Day of rest - Sunday
Mud wrestling.
Paris Roubaix has given us many amazing iconic images.
What better lead up to the 5th Annual Melburn Roobaix, and the actual
Paris Roobaix 2010 than reminiscing some of the great editions.
1984. Sean Kelly.
Sean Kelly. You could judge this one by his legs.
A Sunday in Heaven.
I took DZ and FB for a spin around the backyard. This is the regular Sunday ride, and it's a corker in any weather.
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The lack of cars would have to be one of the nice things about this loop. It's a gentle cruise to Whittlesea, then a gentle climb up Humevale winding through the valley of lush green, crossing the ridge in a blanket of heavy mist, descending for 6km twisting and turning all the way to St. Andrews market.
Flying Tarts (Bakery), Pheasant creek is the perfect spot to break up the ride with coffee and an open bacon and eggs sandwich.
The art of the bicycle.
Nothing beats a hand made custom frame, just like nothing beats a pair of tailored pants. They're mad to fit you, so you don't need to cinch the belt, or breathe in heavily to squeeze into them.
Brian Hayes is an Australian frame building legend, though perhaps not as well known for his frames work as Colnago, Tommasini, or even modern day fighters of fastidiousness like Richard Sachs, Darrell McCulloch, Dario Pegorett, he deserves to be mentioned in the same breath.
Brian's marque 'Euro Sport' has featured around here 'since forever' but building almost striclty for Australia's National team riders means there ain't too many floating about. Those that are floating around have considerable pedigree and been ridden at the highest levels of the sport. The two Euros's I've owned that stand out for me have both been ridden by Stuart O'Grady - his team pursuit frame, and this standard 700c machine.
Brian has built for Keirin racers - Jobie Dajka
(Thanks Tomity)
World Champions such as Michael Rogers...
Euro's are super refined machines. Classic angles, SUPER fine brazing, and elegant understand details that I absolutely adore.
Brian Hayes is also one of the few builders who paints his own frames, and stands alone when it comes to paint. Immaculate, detailed and flawless.
Built to last.
DZ is one of the few non-AIS riders to have a Euro built for him. In 1995 he asked Brian to build him and a frame. For the princely sum of $1100 - this is what he got.
The pipes are a rare Columbus SL tubeset, pressed with an ornate design which highlights the metallic paint superbly. It was equipped with the 8 speed Record groupset you see today. DZ couldn't afford the Shamals ($1400 at the time) and settled for the Scirocco's. The rare translucent hoods are another detail that seperates this steed from the herd.
It's hard to believe this bike has been ridden at all, it has the original chain, cluster and even brake pads. It's allegedly done thousands upon thousands of kilometres. Watching DZ lubricate each individual chain link pre-ride, I can believe it.
If you thinks it looks good indoors, you should see it in the sun.
More Euro delights and snippets coming soon.
Old skool fyx.
'The Dark' ripping it during work. Vancouver 2005.
D was one of the first BMX > fixed cross over riders I knew. He was a freak on the little wheels, and just as gnarly on 700C. Brakeless with flats.
the dark
more at flickr/thedark
Comments
Love the Fyx - keep it up
-Bowie
surely it cant be as strong as plain though??
I can imagine it folding up like a rubik's snake in a stack
unlike carbon which is totally bulletproof, right?
If I could find me a 58cm I'd be all over it!
fixedgeargallery.com/.../...
original hoods, cluster, chain, components.
and it's all been ridden frequently. that's campy for you ;)
david zabriskie has got nothing on this DZ.
It's an awesome piece of machinery!
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