Tom Sanders has figuratively busted the champagne bottle across the head tube of this, his second Peter Mooney. It has that beautiful classic look, only with an automatic transmission, a Campy Chorus 10. That gives him 20 speeds of fun and games at his finger tips.
There's not much more to say. The bike speaks for itself!
Beauty. Too bad about that seat post tho'.
ReplyDeleteI think that anyone who has put that much time and money into a project has thought about the seat post and has exactly what he wants.
ReplyDeleteAutomatic transmission. Nice term Gunnar
ReplyDeleteYeah. I always equated the double shift, jumping the rings and cogs at once, to heel and toeing the old sportscars.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is a cool toy, but I prefer a real classic. (Okay, let me be honest... I can only afford a real classic, and not the upgraded, modern version!)
ReplyDeleteI'm with Hamachi. That post would look so much better in silver. And, while we're picking nits those ergo shifters are uuuuuncomfortable.
ReplyDeleteIt IS, overarchingly, a beautiful bike.
Follow Doohickie's link. It's a very pretty bike with a nice job of restoration.
ReplyDeleteTom has a plethora of bike toys. If he wants to live in a modern world one day a week, that's okay with me.
What it means when you put a nice Thomson post on a bike that you'll actually ride:
ReplyDeleteyour sexual fetishes are a little more interesting than the ones where the old guy stares at shiny stuff he got on Ebay.
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HEY! That's me!
ReplyDeleteThat is a very nice frame.
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Hey anonymous that shiny stuff is Uber cool, and I resent being called old. Besides all that new tupperware crap is boring (and I own some) Everybody from Trek, to Felt and even Colnago, need to hire new graphics people and choose new(old)paint colors. If I took all the graphics off of the new frames today you would be hard press in telling which one was which. OS SO BORING! BTW I do not know how many young bucks I have buried on the road on my 82"shiny" McLean.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the rant Gunnar,
Jack
Goddamn old retro grouch!
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of rants, how's your wife's McLean wine fetcher coming? (this ought to push him over the edge)
hee hee . . . I was just defending the choices made on that bike, not defending tupperware . . . the owner obviously plans to ride long, hard and fast on that thing, and outfitted it accordingly. You know, if you've ever used an Aliante you'll find it has a different setback . . . I find myself using straight posts with that seat too.
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Follow Doohickie's link. It's a very pretty bike with a nice job of restoration.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words, Gunnar.