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Old 07-02-2020, 09:02 AM
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What bar reach you got going??

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It appears to be 80 mm.
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Old 07-02-2020, 09:21 AM
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This thread has me wondering... Any modern equivalent of this bike?
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Old 07-02-2020, 12:16 PM
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I'm 6', and I think 58 is my optimum size. My inseam is 32 inches. I bought a 585 XL and am running a 120 stem. Seems to work fine for me.

Here's some pics of mine: (wheels have been upgraded, but no new pics yet)

https://forums.thepaceline.net/showt...&highlight=585
Not wild about red bar tape generally...but yours on that bike looks great!!!!
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Old 07-02-2020, 12:26 PM
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Just got this back from my local painter who polished the frame and recreated some of the decals. I personally think this is a great colorway.
A great colorway, don't forget to post pic when it is rolling...
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Old 07-02-2020, 12:39 PM
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This thread has me wondering... Any modern equivalent of this bike?
Good question. I can only comment on feel. I had said my Addict LTD which is not lugged felt similar, only globally and almost in a linear fashion stopped built in flex 20% sooner if that make sense.

I was after a Nago carbon lugged, always wanted to try non monocoque frame that was non AL lugs. The early AL lugged round tube one way too flexy for me at the time/age/beef.

The open window chain stay Nago kept being the one I came close on, I really personally disliked that CS and never pulled a trigger.

The my 585 popped up locally and I ran, not walked to grab it.
And I consider it as good a choice for use stupid coin as my Addict LTD. Now I only drool when I see Saronni Extreme Power C50 or most color C64s. I am sure my old fart-dom would not like the ride quality next to the 585. I already got stiff rollers in the stable.

But between Dan [Clean39T] And Wallymann's constant corruption I credit mainly them for here... looking means trading up...

Probably as much as they are near same size as me, and their decadent tastes, corruption at it's finest..
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:15 PM
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But between Dan [Clean39T] And Wallymann's constant corruption I credit mainly them for here... looking means trading up...

Probably as much as they are near same size as me, and their decadent tastes, corruption at it's finest..
Well--it's not just them for sure.

I now own two bikes that make the all-time lists here--and I credit the forum for that.

My CSi was purchased after a sharp-eyed forum member posted in in the 'PSA, Barn finds, good deals' thread--they are a bike that gets a lot of good press here for a near-modern steel--and after riding mine a bit more, I am convinced that the kudos were warranted.

The Look 585 (above) was purchased here on the forum from the eponymous forum member Look585--again a bike that makes a lot of people's lists on this forum and it has certainly lived up to its reputation.

If I had more cash I would try some newer go-fast bikes for the heck of it--but so far I am having a ball with slightly older tech, thanks to this forum.

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Old 07-02-2020, 01:43 PM
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Not wild about red bar tape generally...but yours on that bike looks great!!!!
Thank you Sir! I agree, I'm not usually a fan either.
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:51 PM
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This thread has me wondering... Any modern equivalent of this bike?
A new Calfee Tetra Pro? New bike, old tech, similar stock geos. However, a new frameset is listed @ $4K on their website. Lugged as well, but not as light.

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Old 07-02-2020, 01:58 PM
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Well--it's not just them for sure.

I now own two bikes that make the all-time lists here--and I credit the forum for that.

I should have said mostly.

I also have a few ones I always wished back in the day I could have got.

585, Early Ti Super X-Lite Spectrum, an S-works Tarmac only slightly less so, and a Reynolds 753 all Henry James fitted that rolls like you're approaching Heaven's Gate...

As close as Pinnacle rides I am likely to get and keep my testicles and/or wife...
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Old 07-02-2020, 01:58 PM
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That TIME VXRS in the classified is certainly making me curious after reading this thread. My size too.

Good thing (or bad) that I don't have the disposable income for it
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Old 07-02-2020, 02:22 PM
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That TIME VXRS in the classified is certainly making me curious after reading this thread. My size too.

Good thing (or bad) that I don't have the disposable income for it

You need a new interest free for a year CC attached to your PayPal anyway...

If you ever pay a penny of interest with this method, stop getting a new one the next year... Or if you ever transfer a balance to the new one, you shoulda already stopped.

Good part is the next one is usually 50% higher capacity, or is that a bad thing...

"A man's got to know his limitations" Dirty Harry

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Old 07-02-2020, 02:27 PM
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You need a new interest free for a year CC attached to your PayPal anyway...

If you ever pay a penny of interest with this method, stop getting a new one the next year... Or if you ever transfer a balance to the new one, you shoulda already stopped.

Good part is the next one is usually 50% higher capacity, or is that a bad thing...

"A man's got to know his limitations" Dirty Harry

Interest free CC churning... been doing that for a while with the deck, finished basement, etc Not to mention wheels I just got...
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Old 07-02-2020, 02:36 PM
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This thread has me wondering... Any modern equivalent of this bike?
If I were looking:
Any Colnago from "Extreme-Power" / "Extreme-C" to current "C64".
Holland Cycles "HC Carbon".
Parlee "Z1" / "Z2" / "Z3" / "Z-Zero".

For super fancy looks: IF "Corvid".
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Old 07-02-2020, 02:44 PM
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For super fancy looks: IF "Corvid".

oooh, that looks nice. For a moment I thought this was related to the current pandemic.
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Old 07-02-2020, 05:04 PM
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This thread has me wondering... Any modern equivalent of this bike?
When my 585 was stolen, I looked around at several bikes, but ended up getting a carbon Maglia Rosa from Steve Hampsten. I asked Steve to replicate the Look's geometry with the contact points on a bike he'd made for me previously. And viola, for a price that was very competitive with comparable framesets from Trek, Felt, or Specialized, I got a custom carbon, tube-to-tube constructed, beautiful and great riding frame.
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