Most Beautiful Bike

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Mark R wrote:One mans vinegar is another man's wine, but I really, really want a Pedersen.


How about these two fine bottles of velo-wine?
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1907 and awaiting a restoration
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if you prefer a 1993 version - fantastically comfortable - I do have a choice from 1890 to 2009 and I love 'em all
even this one :wink:
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i like shrek (the green R20). it's a great bike, a great colour and great to ride.
but it's never going to be...

Jonty wrote:the most beautiful bike in the world?
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Graham thinks it is - but won't admit it in public :wink:
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You lot are all only thinking about the looks of a bike, surely thats only half of the "picture" and for some not even half.
The prove of the pudding is in the eating,unless the pudding is only to be gawked at :)
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spark303 wrote:
hubgearfreak wrote:the most beautiful bike certainly won't be equipped with dangly, crude gears.
it's also going to have the traditional form of 1" & 1 1/8" tubes. preferably metallic paint
it'll have to have a brooks saddle

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and for the odd ones amongst you whose favourite colour isn't blue

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These would all be contenders for me, bit I'd have to say that for me the most beautiful bike is an F frame Moulton.

Gavin


I agree that the Vintage F frame Moulton is a lovely looking bike and so evocative of the swinging 'sixties.
I bought a Moulton Mark 2 from ebay recently in excellent condition with the original SA 4 speed hub. Unfortunately I haven't been able to master putting photos of my bikes onto this forum.
In fact it looked so new I thought it could be a copy.
The only problem I've had with it was engaging first gear but after advice from hubgearfreak and others it's working perfectly. The hub and trigger were made in December 1965 and the bike at Kirby in 1966.
About 15 years ago it had new rims, brakes, bars, cables, saddle and pedals but all are in keeping.
I top the hub up with 4 stroke mineral lawnmower oil.
Apart from my other 2 Moultons the other bike I have which I think is a very attractive bike is a Hewitt SE. It also so smooth to ride.
The other two Moultons are are a dark blue TSR 30 Tour and a stunning red TSR 27.
Since retiring I've decided to spend my kids' inheritance so I'm relatively money-rich and absolutely skill-poor, so I have to go for new bikes or bikes which someone else has renovated/improved.
I don't think I'll get anymore although I do fancy a Moulton Mini.
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Hubgearfreak:-you two must be kidding :lol:

do you honestly prefer the look of them to how mike's (the middle, dark blue one) looks?


Yep I for one honestly do.SMGT is simply gorgeous.And very fast and comfy.
And If you look under "pictures of your bike(s)" you'll see that I also own a lovely blue Raleigh.
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reohn2 wrote:You lot are all only thinking about the looks of a bike, surely thats only half of the "picture" and for some not even half.


you're right. that's why i've pictured those three. whether i was going on a hundred mile bike ride, or could only have one bike, it'd be that red raleigh.
if i wasn't a lanky git, i'd go for either of the other two (but fit a cottered chainset :P )
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Jonty wrote:I top the hub up with 4 stroke mineral lawnmower oil.



graham will approve :D
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reohn2 wrote:You lot are all only thinking about the looks of a bike, surely thats only half of the "picture" and for some not even half.
The prove of the pudding is in the eating,unless the pudding is only to be gawked at :)


I quite agree. Something that looks good and works well. For me that's the classic 10 gear steel framed racing bike - the sort that ruled the roost from around 1950 to 1985, and of course having the right rider completes the picture. It's also why I've just bought a barely used Peugeot PX10.

Something like Coppi's Bianchi.
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Or Anquetil's Anquetil Image


Or if you prefer something a bit more brutal
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same sort of thing as my old one? :D ? it was very nice, but not as nice looking or as nice to ride as the red one pistured upthread

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Crikey you have your seat set low! No it's different to that - pearl white, Stronglight 106 chainset , Simplex SLJ - all alloy rear derailleur, side pull brakes. Oh and of course it looks better than any bike which has it's gears in a bean can :-)
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Sorry, but nothing has really come close.
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pete75 wrote:Crikey you have your seat set low!

no, the pic's from the chap i bought it from
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The point is still missed by some.
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Nope, sorry, going to have to disallow this one from the beautiful bikes compo - valve caps don't match.
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