Steel Bike "Lovers" roll call

[Smiley]

I want to know who out there is riding Steel and not giving up on their steel bikes. Just a shout out with the steel rig(s) your riding please.

Kogswell G58 street fixee
Serotta Uniscasi Rapid Tour
Co-Mo Co-Pilot Torpedo tandem
And incoming K Bedford Custom steel street fixee

[don'TreadOnMe]

Proletariat road
Waltworks offroad
CW bmx

[93legendti]

Serotta CSi
Serotta Rapid Tour
Santana Arriva
Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Pro
Kirk JKS Terrpalane (incoming)

[david]

Kirk
Speedvagen
Saluki
Ron Cooper (1980)

I have other bikes of other materials. But I'll always have a steel bike.

[maddog17]

Concorde Aquila PDM team
Ted Wojcik skinny

[Ray]

Rivendell Rambouillet - orignal orange, set up as a fixie with ENO hub
Rivendell Bleriot - Set up as townie
Brompton Folder

My two main road bikes are ti though, not because its better, just because they're better.

-Ray

[Samster]

Kirk Terraplane
Peg Marcelo (just rode)
Serotta "Big Dig"

[SamIAm]

Curt Goodrich
Peter Weigle
Mariposa
David Kirk
Rivendell Homer Hilsen
Kirk Pacenti (on loan, has a carbon fork, but I am still counting it!)

[Samster]

Kirk Pacenti (on loan, has a carbon fork, but I am still counting it!)so does my peg (carbon fork). i say "it's ok."

[dancinkozmo]

Mariposa
Marinoni Leggero (EL-OS)
Gios Torino Super Record (SL)

[FMS_rider]

I'm afraid that after the first ride on my Legend (April of this year) I have not ridden the steel bike that was my sole fair-weather road bike for the past ~8 years --a tig welded but beautiful old blue and yellow LeMond Zurich. I basically shrank and stiffened my way out of the LeMond (age-related changes), and as a result of its perfect fit and perhaps the design and materials, the Legend is soooo much more comfortable.

However, I have not abandoned steel! I have been on Dave Kirk's wait list since last winter and have spent an inordinate amount of time fantasizing about what that bike is going to be. I fell in love with lugged steel in my 20s when I shared an apartment with 2 serious bike racers for a number of years --one raced with a Masi and the other a Cinelli --both custom fitted and built by the great masters themselves. Nearly all of my riding in those days (~40 years ago) was commuting since I didn't own a car, but I also had the pleasure of using one of my apartment-mates training bikes, which was a delight in comparison to my series of clunky old commuters that kept getting stolen or, in one case, wrecked.

Needless to say pictures of my Kirk are going to be all over the internet once it arrives.

Thanks for asking Smiley!

Lew

[14max]

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[PBWrench]

1976 Raleigh Professional
1984 Pinarello
2012 Richard Sachs Road

[William]

Zanconato Cross (The Effin Cross Bike)
Schwinn Peloton (The Recycler Fixie)




William

PS: Contemplating pulling the trigger on a Yamaguchi road bike.

[terry]

Peter Mooney

[markie]

All steel all fixed gear all the time for me:

Rivendell Quickbeam with fenders

Merckx corsa extra

IF planet X

Fisher ferrous (rigid carbon fork).

Tesch waiting to be built.

[Len J]

Lemond Buenes Aires
Merckx MX Leader
Kirk Terraplane fixie
Sachs signature

Len

[dsteady]

Sycip -- Steel Java Boy.
Serotta Cd'A -- Soon to be in production (I hope)
Pinarello -- Dolmen CX bike with a steel fork. Just bought off ebay for first foray into 'cross

Moots VaMoots -- She don't lie. ;)

dn'l

[weiwentg]

Vanilla road
Gunnar Sport commuter

plus I'm only 27 - I think I'm the youngest person in my club with a steel bike.

[zap]

Zip loves her CSI tig

[scottcw2]

Peg Duende
Keith Anderson fixed gear

[bozman]

I have a steel cross/commuter being built by JP Boylan. Pics will follow as soon as I have her.

http://www.jamesframes.com/home.html

[srenda]

* Serotta Atlanta
* Panasonic DX-4000
* Carl Strong on the way...

[jrmerson]

cda
mid eighties Tommassini slx
Specialized Rock Hopper comp fs

[tsutaoka]

*LeMond Zurich (sold)
*Steve Rex
*Ibis Mojo
*John Caletti (in queue)

[Kirk007]

Kirk x 2
Peg Marcelo
MX Leader
Erickson Tandem

[Peter P.]

Bilenky Signature Clubsman
1984 Trek 660
Salsa Ala Carte

The Bilenky cracked once; I had it repaired.

The Trek has pinholes in the top tube, but it won't die.

The Ala Carte is cracked 30% around the underside of the downtube, at the headtube end. I'm hoping it survives D2R2 next weekend.

I still love steel.

[learlove]

merckx mx leader
merckx corsa extra
bianchi pista
Pete Dreesens road (lugged) - comming soon
Pete Dreesens track (OS lugged) - comming soon

[PacNW2Ford]

Schwinn Paramount OS
Fat City Yo Eddy! Team Fat Chance
Waterford 2200
Independent Fabrication Steel Deluxe
Kogswell P/R Mk. II

[Z3c]

Despite my screen name, I do love my Della Santa lugged beauty; always amazed when I ride it following a few rides on carbon. Both are great but the value of DS really shines through. Contemplating either a Bohemian or an IF Crown Jewel..

IMHO, it is about the builder, not so much the material..

Scott

[rosss]

mmmm steel
3rensho
yamaguchi
nagasawa
colnago road
shorter time trial road

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2676579369_13944d1bc0.jpg

[Samster]

3rensho
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/2676579369_13944d1bc0.jpg
is that a yoshi konno? or later vintage?

[rphetteplace]

DeSalvo road
DeSalvo fixed road
DeSalvo city fixed
DeSalvo quadangle from last years NAHBS

2 more incoming DeSalvo's

[Sandy]

New all steel CDA (Coeur D'Acier). Great bike thus far. Unfortunately, I have not ridden it very much. I want to do a direct comparison between it and my other bike- Ottrott ST. When I do, I am planning on writing a comparison of the two on the forum. It will be over the same course with the same wheels and tires. I think that the CDA will do quite well in the comparison. Probably better ride quality, perhaps not quite as efficient in tramsmitting pedal input into forward motion.


Sometimes Steel Serotta Sandy Sometimes ST Serotta Sandy

[Steve in SLO]

Anvil Chisel x 2
De Rosa Primato
IF Crown Jewel
Rauler 1984 Olympic
Lemond Poprad

[rosss]

its a yoshi
built for gary neiwand, has his name on seatstay

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2358269834_afdf08af77.jpg

[Mike748]

1996 Serotta CSi
1985 Schwinn Paramount
1981 Miyata 710
1962 BSA Golden Clubman

[Michael Maddox]

1961 Carlton Franco-Suisse
1978 Paramount
1981 Pogliaghi
1987 Paramount
1988 Schwinn Premis
1990 Eddy Merckx 7-Eleven
2001 Casati Ellisse
a Surly Pugsley, a Surly Steamroller, and TWO Kirks...

...oh, with another Kirk and a Richie on the way.

Yeah, I like steel. I like steel a LOT.

[rounder]

serotta nhx
serotta ciii

[yeastor]

Spectrum road
Spectrum fixed

[Matt Barkley]

What I ride every day my #1 - Responsorium

also in steel:
Beater Bianchi old plumber pipe steel
Duende
Casati Laser 14.5 SAT deda
:beer: -Matt

[stuckey]

All I have is steel.

