Spotted for sale elsewhere: Vintage / Classic bikes, framesets and components

[SkipdiverJohn]

I'm trying to get enthusiastic about modern shape bikes Never owned one or even ridden one . Spotted this, seller wants €350 . Not sure if l can take the frame shape seriously though ! It kind of looks as though l would be permanently going up hill .
Am l just an old stick in the mud ?

Don't bother. They're plain ugly. I wouldn't take a bike like that if it was free. Stick to the ones that make you smile when you see them. Nicely proportioned slender frames with horizontal top tubes.

 

[biggs682]

it's a good job we are all different
Some fat tubes on that one that make a small frame look even smaller

 

[woodbutcher]

it's a good job we are all different
Some fat tubes on that one that make a small frame look even smaller

Come to think of it that could also apply to human beings

 

[woodbutcher]

This LOOK is for sale in Aquitaine , carbon forks alloy frame . Anyone familiar with this model....nice paintwork

 

[netman]

This LOOK is for sale in Aquitaine , carbon forks alloy frame . Anyone familiar with this model....nice paintwork

Not familiar, but BLB have one for sale and they don't know either! Eye-watering price though!

Columbus Nemo tubing by the looks:

 

[woodbutcher]

Not familiar, but BLB have one for sale and they don't know either! Eye-watering price though!

Columbus Nemo tubing by the looks:

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I guess l had better "LOOK Sharp" and buy this one ...asking price €250

 

[woodbutcher]

Not familiar, but BLB have one for sale and they don't know either! Eye-watering price though!

Columbus Nemo tubing by the looks:

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So steel tubes....better and better

 

[woodbutcher]

This is currently on the woodbutcher radar , has anyone had or ridden an Olmo ....what's the verdict ?

 

[davidphilips]

This is currently on the woodbutcher radar , has anyone had or ridden an Olmo ....what's the verdict ?
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Very nice frame, dont think you would have much problem if you ever wanted to sell it again as they are very sought after.

 

[DCLane]

@woodbutcher - I had an Olmo Rigel for a couple of months last winter. Rode well but it was too big for me.

Very much a race-oriented geometry.

 

[woodbutcher]

@woodbutcher - I had an Olmo Rigel for a couple of months last winter. Rode well but it was too big for me.

Very much a race-oriented geometry.

Thats interesting to know DCLane , l will see how l get on with his one ( l am no racer ) . My plan is to enjoy the build , ride it for a while and then depending on finances either move it on or keep it a while longer.
I have six bikes which l ride and enjoy riding but l can't see the point in hanging on to many more or they simply wouldn't get used enough

 

[woodbutcher]

I probably ought not to be casually browsing bikes for sale at the moment since l'm currently up to my budget, but this caught my eye , fortunately it's too big for me but it is for sale at the princely sum of €30.

 

[midlife]

Love the chain set and Atom pedals

 

[BalkanExpress]

I guess l had better "LOOK Sharp" and buy this one ...asking price €250

It looks like a KG253 as @netman said it Is Nemo tubing, one of Columbus’s more “out there” framesets , different sizes and shaped tubes and triple? Butted

Not even close to being as pretty as your 243

 

[woodbutcher]

It looks like a KG253 as @netman said it Is Nemo tubing, one of Columbus’s more “out there” framesets , different sizes and shaped tubes and triple? Butted

Not even close to being as pretty as your 243

I agree the aesthetics are no match for the 243 but l am interested enough in the bike and will collect it tomorrow