Had to look that up - still learning you see - but and but ... you get a Retro Palm D'Or sticker for your retro velo already.
Vintage French randonneuer's and porteurs.
- Thread starter Guinessisgoodforyou
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Had to look that up - still learning you see - but and but ... you get a Retro Palm D'Or sticker for your retro velo already.
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
Any particular film to watch? Or all they all worthy of watching?
pwebb
Senior Retro Guru
Au revoir Les enfants, but yes to any Louis Malle
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
I thought it looked familiar 
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
I've just looked that up,
As a student of modern history I will be watching this.
Scott-S
Kona Fan
I don't know/cant make up my mind if this is a real full size bike or a scale model as there is just something about all of the pics that niggles at meI thought it looked familiar
(sorry its a one eye thing)
Guinessisgoodforyou
rBotM Winner
It's real mate, possibly doctored photos screwing with depth of field? I'm guessing I don't know for sure.
Scott-S
Kona Fan
Dunno what it is Bob, but it's shouting at me (if you get my meaning)... could be something as simple as overexposure or too much contrast
Let's have blow-up of the above built up prior to sale of the frame set.
To me it looks almost racey fast, would climb fast, but that front end geometry says potentially a little bit too sleepy but well within range.
Failed RB valve position standard, but passed the alignment test. No accident. Passed the "get it in big gear" test to show all that triple glory.
As for build kit and finishing kit, just look at it. Look how tight it all is. No floppy shit mudguards half arse installed. It's there but like with any work of art it's got it's imperfections - just where did that pedal dust cap disappear to under the workshop bench or the man-cave mini-bar?
The saddle whilst most likely period correct is still a proper perch. Those TA bottle cages are I think fairly period correct, but it is so so so sad to see the plastic fantastic edge it's way in this build with such premium metal around them. Personally I would need a shrink after many toing-and-froing and arguments to convince me it's OK to have a bottle cage dimensionally centred but not bolted centrally.
Totally feel a bike like this would gel only as long as it was kept strictly how it was intended to be ridden and maintained.
Oh .... and let's not forget. And you also get an insight to the builder here.
Any bike builder who simply doesn't fcuk about with a bike stand for a photo shoot demands maximum respect in my books. That's me though.
To me it looks almost racey fast, would climb fast, but that front end geometry says potentially a little bit too sleepy but well within range.
Failed RB valve position standard, but passed the alignment test. No accident. Passed the "get it in big gear" test to show all that triple glory.
As for build kit and finishing kit, just look at it. Look how tight it all is. No floppy shit mudguards half arse installed. It's there but like with any work of art it's got it's imperfections - just where did that pedal dust cap disappear to under the workshop bench or the man-cave mini-bar?
The saddle whilst most likely period correct is still a proper perch. Those TA bottle cages are I think fairly period correct, but it is so so so sad to see the plastic fantastic edge it's way in this build with such premium metal around them. Personally I would need a shrink after many toing-and-froing and arguments to convince me it's OK to have a bottle cage dimensionally centred but not bolted centrally.
Totally feel a bike like this would gel only as long as it was kept strictly how it was intended to be ridden and maintained.
Oh .... and let's not forget. And you also get an insight to the builder here.
Any bike builder who simply doesn't fcuk about with a bike stand for a photo shoot demands maximum respect in my books. That's me though.
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