tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post4390958504469497294..comments2024-03-27T05:14:23.738-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Celestial BeingsVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-12671414888603837092011-05-17T16:14:29.353-04:002011-05-17T16:14:29.353-04:00My first really nice road bike was a Bianchi bough...My first really nice road bike was a Bianchi bought in the mid-1980s. Like you, I was drawn to the Celeste green. It seems to be a color that people love or hate. I sold the Bianchi a few years ago and have regretted it every since.Tarwheelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-46794491271001171432011-04-07T17:42:58.231-04:002011-04-07T17:42:58.231-04:00I am selling an old Bianchi very cheap on Ebay, £6...I am selling an old Bianchi very cheap on Ebay, £60 reserve, if anyone can identify it I would be very grateful and of course you may want to bid too! Item number 300543242971Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-51122769436634783692011-02-03T18:45:58.906-05:002011-02-03T18:45:58.906-05:00Justine Valinotti said...
"Lots of racers won...<i>Justine Valinotti said...<br />"Lots of racers won on BINOs, PINOs, and other INOs. ("In Name Only.") Do you think, for a moment, that Lance or any other members of the US Postal team rode the same Trek Madones you see in your local shop?"</i><br /><br />Oh spare the innocents from disillusionment : )<br /><br />Lisa - That's awesome! Unfortunately, I doubt that today's Bianchi conglomerate has any info about these 1970s - early 80s models.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62071899148341860932011-02-03T16:03:42.817-05:002011-02-03T16:03:42.817-05:00I have that curved mixte! http://velodame.posterou...I have that curved mixte! http://velodame.posterous.com/mine-284<br /><br />I've emailed Bianchi for some information - there's really nothing on the web. This is the first mention I've been able to find of it.Lisa Blackhttp://cyclingwellington.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42086576000023924512010-12-19T14:20:51.004-05:002010-12-19T14:20:51.004-05:00Lots of racers won on BINOs, PINOs, and other INOs...Lots of racers won on BINOs, PINOs, and other INOs. ("In Name Only.") Do you think, for a moment, that Lance or any other members of the US Postal team rode the same Trek Madones you see in your local shop?<br /><br />That makes me think of the Shimano road clipless pedals that have never really caught on. Shimano developed pedals that were inspired by LOOK pedals because the team's Treks were all equipped with the latest-model Dura Ace components. But Lance preferred his old pedals, which upset Shimano's marketing people. So they came as close as they could to Lance's old pedals, while making something that was specifically Shimano.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-81652505446960228332010-12-10T14:48:04.966-05:002010-12-10T14:48:04.966-05:00another celestial being, albeit a modest one : )<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lovely_bicycle/5246334678/" rel="nofollow">another celestial being</a>, albeit a modest one : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-73739550891073895212010-12-08T20:39:00.561-05:002010-12-08T20:39:00.561-05:00"I am the worst at tying my shoes ..."
..."I am the worst at tying my shoes ..."<br /><br />So, you come from family with mechanical aptitude, but have a hurdle to work around yourself. It'll work out ok.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16887088445752941102010-12-08T19:55:32.052-05:002010-12-08T19:55:32.052-05:00Of the people named, I am the worst at tying my sh...Of the people named, I am the worst at tying my shoes, especially as increasing nerve damage reduces my fine motor skills over the years. <br /><br />I am worried the Pixies might sue me if I use "Velouria" in any commercial capacity. That actually came up when I was considering a pen name for a potential publication. I may in all seriousness have to contact their representative and discuss it.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-68355298376907317672010-12-08T19:44:51.344-05:002010-12-08T19:44:51.344-05:00Velouria - Of the people named, which are the ones...Velouria - Of the people named, which are the ones that can't tie their own shoes?<br /><br />SM - Ooooooh, I hadn't even thought of that. Yes; yes it would. Can't wait to see it.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-89854963965760450222010-12-08T19:27:58.961-05:002010-12-08T19:27:58.961-05:00I think the name Velouria, would look beautiful (l...I think the name Velouria, would look beautiful (lovely) on a bike frame - don't you? :)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235831374184428641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78879191232785895652010-12-08T18:55:46.674-05:002010-12-08T18:55:46.674-05:00Oh I disagree. My father can't draw people bey...Oh I disagree. My father can't draw people beyond stick-figure level, and both my mother and I have tried to teach him. Yet, he can draw blueprints of structures free-hand more precisely than I can do with a t-square and compass. The Co-Habitant can examine a piece of complex equipment - say, a camera - and produce a correct technical drawing of it once he understands it, without even looking at the object. Though both have had practice in these things, to a huge extent it's natural for them - and fun, while drawing people and capturing facial expressions is not natural for them and they have trouble understanding some of the principles behind it. For me, it's the opposite.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-29183283652759293022010-12-08T18:32:19.392-05:002010-12-08T18:32:19.392-05:00"I don't even make my own wooden canvas s..."I don't even make my own wooden canvas supports!"<br /><br />I sing the praises of Masonite. <br /><br />". . .mechanical talent, which I simply may not have."<br /><br />There's an old engineer's saying: Experience is proportional to the amount of equipment destroyed.<br /><br />No one has mechanical talent, they have experience. The sooner you get to work gaining experience, the sooner you'll stop destroying quite so much equipment.