tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post5704057706361543096..comments2024-03-18T08:41:35.438-04:00Comments on Lovely Bicycle!: Magic in Vermont: the Old Spokes HomeVelouriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00359329171411037482noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-85271710154876264952014-11-24T14:44:10.118-05:002014-11-24T14:44:10.118-05:00I have a very old hand-made bicycle. Anybody inter...I have a very old hand-made bicycle. Anybody interested?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-26411302102138207342013-04-12T08:47:51.965-04:002013-04-12T08:47:51.965-04:00These guys are so helpful, great service, this is ...These guys are so helpful, great service, this is the absolute best bike shop around Burlington.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-60738662739602995112012-12-03T16:19:14.646-05:002012-12-03T16:19:14.646-05:00Aah, to the best of my knowledge the only 10 place...Aah, to the best of my knowledge the only 10 place made was the Orient Oriten out of Waltham MA, and there wasn't a particular need for it, they just wanted to show they could.pelletmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917561917079659515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-51313971389364746082012-10-05T23:16:56.910-04:002012-10-05T23:16:56.910-04:00"And about Old Rhinebeck? I absolutely cannot..."And about Old Rhinebeck? I absolutely cannot go there unless I want to go through some serious de-tox after."<br /><br />Yep.<br />I'm still recovering from a weekend at Oshkosh in 2000.Corey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56459173609862949072012-10-04T20:11:27.015-04:002012-10-04T20:11:27.015-04:00Like the bike nerd hottie, to be honest.Like the bike nerd hottie, to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56742607982328460822012-10-04T08:20:02.192-04:002012-10-04T08:20:02.192-04:00We are putting together some winter ride ideas. I&...We are putting together some winter ride ideas. I'm sure we'll be able to find a loaner for you. :)<br /><br />I'll keep you posted. bmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690285578204158345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-28704896626452268112012-10-04T06:51:36.057-04:002012-10-04T06:51:36.057-04:00I'd be concerned. All my rides that I post st...I'd be concerned. All my rides that I post start within 2 miles of my house, no closer. I've been tempted to record rides on <a href="http://www.google.com/mobile/mytracks/" rel="nofollow">My Tracks</a> but don't want to want to publish routes to my house. Not that I own the nicest collection of bicycles. New England Bicyclisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609454624593868118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-19990841332994008562012-10-04T00:09:21.786-04:002012-10-04T00:09:21.786-04:00What a cool place filled with beautiful creatures!...What a cool place filled with beautiful creatures! Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984050970208363927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-18283734533522613272012-10-03T23:59:22.591-04:002012-10-03T23:59:22.591-04:00Hope this doesn't come across as being too pry...Hope this doesn't come across as being too prying and personal, but I can't resist asking:<br />Is there a chance that Bikeyface and Vorpalchortle may be shopping for a tandem?<br />It's just that they look so cute together.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-14203621286773708752012-10-03T20:51:31.579-04:002012-10-03T20:51:31.579-04:00Been a while since i shopped there, but previous e...Been a while since i shopped there, but previous experience convinced me VO is about the look not the thinking of what builders such as Herse did.<br /><br />A few modern builders in the U.S., Japan and U.K. are on the same page. A lot get it wrong.Matthew Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10408057524387021992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-12582775700132944812012-10-03T20:27:13.593-04:002012-10-03T20:27:13.593-04:00Not sure if anyone has heard of the Pedaling Histo...Not sure if anyone has heard of the Pedaling History Museum in Orchard Park NY. It contains one of the largest and most remarkable bike collections in the U.S., include many of the earliest models. It closed in 2009 but for awhile remained accessible by appointment only. This past year the owner Mr. Burgwardt passed away. Its a bit of a mystery what will become of this collection. I hope it remains here in U.S. and becomes accessible to the public once again.<br /><br />Found this. Shows some of the museum:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoap4qPemgU<br />Bifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05543158648103470697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-9713966815711500032012-10-03T19:12:48.119-04:002012-10-03T19:12:48.119-04:00We here in ABQ, NM had our own equivalent or super...We here in ABQ, NM had our own equivalent or superlative of the OSH -- in size of collection if not in viewer-friendliness -- in Dick "Call me Mr" Hallet's collection, adjunct to the now defunct World Champion Bicycles. Beside have a repro Ordinary on display in his lot, a '40s Urgo or Heylett or somesuch hanging near the entrance of his store, and a concourse-quality boneshaker on the shop floor with the Diamond Backs and Treks, he had a little warehouse down the street full -- packed -- with weird, neat old stuff dating back through the '50s (one of Reg Harris's track bikes) to the 1890s. Hell, he showed me a NOS Cyclo rd, 600 grams of pristine ironmongery. I don't know what became of his collection when he closed shop about 10 years ago, but he did claim that the Smithsonian was after some of his collection.Bertin753https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860648732848589740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-57342498295481165422012-10-03T18:28:42.168-04:002012-10-03T18:28:42.168-04:00The front rack, the rear rack, the spider, the cha...The front rack, the rear rack, the spider, the chainrings, the non-os tubes, the chain guard. <br /><br />I didn't say it was feeble, but look at the VO. <br /><br />The Herse is basically a race bike, one pared down to essential elements to go fast over distance and save energy. Jan had weighed one at 17lbs. <br /><br />Lately people have conflated low-trail multipurpose machines such as the VO to be "similar" to the Herse. Perhaps cosmetically, but that's it. <br /><br />I wouldn't carry a stack of LeMonde on that day-after-day, it's just not suited to it. <br /><br />And a px-10 is not a Herse. The only similarity is they're French. Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-62764415336398651192012-10-03T17:35:31.210-04:002012-10-03T17:35:31.210-04:00Great to see Old Spokes Home written up here. I m...Great to see Old Spokes Home written up here. I met and travelled with Glenn and partner Mary a few years ago (27?). Made it to Burlington last year and was able to bring my kids and get Glenn's 50 cent tour. He will appreciate the irony of my son riding for Jacks Bicycle shop team this year! Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911599266078465069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-79584695497846178312012-10-03T15:32:43.459-04:002012-10-03T15:32:43.459-04:00A lovely place, located in a lovely place. I so wa...A lovely place, located in a lovely place. I so want to get up there.<br /><br />Your post, too, was elegant and well-illustrated. You do nice work, V.Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02731815508918636273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-37353043979306268642012-10-03T14:59:37.378-04:002012-10-03T14:59:37.378-04:00I do know, I was also thinking it looked like my b...I do know, I was also thinking it looked like my basement could look if could squeeze a broom between the "exhibits" and I wasn't such a badger. My crap isn't as nice though in any case.<br /><br />Spindizzy<br /><br />And about Old Rhinebeck? I absolutely cannot go there unless I want to go through some serious de-tox after. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-6448315135548748302012-10-03T13:27:09.881-04:002012-10-03T13:27:09.881-04:00Which component is underbuilt?
