My first performance road bike was a Raleigh Competition circa 1972/73 which I purchased from Jakes Bike Shop in Harper Woods, MI. It had Huret Jubilee components, and a Specialities TA 3 arm cotterless crank with gold pin striping around the frame lugs. In a moment of weakness, I sold the bike a few years back. Of all the bikes I have had since, that Raleigh remains my favorite. Great collection.
I dig the content! I grew up down the river in Batavia and came across your channel randomly. I hope you are enjoying those nice rail trails out there.
16:19. I had the same bike branded as a Panasonic PT 5000. There were some component differences. The derailleurs and hubs were Shimano Deore. The frame was all Tange #2 with a Tange fork. Cosmetically, the paint was event e same color. Yours seems to have gained a chain slap guard. Mine had a chromed right rear chain stay. The proprietary racks mated perfectly with the dedicated front and rear braze ons. I remember buying it right out of the window display from the bike store. Wish I still had it, as it was really a superb touring bike.
Somtimes evolution moves too fast, the bicycle becomes a revolution, the latest machine becomes a museum piece in the blinking of an eye. As Campagnolo used to say, "When technology becomes emotion".................
Frejus fray-juice. Guerciotti gwear-cho-tee. CIOCC Church without the R. GPM Gipiemme Gee-pee-em-ay. Get a polished alloy Campagnolo Centaur groupset for the Cinelli. Fake Colnago should be recycled...same with the fake Masi. Nice walk down memory-lane. Thanks for sharing!!
Some real beauties there John. When I was around 12 in the 70s my buddy had the Raleigh International, my other buddy had a Schwinn Varsity and I had a lowly Murray 10 speed. I learned how to work on bikes from those 3. My next bike was a Motobecane Grand Touring from 1980 (3 by 7, SunTour rear all original except campy front derailleur), still have that bike (and would love to get it cleaned up/redone so I could use it for some Eroica type rides…)
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage that’s the biggest issue; they guy I bought it from in grad school had spray painted it to keep it from getting stolen on campus (it worked!). It will need to be stripped and repainted, and I dont trust myself to have the skill to do it. It’s a great riding bike tho, I love those old French frames.
Lovely bikes. I´m in the process of assembly my first neo-retro bike - a Bianchi L´eroica lugged steel frame with a Campy Centuar groupset, Cinelli cockpit, and seatpost with Brooks saddle. Wheels/hubs yet to be decided. Hopefully it´ll look as nice as some of yours. Cheers.
I was working with an Italian guy when I picked up a Ten Speed Drive Guerciotti TSX 10 years ago and asked him how to pronounce it - he said "ger-CHOAT-tee" with a hard stop on the T.
Congratulations on an amazing collection John! Can’t wait to see what additions and builds you have planned - maybe a vintage Eddy Merckx wouldn’t be out of place?? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 🚴🏽♂️
Great stable of bikes. I love the colnago's, cinelli, and masi. Nice to have SS, gravel, road, and cruisers mix, as well as, steel, Ti & carbon. Also nice to hear you ride most of them. Keep up the good work riding and producing vid's.
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage my friend Pete Brennan has one, he put a pollished chorus 9spd on it with ambrosio gentlemen (red anodised) with chorus hubs. It looks almost as good as with a set of shimals
So many great bikes! I'll admit to being partial to the old Raleighs, and the Mk IV Professional in particular! The Condor might still be the nicest bike in the collection, though. Regarding the cranks with the 3 arm spiders... the T.A. and Campy GS... I know that they are a step down from the Campy Record and such, but the three arms just look a bit sleeker and minimalist. On a bike like the Raleigh Competition, with the minimalist black frame, it just looks great!
Any chance you would ever part with the Schwinn Wheaties bike and kit? That’s my favorite bike in your collection. I may build and paint my own from a used Paramount.
Lincoln, UK calling. John, I'm surprised you do not have a bike from the year you were born i myself have a 1967 Claud Butler, Super Courier, with original paint(a little rough in places but then so am I:) & mostly original parts. Oh, and don't forget Reynolds tubing is pronounced by individual numbers, e.g. Five Two Five
TO your viewers, how far have people rode their bicycle in one day. For me I rode my bike 60-miles. I'm planning on designing bike paths in key locals. Looking at designing a 15-mile path, that is safe to ride, walk or run for the ages.
