rBoTM February 2014 - Nominations please!

[Tel]

Sorry guys I'm really late getting this up!!!

Nominations for February's rBoTM please

Don't forget to add your username, bike make and model and approximate year of the bike if known.

 

[bagpuss]

Bagpusses , Frank Kirk .Road Bike . Circa 1989/1990 .

Sachs new success drive,Campagnolo hubs,on mavic gold rims,Sachs hb stem cinelli bars .
Build thread here . viewtopic.php?f=23&t=256444&start=10

 

[jonnyboy666]

that looks weirdly cool, the gold tape looks good aswel

don't think i have any more road bikes to enter, think i've put mine in over the years

 

[Yetidh9]

That Frank Kirk is really stunning! I wish I had a bike to include... or not... Cant say that you make this an easy comp! And anyway, my Klein is not yet ready (but comming along)

 

[Ian Raleigh]

The Kirk Precision frame was made of monkey metal and god forbid if you crashed on it as it would shatter!

Sprinting hard on then usually made the rear brake bridge come loose or at worst break off whilst braking hard!

Many of these frames ended up on the dump.

Still nice though.

 

[Mike Muz]

The Kirk Precision frame was made of monkey metal and god forbid if you crashed on it as it would shatter!

Sprinting hard on then usually made the rear brake bridge come loose or at worst break off whilst braking hard!

Many of these frames ended up on the dump.

Still nice though.

Dave Mann (I think ) was a brave man - ahem - for doing city centre crits on these bikes BITD .
IIRC they flexed like hell from what I heard . Shame really as I think they look really cool .

 

[bagpuss]

Yes there were many problems with the production of the frames , and service in use . However for pure out of the box thinking it was something completely different in its time . It still stands out from the crowd . I can remember watching a Tomorrows world episode where they ran over a frame with a car , as i remember it came out none the worst . For those who would like to known more about the history of this British design classic and its issues . Here is a link .
http://www.kirk-bicycles.co.uk/Kirk-History.htm

 

[fattiman]

Fattiman: 1994: Fat Chance: Yo Eddy.

 

[Yetidh9]

Really nice Fat Chance.... but not really a road bike in my eyes ;-)

 

[Nob]

Really nice Fat Chance.... but not really a road bike in my eyes ;-)

agree on that