Maybe the front ra...Which component is underbuilt?<br /><br />Maybe the front rack, but that's not a RH rack.<br />Maybe the fenders, but they get replaced like tires do. If you ever get a chance to go over a French bike this old you will see how many approximately familiar parts, like Lyotard 36 pedals for example, were handmade, benchbuilt, one-at-a-time and very tough. Even 60s PX-10s will have more solid parts than you might imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-16413235591304218602012-10-03T12:25:36.745-04:002012-10-03T12:25:36.745-04:00Wow. This is at least as impressive as the aerodro...Wow. This is at least as impressive as the aerodrome at Rhinebeck or the back room of the late Jon Lundberg's guitar shop.<br />(SpinDizzy will know what I mean)<br /><br />I would find myself completely lost for hours.<br /><br />I guess I have a destination in Vermont....<br /><br />CKCorey Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15381826721030941179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-15199373231706916042012-10-03T10:33:50.808-04:002012-10-03T10:33:50.808-04:00@Velouria rare indeed, though I found pulling them...@Velouria rare indeed, though I found pulling them apart to be quite therapeutic and very rewarding! Of course, having a nice stock of new & used Sturmey parts certainly helps. And I agree w/ Anonymous, the only Shimano hubs I liked rebuilding were of the Nexus variety. Brianhttp://www.culturecycles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-56603397027945365772012-10-03T10:10:52.697-04:002012-10-03T10:10:52.697-04:00then after clicking on the herse link, i came acro...then after clicking on the herse link, i came across boulder bicycles, and a creation that seems even more just perfect than the herse..derfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596980838764306792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80767978269480939602012-10-03T09:59:52.882-04:002012-10-03T09:59:52.882-04:00That's fabulous.. more than fabulous, it's...That's fabulous.. more than fabulous, it's historical. I especially like all the 'steam-punk' details on the lights and hardware. A real museum of bicycles!<br /><br />jnjnhttp://www.johnnez.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-32386412732941221032012-10-03T03:22:49.753-04:002012-10-03T03:22:49.753-04:00what a herse! i looked at the pic again and again,...what a herse! i looked at the pic again and again, it's quite hypnotic, hard to explain - one keeps on seeing different visual balance in it. the big snag is that in the unlikely event of ever owning something like it, i'd find it impossible to use it.derfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596980838764306792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-80002767107002813772012-10-03T01:43:45.531-04:002012-10-03T01:43:45.531-04:00I hadn't actually, no - will check them out. D...I hadn't actually, no - will check them out. Do you get over to the UK very often? <br /><br />By the way, the main pic I can't help noticing is a Penny Farthing. We did a piece on their revival in the UK recently, which includes some madman setting up a Penny Farthing delivery service in Cornwall... It takes all types! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.andbike.cc/sunday-read/the-return-of-the-ordinary/" rel="nofollow">You can see it here.</a><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />David<br />David Raehttp://www.andbike.ccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-78839406910541287112012-10-03T01:13:48.111-04:002012-10-03T01:13:48.111-04:00Hm. Interesting to note the Herse's rack prec...Hm. Interesting to note the Herse's rack precludes the carried weight to be behind the front axle, yet I've seen a few modern interpretations in the manner of the pictured VO avec porteur to cantilever far out over it, as if that is a good idea. <br /><br />Ok done. Ground Round Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103163385322185034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6467858377106451384.post-24446728171122141062012-10-02T21:49:50.745-04:002012-10-02T21:49:50.745-04:00Yes, I think we are proud of our state as a whole ...Yes, I think we are proud of our state as a whole and our cycling culture in particular up here in the sparsely populated wilds of Vermont and it feels really good to be seen. Reading your post makes me realize that I sort of take the Old Spokes Home for granted. It is a gem, and an unlikely one at that. Somewhat unlikely as well, the nearby Alpine Shop features Velo Orange frames and equipment and copies of Bicycle Quarterly on display in a glass case. <br /><br />Perhaps the terrain and endless dirt road makes us naturally gravitate towards the highly versatile bikes typified in a kitted out randonneuring machine. dcainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993605656392392942noreply@blogger.com