frankwurst]

650b Weigle.:beer:

[Mikej]

I can find them, I can’t afford them 😆

[bfd]

Would love to find a Kvale or Eisentraut Model A with beautifully thinned lugs. 60x58ish would do me just fine.
Oh, and maybe a Demon from Tom Warmerdam. Loved his stuff at NAHBS in Sacto a few years back.

Yes, an Eisentraut Model A would be awesome. I regret not getting one from the Godfather of American Framebuilding before he retired. Here are some photos of maybe one of the last frame he built:

http://www.litman.com/bikes/seat%20clamp%20big.jpg

http://www.litman.com/bikes/updated%20bike.jpg

http://www.litman.com/bikes/headtube%20big.jpg

And one of the Godfather himself with the bike:

http://www.litman.com/bikes/albert%20bike%20big.jpg

Good Luck!

[Steve in SLO]

That Eisentraut is beautiful and those thinned those lugs are exactly what I’m talking about.
I have one of his TIG’d bikes that he built about six or seven years ago along with his son, and it is a thing of beauty-smooth welds under gloss black. I know him on a casual basis and I’ve been bugging him for a while about building me one, but he’s not budging.

[gomango]

That pale blue Hollands I sold to gomango a few years back!!


Still have it, still love it.

Tubus Evo rack, Swift Paloma bag, occasional Ruthworks panniers and Son/B&M IQ-X upgrades.

Wish I could fit 32s on it, but it rolls great on class five gravel, bad St. Paul roads, country roads etc.

Please don't worry, I take really good care of this one. :)

[NHAero]

Wow. Looks like my size too!


Yes, an Eisentraut Model A would be awesome. I regret not getting one from the Godfather of American Framebuilding before he retired. Here are some photos of maybe one of the last frame he built:

http://www.litman.com/bikes/seat%20clamp%20big.jpg

http://www.litman.com/bikes/updated%20bike.jpg

http://www.litman.com/bikes/headtube%20big.jpg

And one of the Godfather himself with the bike:

http://www.litman.com/bikes/albert%20bike%20big.jpg

Good Luck!

[NHAero]

Some Eisentraut bikes on ebay right now.

[rallizes]

..

[foggypeake]

50cm Colnago C-40, Mk 1 or 2, Mapei or Rabobank paint. The absolute unicorn would be one in Panaria paint, as I know the CEO of the company.

I've come close over the years, including one in Rabobank paint last month on EBay, but to no avail.

The fire still burns, but with a Bishop and Colnago Dream just not as fiercely.

[Kirk007]

Colnago. C60 or C64 56H

[JONATHANPATTIE]

BONTRAGER Race Lite oragnge/silver/white Full Vintage Build

1989 - 1998

97 is my year of choice.

[rallizes]

This bike ( I can’t recall how I got this picture, possibly passed on it and regret it ever since):

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200515/8d990fcda07da6fe4f2650ab2c30b05e.file

Plus a 61+ JP Weigle

here's a big weigle

https://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/bik/d/greenwich-jp-weigle-road-bike/7127030409.html

[gdw]

A quality road frame or bike smaller than a 48 for a petite, 4'10", adult friend.

[Drmojo]

That Eisentraut is beautiful and those thinned those lugs are exactly what I’m talking about.
I have one of his TIG’d bikes that he built about six or seven years ago along with his son, and it is a thing of beauty-smooth welds under gloss black. I know him on a casual basis and I’ve been bugging him for a while about building me one, but he’s not budging.
Mine is yellow
yellow painted stem
Gift from my wife
Will never sell..

[johnniecakes]

i dunno maybe?

https://boulder.craigslist.org/bik/d/boulder-litespeed-vortex-titanium-sweet/7126363221.html

Thanks for the lead on the Vortex. The way Litespeed sizes their bikes this one has a 56.5 top tube, just too short to make it work well.

Thanks again

[Stj]

here's a big weigle

https://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/bik/d/greenwich-jp-weigle-road-bike/7127030409.html


Thank you! It may just be me but the proportions look off. I reached out to him to get more accurate measurements. Im a giant so this might fit.