Ellis Randonneur (few things left will be ridable tonight)
Iro Rob Roy (fixed)
Surly LHT (been my main bike for the last 6 months)
Paramount Match built (need a fork, frame is in primer)

[Erik.Lazdins]

Riv Bleriot

Incoming RS

[DavidR]

* Incoming K.BedFord road

[jim d]

steelman sr and eurocross
peg respo
rs road and cross

jim

[Dave B]

IF Planet X
IF Steel Deluxe
Shamrock Cycles Celtic Cross (Local builder and a friend)

and in 6 years...RS

[dave1215]

j.p. weigle
richard sachs (in my distant future)

what can i say, i live in connecticut :rolleyes:

[old & ugly]

'03 Pinarello Opera Ultegra
'92 Pinarello Montello Campy getting painted right now
'85/86 Guerciotti SLX Gipiemme panto'd Los Angeles 1984
'80's Davidson Shimano 600
'80's Cinelli Campy
'83 Eddy Merckx Pro 'All' Mavic
'82 Redcay SS Campy
'74 Witcomb SS Campy
'73 DeRosa Campy
Un-ID's Mexican made Carabela or Acer Fixed Campy
Un-ID'd Faggin under construction w/ flat bars and poss. 7 speed R/D
Un-ID'd Rolls waiting for inspiration

[clweed]

2000 Lemond Zurich
2003 Serotta Coeur D'Acier
2009/10 Kirk (Incoming)

[Dekonick]

Serotta Colorado Cr
Surly crosscheck

along the same line, just not available in steel

Hors Categorie geared bike
Hors Categorie Fixed bike

[rpm]

Strong "gravel road" bike

Serotta CDA--picking up today! :banana:

[SoCalSteve]

I'm down to 2 at the moment...

1.) Kirk Terraplane

2.) Pegoretti Marcello

3.) incoming Richard Sachs (around Jan of 2010)

That's all for now.

Sold the CSI, Big Legged Emma, IF Crown Jewel, CDA,etc, etc, etc...

Steve

[Karl Lee]

I like mine metal! Gios Compact, IF Planet and my IF Steel Deluxe... apartment in the skyyyyeeee! (that was bad I know but try and get that tune out of your head)

K

[rePhil]

Other steel bikes may come and go, but the Strong stays.

[Samster]

its a yoshi
built for gary neiwand, has his name on seatstay
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/2358269834_afdf08af77.jpg.

[Steevo]

1975 Bridgestone Diamond Tourer (Townie refurb project)
1999 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo e Koo
2003 Serotta Fierte
2009 Kirk

[Marcusaurelius]

Lemond Sarthe (2)
Lemond Poprad
Schwinn Peloton SL
Trek 520

It's very hard not to ride a steel frame.

[Peter B]

Steve Rex w/ S&S
Serotta Colorado II
IF Planet X
Surly Steamroller
Incoming LLewellyn

[hansolo758]

Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Pro Fixie
Bob Brown light touring
Waterford Adventure cycle
Serotta CSi

[ashwa64]

'02 luigino
'07 respo
'88 olmo professional

and in the queue for an atmobile...

[migman]

'87 Merckx Corsa Extra - SLX
'85 Schwinn Peloton - SL/SP
'95ish Guerciotti - SL

[Ozz]

yo.

[slowgoing]

Kirk
Mooney
CSI
Atlanta
Merckx MXL
Colnago Masterlight
Vintage Olmo
Vintage Ciocc

Most bought used.

I also like titanium a lot.

[jbl]

'85 Pinarello Montello and, hopefully soon, a Masi Speciale Commuter.

[David Kirk]

Here!

JKS #1


Dave

[whitecda]

As of now I have nothing but steel

1983 Woodrup Giro Touring (rain bike)
2007 Serotta Coeur D'Acier (ok, carbon fork and rear)
2008 Kirk Terraplane ("incoming!")

[Larry D]

I am riding a Serotta Davis Phinney
My son rides a Serotta Atlanta
My wife rides a Serotta Colorado III

There is also a Raliegh Competition, circa 1973, currently in pieces awaiting a new lease on life.

[FlynRide]

'98 Csi
'99 Schwinn Peloton
'97 Bianchi Pista
'92 Specialized Stumpjumber
'04 Trek 520
'05 Serrota Cx

and drum roll..... 2008 Zank road bike.

[taz-t]

Current rotation:

80's Sachs
90's Sachs
Pegoretti Custom Team
Bontrager Road Lite

Although i admit to being curious about an aluminum Peg.

- taz

[oldfatslow]

I have two. I recently built up NOS Viner and a Wolf Creek from the not forgotten craftsman at Burley.

[sokyroadie]

All my bikes are steel:
06 Serotta CDA
05 Serotta CXII
07 Soma Double Cross
04 Litespeed Firenze Ti (Hey it's steel) :D

JB

[guyintense]

Nishiki Simi pro
98 CSi
Kelly Bedford Canoe Crit Special
IF steel Crown Jewel
87 Richard Sachs
Della Santa Corsa Special
IF steel Deluxe
59 Schwinn Typhoon
Carl Strong
Land Shark
Gunnar Roadie
Waterford 1200
Ibis Spanky
Yamaguchi
Co-Motion Espresso

[SPOKE]

JKS #2 (i think)
Richard Sachs
Kirk (fillet brazed)
Kellogg Spectrum 25th anniversary
Serotta CSi (steel fork)
Serotta CSi (F3 fork and TDF lugs)
Serotta CSi 25th annivesary
Serotta 30th anniversary
Paramount 50th Anniversary (2 of them)
Eddy Merckx MX-Leader
Fuji Obey track bike (2 of them)
Raleigh One Way
Cinelli Super Corsa
Masi 3V Jublee Edition
Kelly Bedford lugged (stainless steel mixed)
Kelly Bedford tig'd steel
:cool:

[Steve in SLO]

Nishiki Simi pro
98 CSi
Kelly Bedford Canoe Crit Special
IF steel Crown Jewel
87 Richard Sachs
Della Santa Corsa Special
IF steel Deluxe
59 Schwinn Typhoon
Carl Strong
Land Shark
Gunnar Roadie
Waterford 1200
Ibis Spanky
Yamaguchi
Co-Motion Espresso


:banana: Thank God...I can quit feeling guilty about my paltry 5 and aspire to more!

[john903]

There are many fine bikes out there but, I still prefere steel.

Waterford RS12 753 (fixed Gear) 1998

Match Built Hampsten Cinghiale 2001

29er Redline flight Mountain bike

[dnades]

DeKerf Team ST Mountain Bike. Reynolds 853. Soft tail design. Springy and very light about 23lbs or so. Chris builds beautiful frames. Wouldn't trade her for anything.
Scapin S8(bought from jghall) and not built up yet. I think it is an 04. Looking forward to it but it'll take me a bit to get it together. Lots of shaped niobium tubing with a wound up carbon fork on the front end.

An early Kona Explosif for the wife.

[Kevan]

allz I gots is the beater Bridgestone 400 (complete with spigot (plumber's joke) and the very recently purchased Ebisu a replacement for the returned-to-prior-owner Serot.

Weird, but my son has the notion the Ebisu is for him. I keep telling him, "Sorry sir...but you need a bigger frame, like a 62cm." Anyone who can readily beat you up, you call sir.

[adirik]

Pegoretti Duende
Pegoretti Luigino

[T-Crush]

I currently provide a home to the following:

Pegoretti Marcelo
Serotta CSi w/ F1
Kelly BoneStock
Eddy Merckx MX Leader
1996 GT National Team

And I'm always keeping an eye out for a 62cm Master Light, Sachs and Vanilla.

