Funky Steel Frame Designs

[Canuk]

Look kg 296 by THT (Spain)

 

[non-fixie]

Two bikes from mrs non-fixie's collection. Both are Bridgestones and offer a traditional riding position while looking, erm, different.

Blouson city bike, by Giorgetto Giugiaro:

Grandtech GR-27 sports bike, by Ritsuo Nishimura and Nobuaki Shimada:

 

[Canuk]

Loving the Guigaro! Want one

 

[Jesper]

@non-fixie those are both interesting! Clean look to the red one. Is the other a folder?

 

[Canuk]

MBK Chrono

 

[Canuk]

The MBK Crono takes it's split seat tube cue from the Mecacycle production, particularly the Mecacycle Turbo. This one from 1981

 

[bagpuss]

Pure class from Raleigh. Belonged to a fellow collector many moons ago. A lovely X frame in original paint . It was waiting for a correct front wheel to be built .

https://flic.kr/p/4xDvLL

 

[Canuk]

Pure class from Raleigh. Belonged to a fellow collector many moons ago. A lovely X frame in original paint .

https://flic.kr/p/4xDvLL

Those X Frame designs were very popular in France, you still see them knocking around today.

 

[bagpuss]

Better picture of the X frame. Dated to 1931 . Lovely 22c gold pin stripping .

https://flic.kr/p/4S8iYR

 

[bagpuss]

Very early Raleigh X circa 1900 .

https://flic.kr/p/2ivXVpn