My Bikes

I was mildly surprised to find that Google's web crawler doesn't crawl Google Photos. That means if I Google my Monti Special, it can't be found. Ditto for any other bike in my stable. What's up with that? So, I've put together this page to describe my various bikes and provide links to their albums in Google Photos.

Monti Special
Frame built under the tutelage of (and with a lot of help by) Doug Fattic. Paint by Jack Trumbull (Franklin Frame)
  • Tubing: a mixture of Columbus SL and Cromor
  • Lugs - Nikko spearpoint (tweaked slightly)
  • Bottom bracket shell: Allotec
  • Fork Crown: Pacenti Artisan II
  • Dropouts & Fork Ends: Ceeway 959 & 995N stainless
  • Brakes: MAFAC RAID direct mount calipers warmed over by @Mafac_Brakes
  • Fenders: Velo-Orange
  • Tires: Compass Stampede Pass (later: Rene Herse Bon Jon Pass)
  • Drivetrain is Campagnolo 9sp (Veloce, Racing T...)
  • Derailleurs and brakes set up by Lou Kuhn of the Pony Shop
Turin-branded Eisentraut Limited
Arrived March 7 2020 (nice timing...) s/n 75T005. Was built upon with mostly Dura-Ace components (rescued from my former Schwinn Volare). As of Spring 2025 it is back to a bare frame.
More TBD.

Skip Montanaro, May 2025