[Fixed]

merckx corsa 753 tubes
fixed miele s.l.. tubes

cheers

[ShockTreatment]

Modern (<13 years old):

Spectrum
Sachs cross
Serotta CSi
Waterford 1250 (Mrs. ST's)

Older, but still ridden regularly:

DeRosa (80)
Cinelli Super Corsa (68)
Masi Gran Criterium (71)
Guerciotti (74)
Gitane Interclub (71)
Mercier 300 (71)
Cinelli track (65)
Serotta track (83)
Rickert (64)
unknown S&S conversion (Woodrup?)
Tomasso (87) (on loan to teamate)
Bridgestone MB-3 (given to son)

[thwart]

I'm always afraid my wife will see stuff like this and count...

Oh, well... :rolleyes:

IF all-steel Crown Jewel (just today carried my fat butt up 6,000 feet of climbing in the Dairyland Dare)
Zanconato w/PegoRitchie tubes
Colnago Master X Light
De Rosa Neo Primato
John J Hollands custom
Cinelli SuperCorsa*
Eddy Merckx MX Leader*
Masi 3V Volumetrica*
3 Rensho
Bridgestone RB-1*
Rivendell Romulus
Dave Tesch S-22
Dave Moulton Fuso
Bianchi Boron XL
Fondriest Status Plus*
Croll*

* = waiting (anxiously) to be built up

... and the commuter, Surly Crosscheck.

Yikes. I need to downsize. :D

[KevinK]

1974 Raleigh Pro (fixed conversion)
1977 Bill Davidson Track bike
1982 Mercian Vincitore
1989 Bruce Gordon Hikari
1992 Co-Motion Mocha tandem

[Ahneida Ride]

I get to demo Mr. Bedford's CSi ... good enough for now ?

Can I play here too ?

[paczki]

[QUOTE=ShockTreatment]
Older, but still ridden regularly:

DeRosa (80)
Cinelli Super Corsa (68)
Masi Gran Criterium (71)
Guerciotti (74)
Gitane Interclub (71)
Mercier 300 (71)
Cinelli track (65)
Serotta track (83)
Rickert (64)

Not to sound like a bike perv, but any pictures? Gabba gabba hey! :banana:

[steelrider]

SWEET THREAD!


Serotta CSi

Serotta Hardtail MTB

Bianchi W/ Super Record

Della Santa

Serotta Track Bike

Spot in line for Goodrich--thanks SAMIAM!

[Bruce K]

Zanconato single speed cross bike
Soma Rush fixed gear

So far...

BK

[konstantkarma]

1996 Serotta CSI....fire engine red!
1991 Bianchi Alfana.

The other roadies in the stable are....

2001 Serrotta Concours...Ti
2002 Klein Q pro Carbon....Al with carbon seat atays

[athenasoar]

2006 IF Planet Cross
2008 Milwaukee Orange One
2008 IF SSR (to be built up this week!!)

[shoe]

vanilla
IF rigid single 29er(yeah i know so cliche)
kirk
schwinn -around town conversion
weigle -coming soon-----i think

[texbike]

Wow! Nice collection of bikes posted on this thread so far.

My garage contains:

1994 Merckx MX Leader (telekom team bike)
1996 Merckx/Caloi MX Leader (motorola team bike)
1982 Cinelli SC (just back from the paint shop and waiting to be built)
1985 Pinarello Montello
2000ish NOS Colnago Master X Light (sitting in a box waiting to be built)

That's it for now and hopefully for awhile..... :)

Texbike

[sailorboy]

here's mine:

'07 Vanilla road (fillet brazed)
'98 Sachs road
GT cross (Tiemeyer custom)
'08 Nagasawa road
'01 CSI

in-bound:
Terraplane
Pego Marcelo

[dvancleve]

All but one of my bikes are steel, have an old bonded Al Trek MTB and an incoming Ti fixie/SS monster cross. Many (sadly most) of these are not currently rideable and at least 3 (*) are slated for disposal:

08 Ira Ryan randonneuse (lugged)
08 Pereira fixie (fillet brazed)
?? Bernie Mikkelsen fat tire 700C all-arounder (TIG’ed)
99 Rivendell Road Standard, Joe Starck built (lugged)
99 Bike Friday New World Tourist (TIG’ed)
9x Bike Friday Family Tandem, 2 of them (TIG’ed)
9x Colin Laing 700C beater hybrid (TIG’ed) *
9x Giordana XL Super (lugged)
92/3 Eddy Merckx MX Leader (lugged)
84 Dave Moulton Fuso (lugged)
84 Gitane Tour de France (lugged)
~83 Nishiki International fixie commuter (lugged)
~74 RRB Cycles, Ron Boi (lugged) *
74 Silk Hope, McLean Fonvielle (lugged)
~73 Schwinn Super Sport (fillet brazed)
70x gaspipe Torpado with chrome lugs *
60x Andre Bertin Course Super Professional (lugged)

Yikes... Doug

[Monthly Payment]

Serotta Davis Phinney (SLX Tubing)

[bigbill]

Gunnar Crosshairs (commuter)
Mercian KOM 531c
MX Leader
Pegoretti BLE

[northbend]

yo
bruce

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj140/northbend/yobruce.jpg

[scottie]

Baum Ristretto 16.5 steel, i love it!

I have ti and other plastic crap on the rest of my bikes, but only ever ride the steel one!

Cheers,

Scottie.

[Frank]

My 2008 Specialized Tarmac Elite as I rode it this morning other than I have changed the carbon fiber seatpost to a Thomson Elite; took off the firm and very lightly padded Specialized Toupe saddle before using it and am using a slightly more padded Specialized BG saddle; and the shop upgraded the wheels at no cost to a Mavic Aksium wheelset instead of the Mavic CXP22 wheelset that came standard.

Oops, sorry, was so used to replying to the steel bike ownership thread for so many years that I did so this time out of habit ;)

[duke]

98 CSI
84 Nova Special
I like 'em both.
duke

[RudAwkning]

11 bikes, all steel.

[navclbiker]

'97 Mongoose Omega touring
'07 CDA (ooooohhh Yeaaahhh)
-Dave

[itsalldark]

I have a 30th anniversary Serotta frame. I believe they produced 15 of them. It is all Campy Record with Zipp bars and a new set of Zipp 202's. I just got a Orbea 09 Orca which is also very nice, but the Serotta seems to be the quicker machine----------

[Larry]

2007 Coeur de Acier....... custom....... carbon stays......
Sapphire Blue

Behold the beauty of steel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sjbraun]

Pegoretti Marcelo-the nicest riding bike I have ever been on. It excels at everything.

Waterford 'cross- Reynolds 531 goodness; its my fixed gear commuter. With 32mm Paselas the ride is dreamy.

Santana Noventa- Niobium steel, comfy, but maybe not as stiff as one might prefer.

Waterford 1150-just a frame and fork now, would somebody buy this frame?
Its too nice to just hang in my storage shed.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=45134&highlight=Waterford+1150


Steve

[erector]

Marcelo with a response paint job... ooooo weeee

[chuckred]

99 Torelli Countach with Veloce
75 Paramount with Campy and rust - moldering on the trainer.

[palincss]

Currently in active service:
2008 Velo Orange Randonneur
2006 Kogswell P/R - 650B
2005 Rivendell Saluki - 650B
1991 George Longstaff custom Audax (formerly belonged to jbay)
198? Alex Moulton AM (was once a 14, now 16 speeds)
1980 Raleigh Tourist DL-1 (was my commuter from 1980-1985, then hibernated in my shed until this year; now it's my bakery bike)

[rcnute]

2007 Bleriot
2008 Kogswell P/R Gen. 2 (on the way)
2008 Surly Long Haul Trucker (destined for commuter status)
SS/fixed cyclocross bike (Cima Grappa)

Gone are the '92 Bridgestone RB-1, '93 XO-1, 1989 Eddy Merckx, and a few more.

