Steel Bike "Lovers" roll call

[Bici-Sonora]

Originally Posted by Dougb

Thanks! Here's a picture of an earlier build. I like the white saddle and bar tape better personally. Sportier.





I agree with you 100%. I held off buying a Wabi for 2+ years for exactly this reason. After my first ride I wondered why I waited so long. My goal for this bike is exactly what you stated: "a modern interpretation of the classic era." I don't care for threadless stems, but Winter stems, which are featured in this thread here, are beautiful IMO.

I do find the Crust Bikes fillet-brazed stem I used pretty as well.

I like the color way on your Wabi. Nice.

[Dekonick]

Originally Posted by froze

Well, Nitto makes a quill stem that can handle a 31.8 bar; https://www.amazon.com/Nitto-Ui-12-Q...AR21WMQ4TAQR8X And notice the clamp so you can swap 31.8 bars just like you can with a threadless stem. Anything that a threadless stem can handle bar size or shape wise can be handled by a quill if someone wanted to make one to do so.

Velo Orange has options that aren't terrible https://velo-orange.com/collections/...ceplate-31-8mm

[TMD]

'09 FIERTE, remember comparing it to a Specialized Roubaix at the time wondering which to buy. I made the RIGHT decision.

[philhan89]

Fairdale Goodship

[rccardr]

Couple of late 2018 completions:

[jamesdak]

I guess I can share a few of last year's pickups that I didn't put on here.

First is this Eddy Martelly built SL bike somehow badged now as a Ribble. Haven't done much with this one yet but it's either going to get a Campagnolo Record 10 speed setup or an Ultegra R8000. I haven't decided yet.



Another is this beautiful Giordana Polaris sporting a lovely old Dura Ace setup.



Finally, the Davidson Impulse as I have it setup right now. I'm trying to decide if this or the Ribble above will look better with the new R8000 setup.

[Pearsom]

Originally Posted by choke

Ummm.....once you get past the larger area next to the stem (at least for the majority) the diameter of the bar is the same regardless of the clamp size. If that wasn't the case then the same brake levers wouldn't mount on both.

If this is the case then it’s very helpful (and I’m a knucklehead...)

[Joe Remi]

Paul Taylor I picked up from A Bicycle Odyssey. I don't know anything about the construction - Mr. Taylor isn't exactly taking calls at the moment - but it's set up with full braze-ons for racks, fenders and Paul centerpulls.

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[shoota]

I never knew what the big deal was about Italian steel. Then I bought one..

[Oxford_Guy]

Current:

Hewitt Cheviot SE tourer (Reynolds 725 steel)
Brompton M6R-X folder (steel and titanium)

Custom on order:

Mercian Strada Speciale road frame (lugged Reynolds 853 Pro Team steel)

[Waldo]

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Oh hell yeah...

Saw that on Facebook and hoped someone here would get it

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[beaverstuff]

Originally Posted by 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

I ride one of three: a 1989 70cm c-c Panasonic, a 1983 68.5cm c-c Specialized Sequoia, and a 1986 68cm c-c Schwinn World Sport.
All are steel alloy bikes, weighing 26 to 28 pounds.

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