A bike shop in Louisville, Kentucky, we have over 300 quality vintage lugged-steel road bikes from the 1970s and '80s available for restoration, including Schwinn, Raleigh, Peugeot, Motobecane, Ross, Masi, DeRosa, Puch, Astro Diamler, Nishiki, Atala, Zullo, Concord, ItalaVega, Dawes, Fuji, KHS and Trek. Sizes from 47 to 63CM. The inventory is constantly changing and there's always a wide selection available on our website. www.vicsclassicbikes.com
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Univega
Make: Univega
Model: Gran Turismo
Frame Size: 64cm
Frame Description: Cro Moly tubes, forged dropouts, braisons front & rear for fenders & 1 set watter bottle bosses on down tube.
Wheels: Normandy high flange hubes laced to Winnman alloy concave touring rims. Panaracer Pasella tires w/presta valve tubes. QR front & rear.
Components: Custom forged alloy tripple crank, Suntour Mountech derailleurs w/stem mounted shifters. DiaCompe center pull brakes w/single action levers.
Saddle & Seatpost: Specalized leather saddle, new alloy seat pillar by Uno.
Price: $550
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
$4.00 gas no suprise here.
I am 57 years old and started driving on .40 gasoline. I grew up in a modest household with 6 children. In those days of tight money we would jump in the old V8 Buick and go for a nice long Sunday drive of sight seeing (an inexpensive way to entertain the whole family) Since the Arab Oil Embargo in the 70s we have been warned this was coming. Like Forest Gump "I am not a smart man" but sorta understand basic supply and demand. (Thanks IUS School of Business) With China and India going through their own industrial revolutions the world market for energy has changed. I have watched in amazement as folks bought SUV's and built big homes in out lying bedroom communities. Now that people are starting to feel the pain they want someone to blame...
Monday, April 18, 2011
Faggin
Make: Faggin
Model: Campione del Mondo
Frame Size: 63cm
Frame Description: Gipiemme special edition w/Gipiemme logos on the frame. F is cut into the head lugs, seat lug, fork crown & bottom bracket shell. Chrome fork & rear triangle. Gipiemme forged dropouts.
Wheels: Produced in France tubuler rims laced to Gipiemmie low flange alloy hubs w/stainless steel spokes.
Components: Full Gipimmie grupo w/all components bearing the Gipiemmie inscription. Including, pedals, toe clips, head set, bottom bracket, seat post, shifters, and skewers.
Price: $1200
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Sunday morning ride with The Louisville Bicycle Club
I met with the Louisville Bicycle Club this morning at the Heine Brothers on Bardstown Road. Weather was great for a 25 mile ride up River road and through Indian Hills. Perry Finley was ride captain and rode sweep - at the tail end so no one gets dropped or someone if needs mechanical help. Well by the end of the ride I was riding sweep with Perry up in front just far enough so as not to lose sight of me. All in all a great time with some great folks. Thanks LBC!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Beth's Univega Ital Sport
I absolutely needed a third bike, as no upstanding bike-shop-groupie would be caught dead with just two bikes. So when this full campy Univega Ital Sport came in, in a harder to find 48cm frame size, I couldn't pass it up.
Some changes were made to make the Univega suit my preferences. We installed Tektro aero levers, as the Campy levers were difficult for my smaller hand size. Double sided MKS pedals replace the chunkier stock pedals. Brooks honey bartape and matching Brooks B17S saddle improve the overall look and feel.
This bike rides very fast and is very responsive. Now I can attempt to keep up with my husband on faster longer rides.
-Beth
Some changes were made to make the Univega suit my preferences. We installed Tektro aero levers, as the Campy levers were difficult for my smaller hand size. Double sided MKS pedals replace the chunkier stock pedals. Brooks honey bartape and matching Brooks B17S saddle improve the overall look and feel.
This bike rides very fast and is very responsive. Now I can attempt to keep up with my husband on faster longer rides.
-Beth
A Busy Spring Day at VicsClassicBikes
8:30am - Hour of cleaning
9:30am - Mark Meinhart and I take a Seminary Architectural Spring Bike Tour (date)
12:30 - Mark Brittles stops by to pick up his Trek 500 with interrupter brake levers & grip king pedals (see blog post)
1:30 - Pizza at Papalino's, the one and only Vic Classic Bikes' endorsed pizza
2pm - A couple of hours of work on the blog, facebook, craigslist posts
4pm - Time for some real fun. Drew brings Beth some shorts, Mark M is back after a nap (needed it after a ride with Vic this morning) and we break out the Jack Taylor Tandem.
Madness - the good bicycle kind - ensues.
9:30am - Mark Meinhart and I take a Seminary Architectural Spring Bike Tour (date)
12:30 - Mark Brittles stops by to pick up his Trek 500 with interrupter brake levers & grip king pedals (see blog post)
1:30 - Pizza at Papalino's, the one and only Vic Classic Bikes' endorsed pizza
2pm - A couple of hours of work on the blog, facebook, craigslist posts
4pm - Time for some real fun. Drew brings Beth some shorts, Mark M is back after a nap (needed it after a ride with Vic this morning) and we break out the Jack Taylor Tandem.
Madness - the good bicycle kind - ensues.
Architecture Ride with Mark
As the weather warms up, we're getting back into group rides on Sunday mornings. Yesterday afternoon, Mark, a veteran architect, asked if the ride was on for this morning and I agreed. We left the shop at 9:30 Sunday morning for an architectural tour of the Louisville seminaries, and had a great time. Join us next Sunday!
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