[BillyBear]

Serotta CSI
Riverdell Atlantis
Barracuda Mtn Bike

[SPOKE]

All but one of my bikes are steel, have an old bonded Al Trek MTB and an incoming Ti fixie/SS monster cross. Many (sadly most) of these are not currently rideable and at least 3 are slated for disposal:

08 Ira Ryan randonneuse (lugged)
08 Pereira fixie (fillet brazed)
?? Bernie Mikkelsen fat 700C all-arounder (TIG’ed)
99 Rivendell Road Standard, Joe Starck built (lugged)
99 Bike Friday New World Tourist (TIG’ed)
9x Bike Friday Family Tandem, 2 of them (TIG’ed)
9x Colin Laing 700C hybrid (TIG’ed)
9x Giordana XL Super (lugged)
92/3 Eddy Merckx MX Leader (lugged)
84 Dave Moulton Fuso (lugged)
84 Gitane Tour de France (lugged)
~83 Nishiki International fixie commuter (lugged)
~74 RRB Cycles, Ron Boi (lugged)
74 Silk Hope, McLean Fonvielle (lugged)
~73 Schwinn Super Sport (fillet brazed)
?? gaspipe Torpada with chrome lugs
?? Andre Bertin Course Super Professional (lugged)

Yikes... Doug

if you decide to part with the Silk Hope i'm interested.....especially if it's close to my size (54 to 56cm). ;)

[gone]

Landshark Roadshark
Serotta CII Coors Light Team Bike
Kilo TT fixed

[Walter]

My steel riders are a Della Santa and a vintage Colnago Mexico.

I also ride a Colnago C-50.

I have some other steel, ti and carbon bikes that are wall art, not riders.

[PCR]

2008 Gunnar Sport :D

[slugbottle]

CSi
Rapid Tour
Gunnar Street Dog fixie
Co-motion Double Espresso tandem
Fuji America

[xjoex]

The only steel bike in my stable is the Bianchi Castro Valley commuter. But I also ride it the most.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/boulderjoe/bikes/100_2230.jpg

well I have this beach cruiser too:
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/boulderjoe/bikes/DSC_2299.jpg

-Joe

[MilanoTom]

Current group:

Grandis Overmax Light
Sachs Road
Pegoretti Palosanto
Colnago Master Piu (Gilco - looks more like a Master Light)
(Alberto Masi) Milano 31.4 Volumetrica Touring Geometry
Masi Pista (Torelli era)
mid-1970s Masi Gran Criterium

... and one more that's not quite finished:

Kelly Knobby-X

... and one more that I might rebuild some day:

3Rensho Katana-S

Odd stuff about four of them:

The rarest of the batch might be the Milano. I've heard (but cannot confirm) that only 6 were imported with touring geometry. The Colnago has odd gemoetry as well. It has a 52 c-to-t seat tube, but a 54cm top tube. The Grandis was one of the last few (possibly the last one) imported into the U.S. The Gran Crit is the same one (s/n matches) that appears in Masi's 1978 brochure, but the frame was reportedly brazed some years earlier (been told by Eisentraut, but who knows?) and not stamped with a s/n and painted until shortly before Masi left Carlsbad. It may not be true, but it's a heck of a story.

Regards,
Tom

[medici]

1986 Davidson Discovery
1990 Medici
1996 Serotta CSi
1997 Ibis Spanky
???? Pegoretti Duende (in paint)

[stackie]

'nilla road
'nilla fixed
indy fab mountain
lobster alfine commuter

Not sure what to lust after now. Thought about sachsmo every day for the last month, but eventually could not pull the trigger.

Jon

[531Aussie]

I can't remember whose Cervelo Renaissance this is, but it's nice

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=7589&stc=1

[531Aussie]

This is not a recent picture (it now has 10-speed, and I no longer have those wheels), but this is my 2004 Superprodigy


http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll85/registered-user/CERVELO11.jpg

[Joel]

Two for the road and two for the track at our house...

1980 Gitane Kilo
1981 Raleigh Team Professional (w/'73 nuovo record grouppo)
2007 Bianchi Pista

+ my wife has a Serotta Colorado Legend TG

Joel

[PaulE]

2007 Kirk Terraplane with Longshen webbed lugs and steel fork Cinelli semi-sloping crown and stainless steel dropouts

2001 Serotta Csi with Tdf lugs, Dave Kirk custom threaded steel fork with Cinelli semi-sloping crown and stainless steel dropouts and Joe Bell paint.

1992 Miyata 9-14

Fillet brazed Santana Sovereign tandem from late 80's/early 90's.

[TweeWielen]

1996-ish Serotta CSi
1996-ish Fat City Yo Eddy
1998-ish IF Planet X
2003 IF Steel Deluxe
2006 IF Crown Jewel Factory Lightweight
2008 Kogswell P/R gen2

[bigman]

American
74 Schwinn Paramount
92 Paramount
Holland
Waterford 1200
Italian
Basso fixie
Pegoretti GGM
Marin - built by the Billato Bros
Taiwan
Salsa Casseroll fixie commuter

[sam.g]

'88 Olmo Sintex

'96 Bob Jackson

'00 Serotta CSi

Sam in Cincy

[OldDog]

Steel in house:

'72 paramount/nuvo record
'80 DeRosa/super record
'89 stumpjumper/mix of stuff
'95 Eddie MXL/chorus
'02 Sachs/record

Edit: Non-steel: '95 Spectrum Ti

This is the first season in 36 years I have not thrown a leg over a bike, due to some nagging physical problems. I really, really miss riding. I guess I get my "fix" by riding through you guys. I enjoy the stories, pictures and general banter. Thanks, and keep up the good work!

[znfdl]

2007 Vanilla Steel with hand cut lugs and SS dropouts

1987 Spectrum fixed gear - track bike

2004 Lemond Propad, used for winter commuting

[Steelhead]

Word - here you go:

Custom CDA w/Dura Ace & Reynolds OP fork, handbuilt wheels
Bridgestone 400 converted to fix/free townie

:)

[Bob Ross]

I want to know who out there is riding Steel and not giving up on their steel bikes.


Er, well... I've got a 1985 Bridgestone 600, and I'm in the queue to get a Sachs, and assuming my wife doesn't kill me first I'd like to eventually replace the Bridgestone with a Kirk or an Ellis or a Spectrum or a Serrota...so I'm clearly not "giving up" on steel.

But I'm also not "giving up" on carbon fiber: Should my CF bike ever **** the bed (or spontaneously explode) you can bet I'll replace it with another CF bike in a nanosecond.

[eastwes]

Wow. Who knew! Seems like all I see these days are fancy shmancy carbon bikes... Great thread!

I'm trying to keep it real by hoarding just a few bikes. Two are steel:

Mid 80's Scapin -- Columbus MX (?) oval tubing
Dennis Kilfoy custom 650c -- Columbus SL/SLX

The Scapin is being tidied up a bit and will soon have new NOS brakes, levers, wheels (replacing the tubies) and cables.

Here's a pic of the Scapin:
:hello:

[hogrider1]

Road
2001 Tommasini Tecno
2000 Breezer Venturi
1992 Bianchi EL
1991 Serotta Davis Phinney
1989 Pinarello Montello
1989 Specialized Sirrus
1986 Serotta Nova Special X
1978 Bob Jackson Messina
1974 Raleigh Pro
1972 Peugeot PX-10

Off Road
1997 Breezer Storm
1989 Specialized Stumpjumper

[Joel]

hogrider1 welcome to the board! If you have a chance would you be so kind as to share pictures of the Peugeot and the Jackson with us?

Thanks!

Joel

[crossjunkee]

Strong cross.

A steel Soulcraft is on my radar too.

[moodster]

Vanilla cross
Vanilla track
IF Club Racer
IF SS 29er
Pereira Cross
Sycip Ti commuter
Titus Ti
RoadVagen on order
Yeti Arc Ti

Ti is the other steel right??

