Oh sweet baby jeebuz - bike p*rn
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Waterford. I never felt any great lust for steel...until I saw this.
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wow! Hadnt heard of waterford, but they're great looking bikes. I used to have a colnago master with nice lugs, but it was a bit too small ...0
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Looks... heavy
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Being of "a certain age" and of the era where hand cut lugs on a nice silver soldered 531 or 753 or Columbus frame were something to aspire to, that looks really, really beautiful. If I ever decide to go for a old-school Tourer, I always promised myself i'd get Mercian to do something of that nature for me, made to measure...0
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Nice 'lugs'!! :laugh:0
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My dream is to have Waterford build me a custom lugged frame and fork out of Reynolds 953, that is stainless.
Alas, the pricetag for just the frame and fork would be near $5,000. That is the price where N+1=N - S. N being the next bicycle and S being my spouse.
So, I'm gonna settle for a Raleigh Sojourn in Reynolds 631. Maybe I'll pin-up the pictures of Waterford's Lugs.
BTW, Waterford is the true Schwinn as Waterfords are built by Richard Schwinn as well as the non-lugged frames (Gunnar). I'll at least own a Gunnar on which to do the Paris-Brest-Paris unless another custom steel frame usurps Gunnar's place on my wish list.0 -
That is pure beauty. Reminds me of my first, and current wife.0
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My dream is to have Waterford build me a custom lugged frame and fork out of Reynolds 953, that is stainless.
Alas, the pricetag for just the frame and fork would be near $5,000. That is the price where N+1=N - S. N being the next bicycle and S being my spouse.
So, I'm gonna settle for a Raleigh Sojourn in Reynolds 631. Maybe I'll pin-up the pictures of Waterford's Lugs.
BTW, Waterford is the true Schwinn as Waterfords are built by Richard Schwinn as well as the non-lugged frames (Gunnar). I'll at least own a Gunnar on which to do the Paris-Brest-Paris unless another custom steel frame usurps Gunnar's place on my wish list.
I wish Gunnar made their CX bike small enough to fit me. My dream bike would be a custom Seven titanium Mudhoney with disc brakes with road wheels/tires and beefier cx wheels/tires that I could easily swap as needed.0 -
That looks like some beautiful work. I do believe it would look nicer in a more muted finish though, more of a pewter finish than a chrome look. But that's just me.0
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Looks... heavy :laugh:
It's not. They use very light steel. After a back surgery and years of getting beat up on aluminum and carbon, I prefer steel in my old age :happy: (I do have a very old steel Bob Jackson that is indeed heavy; she's relegated to errands on flattish terrain since she only has 5 gears!)
I ride a Gunnar and maybe, just maybe, someday will have a Waterford built for me (but I probably won't be able to afford lugs like that). Waterford did a wonderful job with my custom paint. And they are AWESOME people to boot.0 -
Dear, Lord. Waterford has 4 different custom lug styles - four! I agree the Flame has drawn me in like a doomed love-stricken moth. But do check out the "neuvo-coco" lug. http://waterfordbikes.com/w/bikes/lug-styles/neuvo-coco-custom-lugs0
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I think the Empire ones might be my favorite (after the flames).0
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Considering I can't afford any of them at the moment, this is sheer torture!0
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that almost looks like a musical instrument0
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ride 1 hour outside
spend 4 hours cleaning/polishing0