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41183746706196455282010-12-08T17:56:07.240-05:002010-12-08T17:56:07.240-05:00kfg - I am just trying to be realistic. The kind o...kfg - I am just trying to be realistic. The kind of painting I do (mostly people, with a focus on colour, gesture and facial expression) is very intuitive and does not require technical precision in the same way as, say, architectural drawing does. The latter I am pretty bad at! Getting measurements correct to a fraction of a degree and connecting two tubes together at that precise angle? I don't even make my own wooden canvas supports! Of course, unlike canvas supports, I am excited by the idea of frame building, and therefore more motivated. But even motivation is no substitute for mechanical talent, which I simply may not have. But I do plant to try it and see. Maybe in a year, if this bike obsession thing sticks : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-1922675855346004062010-12-08T16:54:21.310-05:002010-12-08T16:54:21.310-05:00Well, if you're in no particular hurry to git ...Well, if you're in no particular hurry to git 'er done, get at it then. <br /><br />"I suspect that I will be quite bad at it!"<br /><br />Nonsense. You're an artist. You already know how to work with your hands. It's just a matter of training them in the specifics of <i>this</i> work, which can even be done in artistic forms.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-82905906869793962872010-12-08T16:24:18.418-05:002010-12-08T16:24:18.418-05:00Kate - sadly, I do not see a model name on the bik...Kate - sadly, I do not see a model name on the bike and I think a mixte like this would be *very* hard to find. If you click on the picture, the person who took it writes that they spotted it in Zurich.<br /><br />Anibal - Wow. Is that 1950s? I hope you are able to ride it!<br /><br />kfg - Oh I would definitely make the first frame with standard lugs. Especially since I suspect that I will be quite bad at it!Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-65085606776984545582010-12-08T15:33:11.135-05:002010-12-08T15:33:11.135-05:00What is the model of that Bianchi Mixte? I think i...What is the model of that Bianchi Mixte? I think it's almost my dream frame.Kate Burckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733903280000599616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16012312723634452212010-12-08T14:39:49.726-05:002010-12-08T14:39:49.726-05:00". . .when I build my own frame..."
I p...". . .when I build my own frame..."<br /><br />I predicted this undertaking back when the Royal H was still a few bits of metal and a gleam in your eye.<br /><br />Consider making your first frame with store boughten lugs and straight gauge tubing from an industrial supplier and saving the "special" for number two.kfgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-41839209955322869692010-12-08T12:38:44.599-05:002010-12-08T12:38:44.599-05:00I am so glad to hear that you are designing lugs -...I am so glad to hear that you are designing lugs - that is the bike frame I'm waiting to see - the 2021 Velouria LB in lugged steel and everything tweaked just as it should be.Emma Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445947251876802806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-45136594411133263522010-12-08T07:53:12.034-05:002010-12-08T07:53:12.034-05:00Carinthia, you're not the only one. That'...Carinthia, you're not the only one. That's the one that caught my eye too. Absolutely gorgeous!SMhttp://bikesinmotion.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56919525023175301642010-12-08T07:44:33.655-05:002010-12-08T07:44:33.655-05:00I've just won this Bianchi on ebay for 53 euro...I've just won this Bianchi on ebay for 53 euros http://cgi.ebay.es/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250735718915&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#shId<br /><br />At first i wanted to buy a bella ciao or abici but some of your posts inspired me on getting a more special bike and work for it.<br /><br />So thanks for your posts and inspiration, i'll keep you informed!Aníbalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807722013896492456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19804227071287627512010-12-08T03:50:20.798-05:002010-12-08T03:50:20.798-05:00Marco et al - Okay, okay, you have convinced me. I...Marco et al - Okay, okay, you have convinced me. I will graciously accept Colnago donations, in 52cm frame size please! <br /><br />Carinthia - I would not say no to that mixte at all! I would say the bike is late '70s - early '80s, though it looks like the owner replaced a couple of components with modern ones.Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62211984472965792872010-12-07T23:37:59.556-05:002010-12-07T23:37:59.556-05:00Ah, beautiful. I know someone with an old one whi...Ah, beautiful. I know someone with an old one which he rides all over in all weather. He's in his late 60's so who knows how long his celeste bianchi has been with him. My husband has a 60's or 70's italian bike and it is beyond stunning. The entire frame is chrome with paint over top so it glows like a renaissance painting. He got it on craigslist and had dubious parts, but it rides like the wind. In fact he can barely contain himself on the bike-it just goes fast. Whatever it is that the italians were doing, they produced incredible bicycles. So, I would say find an older celeste bianchi. The new ones will not be the same. It's as if these esteemed companies lost the ability to make fine steel bicycles when they flocked to aluminum chunky bso's. <br />The celeste is stunning and though I am not sure I like the colour personally, I would not hesitate on a celeste bianchi-maybe the mixte!<br />HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-37259139430352694342010-12-07T18:09:06.670-05:002010-12-07T18:09:06.670-05:00Am I the only one transfixed by that lovely curved...Am I the only one transfixed by that lovely curved top tube on the mixte? While the bike looks fairly modern judging by the decals the retro fittings complement it beautifully. That is one glorious mixte. Maybe a little careful detailing on the lugs - say a hairline gold line around them - would make their beauty stand out; as it is they are a little lost for my tastes.Carinthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09490217708697574505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-2311786377974220802010-12-07T17:58:21.858-05:002010-12-07T17:58:21.858-05:00"create what you can"
I am already desi...<i>"create what you can"</i><br /><br />I am already designing lugs for when I build my own frame... which will probably be years from now : )Velouriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-42231192358115449852010-12-07T16:42:24.792-05:002010-12-07T16:42:24.792-05:00"lugwork ruined with cheesy 80s paintjobs.&qu..."lugwork ruined with cheesy 80s paintjobs."<br /><br />de' Medici gathered ungodly amounts of money and power, but did not always display it in the best of taste. Nonetheless the underlying craftsmanship was often as good as it gets.<br /><br />Buy what you cannot create, create what you can.kfgnoreply@blogger.com