Top 5 Most Iconic Bikes

[JMT3]

Not five but my first serious road bike about 1975 era. A Bob Jackson with Nuevo Record. Down tube shifters and tubulars gives me a woodie.

I guess I could toss my Bianchi steel SLX that was made in Bianchi’s custom shop in Italy. Another sweet bike that I had set up with Chorus 10 speed.

[purpurite]

I'm afraid my list is very much a product of my favorite era and riding type... in no particular order:

• Fat Chance Yo Eddy
• Yeti ARC LT
• Mountain Goat Whiskeytown
• Klein Adroit, Team Storm
• GT Xizang ti

[David in Maine]

[nmrt]

Yep, I know.

[Wakatel_Luum]

Originally Posted by Mike V

TVT 92 Carbone
Carbonframes - Calfee
Merlin Extralight
Merckx MXL
Colnago C40

I pretty much agree with this.

Maybe Bianchi X4 instead of the Calfee?

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by David in Maine

Good answer.

[NHAero]

All Campy early 1970s Cinelli Super Corsa and Masi Gran Criterium would have to head up my list. They were definitely my objects of desire during the winter of 1971-72 when I met Sheldon Brown and other cyclists as a freshman in college. I ended up getting my custom Bob Jackson instead because I wanted to be able to also tour on the bike, and ended up with both touring wheels and a set of light tubies for that bike within a couple of years. It's iconic to me anyway!

[martl]

Molteni Merckx
Coppi Bianchi
Moser Record dell'ora
Cinelli Laser
Schwinn black phantom

[Mikej]

Originally Posted by purpurite

I'm afraid my list is very much a product of my favorite era and riding type... in no particular order:

• Fat Chance Yo Eddy
• Yeti ARC LT
• Mountain Goat Whiskeytown
• Klein Adroit, Team Storm
• GT Xizang ti

STELLAR list! I can feel those Cookie cranks flexing!

[Dana Kilalps]

The fact that so many manufacturers jumped on this band wagon to me is testament to it's iconic status. And it led to some interesting modifications to the design like Sakae Litage and Prizm as well as Peugeot Comte and Galaxie.

[Elefantino]

I have a hard time believing no one has called out the most mentioned, the most lusted after bike on this forum.
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[EB]

purpurite your list is :chefs kiss:

[cgolvin]

Originally Posted by NHAero

All Campy early 1970s Cinelli Super Corsa and Masi Gran Criterium would have to head up my list.

My initial thinking as well, timing guarantees that the Masi is from Vigorelli. I had one in '76 but sold it because it was too big. Went in search of a Cinelli but couldn't find one in my size so ended up with my Gios. Which, for sentimental reasons, I'd put on my list of iconic bikes.

[NHAero]

Originally Posted by cgolvin

My initial thinking as well, timing guarantees that the Masi is from Vigorelli. I had one in '76 but sold it because it was too big. Went in search of a Cinelli but couldn't find one in my size so ended up with my Gios. Which, for sentimental reasons, I'd put on my list of iconic bikes.

No argument on the Gios from me!

[reuben]

It's more than a tad doubtful that I have sufficient knowledge to post an intelligent reply on such a subject, but this is Paceline, so all bets are off, and I'll post a singular example, stiffening myself against the backlash.

PDM Concorde. Yes, I remember the the age of Rooks, Kelly, Theunisse, Alcala, and Lemond, all of whom rode one of the most beautiful steel bikes of its time - possibly of all time. Perhaps even iconic, per the title of this thread.

They may have been made by Ciocc/Pelizzoli, Billato, or Pegoretti, depending on who you believe.

I'm not saying that this is The One, My Precious, or any such like, just that it has always struck a resonant chord with me.



It was the era of skinny steel tubes, horizontal top tubes, select chrome, and sublimely graceful Campagnolo components - all in my opinion, of course. Add a white Selle San Marco Rolls saddle??? Be still, my heart...