Ex TDF Lo Pro

[windym]

This is an 1982/3 ex TDF Lo Pro according to Pip the owner of Stonehenge Cycles it was one of three frames purchased in 1983 after the TDF. I spoke to Pip who remembers buying these frames but not who the riders were, apparently there were two Gazelle,s, this one was then sold to a customer and re-sprayed with the Stonehenge Cycles applied.

I purchased it in March this year and set about finding period parts for the 6 speed single chain wheel set up. The frame is Cinelli tubing Pip was sure it was KL with Shimano drop-outs so I went for a mix of early 80,s Shimano AX and Dura-Ace, the bars are Moser 151 with a Cinelli stem and Modolo levers. The seat tube is Selle San Marco with an Iscaselle saddle a Modolo aero down-tube shifter and a Reydel single chain ring from 1983. The wheel set is Mavic sealed bearing hubs on Wolber Profile 18 700 rear 600 aero bladed front Vittoria gum wall tubs junior front and a 6 speed TT block.

 

[G3CWI]

That's one weird bike.

 

[Rob3rt]

Doggy!

 

[zizou]

Whats it like to ride?

 

[raleighnut]

 

[SteveBM]

Whats it like to ride?

Not sure if it could carry a man. Perhaps with a special saddle. Might get reported to the RSPCA though.

The bike, on the other hand, looks almost impossible to ride without going over the top of the handlebars!

 

[Kestevan]

I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all that.
But really That's one bloody ugly bike.

 

[Brightski]

This is an 1982/3 ex TDF Lo Pro according to Pip the owner of Stonehenge Cycles it was one of three frames purchased in 1983 after the TDF. I spoke to Pip who remembers buying these frames but not who the riders were, apparently there were two Gazelle,s, this one was then sold to a customer and re-sprayed with the Stonehenge Cycles applied.

I purchased it in March this year and set about finding period parts for the 6 speed single chain wheel set up. The frame is Cinelli tubing Pip was sure it was KL with Shimano drop-outs so I went for a mix of early 80,s Shimano AX and Dura-Ace, the bars are Moser 151 with a Cinelli stem and Modolo levers. The seat tube is Selle San Marco with an Iscaselle saddle a Modolo aero down-tube shifter and a Reydel single chain ring from 1983. The wheel set is Mavic sealed bearing hubs on Wolber Profile 18 700 rear 600 aero bladed front Vittoria gum wall tubs junior front and a 6 speed TT block.

Love it

 

[MisterStan]

Lovely bike, does it not hurt your perineum though with that riding position?

 

[Hugh Manatee]

That is so cool. I have a thing for the crazy low pro bikes of that era. The designers could just go for it. I have a Gazelle of the same era with a 100% complete Mavic groupset. The irony is I'm rubbish at time trials!

What size is the front wheel on yours? It looks smaller than the 26 on mine.

 

[wisdom]

That sir is a strange looking bike however its strangely nice.Something very different.Dogs nice too

 

[Vapin' Joe]

That style of bike was quite common when I was still riding TTs in the early nineties, though not quite as extreme as that. The fast men used to nearly all ride with a forward sloping top tube, and small front wheels were popular till the UCI decided it was about time they banned yet another innovation.

 

[windym]

Hi, It,s actually very easy on the back, neck wise it can be a harsh, it is a very quick bike very tight geometry so very nimble. Braking can be problematic with the 24" front wheel all your weight seems to go forward making it easy to lock the rear and skid without scrubbing any speed. Huge amounts of fun to ride and gets attention from everyone some good others don't understand the geometry and just see odd angles.

Andy