Ultimate road bike?

[hamster]

I know the feeling. A bit like 'which framebuilder would you use for your dream custom steel frame?'

I keep coming back to a fancy lugged Mercian...

...I know that there are much better frames out there, but dreams have no relation to fact, practicality or data.

 

[fatfixie]

I feel a bit guilty as i seem to own most of mine

Including, but not definitive

Ti Bianchi in Celeste with Chorus carbon

Colnago C40 Mapei replica with Record 10

Colnago master x-lite with soft paint and chorus 10

Colnago Dream with Chorus 10

Colnago CT-1 with Record 10

Colnago tecnos rabobank colours with chorus 10

Merckx Corsa Motorola SLX with Chorus 9

Merckx Molteni replica with Chorus 10

Marinoni Columbus EL with Veloce 10

Flying gate replica made from Reynolds 708

Cannondale Capo fixie

Tommasini Tecno Lite with Chorus 10

 

[bwhsh8r]

fat fixey, dont feel bad that just means that 1 you have a passion and 2 your one lucky sob


there are so many good brands, especially in steel that their tough to list!! p.s. i do love the gios =]

 

[Old Ned]

'Merckx Molteni replica with Chorus 10'

Nnnoooo! Only with Campag Record or NR surely! Chorus is much to modern.

Or am I just being an old stick-in-the-mud?

 

[fatfixie]

Yes you are

It's a 2003 replica, so the bits are period correct, and actually work............

Andy

 

[ededwards]

Sorry Andy, I'm with Paul here - the Molteni Replica deserves older kit, would look ace with C Record complete with Deltas.

Then again, I may just be jealous, of the Molteni replica and the others you list.

 

[fatfixie]

I'm saving the C-Record bits (inc deltas) and 1st gen Shamal wheels for one

of my two mid 80-s Colnago Masters in ferrari red

Andy

 

[fiks]

Come off it, 10 speed's definitely gotta be off-topic!

 

[ededwards]

Come off it, 10 speed's definitely gotta be off-topic!

Not sure, now 11 speed is out 10 is pretty old hat