la mia LITESPEED OCOEE del 1994

[Tc]

Love it one if my unicorns!
Someone sell me one!

Tc

 

[adri.75]

the stem on this bike I think it's a bold AXIS machine, is identical to the one in this ad (but my is Aheadset)

I found these other info,

but who is Chris Paretich?

 

[halaburt]

the stem on this bike I think it's a bold AXIS machine, is identical to the one in this ad (but my is Aheadset)
...
but who is Chris Paretich?

Nice bike -- and article/web links too. Your stem definitely is an Axis/Paretich (I have the quill version on my Newsboy here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=80533).

One minor correction- To my knowledge Chris' stems did not have a model name. The reference to "Bold" in that article you posted is just the editor I think trying to have some fun by making the article's title a take-off on the name of the Jimi Hendrix album:

Chris is a great guy and still located in the same shop he was when he was making stems. I still see him every year or so at local bike-related events. The stem project only lasted a couple of years at the most and I would guess he made maybe only a few dozen of the stems (as they were all total-custom and quite expensive at the time compared to Ibis' etc.). Chris was particularly skilled at bending tubing -- and was the man responsible for the custom handlebars used on the Ibis Scorcher.

 

[adri.75]

Many thanks, I was not able to find anything else on the net. The stem is built very well!

your newsboy is fantastic!

 

[ferrus]

On the subject of Chris Paretich, the Axis Ti Cruiser was one of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen. If anyone has a pic of it that they could scan I'd really appreciate it (as would many on here, I'd imagine)

Very nice Litespeed btw!

 

[halaburt]

On the subject of Chris Paretich, the Axis Ti Cruiser was one of the most beautiful bikes I've ever seen. If anyone has a pic of it that they could scan I'd really appreciate it (as would many on here, I'd imagine)

Chris' bike is amazing... a real work of art and craftsmanship.

A quick glimpse of here in the background of a shot on MTBR/VRC (http://forums.mtbr.com/vintage-retro-classic/picture-friday-3-28-08-a-396574.html):

 

[ferrus]

Thank's for that! I think it's probably my most desirable bike ever, 'gives me goosebumps looking at it/remembering. Shame we can't see the elegant Ti bars in the pic though.
...an absolute work of art, as you say.


Apologies for the thread hijack, adri

 

[Konsta]

Re:

That's a beautiful shot! Very very nice bike. Loving the red/ti combo.

But have you considered tanwall tyres? Those all blacks look a bit heavy in my opinion.

Oh, and do you have a close up pic of the cranks?

 

[adri.75]

Re: Re:

That's a beautiful shot! Very very nice bike. Loving the red/ti combo.

But have you considered tanwall tyres? Those all blacks look a bit heavy in my opinion.

Oh, and do you have a close up pic of the cranks?

thanks

sorry the tires are modern (26x2.35 ant, 26x2.1 post) because the bike i use it with the rigid fork and is more comfortable.

the cranks are FRM CU2