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[buddybikes]

BONTRAGER Race Lite oragnge/silver/white Full Vintage Build

1989 - 1998

97 is my year of choice.

Yikes - helped my neighbor get one of these back about 97, beat the crap out of it. I found him a Zanc (white lugged steel) here which he loves.

[mjbrekke]

Since breaking my back, I'm always looking for road bikes that actually fit me now. 60x54 seems to be the magic combination (+/- 1 cm or so). I've only seen five in 15 years; bought the first, had the second one built for me, passed on the third, hoping shelter-in-place ends soon so I can test ride the fourth, and the fifth is on ebay but located in Thailand and feels risky to me. Dream bike would be a classic steel randonneur with that geometry and known provenance.

[ddtn]

50cm Colnago C-40, Mk 1 or 2, Mapei or Rabobank paint. The absolute unicorn would be one in Panaria paint, as I know the CEO of the company.

I've come close over the years, including one in Rabobank paint last month on EBay, but to no avail.

The fire still burns, but with a Bishop and Colnago Dream just not as fiercely.


Just came across your post, very interesting. See my post:

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showpost.php?p=2722577&postcount=2491

Nobody knows which team the colors belonged to, but I've been told Panaria and it should be from 2004-05ish.

Also, for anyone who wants a Rabobank C40:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/original-Team-Rabobank-Colnago-C40-HP-B-STAY-LUGGED-CARBON-race-frame-set-55-c-c/193466693822

[uno-speedo]

Top of the wanted list!

Breezer Series II and III
Cunningham Racer
Mantis Valkyrie
Merlin Newsboy (1994)
One-Off Titanium MTB
Ritchey Commando and Annapurna

[C40_guy]

50cm Colnago C-40, Mk 1 or 2, Mapei or Rabobank paint. The absolute unicorn would be one in Panaria paint, as I know the CEO of the company.

I've come close over the years, including one in Rabobank paint last month on EBay, but to no avail.

The fire still burns, but with a Bishop and Colnago Dream just not as fiercely.

Tough to find them in that size. And just forget a Titanium Colnago. No matter what the sizing says, they won't fit us. Just weird.

[C40_guy]

A quality road frame or bike smaller than a 48 for a petite, 4'10", adult friend.

I've got an older Cannondale, a WS model (woman-specific). Nice bike, decent components. PM me if you're interested in details.

Located near Boston...

[ltwtsculler91]

Probably a weird one in this group, but given that I've passed on the Pronto I thought I wanted for having two No22's the bike I wish I'd grabbed was the RSL version of the last rim brake Trek Domane in a 54. Could likely make the fit work with a 100mm stem, and it's just the perfect "bad pavement racer" for some of our races here in NJ, while having fenders for winter training with some nice fat 28mm tires on aluminum rims

[C40_guy]

Winter Commuter:
I've been looking for a late model Litespeed Blue Ridge in a size 53. I have owned them in both a 51 and 55, but the elusive size 53 with a 55cm top tube still eludes me.
They are a nice spec and usually at a nice price point for mid-western winter commuter duty that won't rust out.



This is the least-loved bike in my stable, and I'm not quite sure why. At one point I consigned it to trainer rat status, then reversed it and treated it to a set of TRP Vbrakes and an Alpha Q fork (replacing a Winwood built from carbon impregnated stone or something) . I have to finish up the brake cabling and then I'll go do some gravel with it. I think it will surprise me. :)

[C40_guy]

I've mostly stopped looking, because I've found bikes, sat on them for literally years, and never built them or rode them

Dave Tesch 101
Team 753 Raleigh
Merlin MTB (I *would* like that one back!)

Raleigh Pro MkIV (way too big, bought to flip)
Cinelli Supercorsa (slightly too big)

and two that are still in extended build stage and maybe will stay with me for a while
Colnago Prestige
Colnago Master Olympic

[Toddtwenty2]

I agree with this completely. I actually got a quote for Dave Wages to build me a fork, but this is not justifiable without the appropriately sized frameset (the seller mis-measured the second one).

