A strange bike indeed.

[Grant]

 

[Rustinkerer]

Makes my back hurt just looking at it! ~Adam

 

[bunnyman666]

Those were actually built by a Japanese builder who lives in Rifle, CO. named Yamaguchi.

 

[hamqqea]

1984 Olympic Team 100km Funny Bike.

 

[bunnyman666]

1984 Olympic Team 100km Funny Bike.
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Different than Mr. Yamaguchi’s bikes; these were screw and glue bike frames.

 

[hamqqea]

Different than Mr. Yamaguchi’s bikes; these were screw and glue bike frames.

The Team GT bike is later, 90's. Not sure I follow what you're referring to regarding glue and screw though.

 

[bunnyman666]

The Team GT bike is later, 90's. Not sure I follow what you're referring to regarding glue and screw though.

Those Raleigh used cast lugs that were made for the tubes to be glued with a new type of glue. Vitus were making bikes like that already. Those head tube lugs were a heavy affair. Marrying the stem to the fork also was heavy. The object was, of course, to punch a smaller hole in the air and to allow a better slipstream in a pursuit race. They could not make the head tube as aero as they would have liked to match the (then) new True Temper and Reynolds aero tubing. I remember reading several articles about that bicycle including the one you posted. That original super bike is what sparked my permanent fascination with composite bicycles.

 

[hamqqea]

A strange bike indeed.

Here, you take this... got too many.

 

[hamqqea]

Oh NOOOOOOOOO!

how'd these get in here?

 

[Grant]

Oh NOOOOOOOOO!
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The red specialised as a wear and tear blackhole fork which is the most valuable bike fort in the world. A bike with it on Ebay went for $15000.

 

[Grant]

 

[hamqqea]

Was looking for special parts... got lost.
I've seen this Huffy.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huffy-Olym...anic&brand=Huffy&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1
Looking for a Guru TT and Pinarello for the summer.

 

[ifitsfreeitsforme]

we don't see pioneering builds like these much these days, do we?

 

[Grant]

we don't see pioneering builds like these much these days, do we?

No and yes. The ones today are more refined and subtle.

 

[bear bear]

i really like this one. could somebody give me more info on it?

 

[hamqqea]

i really like this one. could somebody give me more info on it?

It's a early 90's CR-2X Roadmaster Motocykes. There was also a black bike.

hehe

 

[Grant]

It's a early 90's CR-2X Roadmaster Motocykes. There was also a black bike.

hehe

"Cursed object"

 

[hamqqea]

The kid's bike in 2nd video was better and he wants a Motocykes I mean, if it was the 70s ok.

 

[Grant]

The kid's bike in 2nd video was better and he wants a Motocykes I mean, if it was the 70s ok.

It looks like the late eighties early nineties. Still make similar things today.

 

[bunnyman666]

The red specialised as a wear and tear blackhole fork which is the most valuable bike fort in the world. A bike with it on Ebay went for $15000.

Paul Lew invented that fork/wheel system. I never saw a man put out so much publicity for a product that yielded so few examples. I had some of his race wheels (which became the basis of the Reynolds composite wheels) that were on fire sale when he sold out. No doubt the lightest wheel I had seen with production components (Ada and Lightweight were lighter but used carbon hubs and spokes). I wonder what Paul Lew is doing these days?