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.Originally Posted by 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.Originally Posted by Deanna
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
1993 Bridgestone MB-3/Avocet O2 Air 40W
1980 Columbus Frame with 1970 Campy parts
1954 Raleigh 3-speed/Brooks B72
Nice...40th birthday is 15 months away...I better hurry up and put in my order!![]()
no i didn't need another bike to lust over, but thanks anyhow. i'll add another to my list.
the Columbine ones look like you should put them on a pedistal and not ride them. i'd be afraid of ruining it on a fall.
i've been lusting over the cross bike from voodoo. its the bright colors that gets me every time.
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I love the Vanilla Bicycles. I also love oggling these bikes.
http://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...ND&BRAND.ID=14
Oh so many beautiful bikes.![]()
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2005 Trek 5000 road/Avocet 02 40W
2006 Colnago C50 road/SSM Atola
2005 SC Juliana SL mtb/WTB Laser V
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)
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 ;-)
Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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Oh, but you get to design your own...make it as gaudy or simple as you like.Originally Posted by DebW
JoBob--I did not need to see the Baylis bikes. Very nice.
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Sure are a lot of Brooks saddles on those pretty bikes...
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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).Originally Posted by KnottedYet
Deanna, I figures the lugs were custom too. I just need a criterion to keep the lust list small.
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
1993 Bridgestone MB-3/Avocet O2 Air 40W
1980 Columbus Frame with 1970 Campy parts
1954 Raleigh 3-speed/Brooks B72
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...![]()
"If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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...
This is the framebuilder's wife and daughter, BTW.
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