[GuyGadois]

Pinarello Montello (1985)
Fuso Lux
Colnago Super (late 80s)
Bob Jackson (1972)
Univega Competitizone
Beimezetta
Tommaso
TST Ti (2005 w/Veloce/Chorus)

[OtayBW]

1) 2008 IF Club Racer, set up for commuting.
Bike is heavy the way I have it setup, but I grow to love the ride and the fit more every day.

2) early '70's Raleigh International (regrettably sold...:o)

[sevencyclist]

1991 Bridgestone MB Zip
2008 Richard Sachs

[bward1028]

not quite as top line as some lists...
iro mark v fixed gear
iro rob roy cyclocross singlespeed
motobecane tourer monstercross fixed gear
Raleigh XXIX fixed gear 29er
Specialized Allez road bike
1983 Stumpjumper commuter w/ Xtracycle

and soon to be
serotta titan
Voodoo Wazoo geared CX

and there's a Dirt Research MTB parted out in the basement.

[Russell]

Gunnar Roadie
Fuji Track

[MarleyMon]

2004 Serotta Fierte (steel stays, carbon fork, great ride)

I bought this NOS (w/ uncut fork) in April - my first steel bike in 30 years.
What a pleasure it is - really shines on longer rides.

[Hardlyrob]

1980 something Fausto Coppi (Mascaghli) - winter bike
1996 Serotta CSI - all steel including the fork
2008 Kirk Terraplane with Steel Fork - new ride (YEAH!)
2014-15-ish Richard Sachs - just got on the list

All I gots is steel bikes.

Rob

[Pete Serotta]

Cda - - - :d

[William]

So ahhh, is it safe to say we all like steel bikes??? :confused:






William

[hogrider1]

hogrider1 welcome to the board! If you have a chance would you be so kind as to share pictures of the Peugeot and the Jackson with us?

Thanks!

Joel

Ok, here’s a picture of the Bob Jackson in its current configuration with
a Campy C-Record drive train and Mavic Open Pro rims..
According to Bob Jackson’s records the frame was built in 1978 and refinished in 1984 at which time the bottle cage mounts and the top tube cable guides were added.

Unfortunately the PX-10 is currently out for a much needed repaint.
I’ll post some pics upon its return.

[steelrider]

That Jackson is sweet. I think there is a shop in the East Bay that still sells his frames. Time for a trip.

[imm]

Raised it from a pup...

[TMB]

Derek Bailey 753 Custom
Claud Butler 531C
Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra
Eddy Merckx MX Leader
De Rosa Professional
De Rosa Primato
Fausto Coppi Campionissimo
Dancelli Columbus MAX
Curtlo Custom CX - OX Platinum
Custom Carl Strong "Dirt Road" bike

Another Carl Strong on the way .............

This does not count the ones I no longer own.

[urchin]

1987 Richard Sachs
late 90's Colnago Tecnos
2005 Vanilla

not the lightest fleet, but boy are they sweet!

[Tom Byrnes]

I seem to like Steel:

Masi Gran Criterium 1974
Masi Nouvo Strada
Rene Herse 1977
Rene Herse
50th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount
Richard Sachs 1979
Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team Bike
Richard Sachs 2001
Kirk Terraplane
Kirk Fixed Gear
Nagasawa Keirin
Nagasawa Road
3 Rensho Katana
J.P. Weigle 650B
Vanilla Touring Bike #1
Vendetta Single Speed/Fixed Gear
Serotta CSi 7-11 Huffy
Serotta Davis Phinney
Curt Goodrich All Rounder
Gary Fisher

Ordered/Waiting List:
Kirk JKS Special (at JB's)
Richard Sachs
Vanilla

[ashwa64]

I seem to like Steel:

Masi Gran Criterium 1974
Masi Nouvo Strada
Rene Herse 1977
Rene Herse
50th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount
Richard Sachs 1979
Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team Bike
Richard Sachs 2001
Kirk Terraplane
Kirk Fixed Gear
Nagasawa Keirin
Nagasawa Road
3 Rensho Katana
J.P. Weigle 650B
Vanilla Touring Bike #1
Vendetta Single Speed/Fixed Gear
Serotta CSi 7-11 Huffy
Serotta Davis Phinney
Curt Goodrich All Rounder
Gary Fisher

Ordered/Waiting List:
Kirk JKS Special (at JB's)
Richard Sachs
Vanilla

nice

[keno]

just last week I stripped the Ottrott ST and put the DA on my too-long-dormant steel Spectrum frame.

The Ottrott ST f/f will be put up for sale soon. Details to follow.

But I love my Look 565.

keno

[SpeedyChix]

Pre-Trek Billato-built LeMond, end of an era. Tasty all day rider.
Quiring CX steed just about ready to get 'er muddy.

[danielpack22@ma]

Independent Fabrication Crown Jewel
Independent Fabrication Single Speed 29er
Lemond Buenos Aires (853)
Bianchi Volpe
Bianchi Sport SS
Raleigh Supercourse
Co Motion Espresso

[pdxbikeboy]

2004 Colorado III
2007 CDA w/carbon stays
2005 Joseph Ahearne Cyclocross
2008 Rivendell Saluki
1988 Specialized Stumpjumper
1997 G.Fisher Nirvana commuter

do I win or what?

pdxbikeboy

[keevon]

Surly Pacer, tuxedo blue, 10v club rider
Surly Steamroller, charcoal gray, 1v road fixed
1980 Trek touring, navy/rust, 2v townie fixed

[Volant]

Carl Strong Custom
Karoli King Richard :beer:
IF Deluxe 29'er

[FATBOY]

Brazed Co-Motion Espresso . Dark orange met. with micha white panels.....sigh....

[Fixed]

Surly Pacer, tuxedo blue, 10v club rider
Surly Steamroller, charcoal gray, 1v road fixed
1980 Trek touring, navy/rust, 2v townie fixed
nothing wrong with that i bet they get used and that is a good thing
cheers imho :beer:

[nervexpro55]

1961 Paramount
1990 Paramount
1974 Masi gran crit
1984 Masi gran crit
2003 Della Santa custom nervex lugged
2005 Della Santa custom newvex lugged
1970's Richard Sachs
1994 GT edge fillet brazed
1999 Trek 520
Schwinn cruiser deluxe 7 usa made
Bianchi san jose
1950's unknown French racer
I think thats all
Almost forgot 2007 Gunnar roadie

[dookie]

'love' is not a strong enough word!

currently in the stable:

'86 masi 3v
'86 paramount slx
'90 paramount os (true temper)
'91 scapin el-os
'92 paramount mtb (prestige OS)
'07 jamis sputnik (653)


one day:

pegoretti
sachs
if
vanilla
kirk

i wish...

[rosss]

pics or it diddnt happen........!


I seem to like Steel:

Masi Gran Criterium 1974
Masi Nouvo Strada
Rene Herse 1977
Rene Herse
50th Anniversary Schwinn Paramount
Richard Sachs 1979
Richard Sachs Cyclocross Team Bike
Richard Sachs 2001
Kirk Terraplane
Kirk Fixed Gear
Nagasawa Keirin
Nagasawa Road
3 Rensho Katana
J.P. Weigle 650B
Vanilla Touring Bike #1
Vendetta Single Speed/Fixed Gear
Serotta CSi 7-11 Huffy
Serotta Davis Phinney
Curt Goodrich All Rounder
Gary Fisher

Ordered/Waiting List:
Kirk JKS Special (at JB's)
Richard Sachs
Vanilla

[MerckxMad]

'89 Paramount
'85 Merckx Corsa (Faema)
'89 Merckx MX Leader (Motorola)
'86 Bottecchia
'98 Serotta Huffy 7-11 Replica
'06 Carerra Aries

[jcmuellner]

2008 Pereira 650b Hetre Custom
2004 Eddy Merckx MX Leader
2001 Eddy Merckx Corsa 01
1990 Dave Moulton Fuso FR-1
2005 Rivendell Canti-Romulus
2000 Heron Road
2003 Rivendell Quickbeam Prototype
1987 Bridgestone MB-1
1986 Bridgestone MB-2
2000 Heron Touring
1985 Bob Jackson Golden Jubilee
1992 Sanana Noventa Tandem
1974 Schwinn Collegiate

Never owned a non-steel bike, and pretty doubtful I will in the future...

