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MFG has a really great gallery of images from this season; I really wish I had built a cross bike this year.
I have been a huge fan of Speedbicycles since I first stumbled upon it, it may be one of my favorite sites online. Stefan has done an amazing job restoring and keeping the integrity of beautiful rare vintage lightweights. Now I normally do not have a calendar hanging, but when I saw Speedbicycles had one for sale I made an exception, plus he sent along an equally wonderful playing card of Mr. Anquetil, such a great surprise.
Follow the link to purchase: Speedbicycles 2010
A few years ago I built up a great Bridgestone RB-1, super light for its time and road like a dream full of Diane Lane. This image reminds me of the beautiful time I had climbing and descending on its natural beauty.
It can be a fairly daunting task when trying to find vintage lightweight parts for a project. There are places like Velo Orange that carry wonderful parts for Porteur style cruisers and of course Rivendell Bicycle Works that carries some great touring parts and great little odds and ends that are hard to find anywhere else. However there really is not a great source for vintage lightweight parts. You can certainly scour Ebay like a mad man, but I am sure some people would prefer something else, and this could be a good answer, if you live in Hungary.
Check out Matuz Master and their nice collection of vintage and modern parts.
This is the most recent build here at Domestique, a 2005 Bianchi Pinella with custom paint. It began a few years ago when I picked up the frame and fork online for fairly cheap. It was built up with a mix of Chorus and Centaur drivetrain and brakes, Ksyriums and the recent addition of Continental Grand Prix 24′s and an Arione CX. It really does ride quite nice, forgiving yet stiff; everything a nice steel frame should be. I have not had it on a scale but am pretty sure it’s a very respectable weight considering it is steel, but certainly a big lady compared to a CR1 I used to bum around on. It has been the main steed for two seasons and I plan on keeping it around for a while; maybe.
Nice little Tour de France series from photographer Rachel Fritts.
Quite beautiful bicycles assembled carefully one at a time, by Francesco over at Bertelli. Based in NYC, you can buy what he currently has for sale or work with him and build your dream ride, as Francesco states, “every bike is a design project, it is not just buying a bike.” For those that are in need of a beautiful ride and do not have the knowledge (or tools) to build it up, send him a line:
San Marco released the REGALe, the “evolution of a model that doesn’t need presentations.”
