Origins
A Collection of modern road racing bicycles - as close to the original model in every material and technology of which they have been constructed (or at least that I have been able to acquire).
1972 Allegro - a classic Reynolds 531 steel road bike with all original Campy Nuovo Record parts. There are so many steel frames to choose from, but this happens to be one of the bikes I would lust after at a local bike shop when I was a kid.
1972 Allegro - Details of the Campy 1010A long rear dropouts, 1972 Nuovo Record derailleurs, pedals and crankset.
1972 Allegro - Classic Reynolds 531 double-butted tubing decal in French and the Allegro logo, showing their Swiss pedigree.
1973 Teledyne Titan - Originally designed by Canadian track cycling star Barry Harvey and built by aerospace company Teledyne Linair. Teledyne needed titanium for other projects and rumor has it that because of the Cold War, importing titanium from the world's largest producer, the Soviet Union, was challenging because of their concern about it's use in defense projects. Requesting the titanium for bicycle use, helped smooth the obstacles.
1973 Teledyne Titan - Vertical dropouts for improved frame stiffness and a unique Campy Rally long-cage touring derailleur.
1973 Teledyne Titan - A hodge podge of components, the bottom half of the headset and the brakes are likely original equipment, since many of the Titans were sold with first-generation Dura-Ace groups.
1973 Teledyne Titan - Knowing that the lower-density titanium would require larger diameter tubing in order to meet accepted steel strength and stiffness standards, Teledyne had to crimp the down tube back to the steel-standard 1 1/8" to fit conventional shifter bosses. Also, Teledyne is, to this day, one of the few titanium frame manufacturers to actually build a titanium fork.
1973 Teledyne Titan - This external sleeve was utilized to improve strength around the seat cluster.
1975 Klein, SN 103 - This is the first Klein ever built for a consumer. The first two were constructed for Gary Klein and one of his partners. Klein may well be the most instrumental bicycle company in pushing bicycle frame technology toward the modern era. By embracing the use of a lower-density material like aluminum with larger tubing diameters, Klein was able to significantly reduce frame weights while actually increasing frame strength and stiffness.
1975 Klein - Note the original Fiamme Red Label sew-up rims.
1975 Klein - Classic Cinelli bars and stem with Campy Nuovo Record brakes and levers.