[Tom Byrnes]

pics or it diddnt happen........!


There are a few pics of the bikes in this issue of our club's monthly newsletter.

http://www.lagrange.org/lavoix/lavoix-prev/200806_LaVoix_June08.pdf

One of these days Pete will teach me how to upload pics onto this website.

Tom

[moshmosh]

Bridgestone RB 1 (RIP)
Bridgestone XO 2
Miyata 1000
Lemond Buenos Aires 853
Paramount Track

Someday...
Hampsten+Moots Strada Bianca

[legacysti888]

Kirk Terraplane
Schwinn Paramount 60th Anniversary
Gios Torino Professional
Serotta SS Prototype
RS road
Pinarello Opera

The rest are Carbon and Ti.

I love every single one of my bikes and how they ride so differently yet perform the same purpose.

Wicked.

[legacysti888]

Oh, and my little Red Nagasawa. :D

[marle]

2004 Serotta CSI
2007 Serotta CDA fixie
2008 Richard Sachs

[roguedog]

Fun thread!


Riv Atlantis (bought here. Thanks Spincoast!)
Panasonic (Dx 2000 ??)
1993 Bridgestone X0-1 (not built up)

And yeah, I confess I have a CF bike as well but the Atlantis is my daily trusty steed.

Those of you with more than 5 bikes, can I have your job????

[rounder]

There are a few pics of the bikes in this issue of our club's monthly newsletter.

http://www.lagrange.org/lavoix/lavoix-prev/200806_LaVoix_June08.pdf

One of these days Pete will teach me how to upload pics onto this website.

Tom

Amazing collection. Thanks for the link.

[67-59]

Kirk Terraplane. :banana:

[Spinner]

serotta ciii
rivendell rambouillet
marin eldridge grade (hardtail mtb, u.s. made, tange double and triple butted)
co-motion co-pilot (tandem with s&s)

[GuyGadois]

There are a few pics of the bikes in this issue of our club's monthly newsletter.

http://www.lagrange.org/lavoix/lavoix-prev/200806_LaVoix_June08.pdf

One of these days Pete will teach me how to upload pics onto this website.

Tom

Wow, Tom, that pick of you celebrating and Lemond in agony is amazing :p ! Is that Eric Heiden in 3rd?

Guy

[beachwoodp]

2000 CSI best steel frame on the planet IMHO :)
2008 Lemond Poprad disc my new commuter bike

[Steelhead]

There are a few pics of the bikes in this issue of our club's monthly newsletter.

http://www.lagrange.org/lavoix/lavoix-prev/200806_LaVoix_June08.pdf

One of these days Pete will teach me how to upload pics onto this website.

Tom

That newsletter is awesome - I want to take a copy to our club and suggest we do one as well ! Wonder if I can subscribe to the newsletter w/o being a member ?? :)

[Trouble]

Steel road bike is a plain white Steelman.
Steel mountain bike, Haro Mary XC.

[kps]

2007 Sycip Java Boy
1993 Chris Kvale Custom
1990 Serotta Nova SL

[Pete Serotta]

1984 Murray that resided at SPOKES> :D

[soulspinner]

Tom Teesdale custom

Carl Strong custom

[chuckroast]

Although my daily rider is ti, I love love love my F. Moser mid 80's steely. It's my Saturday morning coffee shop rider without fail. Also, my Panasonic DX 3500 fully fitted with rack and fenders is the grocery getter and rain bike. Love 'em both, got 'em both off of Craig's List.

[William]

I've been digging my Pegoretti Bootster....

http://www.newlaunches.com/entry_images/0408/02/walking-bike-1.jpg







William ;)

[IXXI]

My circumstances have changed a lot in the past years, but I'm still all over steel:

Speedvagen cross
Bontrager Road Lite
Surly Karate Monkey
Surly Big Dummy
Serotta #70411

[Saxon]

Serotta CSi
Masi GC
Greenspeed GTO
Rans Rocket
Man, I've got a lot of steel around here :)
:bike:

[rex]

Gunnar Rockhound
Lemond Buenos Aires 853
Gunnar Sport
SE Lager
Serotta GP Suisse

[93legendti]

CSi
Rapid Tour
Kirk JKS
Santana Arriva
Bike Friday Pocket Rocket Plus

[soulspinner]

2000 Teesdale foco(3.37lbs/55cmc-c level tt)
2003 Strong(foco sloper)
1990s Colnago Master lite(yellow,chrome lugs and fork)

[Birch]

I am in the process of building up my first steel bike since my Bridgestone RB400 that I rode and raced on in highschool.

Its a Carl Strong that will come in at or under 16 lbs and is an absolute beauty. Its dark blue metalalic paint, Edge carbon fork, Record 10, white FSA bars and stem, Masterpiece post, Toupe saddle. Question is, do I send the fork to Spectrum to match the paint to the frame?

[soulspinner]

I am in the process of building up my first steel bike since my Bridgestone RB400 that I rode and raced on in highschool.

Its a Carl Strong that will come in at or under 16 lbs and is an absolute beauty. Its dark blue metalalic paint, Edge carbon fork, Record 10, white FSA bars and stem, Masterpiece post, Toupe saddle. Question is, do I send the fork to Spectrum to match the paint to the frame?

Answer is yes. ymmv

[hansolo758]

.

[BCS]

Rivendell Rambouillet
Bianchi San Jose
Serotta Fierte

[flickwet]

89 Serotta Colorado

Surly Cross Check

Surly 1x1

Schwinn Peloton Pro, sweet Colorado inspired frameset with Colorado style stays and swaged 853 tubeset

87 Trek "tri series", 531 investment cast lugs, used by my son for cx now

Bridgestone RB1 my son's road bike

Love steel bikes, next one will be a GP Suisse Ti though, I sweat too much and Its time for Ti

[DavidWiese]

Santana Moda (MAX OR)
Cyclops Custom (SLX)
Serotta Colorado LT (Prestiege) - Now at Serotta for refinishing.

[martinrjensen]

I want to know who out there is riding Steel and not giving up on their steel bikes. Just a shout out with the steel rig(s) your riding please.

Kogswell G58 street fixee
Serotta Uniscasi Rapid Tour
Co-Mo Co-Pilot Torpedo tandem
And incoming K Bedford Custom steel street fixee
it's a test

[55/Rad]

Waterford 2200 (853)
Dave Moulton Fuso (SL)
Vetta SL (SL)
Giordana Spica (TSX)
Pinarello Montello (SLX)
Daccordi 50th Aniiversary (SLX)
Tommasini Super Prestige (SLX)

[TMB]

Funny, I went back and looked at my post in this thread, from August of this year.

What I listed then

<<
Derek Bailey 753 Custom
Claud Butler 531C
Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra
Eddy Merckx MX Leader
De Rosa Professional
De Rosa Primato
Fausto Coppi Campionissimo
Dancelli Columbus MAX
Curtlo Custom CX - OX Platinum
Custom Carl Strong "Dirt Road" bike

Another Carl Strong on the way .............

This does not count the ones I no longer own.
>>

The MX leader is now gone.
The Dancelli is gone.
A Colnago Super I had is gone.
A Merckx 7-11 is gone.

