Co-Motion Nor’Wester Rohloff Tour
Finished and ready for RAGBRAI!
Hollands at the Beach
Built by John Hollands, Reistertown, MD. Great way to spend a Friday off — 55 mile ride, empty beach.
Co-Motion Nor’Wester Rohloff
Love the paint.
Early 1950s Dick Power
Finally finished! Won “Best NY Bike” at the Brooklyn Bike Jumble.
Final build list:
Frame/Fork: Dick Power
Cranks/Chainring: Williams, 24t inch-pitch ring.
Pedals: Chater-Lea Sprinter with Christophe Special clips and Alfredo Binda straps.
Bottom Bracket: Bayliss-Wiley
Wheels: FB high flange 40/36h to Fiamme Pista rims, tied and soldered, Clement Pistard tires.
Cog: 8t BSA
Chain: Diamond roller
Bars/Stem: Titan
Seatpost: Titan
Seat: Wright’s Swallow
SEEN ON THE STREET: eddy merckx
in front of my apartment building!
SEEN ON THE STREET: Colnago pista
Real beauty!
Trexlertown Swap
Went to the Trexlertown swap meet this past weekend. Slower swap than usual, but saw many of the usual bike nerd suspects and had a pretty good time. The original size view of the velodrome is pretty nifty — very “Where’s Waldo.”
Guerciotti GPS7200 Pista and parts FOR SALE
FOR SALE: I’m selling my partially restored Guerciotti GPS7200 pista, in need of paint. Frame is 58cm ctt, 57.5cm c-c top tube, primed and ready for paint. Includes NOS 48t Campagnolo Record track chainring, pantographed, 110mm Guerciotti pantographed Cinelli stem, 2 sets of decals, and original catalogue.
Includes frame, fork, and all the bits in this picture. Frame had top and down tubes replaced and the frame/fork aligned by Bilenky in Philadelphia. Beautiful work, and the bike should make for a great rider. Asking $650 shipped in the CONUS.
