Old Friend

[Tandem Rider]

New old bike day! One of the last frames I ever built, back around 1986 or so. True Temper tubing, I raced it, broke the DT at a butt end, replaced the tube, rattle canned it and kept riding. It was a spare when I was riding sponsors bikes, it got relegated to a hook when I moved on to carbon bikes. I remembered it a few weeks ago, put a 9spd drivetrain on it from old parts in a box and newer wheels. I got the bugs worked out and it still fits perfect and handles like perfection.

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I think it deserves a powder coat.

[Fixed]

Nothing like an old bike
Well a good old racing bike that is
Your looks totally cool
Cheers

[type2sam]

That's awesome. Congrats!

[redir]

Looks like a nice tight frame. What was the make of it?

[gasman]

Looks like a nice tight frame. What was the make of it?


He built it himself I believe

[Tandem Rider]

He built it himself I believe

I did. Max tire size is 23, I rode tubulars mainly BID, summer bike only.