In their place is yet another Carl Strong "Dirt Road Bike"

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QhwtCvS9cDE/SSuAgI2MUTI/AAAAAAAABV0/jBF5w250F6Y/s800/IMG_2924.jpg

And, I also have added a rather nice Pegoretti.



I'm still working my through those I have to decide which ones will stay and which ones will go. There really are too many.

[14max]

I currently own a Kirk and I'm in the queue for a Strong.

[CSIRider]

CSI - 25th anniversary edition. 56 x 56. Competition red and yellow, with black F-1 fork.

DA 9 components. Three sets of OPs. (Good weather, old set-winter riding, and hand-built trips only).


Waited six years to find it.


Great ride. Can't keep my eyes off it. Feel very fortunate to have it.

[paczki]

Romulus (on loan to a friend)
Igleheart Breakaway (my main ride -- Columbus Spirit and Life mix)
Igleheart 953 Breakaway Fixie
Bob Brown 953 (on the way)

[chakatrain]

'96 CSI (just converted to single speed w/an ENO hub)
'05 CIII (just frame/fork, waiting to be built up)
'06 Gunnar Crosshairs (daily commuter and do everything bike)

Pretty amazing collection of steel bikes listed in this thread.

[timto]

Romulus (on loan to a friend)
Igleheart Breakaway (my main ride -- Columbus Spirit and Life mix)
Igleheart 953 Breakaway Fixie
Bob Brown 953 (on the way)


OK we'll need to see some pics!

[David Benson]

95 Benson Reynolds 731 road
02 Benson 26" wheel demountable
Ritchey Breakaway road
Ritchey Breakaway fixed
Echelon Spectra
Gillott
W.B. Hurlow
Roy Thame
GT Peace 9r
Cecil Walker

[Johnny P]

A 2003 Rivendell Rambouillet set up for commuting to work.

[monkeypants]

So far just a frame:
1991 Pinarello Montello (SLX)

[bigman]

Holland - Dura Ace 7 spd
Pegoretti GGM
Marin Portofino - Columbus Foco Built by the Bellato Brothers in Italy -
Waterford 1200 Reynolds 7523 Dura Ace 25th anniversary group
79 Paramount
89 Paramount
93 ? Paramount
Salsa Casseroll - commuter fixie
Colnago - just set up as a fixie
Steve Rex - late 90's new to me not yet ridden build almost completed with D'ace 10

Will probably sell the Marin and 89 Paramount as I type this it is just to many to sit - used not nearly enough

[DarkStar]

The steel bikes currently on hand, '83 Marinoni Special, a 91 Yeti FRO. Short list I know, but soon(I hope) to include a Curt Goodrich. Both my ti bikes sport steel forks, Legend and Litespeed Blueridge. Goodrich arrived early 2010, hell of a bike. Previous bikes include '85 Gios Torino Super Record and a VeloSport SuperAero.

[Elefantino]

'86 DeBernardi SLX.

That's it.

Some of you are mad crazy with all the bikes you have. Mad crazy.

I mean that in a good way. ;)

[cs124]

95 Benson Reynolds 731 road
02 Benson 26" wheel demountable
Ritchey Breakaway road
Ritchey Breakaway fixed
Echelon Spectra
Gillott
W.B. Hurlow
Roy Thame
GT Peace 9r
Cecil Walker

Hey David, tell us more about the Cecil. It seems mine isn't the only one here any more.

[kenw]

Lemond Zurich (mid-90s) with TT OX Platinum fork (2008)
Univega Alpina Pro triple-butted mtb (late 80s)

Custom build coming this winter(probably DEAN Ionic)

[Marcy]

Great thread...

1988 Trek 520, Reynolds 531, bought under the Trek employee discount program when I worked for a dealer in CO. Phil wheels, a couple of rebuilds, it just keeps rolling.

~1998 Ibis Hakkalugi, fun & funky
1997 Land Shark Cross, gold leaf in the paint, on Gallery 8 of John Slawta's site: http://www.landsharkbicycles.com/Gallery/Berkstresser.html

1996 Serotta CSI, collecting parts to make it a light climber
2001 Oswald Cross SS, recent purchase, un-built
2003 Co-Motion Americano Co-Pilot, just re-rustproofed & being built
2000 Gunnar Street Dog, recent Waterford respray, may sell

1986 Trek 560, rode for years, wind-trainer bike, it deserves a rebuild
1985 Trek 760, my first quality road bike
1985 Trek 850, heavy, cool
1998 Waterford RSE, my wife's bike

Love Ti, but steel is classy.

[Bikeclay]

Miyata 1000, 1980's recently powdercoated, components upgraded to 2007 Shimano 105

Faggin, 1980s, Bontrager wheels, mixed Campy' components

Motobecane Grand Jubilee, 1974 in the process of becoming a single speed stripped for repainting

Surly Cross Check, frame on order

[shinomaster]

I finally got my new Zanconato race bike, and man it is ever swell.

[93legendti]

Zanc o licious!

[MRB]

Kirk x 2
Taylor x1
Lemond (cross) x1

[fourflys]

I currently only have one steel bike, but am lusting after another Rivendell (a Ram). Anyway, here is my Bleriot:
http://threeflys.smugmug.com/photos/356507111_isGVn-M.jpg

[yeastor]

Spectrum road

Spectrum fixed

[chuckroast]

I've already posted once in this thread about my Panasonic and my Moser but since then I've ordered a Serotta Heritage Cross in steel. Russ has assured me the ship date will be Monday or Tuesday. Woo Hoo!

[shinomaster]

Zanc o licious!


Mike Zanconato is a genius.

[rounder]

I finally got my new Zanconato race bike, and man it is ever swell.
Nice bike Shino...pretty colors.

[Drewmanchew]

Been rolling on a lugged steel Vanilla road bike for a year now, it's smooth.
I need to post day pix. :beer:

[saab2000]

Serotta Colorado III
Serotta CSI
Serotta Colorado Legend CRL
Croll Reynolds 531
Grandis Columbus SL

Zanconato on the way

The Croll and CSI will likely go on the trading block. Gotta thin the herd with the Zank on the way.

[cuda2k]

86 Serotta Nova (new Lexus Matador Red Mica paint, Campagnolo 10sp group)
83 Gazelle Champion Mondial AB-Frame (Campagnolo 10sp group)
78 Gazelle Champion Mondial A-Frame (Campagnolo Nuovo Record)

and most recently (but currently FS)

3Rensho Super Record Export TT funny bike (currently partially built with vintage Campagnolo Super Record)

[tad]

Mid '90s Serotta lugged steel Rapid Tour
Late '90s Richard Sachs numbered Anniversary
1980 Richard Sachs one-off (wife's bike)
1975 Richard Sachs early serial number (for my out-of-town friends, too big for me)
1981 Bianchi Campione del Mondo (wife's bike)
Mid '80s Dawes Echelon

Tom
In Melbourne, FL (where I did a quick 40 on the Dawes yesterday)

[Innominatus]

Now that I think about it, all my sleds are steel. All but one have steel forks, too. (Guess I think steel bikes just look and ride better with steel forks designed together with the frame).

Current lineup:

2002 Ritchey Road Logic - simple race bike
2001 Waterford allrounder (based on an RS-22)
Late 80s Land Shark (lugged Giro '88-ish replica)
1999 Yamaguchi aero road
1971 Cinelli Super Corsa
1964 Alex Moulton F-frame
1999 Surly Steamroller fixie cyclocross
1970s replica boneshaker/penny farthing (48" hi-wheeler)

A nice 'n wacky cross-section of steeldom.

