rBoTM October - Submit your Winner!

[readview]

It's all for the extra weight loss,to go with the cutout head lugs
(seriously though,lovely bike,although i'm wishing i'd cleaned the gazelle properly before entering it

How do you ride the Somec without pedals? Don't you worry about water and other stuff getting into teh frame through the bottle cage mounts without screws?

Apart from these pet peeves of mine, a beautiful bike, just like virtually all the others this month.

 

[wired99]

Great month! Loving pretty much all of these...
Gonna be a hard choice!

 

[Tom91]

Some seriously lovely bikes here!

Please note that it has shifters on the downtube!

And.....

 

[roadking]

1984 Raleigh Corsa - Owned from new.

Thought I'd enter this, bought new in 1984, Lightweight Unit Raleigh Corsa in Oyster (white pearl). Totally original (unrestored) except for the Shimano 600 groupset fitted in early 1985 (before I took delivery of my SBDU).

Cinelli 1a stem, Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebar, Benotto ribbon and chrome Cinelli end plugs. Binda straps and Cinelli buttons on the pedals. Red suede - very faded - Rolls saddle.

Weinmann rims, Sedis silver chain, built BITD by Steve Smith, Tour de France mechanic.

Nothing on this bike is later than 1985 - the spokes will be new soon as the wheels are being rebuilt!

I'll enter the SBDU next if get positive feedback on this.

Roaking

 

[Citoyen du monde]

Re: 1984 Raleigh Corsa - Owned from new.

Thought I'd enter this, bought new in 1984, Lightweight Unit Raleigh Corsa in Oyster (white pearl). Totally original (unrestored) except for the Shimano 600 groupset fitted in early 1985 (before I took delivery of my SBDU).

Cinelli 1a stem, Cinelli Giro d'Italia handlebar, Benotto ribbon and chrome Cinelli end plugs. Binda straps and Cinelli buttons on the pedals. Red suede - very faded - Rolls saddle.

Weinmann rims, Sedis silver chain, built BITD by Steve Smith, Tour de France mechanic.

Nothing on this bike is later than 1985 - the spokes will be new soon as the wheels are being rebuilt!

I'll enter the SBDU next if get positive feedback on this.

Roaking

You should indeed be proud of this bike. It is highly indicative of its time period, a period in which the whole market was undergoing major changes.

 

[toby1974]

RE: 1981 ALAN Super Record

Thought I'd try my chances this month... Some pics of my ALAN SR, Campy SR groupset, Delta's, Wolber profile 18 rims, Rolls saddle, Cinelli bars/stem. Enjoy!.

 

[toby1974]

RE: 1981 ALAN Super Record

Thought I'd try my chances this month... Some pics of my ALAN SR, Campy SR groupset, Delta's, Wolber profile 18 rims, Rolls saddle, Cinelli bars/stem. Enjoy!.

 

[Elev12k]

Nice one Toby

You have somewhat bigger pics maybe??

 

[dutchie]

IS that a ''silver'' bar tape, Toby? (I can not recognize it clearly.)

 

[GaryTurner]

Very nice ! the Somec !