Baines Whirlwind "Flying Gate" Frameset: 1930's or 1940's
I picked up this rare frame on my St. Louis trip. The Baines Brothers of England built these frames from the early 1930's until just after the war. These are...
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Saxon Twin Tube Frameset: 1930's-40's
This gorgeous frame is another "shorten the wheelbase to the stiffen the ride" machines out of England. This one uses a split seattube with the wheel fitting between the two...
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Tales From The Road: St. Louis at Xmas
Well, I've made two trips back to my hometown of St. Louis in the last month. And I've brought back a ridiculous amount of bike parts. I acquired a bunch...
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World's First EVER Carbon Crankset: ZIPP CA380!
I scored this gem out of a local bike shop in Sedona Arizona on a big 1500 mile road trip in 2012. They were produced in 1997 and 1998, and...
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1960 Capo Sieger
This lovely frame is hanging on my bedroom wall for now. On a bike swap road trip, I stopped in a new-ish local bike shop in Albuquerque New Mexico. They...
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Ritchey P-21 Team W.C.S.
This bike came to me by way of a long time bike shop owner in Montrose Colorado. It's story is Tom Ritchey built this bike for a pro German team,...
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