Oh this is fun. #1. Rigi stainless 59 Ray asked me to build it up again so he can ride it. #2. Merlin Titanium XL 60 #3. Willis yes my own custom 59 yellow and red. #4. Willis fix gear bike 59 cm. I would call it a track bike but I do not want to start that all over again. #5. Schwinn Paramount 24" blue I think 1974 campy NR. #6. Ageis carbon 61cm. #7. Frank Chamberlin custom 59 redish so that is my fastest bike. Steven Willis The Bike Stand 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-332-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> #1 1974 Raleigh Professional, 24.5, mink/blue(tbd), lovingly being
> restored to 100% original, estimated completion date is 2006.
> Almost the worst looking bike I've ever seen. With Suntour barcons
> (ok, they aren't original.) It's a HOOT to ride this bike.
>
> #2 1974 Raleigh International, 23.5, chartreuse, lovingly being
> restored to 100% original, estimated completion date mid-2004. Came with
1 pound of
> rust, you could almost see through the front fork. Will have Suntour
> barcons, and all date-matched parts, and AVA tubulars.
>
> #3 1974 Raleigh International, 23.5, copper, lovingly being restored
> to 100% original, estimated completion date mid-2004. With Suntour
> barcons, and all date-matched parts, and AVA tubulars.
>
> #4 1974 Raleigh International, 23.5, copper, lovingly being restored
> by me, estimated completion date mid-2004. Bike will probably be an
> 21-speed with original parts except campy chorus cranks & derailleurs.
>
> #5 1974 Schwinn Paramount P-15, 25", silver mist, I need a 14-31
> freewheel to make this 100% original. This one I've owned since 1980,
> and although it's exquisitely clean, it rides like a tank. After the
> January vintage ride, I impressed everyone with my 6 pound wheels
> (campy high flange and 630g araya rims, 400g tires.) I just got some
> vintage super champion gentleman rims today for new light 27" wheels.
>
> #6 ALAN Competition, anodized golden, tricked out with superlight
> parts and titanium zeus, campy triomphe & record, cinelli old-logo
> bars & old 1-A stem, soon to be an 18 pound 18-speed (one speed per
> pound).
>
> All my other bikes don't matter because they weren't made in 1974
> *snicker*.
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA