Jízdní kola!

Nice archival video about different types o

f bicycles in Czechoslovakia. Please ignore the vintage recumbents as we at CZ do not endorse such atrocities- no matter how cool the footage.

BTW I have no idea what they are saying but Czechs don't mess around, so it's gotta be cool. But if for some reason they are saying something offensive (i.e. “Death to America”, “Fixies are for Poseurs”, “Salinger Was a Horrible Author [inside joke, sorry]), I apologize in advance.

Found via CR List. Thanks guys!

Yes, Damn you, Ray Dobbins.

There I said it. But c’mon, just tell me you weren’t thinking the same thing. Yeah, that’s right, I thought so.

Damn your little details, your ability to strive and and subsequently archive perfection, yes, Damn all of those things.

In fact. Damn your Colnagos. All of them, especially the 1972 beauty that is currently on ebay. Yes, Damn that one especially.

damn you

Damn You

Oh, Pirelli tubulars. Hmm, yeah, been looking for those FOREVER. But it doesn’t matter, ’cause I’m Damning those as well.

Pirelli Tubulars. Rare, Sure. Damn them? Yes.

I’m also sure I could check out this custom Drillium and make some sort of refrerence to Dante’s 7 circles of hell. But I won’t. Why? Damn them.

Damn these things, too

Also, I would like to specifically point out that I damn the ingenuity of the little clear cable housing you hid under the cable guides. You guess it. Damn you and the cable housing.

Damn this Clear Cable Housing

You also may remeber a little post called Ask CycleZine, where I point out how to date an NR derailleur. Well, damn that post and damn Ray for taking a better example shot of THIS 1972 CAMPY NUOVO RECORD REAR DERAILLUER. Maybe you should just write the column. Huh, yeah, I thought so.

Damn 1972 and Dating Campy Components

Then again, maybe I don’t have to damn you. They say the devil is in the details.

Damn you.

Oh, and for those of you who are bitter (Damn you too). Check out this gallery of g*ddamn nice pictures. Then head over to ebay and buy the damn 1972 Damn Colnago Damn Super that I can’t Damn afford. Damnit.

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Happy Friday! And welcome to our first installment of our very own advice column- Ask CycleZine. It’s how we will teach you things in the guise of dumb questions with really witty retorts. So without further ado:

Dear Cyclzine

I often find myself in situations where I wish to compliment female cyclists on their beautiful Campagnolo Nuovo and Super Record components. But as I begin to, I find myself fumbling for the right words.

For example, last week I approached a woman on a very nice vintage Cinelli SuperCorsa. I said, “Wow, that is a really pristine set of 60’s Super Record Cranks you got there”. She looked at me in disgust, as though I were little more than a sadly converted Colnago “fixie”,  and walked away. Turns out they were from 1984.

Please help.

Signed:

Dating for Dating
San Francisco, California

Image courtesy of Velo-Retro

Dear Dating for Dating.

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I’m a sucker for a nice vintage box or two and the following are no exceptions. Here are a couple of things that showed up in the mail the last few weeks. Just thought I would share, because sharing is caring.

I love the lettering and pictographs of this vintage Gaslo box. It’s more in line with the graphic design of that era. Whereas most cycling design was a couple decades behind the fold with a lot of their graphics.

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