The frame is also rather unforgiving with the large pear-shaped downtube, but I like that I can use it as a true touring bike for some versatility.

This is the least-loved bike in my stable, and I'm not quite sure why. At one point I consigned it to trainer rat status, then reversed it and treated it to a set of TRP Vbrakes and an Alpha Q fork (replacing a Winwood built from carbon impregnated stone or something) . I have to finish up the brake cabling and then I'll go do some gravel with it. I think it will surprise me. :)

[kingpin75s]

In the S/Medium range:

Willits Titanium Mountie w/Type II fork
Arctos Machine Titanium (open to type)
One Off Titanium (open to type)
Don McClung SingleSpeed
Ibis Titanium Road bike
Ibis Titanium Mojo w/Hand Job - non-suspension corrected
Wilderness Trail Bikes Titanium Phoenix - non-suspension corrected

[williammmm]

For me:

97’ or 98’ Ibis Spanky in a smaller size.

Color would be the pistachio green but I’m not that picky. Definitey want one with the original fork - I see larger Spankys on eBay sometimes but they all have after market forks.


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[Tickdoc]

mine are all the one's that got away:

Notable was a Merckx mxl in Caloi livery....shoulda jumped on that one.

Next was a Colnago c-50 in custom Wanta Saronni paint....

There's a gorgeous Ciocc Tandem out there that the owner has no intention of selling.

And then I just nearly bought but missed an Anniversary Richard Sachs.

[54ny77]

i'm not posting in this thread for fear that someone out there will hit me on my bid for a moots vamoots sl or compact sl or a colango master x-light (w/chrome fork) in saronni livery, all in a 54.

oh woops...i didn't mean to type that. :banana:

[Jeff N.]

'Nago President Leonardo Da Vinci.

[jm714]

Merckx MXL in a 63. I sold one of the re-issues and I want it back.

[Bike-o-rama]

Dinucci lugged steel to go with my bruce gordon and jim merz road bikes.

[akelman]

I want my Speedvagen back. I don't remember who bought it, but I know they subsequently sold it. Oh well!

[Jeff N.]

Merckx MXL in a 63. I sold one of the re-issues and I want it back.Sold my re-issue a while back. Team Motorola. Had fun with it but don't miss it.

[Dr Luxurious]

90s Alan Supercross carbon

Look KG96

Gianni Motta Personal 2001R with either / all:

Glow in the dark paint
Italian red / white / green
Captain America
Belgian national colors

[Toeclips]

I should have bought the Crescent bicycle poster when I had a chance... love from Sweden

[rallizes]

90s Alan Supercross carbon

Look KG96

Gianni Motta Personal 2001R with either / all:

Glow in the dark paint
Italian red / white / green
Captain America
Belgian national colors


what size Motta do you need?

https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/bik/d/dallas-gianni-motta-54-cm-c-road-bike/7128076898.html

https://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_flttjb3aXBt_0t20t2_1200x900.jpg

[Dekonick]

Serotta Hors Categorie in 53cm with a 1 1/8" HT

I see we have similar tastes.

I am still looking for a Hors Categorie +/-55cm (I can make 54 or 56 work, or would have the frame cut and adjusted...) with WIDE clearances - A cross bike...

Also looking for the stiff elastomers. All I have are medium.

:)

I still love this design and the ride it offers - looks be damned.

[Dekonick]

Any Serotta in the wild neon paint schemes, or hot pink

Check - got one in hot pink/purple fade :)

[Dekonick]

Always wanted a Peg -

Firefly would be nice...

I will get a Kirk one day -

For the most part, I am really happy with my older Serotta's. I just wish they had wider clearances.

:)

It would be cool to have a bike from each 'era' that was actually used in one of the great tours... Domestique bikes would be fine :)

[zetroc]

Always wanted a black and chrome Pinarello Montello with a 55 or 56 top tube.

Also, while we're dreaming, a Bruce Gordon touring bike.

[ultraman6970]

Always wanted a de rosa profesional and found one finally last march after like 20+ years after one.

The next one in the list is the gazelle TVM team and finally found one of those after like 20 years :D

Pretty much my bucket list is done now. Actually some stuff has to go out because i havent used it in a while.

