Amazing bikes. Love the drilled levers. Ive got a bianchi giro and a gios compact. Im doing a whole SRAM force group and s30 wheels on the biachi so I can have a modern drive train on a vintage steel SLX frame and keeping the gios stock. I thought about going to a new carbon frame but I just can get away from the joy of ridding steel. And like your experience of seeing those bikes in the local shop back then, it was the same for me with that celest green biachi. Thats when I fell in love with it
@mrmikesims Let me know how the Bianchi rides with the modern components. Should be a "best of all worlds" situation. Yep, I remember the first time I saw a Celeste Bianchi in a bike shop. I must have sat there and stared at that thing for an hour. :)
Man, beautiful.....Nothing like Old School Steel......Thanks a ton! I'll be buying a 2011 Gran Criterium so i can give my near perfect Fiorelli a rest... I've been riding it since 1971.
Hi back. I just love steel bikes. That's what was used in the era I competed. They have so much character. Lovely raceable art! The frames had so much potential for performance, and the builder's artistic expression. Then, add the beautiful components, and hang it onna wall, with a picture frame around it. I know people who did just that. I like American bikes, but the Italian ones are my favs. I have had many Colnagos. I like the looks, and the ride is the best. I've also had Olmo, Masi, etc.
@arklat I never competed, but the 80's was the era I was first getting into road biking and these types of bikes were the really special ones I saw hanging in the shops. They made an impression on me that has never faded with time!
Nice panta Olmo. Is it around an '84? Is it around a 58 cm? the Masi looks small, like a 50 cm? Is it a California made one? Nice steel bikes. I had a Wizard, made by Brian Baylis and Mike Howard. They both worked for Masi USA. I now have a Medici, made by Mike Howard. I love steel bikes. I have had many over the years. The best I had personally? COLNAGO!
@arklat Hi, The Olmo is a 55cm and probably built around '84. Yep, the Masi is a small one at 50cm. Brian Baylis makes some NICE bikes. This Masi was a later made California model, probably '84, built by Joe Starck. I've never owned a Colnago, but they sure are pretty!
Thee is nothing that quite equals the exhileration of riding one of those 19 lb pieces of jewelry down from Big Bear to Redlands or from Pine Cove to Banning (SoCal) with an oversized chainring on a pair of new 135psi silks.I have an all original Ciocc. I get chills just looking at it
Your video leads me way back to the times when I rode a metallic-blue Colnago and a red-white De-Rosa, both with SPX tubes, which weren't over-sized at that time. I gave the DeRosa to my youngest brother, so I still can look at it sometimes and admire its beauty. There's a certain harmony in those bikes you won't find in modern bicycles.
Ah, you guys had some nice rides!! These were the bikes I lusted after when I was young, broke and riding my $89.00 K-Mart special, so they hold a special place in my heart. The ride of the old steel does have a magic I can't find in any modern DF bike, steel or otherwise!
My first "10 speed" was a Montgomery Wards DF bike. Compared to the 20" bikes I had been riding that thing was a rocket ship.
Then I bought an Astra with all French components with the 3 main tubes of 531 D B tubing.
In 72 I bought the Bob Jackson frame set. It was $195.00 for a full 531 Double Butted frame. Every week on pay day I put more money down on that frame bit by bit.
Here we are 37 years later and though I still have that old Jackson, today my Velomobile Quest finally arrives.
Such a shame they don't build bikes like that hardly at all. Look at all that attention to detail. I suspect most of which was hand made. Who said new was better? Yes it may be heavier and not as aerodynamic but still a bike is a bike and some times class is far more then function or a mixture of both with a whole lot of soul.
In 1976 I had a custom criterium frame built by Proteus Design in College Park Maryland.
Built up with Super Record and all of the state of the art components of the day. Cut out lugs and BB shell, vertical rear drop outs and brazed on bosses for the down tube shifters. I told them no crimping the chain stays.
I no longer have that bike but I can tell you that ever bit of power put into those pedals went to the ground out of that rear tire.
I have an old Bob Jackson. I bought the frame set in 1972 and built it up with Campy Nuevo and Super Record part. Cinelli bar and stems and at the time Clement deMondo silks.
Not as pretty as it once was but still a sweet ride.
Vintage Steel. They don't make them like that any more.
I would have liked a piece of Italian opera with the vid. So folks from spaghetti country can let tears roll over their keyboard.
I had a damaged bolt of my ICE when I was in Trento this summer. It was half past 10 in the evening and I was still looking for a hotel. A fellow watched me in panic. He went home with the bolt, came back after 10 minutes with a new one sawn to lenght and a spare. He saved my holiday and refused the 20 euro. You got to love Italy.
Are those sidewalls yellow or gum?
pgong 1 month ago
@pgong Those are yellow Michelin Pro Race tires.
theaesthetics 1 month ago
lovely bike, but isnt the touching a little weird?
oldloafandyoung 5 months ago
@oldloafandyoung LOL! Running your hand across a top tube is one of life's simple pleasures! :)
theaesthetics 5 months ago 2
Amazing bikes. Love the drilled levers. Ive got a bianchi giro and a gios compact. Im doing a whole SRAM force group and s30 wheels on the biachi so I can have a modern drive train on a vintage steel SLX frame and keeping the gios stock. I thought about going to a new carbon frame but I just can get away from the joy of ridding steel. And like your experience of seeing those bikes in the local shop back then, it was the same for me with that celest green biachi. Thats when I fell in love with it
mrmikesims 7 months ago
@mrmikesims Let me know how the Bianchi rides with the modern components. Should be a "best of all worlds" situation. Yep, I remember the first time I saw a Celeste Bianchi in a bike shop. I must have sat there and stared at that thing for an hour. :)
theaesthetics 7 months ago
Love the pantographing and detailing on the Olmo
elvinjohn7 10 months ago
the new gran criteriums are icky. 1 1/8 headtubes and weird fork rake. no thanks.
