Liberati Pursuit Pista & Olympia Pista

I've just been offered these two extremely lovely Italian framesets directly from Italy but cannot justify either of them, unfortunately. Liberati (size "53") comes with the pictured parts as well as a second drilled-for-brakes 650 forks and some Campagnolo cranks too. If you're interested, send me an email and I will send back the contact details of the seller. There are plenty more photos and I believe worldwide shipping can be arranged.

All right, both frames are apparently now sold. Congratulations for the new owners.

The Ali Baba's Cave

Just some cycling club or velodrome's collection of old junk for sale on German Ebay right now, consisting of about 50 track frames, 20 road frames, 120 forks, 90 wheels, 200 rims, boxes and boxes of parts etc. And it ALL could be all yours for just  20 000 13 200€.

Super Rare Limp Dick

A Super Rare vintage Merkins so-called "Limp Dick" track stem. Funny fo'sho.

And it's currently on Ebay, here.

Pic for Thursday // Pogliaghi Pista

Oh, and the bike is currently for sale on Ebay...

De Rosa Pista 1981

"The bike was raced by Danny Clark in the 1981 season. Most notably he took it to the 1981 world Keirin Championships, which he won that year. I bought the bike of another track racer who bought it of Clark in 1982. The bike has therefore full history and is (apart from the saddle) exactly the way it was in 81."

And it is currently for sale on LFGSS.com, for a measly grand, in Sterling.

Vintage NJS Saddles

Via Kentalog.

The Biggest Campy Pista Chainring You Ever Saw

Vintage NOS 35 teeth 1 inch pitch Campagnolo Pista chainring, in the pic next to a 52t normal one. Probably meant to be used on a stayer track bike. It's on Ebay at the moment and I know someone who will blow his wad when he sees this...

Adapter For Threaded Fauber Bottom Bracket

First he did the adapter for standard Fauber BB, now Cycle Doctor has a new special product for all the vintage bike fiends out there:

Fauber Adapter Model "B" converts Scandinavian threaded Fauber BB cups to Italian BB thread M 36 X 24 T.P.I. 

Get it here: http://www.pyoratohtori.fi/

"Russian Team" Campagnolo Pista Cranks

More super expensive, yet very lovely Campy Pista cranks on Ebay. This time from Poland. The arms appear to be machined to be slimmer than the usual but what does the "Russin Team" actually refer to?

Anyhow, there's plenty of pornographic images HERE.

Death Rays!

Lotus 108 // Lotus Sport Pursuit Bicycle

O.G. Campagnolo Pista, Biaatch!

Original series from 1958. If you covet these, BID! on them.

Cinelli Laser for sale...

... but I'm not telling you where. Ha!

Pics via Kentaro.

My Gazelle Champion Mondial

I haven't bothered posting pics of my own bikes for a long time but here we go since my new project is ready:

A mid-1970s Dutch Gazelle Champion Mondial Baanfiets (=dutch for a track bike) built up with more or less random parts mostly left over from a Vivalo I sold a while ago. Lugged Reynolds 531 tubing all the way with extremely tight wheel clearances front and rear. And with a ridiculously steep steering angle, which of course equals fun riding on the city streets. The frame is super beat-up but still kinda beautiful, maybe exactly because of that.

The Real Bianchi Pista

More pics HERE. Via Kentalog.

By The Pool

Lovely picture. And it's not a secret that I've been getting to geared road bikes and road cycling recently.

Henry Miller

Well yeah, the great Henry Miller and his bike. 

Coaster brake, yes, but very cool nonetheless. 

Rat Bike

As seen in Helsinki. Not fixed but who cares when it's as cool as this.

photo credit goes to the mysterious Mr. Pekka Riviera.

La Piste

Cinelli Cycling Shoes

The Adidas Merckx shoes were great but now there's even more cool vintage cycling shoes on Ebay. I didn't even know Cinelli made cycling shoes but these would be the perfect pair with this helmet.