[parris]

For me the bike that jumped when I read the title was the Serotta Slicker. I remember when it came out and got a chance to play with one many years ago when I was visiting the factory.

If I ever see one in my size and it's not silly priced I'd be hard pressed NOT to buy it.

[joosttx]

Mirrored stainless steel Igleheart in a 57

[Dave M]

Oh this is fun. Current ones, in no particular order, and in a 53 or 54 cm TT, please:
1. Rossin Ghibli
2. Paletti Meteor
3. Bishop
4. Chris Kvale, one that fits me better
5. Festka One
6. Battaglin Portofino
7. Della Santa

[Louis]

Serotta Legend Ti or Ottrott in a 60CM.

Hmmm, just my size... ;)

[joev]

Seen once in the wild many years ago...but not my size...a Serotta Coors Aloha.

I could use a 57 and a 56 would do too. Did see one once on the bay and, well, I'd rather not discuss it any further. If found, please send a PM. :)

Oh, from an earlier post in this thread, I have that 57 Eddy Merckx in 7-11 colors. It has chromed fork and seat stays w/nary a scratch on it. I might consider a trade if that Serotta could be found!

[Coffee Rider]

Oh this is fun. Current ones, in no particular order, and in a 53 or 54 cm TT, please:
1. Rossin Ghibli
2. Paletti Meteor
3. Bishop
4. Chris Kvale, one that fits me better
5. Festka One
6. Battaglin Portofino
7. Della Santa

Most of these can be had if you're able and willing to spend enough, though I've seen a few used Festkas around. A Ghibli or Della Santa in your size is more likely to come up in your size than in mine. Those are two I'd love to have but don't really look for since I try to keep expectations somewhat realistic at times.

[BryanE]

Trek Y Foil in gold
54cm

[Joe.kozlowski91]

Not buying another bike anytime soon (famous last words) but would definitely have a Klein Quantum, basically any ciavete, and a Lampre C40 on my short list.

[Dave Ferris]

.

[Mike V]

Campagnolo Centaur CT crankset in 170

[azrider]

CAAD 13 in Glacier Blue

58cm

[osbk67]

Concorde Squadra SLX in PDM team colours 59/60x58/59
Gazelle Champion Mondiale AA with butterfly brake bridge/X chainstay bridge/roto fork crown and bb shell
Raleigh Team Pro SBDU 753 red/yellow/black

Any one of the above, not all three. None need be pristine, I'd ride them.

Jeff Lyon L'Avecaise 650b with filed fillets or lugs. Sadly he's not building these days.

[Jeff N.]

Bruce Gordon 63-ish.

[lorenbike]

Not the fanciest bike, but an All-City Mr. Pink (steel fork version) in a 61, any color way.

[fredd]

A Rosko in my size. Worst part is I found one last week, then the owner backed out from selling...

[BobbyJones]

Seven Axiom steel in a 50, ideally with a slightly tall head tube. Preferably in a dark blue with championship panels

[ripvanrando]

62 cm Dogma F

Oh wait, wrong forum.

[chrismoustache]

Not really in any position to get these but :

Puch Ultima
Riv Quickbeam
Cyclops Track
Yeti Yak

[Toeclips]

Wish I never sold my Colnago
1972/3 blue colnago with colnago clover cut outs on each lug, and circle cut outs on the fork crown, vintage decals
I doubt I would buy one now but I'm always looking just to tease myself

Honorable mention
TI Raleigh 753 frame and fork
Techno Bull frame and fork from Germany- luv the split seat tube with rear wheel super tight in between
Lastly if I could find one an Alpine frame from Washington DC

[Kirk007]

Colnago C60 or C64 56h.

[Waldo62]

Rich Gangl lugged steel in 59-60. Please let me know if you have one for sale or hear of one.

