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Comment by STandinGchaiR on June 13, 2009 at 12:39pm

There's something to be said for a good old pair or 27's and a Chromoly frame. Current ride is a Centurion Elite RS. Sorry no photos, but we'll probably see each other out on the streets right?

Comment by Jeff Roth on June 3, 2009 at 5:25pm

I think old steel bikes are a great value. For what you would pay for a new bike with a cheap alum frame and low end components, you can buy an 80's era steel with top end components of the day. There is also a certain nostalgic beauty to the steel bikes and there is no alum bike that I've ridden that can compare to the feel of a steel frame.

Comment by globalguy on June 1, 2009 at 11:33am

1962 Raleigh Gazelle

1957 Raleigh Robin Hood

1956 Lady's Rudge

Comment by Jerome Hughes on June 1, 2009 at 8:19am

'87 Trek 520 medium blue, Honjo fenders, Shimano Bio-Pace rings, bar-cons on black Nitto bars/stem from early '90s Miyata Alumicross (commuter when working)

'89 Bianchi Sport SX celeste pearl fenderless (Japanese) later CL aero "Miche" wheels from '90s Bianchi, Shimano BioPace group labeled "Sport LX" instead of Shimano

'80s noname lugged steel garage sale special, $12, blue w/Odie & rubber duckie head tube stickers still on, Shimano 600, "jim blackburn" rack, original faithful commuter, may become Xtra

early 70s Schwinn Super Sport, light blue, original, pristine, chrome fenders, lights, bell, Brooks B-17, included matching "Himalayan" mini-panniers full of '70s touring gear when garbage picked along with matching World Traveler donated to friend who had that bike in HS

'72 Peugeot PX-10 rebuild in progress ($250 new in HS, teenage "upgrades" included orange candyapple metallic over silver with black accents, Campy Nuovo Record, Sugino cranks replacing Stronglights bent in youthful attempt at removal without proper tool ;)

some of these and other bikes like tandems can be seen at...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jromeh

Comment by justJason on May 6, 2009 at 2:23am

Damn, Amos! You have two of my favorite RB-1 models, too. Those are sweeeeet! :-)

I had a red '89 RB-1 that got basically wrecked in a near-dooring incident. I still keep the frame around, hoping that it may live again in some form one day.

Comment by Primitive Don on May 3, 2009 at 1:02pm

1988 Lotus Excelle with Shimano Deore bits

1974 Schwinn LeTour (Panasonic) with Sugino Maxy Cranks, Dura Ace FD, Weinmann 610/750 centerpulls with Tektro Cross Levers

80s Chicago Schwinn Traveler SS/FG conversion project

Also working on a 1986 Panasonic DX3000 rebuild; recently scored an 82 Trek 614 touring model with a Reynolds 531 frame, Suntour Cyclone MII derailleurs and all the goodies.

Comment by justJason on April 28, 2009 at 6:32am

I have always ridden steel bikes, and have quite an affinity for the '80s-era Japanese rides. My first 10 speed was a Japanese C.Itoh, then I upgraded to a Fuji. These days, the Japanese fleet consists of an '87 Miyata 912, a Bridgestone 500, and a B'stone X0-1. Today, I've been getting my '74 Raleigh Super Tourer ready for Saturday's tweed ride. I also ride and loooove an '89 Dave Moulton Fuso Lux.

And all that being said, I don't have ONE bike from this century!

Comment by Mike Bullis 5.5-6.5 miles on April 27, 2009 at 4:05pm

All of my vintage iron from this time period I've had since new. That includes a 1970 Robin Hood Lenton Sport, a 1973 Raleigh Super Course 3 speed fixed gear, a seventysomething Gitane with a ShimaNO Alfine, a 1983 Miyata 710, a 1991 Miyata 600GT, and a 1991 Miyata Carbon Tech 3000 fixed gear. The last one is non-ferrous, but it fits the time period.
Everything else I have dates from the fifties, sixties, and the two thousand aughts.

Comment by mike w. on April 27, 2009 at 3:53pm

'84 Specialized Allez
'73-ish Peugeot PX-10
Circa '74 Mondia
'71 Frejus
'84 Bianchi Volpe
Circa '72 Gitane Pista (still racing it.)
'53 Claud Butler 3 sp.
'63 Schwinn Racer (a birthday present, my first "big" bike.)

Long live steel!

Comment by UV Metal Arts - Powder Coating on April 26, 2009 at 4:51pm

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I ride a a Yoshi Konno-built Specialized Allez. I think it's from 1983.
This had a cracked non-drive-side rear dropout which I repaired by brazing a steel plug into it unifying the dropout. This is also the first frame I powder coated. The fork is from a Raleigh made from 531. I removed the steerer tube mechanically and brazed in a longer one, and added 3mm of rack. I also fillet brazed cantilevartr brake studs that I cut out from a POS bike found in the old Rat Patrol pile at Bubble Dynamics. Cleaned up the look of the frame by removing some of the cable guides.

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