-Post Your Retro Road Bikes-

Kinetic85

Noticed there isn't a post your retro bike thread on here (don't worry, I did use search) so here's one I made for anybody who owns one to post.

Guessing a few people in here may own one along with their modern machines.

My 1979 Viking Vision. It's going to be restored overtime.





Frame: Viking Vision Reynolds 531.
Forks: Viking.
Bars: ITM
Stem: Unknown.
Headset: Unknown.
Bar Tape: Cinelli.

Front Brake Lever: Weinmann Brake levers.
Front Caliper: Altenburger Brakes
Rear Brake Lever: Weinmann Brake levers.
Rear Caliper: Altenburger Brakes

Shifters: Longyih shifters
Cables: Unknown.
Front Mech: Sunbow
Rear Mech: Shimano SIS

Seat: Sportourer gel saddle (temporary)
Seat Post: Sturmey Archer
Seat Post Clamp:Unknown

Cranks: Thun
Chainring(s): Thun
Chain: Unknown
Cassette: Unknown
Pedals: Wellgo 964 (will be replaced with MKS Touring pedals)
Bottom Bracket: Unknown

Front Wheel: 27" Mallard wheel with Mallard Hub

Tire: Michelin (will be replaced with Panaracer Pasela)

Back Wheel: 27" Mallard wheel with Mallard Hub

Tire: Michelin (will be replaced with Panaracer Pasela)

Accessories: Lights

Weight: 11'ish kilos.

Other info:

For anyone who has one of these, it's a 79 Viking Vision.

super_prestige

My Retro Ride is a Tommasini Super Prestige from 1990, owned from new, and soon to be rebuilt with a lot of nos parts. Record chainset,rear derailer, Omega v section wheels on record hubs and Michellin HD High Lites.











Frame: Tommasini Super Prestige SLX
Forks: Tommasini Air
Bars: Cinelli
Stem: Cinelli
Headset: Camapagnolo Chorus
Bar Tape: Deda

Front Brake Lever: Campagnolo Athena
Front Caliper: Campagnolo C Record Delta
Rear Brake Lever: Campagnolo Athena
Rear Caliper: Campagnolo C Record Delta


Cables: Campagnolo
Front Mech: Campagnolo Chorus
Rear Mech: Campagnolo Athena

Seat: Selle Gel
Seat Post: Campagnolo Chorus Aero


Cranks:Campagnolo Athena
Chainring(s): 53 42
Chain: Rholof 8 speed
Cassette: 13,14,15,16,17,18,19,21
Pedals: Shimano
Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Record

Front Wheel:
Rim: Campagnolo Omega Clincher
Spokes: DT Swiss
Hub: Campagnolo Chorus
Tire: Vittoria Rubino

Back Wheel:
Rim: Campagnolo Omega Clincher
Spokes: DT Swiss
Hub: Campagnolo Chorus
Tire: Vittoria Rubino

Kinetic85

Very nice. 8) Would love a Campy groupo.

FocusZing

It's good to see some proper bikes, rather than this brittle aluminum rubbish and melting carbon tackiness.

Ben6899

Is this any good?







Giant 980c Cadex team edition. Not quite sure what year, but 90s.

FocusZing

Ben6899 wrote:

Is this any good?

Aluminum, carbon tubes, pheffff. The traditional frame geometry gets a thumbs up though.

Ben6899

Shucks!

rolf_f

FocusZing wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

Is this any good?

Aluminum, carbon tubes, pheffff. The traditional frame geometry gets a thumbs up though.

And don't forget the current groupset/lack of downtube shifters etc. 3 out of 10 and I'm being generous!

Ben6899

Rolf F wrote:

FocusZing wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

Is this any good?

Aluminum, carbon tubes, pheffff. The traditional frame geometry gets a thumbs up though.

And don't forget the current groupset/lack of downtube shifters etc. 3 out of 10 and I'm being generous!

Ah well, I didn't think it was a bad effort considering the typical cross-section of lovely carbon rides in here.

rolf_f

Some of mine (1990 Dawes Horizon - daily commuter for unsalty winter days, 1980 Raleigh Record Ace - for weekend rides when at my parents and two that I renovated for friends - 1980 Carlton Corsair and 1990 Peugeot Triathlon).

saintdracula

Wow, I quite like the look of those Veloce shifters. They look quite timeless actually. How well do they work? I heard a lot of complaints after the multishift capability was apparently removed.

Ben6899

First time you've seen some? I agree, they look timeless.

And they work great... just need to re-cable after winter!

rolf_f

Ben6899 wrote:

First time you've seen some? I agree, they look timeless.