Gios is pronouned by my Italian friends as Gee-oss The Colnago with no stay bridge has the cut-out club in its BB.. I'm pretty sure that's a Mexico. I have something very similar.
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The Peugeot PX10, 73 Raleigh Pro and the Specialized Epic brought back good memories. Thanks
Nicely done, John, kind of a mental touch point to pivot into what's next. Thanks for keeping the jewelry shiny and cool.
Amazing collection, it's always a treat to see your bikes, but even more so to witness true passion and knowledge. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks. You'll love the upcoming videos. I show a collection that puts mine to shame!
My first performance road bike was a Raleigh Competition circa 1972/73 which I purchased from Jakes Bike Shop in Harper Woods, MI. It had Huret Jubilee components, and a Specialities TA 3 arm cotterless crank with gold pin striping around the frame lugs. In a moment of weakness, I sold the bike a few years back. Of all the bikes I have had since, that Raleigh remains my favorite. Great collection.
I love my competition! I think im going to do a video soon highlighting a large Raleigh collection.. Stay tuned
The paramounts and Raleighs in your collection make me green with envy
stunning beauty bicycles, John!!! Congratulations for your constelation of amazing bicycles! Touches my heart!
We all will watch as often as you share your passion. Thank you!
Thanks Hoops!
Love Peugeot!!!
It's been a crowd favorite
Beautiful collection.
That Volare is BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks. You'll see a long overhaul video on that one soon..
I dig the content! I grew up down the river in Batavia and came across your channel randomly. I hope you are enjoying those nice rail trails out there.
Hey, Yes. I love the fox river trail and the great western out of St charles.
16:19. I had the same bike branded as a Panasonic PT 5000. There were some component differences. The derailleurs and hubs were Shimano Deore. The frame was all Tange #2 with a Tange fork. Cosmetically, the paint was event e same color. Yours seems to have gained a chain slap guard. Mine had a chromed right rear chain stay. The proprietary racks mated perfectly with the dedicated front and rear braze ons. I remember buying it right out of the window display from the bike store. Wish I still had it, as it was really a superb touring bike.
Somtimes evolution moves too fast, the bicycle becomes a revolution, the latest machine becomes a museum piece in the blinking of an eye. As Campagnolo used to say, "When technology becomes emotion".................
I wish I had that much free time on my hands
Sou Brasileiro e apaixonado por colecionismo, hobby, ciclismo, antiguidades . O canal e conteúdo são excelentes!!
Thank you!
Frejus fray-juice. Guerciotti gwear-cho-tee. CIOCC Church without the R. GPM Gipiemme Gee-pee-em-ay.
Get a polished alloy Campagnolo Centaur groupset for the Cinelli. Fake Colnago should be recycled...same with the fake Masi.
Nice walk down memory-lane. Thanks for sharing!!
LOL...
Thanks for sharing. Love the single speed colnago.
Some real beauties there John. When I was around 12 in the 70s my buddy had the Raleigh International, my other buddy had a Schwinn Varsity and I had a lowly Murray 10 speed. I learned how to work on bikes from those 3. My next bike was a Motobecane Grand Touring from 1980 (3 by 7, SunTour rear all original except campy front derailleur), still have that bike (and would love to get it cleaned up/redone so I could use it for some Eroica type rides…)
Awesome. Paint in good shape?
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage that’s the biggest issue; they guy I bought it from in grad school had spray painted it to keep it from getting stolen on campus (it worked!). It will need to be stripped and repainted, and I dont trust myself to have the skill to do it. It’s a great riding bike tho, I love those old French frames.
Great collection of bikes. Only wish I could have half of them
I am sure Reynolds 525 is an entry level tubing.
Lovely bikes. I´m in the process of assembly my first neo-retro bike - a Bianchi L´eroica lugged steel frame with a Campy Centuar groupset, Cinelli cockpit, and seatpost with Brooks saddle. Wheels/hubs yet to be decided. Hopefully it´ll look as nice as some of yours. Cheers.
Just saw one of those. Great bike to mod.. Good luck with that.
I was working with an Italian guy when I picked up a Ten Speed Drive Guerciotti TSX 10 years ago and asked him how to pronounce it - he said "ger-CHOAT-tee" with a hard stop on the T.