[bambam]

58-59 possible (57-60,depending on measuring method) 16-18cm headtube


Steel Landshark with love/hate paint job.
Fuso
Eisentraut
Bottechia (chrome/red/white)
Highwheeler/pennyfarthing
pegoretti
ciocc
TSX tube (Merck Kleme ,Lemond, possibly others)

[johnniecakes]

Steel Cervelo Prodigy in 58-ish.
Schwinn Paramount Pista P14 also 58-ish

[merckx]

Merckx TSX Telecom. 60 cm. Where are you? Come home!

[Gsinill]

Merckx Signature in 57

[saintruggler]

@Jeff N. Like an *actual* 63mm or a BG XL, which was likely called a 56 or 58? I have a 56 and I believe it was the second largest made. I’m 6’2” with long legs and ape arms, but still felt stretched out enough on my BLT frame to warrant a short dirt drop stem install recently.

In any case, a 63mm frame using Bruce Gordon sizing means you’re essentially Shaq, I think.

Bruce Gordon 63-ish.

[TonyG]

Peg LOVE III

[klasse]

Would love to find a Kvale or Eisentraut Model A with beautifully thinned lugs. 60x58ish would do me just fine.
Oh, and maybe a Demon from Tom Warmerdam. Loved his stuff at NAHBS in Sacto a few years back.

Steve, like this? https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/bik/d/minneapolis-chris-kvale-road-bike/7509118836.html

[RoosterCogset]

A free one. Equipped with Campy 12s EPS, 40mm+ deep CF wheels and under 16lbs.

[thirdgenbird]

I would probably buy a Yeti Road Project if priced appropriately too. Oh, and a slim chance... ok, that makes four... or five...

Pegoretti Team Pro
Telekom Paris
Yeti road project
Slim Chance
S-works m2 (would need to be anodized and mint)

Two years later, still true.

[KarlC]

Peg LOVE III

https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/bik/d/los-angeles-52cm-pegoretti-love-with/7508750032.html

.

[Steve in SLO]

Steve, like this? https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/bik/d/minneapolis-chris-kvale-road-bike/7509118836.html

Yep. Thanks for keeping me in mind!

[caneye]

Peg LOVE III

This is in Australia. It's been listed for the longest time (6 mos?).

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/194854338195?hash=item2d5e393e93:g:CTYAAOSwpVpiEVe S&frcectupt=true

Ebay item # - 194854338195.

[jimoots]

Good thread

Colnago C40 MkII in Mapei

Colnago C40 MkIII in AD10

Pegoretti... anything (could find this but priorities say no)

[robertbb]

This is in Australia. It's been listed for the longest time (6 mos?).

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/194854338195?hash=item2d5e393e93:g:CTYAAOSwpVpiEVe S&frcectupt=true

Ebay item # - 194854338195.

It's about a 40 minute drive from me, if someone'd like me to go provide a 3rd party opinion of condition. PM me.

[TMD]

serotta cantilever in a 55ish to use for gravel

[Tramp]

Love this thread! The only bikes I lust after—Argonaut Road or Seven 622xx—I can find, just having trouble justifying the (considerable) expense.

[jamesdak]

https://www.copakeauction.com/ws/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/c-1960-Bowden-Spacelander.jpg

[dan_hudson]

Firefly Bones, 55cm.

[Veer96]

21" nishiki Alien. I have the 19" and would love one that fits me juuuuuuuust a little better.

[tbike4]

Good thread

Pegoretti... anything (could find this but priorities say no)

^This, maybe not any Peg- Respo!! and it could be had with with a large ding on my credit card but would it ride better than my Hampsten? Or my Ti Holland? IDK as I have never pedaled a Peg. But I want to find out.

[DCilliams]

Right now, it's a 57cm 3Rensho with Modeulo lugs...

[AngryScientist]

Terraplane Kirk in size 50 for me please :)

[sblackmacken]

Pivot Mach 4: https://global.pivotcycles.com/products/mach-4-sl

I want the BMC Phonak bike(s) the early ones in team livery or even the Swiss glad look. I had one once and loved it,

The only thing I want new(er) is a 29er full suspension that does well on gravel and ride roads as well as it does on challenging terrain. 4 to 5 inches of travel, while still be able to pedal efficiently on the flat fire roads.

