I love making mechanical things. Particularly if they are aesthetically pleasing. Steel bicycles from the 70s and 80s – especially the delicate, graceful racing bikes that time – are such wonderful things. Moreover, they are extremely functional, technically highly efficient and fully analog objects. Things that, with sensitive and careful use, are made to last forever. That’s how I became a vintage road bike tinkerer. What I appreciate too is that it’s completely unimportant and hardly anyone cares about (so you don’t take yourself too seriously and don’t lose the ground grip, literally ;).
And I like taking photos. Especially of those things that I find beautiful…
Here I share a few of them 🤸🏻
Home-made street-/touring bicycle for a tall rider and longer distances (GERMAAN frame, Columbus steel, 1978)
Home-made street-/racing bicycle, fast (ORLANDO ‚Stuttgart‘ frame, Columbus Aelle steel, 1980)
Very rare and complete historic racing bicycle, very fast 🚀 (original BOSCHETTI, Campagnolo hardware, Columbus Aelle steel, 1988-1990).
Marginal Notes 🚴🏻
Here are some links to interesting aspects of cycling:
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcRzp6xwuzE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VHsqdu2Dyw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERJ-cf_ecO4
• https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a70941247/bike-tire-pressure-explained
• https://www.pirelli.com/global/en-ww/road/bicycles/when-roads-become-monuments-136536/
Lieber Rob,
vielen Dank für deine schönen und kreativen Gedanken zu diesem Thema. Dass ich künftig mit gotischen Kirchenfenstern fahren werde, habe ich nun dir zu verdanken (welcher Antrieb könnte noch ästhetischer sein? ;)
Herzliche Grüße nach Wales!
Dass etwas so filigranes einen Menschen tragen kann und noch dazu bei hohen Geschwindigkeiten, ist schon ein Wunder der Ingenieurskunst. Und wer könnte schon Zahnkränzen widerstehen, die ausschauen wie gotische Kirchenfenster.
Tolle Bilder, Axel und ein wunderbares Hobby!