[OperaLover]

'62 Schwinn Typhoon kick back 2-speed
'83 HOLKS Special Road Racer (Tange No. 2)
'87 3Rensho Katana w/ DA 7400
'93 Balance Mt. Bike (Tange Prestige OS)
Late 90's Colnago Tecnos w/Prescia steel fork
'02 Pinarello Opera (mostly steel)
'08 Soma DoubleCross
Miyata Pro (frame with Tange chrome fork)

[LilBolt]

Serotta Coeur d'Acier
Salsa Casseroll

[Lenton58]

In Japan
1985 Trek 560 in Reynolds 501 — frame only, shipment not yet received
1995 Trek 930 MTB modded and set up as a roadster street warrior

In Canada
198? Miyata in some Tange double-butted

[dixiesdad]

Raleigh Team circa early 80s 531
Merckx corsa extra motorola
Merckx corsa extra faema
Merckx corsa 7-11
Merckx corsa xtra molteni
Tournesol (hampsten)
Mercian
Woodrup 1980s
serotta csi 7-11 colors
serotta csi artic blue
gios torino super record
trek cross
puch force XII

steel is for real alloys are for boys!!!! that's what we said in the 80s!!!!

[scienceguy08]

Serotta CSi
Fuji Gran Toure SE ('78)
Trek 930 hardtail

[TC Johnson]

This has been an amazing thread to browse through! Here are the ferrous bikes in the family stable (my son's included).

Merckx Corsa (son's 16th birthday present; he is now 31 and still rides it)
Schwinn Paramount OS 5
Schwinn paramount OS 3 (wife's)
Bianchi Boardwalk single speed project
Jamis Dakota hardtail MTB
Bianchi Volpe Touring bike (yard sale find in process of restoration)
Schwinn Sierra MTB (son's)
Older Bianchi road bike purchased as my son's first good bike, can't remember the model.

Perhaps the forum needs a "My Dream Steel" thread for all the steel bikes we would like to have, but don't yet own. A Colorado III, CDA or other Serotta would be on my list, as well as a Pegoretti, Merckx, Colnago, and SO many more! You gotta have a dream!

TC

[kong79]

Serotta Nova Special X (early 90's model)
Specialized Team Allez (1995 model)

[romdobe]

David Kirk

[kerrycycle]

Not exactly a steel is the one and only guy, but I love my steel Kelly cross bike (I've posted it here before).

[caterham]

my favorites


http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/cinelli043.jpg.http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/cinelli042.jpg
'01 cinelli/losa nuovo supercorsa

'80 de rosa professional sl
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/derosa003.jpg http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/derosa005.jpg

[twin]

Surly Crosscheck

Surly LHT/26"wheels

[marle]

2008 Sachs

[Jack Brunk]

Maiden voyage tomorrow. Much better pics tomorrow when I have some sun.

[rwsaunders]

Nice Jack...I bet it cooks. What lugset did Mike use with the sloped geometry?

[thinpin]

Peg Duende
Salsa La Cruz coming to replace a 20yr old Marin Palisades Trail

[Jack Brunk]

Nice Jack...I bet it cooks. What lugset did Mike use with the sloped geometry?
I believe their the Pacenti Slant six lugs made by Dazza down under. Beautiful bike in person for sure. weighed in at 14.4 lbs

[ciclisto]

1984 Bianchi (novo racing campy record)white
1988 Bill Holland -custom-(slx-campy chorus)white-gold pinstripping(JB)
1995 Eddy Merckx -Corsa 01(new campy record) white pearl (JB refinish)

beaters:
C-50
DeRosa Macro

[Rusty ToolShed]

Waterford R-33
Waterford 0-14
Waterford 0-14 (yup - 2!)
Raleigh Racing USA
Merckx Professional
Guerciotti SL
Gunnar Roadie
Gunnar Ruffian
Gunnar Custom Track
Milwaukee Orange One
Bontrager Race
Bontrager Desiel
Ibis Spanky
Brew Cruiser
Trek 760
Kaminecki Custom
Moulton Stowaway

and various others

[thugly]

I'm glad I'm not the only one with a problem...

1960s Cinelli SC Pista
'68 Pogliaghi pista
Samson track
Serotta Atlanta
Rossin SL
Marinoni
1971 Mariposa rando
Nobilette cyclocross
60s Fiorelli
Fat chance mtb

[lavi]

I've seen almost everything I have on this thread already. They say you can tell the character of a person by the company they keep. I feel pretty good. :beer:

Merckx MXL reissue
Vagen Road
Gunnar Ruffian SS 29er with Vicious Cycles fork
Newest....On One Il Pompino SS Cross because that's how Portland likes it.
I'm adding pics of the cross bike to the gallery later.

Considering selling the MXL to fund a Ira Ryan. Also looking to sell the Gunnar.

Happy New Year to all!

[meggybikes]

I have:

-- An IF crown jewel that was STOLEN in February and recovered in October 1000 miles from home.... yay! It is my favorite bike and I will never sell it.

-- A Rocky Mountain Hammer that is pushing 10 years old. So much fun on the dirt

-- A Motobecane single speed- from the 70's- steel is real baby!

And also did a pacific coast bike tour on a mid-80's Bridgestone xo-2- fabulous bike!

Next on my list- a new steel mtb frame and a steel cross bike- maybe another indy?! :-)

[ents]

IRO Track Bike/FG (lock up/commuter/every day bike)
(dt swiss to paul track hubs, few thomson bits)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3346/3180517612_cd834ace41.jpg?v=0

Brooklyn Machine Works Gangsta Track/FG (nice day bling fixed gear)
(dura ace hubs to velocity aeroheads, thomson bits, new cranks coming soon)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/3105462101_47d339925f.jpg?v=0


1986 Faggin Roadie (first road bike)
(mostly old campy drive train, 6 speed downtube shifters http://fixed.gr/nyc/extensions/Vanillacons/smilies/standard/metal.gif)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2096/2504042264_beaae80a07.jpg?v=0

my landshark!!!!!!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/3140613448_6ea8e8cba7.jpg?v=0

and my tallbike haha
http://i41.tinypic.com/5cnm7t.jpg

[bhungerford]

1. CDA...top bike, just great fun
2. Surly cross check....daily commuter, well almost daily anyways ;)
3. Look 386...one of two rain bikes
4. '86 Trek 5000....2nd rain bike (aluminum)
5. Merckx Corsa Extra....ride to the gym bike
6. '70s Schwinn Sprint fixed gear....ride around neighborhood, to the store, etc bike
7. Specialized FSR S-Works...mt bike


so, 4 out of 7 being steel...guess that makes me steel lover :beer:

[sachs dreigang]

hello,

a fondriest spur (http://www.tourgalerie.de/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-1618) (from 2002, bought nos 2008)

ciao

sachs dreigang

[BLUE BOY]

1989 Spectrum steel
2007 Spectrum steel

[zmudshark]

I also have a blue Cinelli SC with DA AX, that I don't have a picture of on this computer :-(

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_jfxGj3kcEHQ/SUxU-Era_PI/AAAAAAAACq0/L_WOVkKSU_Y/s720/PC192853.JPG

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_jfxGj3kcEHQ/SPqH886OpYI/AAAAAAAACOY/xOi-9kAzJgk/s720/PA182658.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jfxGj3kcEHQ/SGAV8TU0f6I/AAAAAAAAAx0/HlghEvfSgfU/s720/P6232228.JPG

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_jfxGj3kcEHQ/SGAq6Kep7KI/AAAAAAAAAy8/mOIajmFgi38/s720/P3261743.JPG

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GbbyvLMLh7Q/R09MLJRb81I/AAAAAAAAAn8/gqkH08LW9c8/s720/PB291138.JPG

[CaptStash]

I've got three bikes but only one is steel, of course it's my favorite:

Cherry red IF Crown Jewel. Steel most definitely is real!

CaptStash....