If anyone has any good suggestions I am all ears,

[rallizes]

Wouldn't mind finding a Colnago C59/C60 Mapei size 50s :)

[mtbmoose]

Pivot Mach 4: https://global.pivotcycles.com/products/mach-4-sl

You mean like this one:
https://www.competitivecyclist.com/pivot-mach-4-sl-pro-x01-eagle-120-mountain-bike

[Coffee Rider]

Terraplane Kirk in size 50 for me please :)

I've seen one of those (at least about our size) around here, however, it was not for sale.

[mhespenheide]

One that gives me back the fitness, handling acumen, and free time that I had in my twenties.

:banana:

[arimajol]

I want a Spectrum Super!!!

[KarlC]

Wouldn't mind finding a Colnago C59/C60 Mapei size 50s :)


I'll see you and raise you ..... Colnago C60 Mapei with traditional geo and direct mount brakes

O MY, YES please

.

[mg2ride]

80's beer can Cdale Beast of East in XL with pepperoni fork

Can't remember name but maybe Trek or Gary Fisher cruiser mountain bike. Maybe "xxx Boone"?

Edit
Trek Gary Fisher Sawyer!

[azrider]

80's beer can Cdale Beast of East in XL with pepperoni fork

I just like the way this rolls off the tongue :p:p:p:p

NOW I WANT ONE ;)

[mg2ride]

I just like the way this rolls off the tongue :p:p:p:p

NOW I WANT ONE ;)

Still have it and by far my favorite bike of all time. Set up as a single speed urban assault vehicle.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51573696741_92cc2efd21_z.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52246279489_aa2ff782a0_z.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52246278969_05d89e8372_z.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52246487570_ed6df2795d_z.jpg

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52245019337_6358c5a7bc_z.jpg

[B4_Ford]

Mondonico EL-OS Monostay in a 57-58. I found one that I couldn’t afford, haven’t seen another since.

[HamFisted]

My first road bike when I was a kid was a used Basso Gap (which later found out was cracked) I'd love to find a Basso Monza (https://www.thespoken.cc/basso-monza) with the Max tubeset but am not currently in the position to buy one.

[edplante]

a Cervelo Prodigy or Super Prodigy in 58-61cm! If anyone has one or knows someone :)

[ripvanrando]

Tried to get a 62 cm SLR Trek Emonda.....next summer. No way. Would be nice to have the Domane RSL in 62 cm but I think 58 cm is the biggest they make......the standard version has way too much stack and not enough reach. I need about 405mm reach with that STA and about 600-610 stack.

I have no idea what to buy or what is remotely available. Used to be able to buy a stock frame pretty quickly especially in the Fall.

I was looking at the Dogma F. The guy at the big shop in Brooklyn says I could fit onto a 57.5. Had a $400 fit recently, told I needed more like 415 reach and 610mm stack with 73 degree STA. 75 inches tall on a bad day and 1.05 Ape index and 36 inch inseam. The reach is good on the Dogma but too much stack.

[Frankwurst]

An older lugged Trek or specialized mountain bike frame that will fit 2.5" tires and has rack/fender braze ons. That won't break the bank.:beer:

[jody_husky]

roberts cumbria, a bobish 26er from the uk

https://i.ibb.co/5c5dPkq/cumbria.jpg

[Mike V]

Still looking for that 52/53 LeMond

[d_douglas]

An XL single speed MTB that can run a belt-drive. Don’t know what it is, but I am fascinated with belt drive bikes!

I think there are a few cheap ones out in the world - old Konas, KHS 29ers, others?

I am also fascinated by Ventana 29ers - possibly with a belt drive - they look so sexy :)

[azrider]

CAAD 13 in Glacier Blue

58cm

Just so people can sleep at night................I'd like to let it be known this wish list frame has been fulfilled. ;);):p:p

https://i.imgur.com/MLH12mN.jpg

[mechkbfan]

I'm in Aus, so sometimes pickings are slim, so any road rim brake bikes in here https://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=259673

[Mike V]

Just so people can sleep at night................I'd like to let it be known this wish list frame has been fulfilled. ;);):p:p

https://i.imgur.com/MLH12mN.jpg

Very cool. I like that color.