Thanks
Congratulations on an amazing collection John! Can’t wait to see what additions and builds you have planned - maybe a vintage Eddy Merckx wouldn’t be out of place?? Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺 🚴🏽♂️
Thanks. A early Merckx would be great!
Would immediately pick up the lotus if I were anywhere close in the US - Alas I am in Europe :)
Great stable of bikes. I love the colnago's, cinelli, and masi. Nice to have SS, gravel, road, and cruisers mix, as well as, steel, Ti & carbon. Also nice to hear you ride most of them. Keep up the good work riding and producing vid's.
Thank you much!
The red Cinelli near the end is an absolute stunner 😍
Cant wait to put a different group on it. I'm going to ride that on club rides for sure!
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage my friend Pete Brennan has one, he put a pollished chorus 9spd on it with ambrosio gentlemen (red anodised) with chorus hubs. It looks almost as good as with a set of shimals
Wow John lovely collection they all look amazing buddy.. love the Condor ❤😊 reminds me of mine ❤❤ in fact they all look fantastic.. 😍Pete 🚴🏻👍
Is it true that no two condors were painted alike?
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage I'm not sure John, mines a newer one
ending with a moots puts you in reginald scot's heart.
Its my newest bicycle. I also put a majority of my miles on that one.
Do you see many Flying Scot cycles built by David Rattray of Glasgow Scotland at your vintage fairs? ❤ your content! 👍🏴
No. haven't seen any!
So many great bikes! I'll admit to being partial to the old Raleighs, and the Mk IV Professional in particular! The Condor might still be the nicest bike in the collection, though. Regarding the cranks with the 3 arm spiders... the T.A. and Campy GS... I know that they are a step down from the Campy Record and such, but the three arms just look a bit sleeker and minimalist. On a bike like the Raleigh Competition, with the minimalist black frame, it just looks great!
Thanks. Im going to Colorado this week. I believe I'm going to highlight someones large Raleigh collection.
@@JohnsVintageRoadBikeGarage sounds like fun! Should be interesting.
Interesting trivia: the 1974 Raleigh Professional Mk IV and the 1980 Raleigh Professional Mk V have exactly the same frame geometry.
Interesting. However I like the 74 better
I'm pretty sure I have a fork for your milano. It is chrome with campy dropouts and is one inch threaded with a rather long steerer tube.
Hi. Please email me with the address on the front of my TH-cam page
"Frejuss" if you pronounce it the latin/italian way.
But also on the French Riviera there is a town named "Fréjus", pronounced "Frejüss".
Any chance you would ever part with the Schwinn Wheaties bike and kit? That’s my favorite bike in your collection. I may build and paint my own from a used Paramount.
Hi. No, that bike will stay with me for sure!
Tem alguma bicicleta CALOI 10 ou MONARK 10 aqui no Brasil e América do Sul esses modelos foram icônicos e marcaram época!!
Lincoln, UK calling. John, I'm surprised you do not have a bike from the year you were born i myself have a 1967 Claud Butler, Super Courier, with original paint(a little rough in places but then so am I:) & mostly original parts. Oh, and don't forget Reynolds tubing is pronounced by individual numbers, e.g. Five Two Five
Most of my stuff is from the 70s and 80s.
TO your viewers, how far have people rode their bicycle in one day.
For me I rode my bike 60-miles. I'm planning on designing bike paths in key locals. Looking
at designing a 15-mile path, that is safe to ride, walk or run for the ages.
As a 5-day weekend affordable mini retreat!
When I rode a bike, I never rode for speed. I want to ride where I could take in
a lot of things! and get some exercise.
From 10 to 100 miles.
Gios is pronouned by my Italian friends as Gee-oss
The Colnago with no stay bridge has the cut-out club in its BB.. I'm pretty sure that's a Mexico. I have something very similar.
What size is the Lotus?
60 to top
beautiful bike collection congratulations
Thanks!
I hope you will not, repeat not, repaint that Masi. Leave it the way it is, loved.
I won't repaint the Masi. I was questioning if it was already repainted.
Pronounce: jee us
When you say vintage, i think 1950 - 1970, not what you have here! Sorry!
@@heatherhoward2513 The word vintage is subject to interpretation. It's all a matter of perspective