Nice. I need to get to one of those NAHBS one of these days.
2011-02-26 03:27:51
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two words Bike pRon
http://bikeportland.org/2011/02/25/a-very-rare-pair-of-bikes-for-mr-horton-48661
two very sexy bikes.
2011-02-26 03:05:19
I've been shooting like crazy for two days so far, with two more to go.
Pictures from 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 all linked from one page.
2011-02-26 04:19:41
Dang, those are purdy!
2011-02-26 16:53:28
the lugwork on her bike is some of the most beautiful craftsmanship of any kind that i have ever seen.
2011-02-28 18:37:12
re lugwork, if you look around you can see some build progress picks, i.e. http://bilenkycycles.blogspot.com/2011/02/brooks-saddles-and-woodchucks.html
2011-02-28 18:42:40
I have a custom Waterford now (6 years old and have seen some of Bilenky's stuff at shops and displays when I am in Philly.
I was thinking of having Waterford do my next frame, but I am thinking maybe Bilenky after seeing that!
2011-02-28 19:54:12
willie p, my own dream was to have a Mercian Vincitore Special made, sometime before I go in the hole. Before the dollar went in the toilet, their frames were screaming deals.
http://www.merciancycles.com/frames/37/vincitore-vincitore-special
2011-02-28 20:14:49
Eh. The lugwork is nice, but I'd be surprised if those bikes get ridden in the rain more than once. Varnished wooden rims with canti brakes, really?
2011-02-28 22:11:24
2011-03-01 02:34:02
They used to race track races on wooden rims, I think if built properly they can hold up.
I've had cheap alloy rims where the spokes pulled right-through the eyelets (yes, steel eyelets not just spoke holes)- in a sprint.
2011-03-01 14:27:56
Well, I'm not going to go down the list enumerating everything I find ghastly about those bikes. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder, as hours and hours of Discovery Channel programming will attest.
2011-03-01 15:03:36
2011-03-01 15:38:05
lol. I would kill for that much hair.
2011-03-01 16:59:48