Bikes are meant for riding , I think

jgsi
jgsi Posts: 5,062
edited July 2015 in Road general
http://www.steel-vintage.com/colnago-arabesque-1984-classic-bicycle-detail
I f someone bought that for a fixie project at least the bloody thing would get to be ridden...

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,352
    Why on Earth would anyone take that groupset off?

    Why on Earth would anyone have a bike that they would not ride?

    If I had the wherewithal, I would buy it, and ride it.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,829
    It's a lovely thing, but it should be ridden. Save it for special occasions and good weather only perhaps, but it should be used and enjoyed.
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,168
    Ride it - even if its just kept for sunny days
  • term1te
    term1te Posts: 1,462
    Whilst not the Arabesque, and only with regular mid 80s Record groupset, I rode my similar vintage Master to work this morning. Great way to start the day, all down hill from then on though...

    That is a lovely bike though, and it would need to be a sunny day to take it out.
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  • saprkzz
    saprkzz Posts: 592
    I must admit I have a "wall hanger", took me 5 years to source the frame, and a further 2 years to source the group set. Wheels came from USA etc etc...

    No way is it getting stone chips or chain suck!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,369
    The calender is a bit cheaper @ 14 euros 98 cents. Pretty sure if you got on e-bay, you could assemble something very similar for much less.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I agree it should be ridden a bit, but if you ride it, it will no longer be the vintage bike that people crave enough to pay £15k for.
    There used to be shed loads of these, and its riding them that means there are only a handful now isn't it?

    I love the history of bikes and nostalgia generally, but you cannot always have your cake and eat it unfortunately.

    If I had an 80s gettoblaster (JVC RC-M90 ideally) I would want to have kept it in an unopened box (like my Samsung D500) :P
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    Would Crud Roadracers fit it?
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    I think they would Nap :) Most people here would also put a fanny pack on the saddle too if they were gonna ride it (which they're not going to of course cos they are not gonna buy it so it's all bóllocks anyway).
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,369
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19640089#p19640089]mfin[/url] wrote:
    I think they would Nap :) Most people here would also put a fanny pack on the saddle too if they were gonna ride it (which they're not going to of course cos they are not gonna buy it so it's all bóllocks anyway).

    :D

    I expect most to be in a quandary if they somehow did. I mean you would have to wear one of these and put your life at risk 'cos you wouldn't want to look out of pace but you would want to keep the retro look:

    1960s-Brancale-helmet.jpg
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    No matter how cool a bike is, I don't think I could ride with one of those helmets. That steel bike is awesome, and i'd ride it. Just not in England. Or outside.
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