Are these the most "retro" modern frames out there

[JohnH]

Stumbled upon an American frame maker called Mike Ahrens by accident, and was just struck by how "retro" the geometry of his frames was...

Website with more photos here: http://www.ahrensbicycles.com/Frames.htm

 

[mattbrown]

now they do look nice

 

[JohnH]

That's what I thought Matt!

In fact, they'd look even better with some amber-wall tyres on them...

 

[Tad]

That carpet is horrible!

That's what I thought Matt!

In fact, they'd look even better with some amber-wall tyres on them...

and 390mm A/C rigid forks and cantis and thumbies and flat bars and threaded headsets...


Love their headset spacer!

http://www.ahrensbicycles.com/Bottle-Opener.htm

 

[kaiser]

Those are nice but most retro? What about a bombadil, from Rivendell?

 

[FMJ]

He's in Oregon. Very cool dude. I have one of his stainless steel Spaceman Flask Cages on my DeKerf.

*edit*

Misread the OP's post. Ahearne Cycles makes the flask holders.

http://www.ahearnecycles.com/pages/patrickss29er.html

 

[TheGreenRabbit]

disk brakes = not retro

 

[KeepItSteel]

The steel frame looks ace.

I think charliethebikemonger sells most of the trick bits on ebay.
I wondered where he got them from....

 

[JohnH]

In fact, they'd look even better with some amber-wall tyres on them...

and 390mm A/C rigid forks and cantis and thumbies and flat bars and threaded headsets...

Ah Fixies, you're not getting into the spirit of this...

If you want an Italian city car with cute, retro styling, you can go and buy the real deal...

Or, you can buy the same cute, retro styling -- but with fuel injection, anti-lock brakes and air-bags...

The Ahrens is the second one.

 

[gibbleking]

can i have your dekerf hip flask please...fix it for me jim...