Comments on: An interesting vintage singlespeed http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed The blog about industrial design in the bike industry Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kfg http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25401 kfg Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:23:32 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25401 “Re-designed and lovingly handcrafted”

Translation: We mangled the cheap production fork rather than fit a tire of the appropriate size even though that would have actually enhanced the style of the bike.

Other than that and the stupid tape job it’s a perfectly fine looking bike, but it’s just a Rat Rod, not a piece of fine pastry.

]]> By: Torben Finn Laursen http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25363 Torben Finn Laursen Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:54:12 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25363 Beautiful bike, which in my terms confirms how little the bicycle industry actually has come futher when we talk design and aesthetics, for the last 100 years. That is why retro is so popular. New opportunities are becoming depleted or am I just old-fashioned ?

]]> By: Cyclelicious » 2012 Week 1 Roundup http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25362 Cyclelicious » 2012 Week 1 Roundup Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:02:21 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25362 [...] Bicycle Design returns from the holidays to post about this interesting vintage singlespeed. [...]

]]> By: art http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25361 art Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:31:11 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25361 I know leather bar tape is expensive, but on a bike like this it’s worth it to use the whole roll.

]]> By: Carabo http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25360 Carabo Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:13:21 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25360 Excellent idea to tape the bars…but not where you’d actually grip the bars! I can see this becoming a hipster trend really.

Nice bike but such a tape job kills it completely.

]]> By: Andy http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25358 Andy Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:27:58 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25358 Looks great. My one gripe is the bent front fork. The bend is much lower than where the tire is, so there’s still nearly zero clearance at the tire, but loads of clearance under that. I’d probably aim for a smaller chainring and cog too, since singlespeeds with huge chainrings just don’t look as nice, and aren’t necessary for preventing wear since I’m assuming this bike wouldn’t be ridden thousands of miles a year.

]]> By: Javier Cuervo http://bicycledesign.net/2012/01/an-interesting-vintage-singlespeed/comment-page-1/#comment-25357 Javier Cuervo Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:11:19 +0000 http://bicycledesign.net/?p=2774#comment-25357 Nice.
The same concept as my girl: The Amaro Rossellini
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4102/4855847643_9d3a4ac666_z.jpg

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