Need more bike lust in your life?

[jobob]

If you want gaudy, check out Brian Baylis' bikes. Some of his are simply over the top.

Here's one that I saw in person, way too high on the frou-frou scale for my taste.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com/USA...n_Hellenic.htm

(to be fair, he also makes lovely, elegant bikes too)

[Trek420]

Jobob, there's someone who works across the st from me in Oakland with a Rivendel Saluki (sp?) that they ride to work. It's two tone cream and lavender, brown Brooks saddle, mustache handlebars....

"oh yeah, this is just my commuter"

It's all I can do to stop from drooling over it ;-)

[Deanna]

Some of that custom lugwork is just gaudy, IMO. My lust list will include Vanilla, but not Columbine. Some of us need to keep our lust lists small.

Oh, but you get to design your own...make it as gaudy or simple as you like.

JoBob--I did not need to see the Baylis bikes. Very nice.

[KnottedYet]

Sure are a lot of Brooks saddles on those pretty bikes...

[DebW]

Sure are a lot of Brooks saddles on those pretty bikes...

Are you trying to say that you only look at the saddles and not the lugs? I didn't notice the saddles (but then again, I missed all the pics that needed java).

Deanna, I figures the lugs were custom too. I just need a criterion to keep the lust list small.

[KnottedYet]

Oh, I looked at the lugs, too. But I have close-ups of the lugs on the Waterford to keep me warm and cozy at night...

[donnambr]

Living in Portland, I get to see a lot of lovely Vanillas. They had an exhibit of local frame builders at City Hall, and he was there. Someday...

[donnambr]

This is the framebuilder's wife and daughter, BTW.