rBoTM March 2014 - Nominations please!!!

[bugloss]

Were we all window licking in 82?

I wasn't. I was at the Brixton Fridge drinking buckets of snakebite and falling over to the sounds of the Alien Sex Fiend..............You lot are just such Weirdos!

 

[Cheesedisease]

1959 Rotrax 'Concours' Path

This is my '59 Rotrax. Only path model I've seen of these. Superb ornate lug work, and really beautifully feathered down too. My favourite bike, still holding out strong against credit card bills! Probably too long in the tooth to compete here, but I've always wanted to submit this moody photo. (Hopefully even retake it in focus this summer.)

Finished in pearl white with black bands, gold lug lining and original NOS decals.
Airlite Continental hubs on Dunlop Stainless 'Special Lightweight' 32/40h rims
Stronglight crankset / Baylis Wiley Featherweight BB with Brampton B8 pedals
GB Maes bars & steel GB Spearpoint stem
Ideale 90 saddle on Titan seatpost
Mafac Dural brake & Guidonnet lever
All topped off with a red Sonnet bell!

EDIT > Added a thread with some photos: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=290515

More on Rotrax at Classic Lightweights.

 

[lewisfoto]

Nice pic but we need one that shows the bike better (you get two)

 

[Cheesedisease]

Okay. I'll hope for sun and try to take one tomorrow or Monday.

 

[originalshinkicker]

Liking the Rotrax and the De Rosa is gorgeous (apart from that wonky saddle).

 

[Cheesedisease]

Nice pic but we need one that shows the bike better (you get two)

Right second picture is up there and should show the bike much better. Shame I wasted the first photo, passed up the chance to show off the lugwork!

 

[ata]

c. 1985 Gazelle Champion Mondial Cyclocross

Classic Dutch steel 'veldrijfiets' on which I tried out some contemporary cyclocross modifications. Thread here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... p;t=290398

 

[LongLegsRetro]

LongLegsRetro; 1984 Dave Marsh 531

Quite new to Retro Road Bikes, feeling a bit outclassed by the competition though, but hey! nothing ventured nothing gained. . .

Bought this last autumn in a rather run down state, it has been a thoroughly enjoyable winter project.

Build thread here: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=287753&p=2174489#p2174489

 

[bugloss]

It's turning out to be a fierce month with all these brilliant bikes. I'm going to have to get that saddle straight, sharpish.

 

[Mike Muz]

Oh well I may as well put in my tuppence ,

Mike Muz 67 , 1988 Joe Waugh 653 .





Mix of Ultegra 6400 mechs with polished chainset 54/39 , 6500 calipers and 9 speed cassette 11/21 , R400 aero levers Dura Ace 9 speed shifters , ITM Eclypse stem , ITM Super Eurpoa bars 46cm , Rolls saddle , Ritchey seatpost , Mavic Open pro rims , Vittoria Rubino Pro tyres .

Mike