[Elefantino]

Specialized Crux. Was talking to our rep yesterday and the availability is sometime around the 12th of Never.

[El Chaba]

This one. Perfect in every way. ( I would swap out the Campy shift levers for retrofrictions…)

[GoJavs]

Generally, the ones that got away! In the olden days ('04-'08) for me, I bought and sold 50 bikes/frames. Regretted letting go of about 20-25% of them. Mostly, because some of them just never got a fair shake. I was trying to maintain a 'fleet' for myself, but the parts bucket was never good enough.

I take a peek on fleabay every once in a while just in case any of them show back up.

[Kingfisher]

58 or 60 cm Cannondale Six13 I blue or stainless

[tv_vt]

Casually looking out for a Seven ti-carbon frame. They go under various names: Elium SL or SG, Odonata, 622S, 622SLX, etc. They're out there, but haven't seen anything with frame geometry that works well for me.

[merckx]

This one. Perfect in every way. ( I would swap out the Campy shift levers for retrofrictions…)

Ah, yup.

[foggypeake]

50cm Colnago C-40, Mk 1 or 2, Mapei or Rabobank paint. The absolute unicorn would be one in Panaria paint, as I know the CEO of the company.

I've come close over the years, including one in Rabobank paint last month on EBay, but to no avail.

The fire still burns, but with a Bishop and Colnago Dream just not as fiercely.

As long as we are sharing success stories, I'll add this. I bought this about 18 months ago and it's exactly what I had dreamed about (bad pun, as I have Dream Plus as well). I also changed the crankset to a carbon square taper Record compact. But while the chassis is fantastic, the powerplant still needs a lot of tuning and needs to lose a lot of weight.

[truth]

Casually looking out for a Seven ti-carbon frame. They go under various names: Elium SL or SG, Odonata, 622S, 622SLX, etc. They're out there, but haven't seen anything with frame geometry that works well for me.

What frame geometry works for you?

[Pastashop]

Ibis Scorcher:
https://assets-ibiscycles-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Archived/zmnakash.jpg

Willits Monster Cross:
https://www.sfomuseum.org/sites/default/files/09_from_repack_to_rwanda_sfom.jpg

Rivendell All-Rounder 26":
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2318/5263/products/BRD12357_BJ_01_850x850.jpg?v=1604190184

Bruce Gordon Carbon-tubed Ti-lugged 650b:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JnO-tW2_nB0/S8jVJ5OlfMI/AAAAAAAAAJA/Xgyyn0v-WdY/s320/XA7I0018-2.JPG

Bridgestone MB-0 with original Bi-plane fork:
https://thisoldbridgestone.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/img_0089.jpg?w=1168&h=876

IF or Parlee Carbon Cross:
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/scAAAOSwbXxjDRbW/s-l1600.jpg
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/566e152d69492e9db2bc4f81/1450295851691-RTZI4DMRYJGVWZEFOGI1/Parlee-CX-2.jpg?format=2500w

[tv_vt]

What frame geometry works for you?

For a Seven ti-carbon? Big, but not too big. TT 56-58cm, ST to top 56-59cm, HT 190-205mm, angles 73.0 or less.

Thanks for asking.

[midnyterambla]

Bianchi P.U.S.S. in 13.5 or 15.5 ...

[sasquatch16v]

up until about a month ago it was good condition rim brake Speedvagen.

Still ever kinda looking for a Fairdale Rocketship in the John Deere Green color in a size 58.

[DeBike]

A free Moots, in 53/54cm.

[rwsaunders]

This one. Perfect in every way. ( I would swap out the Campy shift levers for retrofrictions…)

When we were in Paris last Fall, I purposely avoided going to the AS shop for fear that I’d come back with a bike like that.

[erolorhun]

A Z-LeMond in size 55-56.

[andrew+]

Just so people can sleep at night................I'd like to let it be known this wish list frame has been fulfilled. ;);):p:p

https://i.imgur.com/MLH12mN.jpg

This looks fantastic. The other photographs that I've seen make the paint look much more gray.

Please post some completed build pictures!