And they work great... just need to re-cable after winter!

Crying out for the alloy finished version surely?!!

greasedscotsman

Ben6899

Rolf F wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

First time you've seen some? I agree, they look timeless.

And they work great... just need to re-cable after winter!

Crying out for the alloy finished version surely?!!

Not if these were already in my parts bin. And my money tree died.

jamsop

Old pic....retro classic frame and geometry

Monty Dog

Here's my 1983 Gios Aerodynamic in L'eroica guise. As in most bikes of the era, there's a fair combination of parts:



Campagnolo Record rear mech, front mech and levers

Modolo Speedy brakes and levers

Gipiemme chainset

Wheels are Gipiemme hubs, Ambrosio rims shod with Vittoria file-tread CX tubs

Ambrosio bars, Cinelli stem and Velo Orange Elkhide sew-on covers

Campagnolo Record seatpost and original Turbo saddle

greasedscotsman

Aero? Oh, yes, that will be the in-board set down tube levers!

Monty Dog

Aerodynamic in those days was flattened seatstays, chainstays made from forkblades and the top-mounted DT shifters. The first Columbus Air tubesets featured ovalised seattubes complete with matching seatpost - trouble was the seatpins were weak and finding one is nigh impossible.

Smokin Joe

Monty Dog wrote:

Here's my 1983 Gios Aerodynamic in L'eroica guise. As in most bikes of the era, there's a fair combination of parts:



Campagnolo Record rear mech, front mech and levers

Modolo Speedy brakes and levers

Gipiemme chainset

Wheels are Gipiemme hubs, Ambrosio rims shod with Vittoria file-tread CX tubs

Ambrosio bars, Cinelli stem and Velo Orange Elkhide sew-on covers

Campagnolo Record seatpost and original Turbo saddle

You were never in the Coldstream Guards then monty?

SLN57

My commuter and winter bike, a smooth almost silent ride and surprisingly agile for its weight (10.5 kilos). I have recently changed from downtube shifters to 105 brifters, it's now nicer/easier to ride but has lost some of its character.

tv

All cleaned up now with all the rust treated and painted over! It was my Grandpa's and is really lovely to ride!

Silly Old Hector

My old '91(ish) 47cm Trek.



Still rides nicely, although front wheel bearing may be loose.

It's about to be placed on TT duty soon.

PhilPub

I'll post this here for now. My 1987 Ron Cooper Columbus SL is currently unridable due to undiagnosed bottom bracket seizure problems but I've decided I'm gonna give it the once-over with a new paint job and "retro friendly" rebuild with modern parts (rather than period-correct museum piece rebuild.) I'm sure my Planet X will still be a bit faster but it's not pretty, and I can't bring myself to get rid of the Ron!

bompington

The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:

I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.

marjorie dawes

these are my retro babies, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, HOLDSWORTH, DAWES MILKRACE AND DAWES CLUBMAN

PhilPub

Nice little collection!

I forgot this thread. Still waiting for a bit of nice weather to take out my new fair-weather ride, but here's the re-vamped Ron Cooper as promised, complete with full SRAM Force groupset. 25 years young this year. Bloody love it.

Tony-J

Well mine is in need of a re-spray really, given the spare cash I'd love a total revamp but I can't see it happening, Bought new tyres and changed the calipers this year although I'm working on the old 105 brakes. In semi retirement now I've bought a new Cannondale but just can't seem to stop riding it. 1987 off the peg Raleigh 531 crit. frame bought in same year. Rear hub is a Maillard 700 pro and is still like silk, transfered from a previous bike :shock:

P3200447 by tonyJenn, on Flickr

Tony-J

bompington wrote:

The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:

I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.

you'r computer looks a bit lopsided mate, better sort that out.

bompington

Tony-J wrote:

bompington wrote:

The Rusty Raleigh is a 1995 Raleigh M-Trax, is that old enough? It's certainly retro in its style.
Here it is in full winter set-up:

I should perhaps point out that this is a snap I took with the intention of winding up the OCP club ;-) but never posted as I forgot the resolution on my phone was set way too low.

you'r computer looks a bit lopsided mate, better sort that out.

I'm claiming I just turned it that way to wind up the OCPers ;-)

Ben6899

PhilPub wrote:

Nice little collection!

I forgot this thread. Still waiting for a bit of nice weather to take out my new fair-weather ride, but here's the re-vamped Ron Cooper as promised, complete with full SRAM Force groupset. 25 years young this year. Bloody love it.

That is a beauty!

Chapeau.