Ideas for a dream steel bike.

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Some time in the next 12 months I'll be treating myself to a N+1. I don't do carbon at all....forks, frames, bars, seat posts or wheels...nothing at all.

I'm thinking colnago after seeing one in the flesh at a recent audax...gorgeous.

Can't decide whether to go fixed or gears so ideas for both appreciated, probably max at £4k.

 

[smokeysmoo]

I'm thinking colnago...gorgeous..

Yup, you got it

[EDIT] only downside is that protocol does dictate you would have to deck it out with Campagnolo, which is a shame as Campy makes me wanna Although TBF I've never used a high end Campy gruppo, only their agricultural Xenon, and I would be open to having my mind changed if it meant finally getting my dream bike

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Those Condor Super Acciaio (or however you spell steel in Italian) is a very sightly beastie.
This is James McCallum's:

 

[dan_bo]

Go and see Neil Orrell. If you're going daft you might as well go custom daft.

 

[dan_bo]

P.S. It's all about the paint job.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

P.S. It's all about the paint job.

This is probably true as that's what caught my eye on the Colnago. Not sure there's much difference between custom and off the peg these days.

That said, i do like Nagasawa's frames.

 

[jayonabike]

Ritte do a couple of stainless steel bikes

 

[dan_bo]

Ritte do a couple of stainless steel bikes

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Bloody lovely. Could be gas pipe but that's some paint job innit?


Oy joking.

 

[dan_bo]

@bromptonfb- have you seen my Orrell yet? It's kin lush mate. Turns in like a mini. Soooo smooth. Love it. You can tell he's a track man.

 

[smokeysmoo]

or, DEMON FRAMEWORKS

 

[biggs682]

my mind says Mercian but there are loads of bespoke people out there like Lee Cooper you ask @colly of this parish how good his frames are

 

[roadrash]

Yup, you got it

[EDIT] only downside is that protocol does dictate you would have to deck it out with Campagnolo, which is a shame as Campy makes me wanna Although TBF I've never used a high end Campy gruppo, only their agricultural Xenon, and I would be open to having my mind changed if it meant finally getting my dream bike

now that IS nice

 

[dan_bo]

or, DEMON FRAMEWORKS

Ooooh.

Custom bike outfits rock.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Ooooh.....

Ah...............

FB LINK for more pics

 

[T.M.H.N.E.T]

If it's your dream bike, why are you asking others?

Defeats the purpose of having a dream...