Hello,
I have always been a cycling enthusiast, but only more recently found interest and fascination in vintage lightweight bicycles.
Vintage bikes I have owned are the following: - hand me down Peugeot UO-8 stripped down for use as a messenger bike in NYC in the mid 90's - '79 Trek 612 sport tourer - early 70's Mercier. Reynolds 531 throughout, full French component package - mid 70's Motobecane Team Champion, a very nice bike - Raleigh Lenton Sports, wish I still had this one, just because - early 70's Raleigh International - 1961 Rene Herse racer, wish I still had this one as well - Viscount Lambert Aerospace with safe fork, not alluminum "death" model. Found this at the local Goodwill outlet for $10. Sold it for a tidy profit - Fuji Special Road Racer, the grips on this one smelled of patchouli oil! - Schwinn Voyageur 12.2, my return to bicycles and road bikes in general
I recently sold my KOF Rivendell All Rounder to a fellow in NYC, whom I hope is enjoying it. I put a mess of touring miles on that one, across the U.S., from Paris to Marrakech to Budapest. Oh the memories! Great Bike.
Vintage bikes I currently own are:
- '74? Peugeot PY-10LE, as frame and fork in the stash at present - Vitus 979 alluminum frame and fork in the stash - decomissioned bike of my fiancee. I replaced it with a Boxer Bicycle (read on) in 2007. - '81 Trek 520 built as single speed - '74 Sekai 4000 Professional, very nice - mid 60's ('64?) Bianchi Specialissima Celeste! Very nice and currently on the eBay.
KOF currently owned would be my own creation, a 650b shod randonneur, successfully ridden through three entire randonneur series (200, 300, 400, 600k) and last year's SIR Cascade 1200. A great bike that has taught me so much about framebuilding and the constructeur process/discipline.
I am a new framebuilder under the Boxer Bicycles moniker, with a passion for fully-integrated "real world" bicycles. I enjoy the challenge of designing and constructing these very fussy machines. I do prefer a traditional aesthetic, but also accept some modernity in my designs. I have been a professional bike mechanic for 7 years and still turn a wrench or two weekly in a local bike shop. My visit to Cycles Alex Singer in late 2004 cemented my interest and decision to learn to build frames and become a framebuilder. I was a wrench at a local non-profit bike shop for 6 and a half years, during which time I got to appreciate an incredible range of different bicycles, many being CR timeline appropriate.
There is so much to learn and I thoroughly appreciate the contributions of CR members. The vast wealth of knowledge, history and culture of bicycles in this group is immeasureable.
I'm not a frequent poster to any particular list, but I do read the archives of this, the framebuilders, SIR and 650b lists on a regular basis. I welcome any questions and look forward to sharing and learning. Hopefully, it is okay to mention that my Bianchi is on eBay. I did not see any particular note about not mentioning eBay auctions in the list rules. I request that you correct me if I am mistaken and apologize if this is the case.
Best,
Dan Boxer Seattle, WA
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Boxer Bicycles, LLC
Custom Handbuilt Bicycles for the Real World
http://boxerbicycles.blogspot.com/