mattmatthew 10 months ago
Man, beautiful.....Nothing like Old School Steel......Thanks a ton! I'll be buying a 2011 Gran Criterium so i can give my near perfect Fiorelli a rest... I've been riding it since 1971.
irishbaroo 1 year ago
@irishbaroo Wow, '71 to '11! That bike must have a lot of stories tell! Thanks for the comment!
theaesthetics 1 year ago
wow this is beautiful!
xdsk0x 1 year ago
Beautiful bikes. I love vintage and classic steel race bikes.
titan90000 1 year ago
Hi back. I just love steel bikes. That's what was used in the era I competed. They have so much character. Lovely raceable art! The frames had so much potential for performance, and the builder's artistic expression. Then, add the beautiful components, and hang it onna wall, with a picture frame around it. I know people who did just that. I like American bikes, but the Italian ones are my favs. I have had many Colnagos. I like the looks, and the ride is the best. I've also had Olmo, Masi, etc.
arklat 1 year ago
@arklat I never competed, but the 80's was the era I was first getting into road biking and these types of bikes were the really special ones I saw hanging in the shops. They made an impression on me that has never faded with time!
theaesthetics 1 year ago
Nice panta Olmo. Is it around an '84? Is it around a 58 cm? the Masi looks small, like a 50 cm? Is it a California made one? Nice steel bikes. I had a Wizard, made by Brian Baylis and Mike Howard. They both worked for Masi USA. I now have a Medici, made by Mike Howard. I love steel bikes. I have had many over the years. The best I had personally? COLNAGO!
arklat 1 year ago
@arklat Hi, The Olmo is a 55cm and probably built around '84. Yep, the Masi is a small one at 50cm. Brian Baylis makes some NICE bikes. This Masi was a later made California model, probably '84, built by Joe Starck. I've never owned a Colnago, but they sure are pretty!
theaesthetics 1 year ago
That be a lovely machine.
HumbleSasquatch 1 year ago
Thee is nothing that quite equals the exhileration of riding one of those 19 lb pieces of jewelry down from Big Bear to Redlands or from Pine Cove to Banning (SoCal) with an oversized chainring on a pair of new 135psi silks.I have an all original Ciocc. I get chills just looking at it
stevekosvic 2 years ago
Vintage Ciocc... Sweet bike! Never had a chance to ride in SoCal, but sounds like you're styl'n!
theaesthetics 2 years ago
Ah, che nostagia, Joe!
Your video leads me way back to the times when I rode a metallic-blue Colnago and a red-white De-Rosa, both with SPX tubes, which weren't over-sized at that time. I gave the DeRosa to my youngest brother, so I still can look at it sometimes and admire its beauty. There's a certain harmony in those bikes you won't find in modern bicycles.
Thanks for the sweet remembrance!
kurt55 2 years ago
Ah, you guys had some nice rides!! These were the bikes I lusted after when I was young, broke and riding my $89.00 K-Mart special, so they hold a special place in my heart. The ride of the old steel does have a magic I can't find in any modern DF bike, steel or otherwise!
theaesthetics 2 years ago
My first "10 speed" was a Montgomery Wards DF bike. Compared to the 20" bikes I had been riding that thing was a rocket ship.
Then I bought an Astra with all French components with the 3 main tubes of 531 D B tubing.
In 72 I bought the Bob Jackson frame set. It was $195.00 for a full 531 Double Butted frame. Every week on pay day I put more money down on that frame bit by bit.
Here we are 37 years later and though I still have that old Jackson, today my Velomobile Quest finally arrives.
MewFushisDad 2 years ago
Such a shame they don't build bikes like that hardly at all. Look at all that attention to detail. I suspect most of which was hand made. Who said new was better? Yes it may be heavier and not as aerodynamic but still a bike is a bike and some times class is far more then function or a mixture of both with a whole lot of soul.
BungaEBiker 2 years ago
I agree 100% :)
theaesthetics 2 years ago
In 1976 I had a custom criterium frame built by Proteus Design in College Park Maryland.
Built up with Super Record and all of the state of the art components of the day. Cut out lugs and BB shell, vertical rear drop outs and brazed on bosses for the down tube shifters. I told them no crimping the chain stays.
I no longer have that bike but I can tell you that ever bit of power put into those pedals went to the ground out of that rear tire.
It climbed like a bat out of hell.
It was Sweet.
MewFushisDad 2 years ago
You're my hero, dude :) Sweet rides!
theaesthetics 2 years ago
I have an old Bob Jackson. I bought the frame set in 1972 and built it up with Campy Nuevo and Super Record part. Cinelli bar and stems and at the time Clement deMondo silks.
Not as pretty as it once was but still a sweet ride.
Vintage Steel. They don't make them like that any more.
MewFushisDad 2 years ago
Now that's what you call Diamond frames. You could wear the Olmo shifters as earrings. ( Though I only wear earrings at home).
hauserkaspar 2 years ago
I should hope so! LOL! Although, you might start a hipster trend wearing downtube shifters as earrings :)
theaesthetics 2 years ago
I would have liked a piece of Italian opera with the vid. So folks from spaghetti country can let tears roll over their keyboard.
I had a damaged bolt of my ICE when I was in Trento this summer. It was half past 10 in the evening and I was still looking for a hotel. A fellow watched me in panic. He went home with the bolt, came back after 10 minutes with a new one sawn to lenght and a spare. He saved my holiday and refused the 20 euro. You got to love Italy.
hauserkaspar 2 years ago
Nice guy!
theaesthetics 2 years ago
So is Berlusconi but better lock up your bikes when he's around. .
hauserkaspar 2 years ago