Cyclist rummages los ntawm ib tug txiv neej cov khoom ntawm cov tsheb kauj vab thiab cov khoom siv, thiab tau txais zaj dab neeg tom qab kev xav me me
Kadir Guirey yog ib tug txiv neej eclectic. Ib zaug nws yog ib tug skateboarding pro; nws yog tus thawj coj hu nkauj ntawm pab pawg Funkapolitan (tso rau saum Cov Pops hauv 1981); nws siv qee lub sij hawm ua tus tsim cov ntaub ntawv; thiab nws yog thib ob nyob rau hauv kab rau yav tas los zwm txwv ntawm Crimea. Nws kuj muaj ib qho kev sau ntawm ib ncig ntawm 20 lub tsheb kauj vab, 30 thav ntawv, 60 lub tsho nrog rau kev sau tsis tiav ntawm cov khoom, ephemera thiab minutae.
'Kuv txhais tau tias, Kuv tau chucked ntau yam khoom tseg thiab tu siab tiag tiag, yog li tam sim no kuv khaws txhua yam,' Guirey hais.
'Nws ua rau txhua tus neeg vwm thiab kuv xav kho nws tiag tiag, tab sis thaum koj chuck ib yam dab tsi, 15 xyoo tom qab nws dhau los ua ib yam uas koj yuav tsum tau khaws cia. Tam sim no kuv cia li khaws cia tag nrho thiab nws yuav siv tag nrho kuv lub neej.'
Guirey tau ua siab zoo caw Cyclist rau hauv nws lub tsev los tshawb nrhiav hauv cov thawv qub thiab cov thawv kom tau cov dab neeg tom qab qee qhov me me thiab cov bobs hauv nws cov khoom zoo nkauj caij tsheb kauj vab.
Peb cov lus nug thawj zaug yog, pom tseeb, nws tuaj qhov twg?
'Zoo, Kuv tau ua ntau ntau eBay trawling rov qab rau hnub ntawd, thiab tau kawg tib neeg tsis tau paj rwb tiag tiag rau kev yuav khoom los ntawm cov chaw sib tw thoob ntiaj teb, 'hais tias Guirey.
'Koj tuaj yeem pom tej yam yooj yim dua, lossis koj tsuas tuaj hla lawv. Zoo li kuv phau ntawv Merckx. Nws tsuas yog qee tus neeg hauv Ghent uas muaj nws.
'Kuv tab tom nrhiav qee qhov Merckx chainrings ntawm Belgian eBay thiab tam sim ntawd phau ntawv no nyuam qhuav tshwm sim. Kuv paub tam sim ntawd nws yog qhov nthuav tiag tiag li Eddy tau kos npe rau nws. Kuv tawm hws dhau nws rau hnub nyoog thiab kuv tau muab txog £ 500 rau nws. Txawm li cas los xij, tsis muaj leej twg twv rau nws yog li kuv tsis tas yuav them ntau npaum li ntawd. Kuv nco tsis tau tam sim no.
'Nrog kev sau nws yog kev twv txiaj vim koj tsis paub dab tsi koj yuav tau txais. Zoo li cov diav rawg, piv txwv li. Kuv xav kom lawv rov hais dua tab sis lawv xa rov qab los rau kuv, hais tias, "Lawv puv lub qhov, lawv zoo li cheese." Yog li kuv tau kom lawv xa mus rau Cliff Shrubb [tus lig, zoo London-based framebuilder] thiab nws muab qee cov hniav tshiab rau nws txoj hauv kev kom raug thiab lub lim tiam tom ntej lwm txheej diav rawg tau tshwm sim hauv online zoo meej. Nws raug nqi ntau npaum li kuv tau kho kuv lub teeb, tab sis kuv tau cawm lawv vim nws yog qhov kawg me ntsis ntawm vuam Cliff tau ua. Nws tuag txog 10 hnub tom qab. Lub plawv nres, kuv xav.'
Los ntawm nws tus kheej nkag mus, Guirey's collection tsis muaj kev taw qhia tshwj xeeb. Nws tsis yog tshwj xeeb tsis tshua muaj tsheb kauj vab nws tom qab, lossis cov khoom los ntawm qee lub sijhawm hauv keeb kwm kev caij tsheb kauj vab. Hloov chaw nws yog cov neeg thiab cov chaw uas cov khoom sawv cev uas Guirey hlub: 'Dab tsi zoo yog tias koj pom tib neeg cov dab neeg. Kuv pom Vitus no ib zaug, lossis tej zaum yog Alan, kuv tsis nco qab. Txawm li cas los xij, daim ntawv no muaj lub tsheb kauj vab no, tus qub Cafe de Colombia, thiab kuv nug nws seb nws tau txais nws li cas. Nws hloov tawm nws txiv yog DS thiab kuv hais tias, "Zoo, tib lub Cafe de Colombia DS kuv paub yog Rafael Jimiani," thiab nws hais tias, "Yog, yog nws." Peb muaj kev sib tham zoo nkauj no, thiab koj tau ntsib nrog txhua tus neeg zoo. Los yog koj tau siv lawm, nws tuaj yeem muaj tsawg heev thiab nyob deb ntawm tam sim no.'
Ib yam uas Guirey tsis muaj yog kev txaus siab. Peb nyuam qhuav tau saib ib yam khoom ua ntej nws muab nws tso thiab khaws lwm qhov, tsuas yog yuav tsum tau cuam tshuam tam sim ntawm lwm yam uas tau ntes nws lub qhov muag.
'Kuv tau mus dhau ib ntu ntawm kev yuav khau ntau,' nws hais. 'Qhov no yog ib qho kev lom zem me me ntawm kev nco. Cov Pumas no, saib, nrog cov cleat txav tau yooj yim. Nws yog thawj qhov piv txwv ntawm khau aerodynamic kuv paub txog.
‘Cia peb saib qee lub tsho. Tsis tos! Ua li cas rau cov khau no? Original Puma nrog cov tawv tawv. Los ntawm lub sijhawm uas tib neeg hnav cov thom khwm dawb. Cav hnav cov no ib zaug tiag. Kuv hnav nws rau kev tua nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov khoom siv Molteni thiab nws nyiam cov khau: "Huag cov no yog fzoo heev, puas yog?" nws hais.'
Zoo kawg chaos
Qee cov neeg sau tuaj yeem ua tus kheej nrog lawv cov khoom, zoo li lawv tsis xav kom lwm tus pom lawv. Guirey yog qhov pom tseeb ntawm qhov tsis sib xws, txawm hais tias khaws txhua yam hauv lub cellar nthuav tawm qhov teeb meem pom tseeb.
'Kuv nyiam khaws cov khoom no kom kuv tuaj yeem qhia rau tib neeg thiab, leej twg paub, lawv yuav txaus siab rau nws. Koj yuav tsis xav nyob nrog nws, txawm li cas los xij. Nws yog me ntsis zoo li lub tsev khaws puav pheej, tshwj tsis yog kuv yuav tsum tau ntim nws tag nrho rov qab rau kuv tus kheej. Feem ntau kuv cov khoom yog nyob rau hauv lub cellar. Koj tuaj yeem saib ib puag ncig tab sis koj tsis tuaj yeem nkag mus rau dab tsi. "Qhov no yog lub xeev ntawm Kadir lub neej," koj hais tau. Kuv tau txais daim ntawv rov qab no, koj pom. Lwm tus neeg zoo dua kuv ntawm kev txheeb lawv cov khoom sau tawm.'
Cov lus nug nyob mus ib txhis nrog ib qho kev sau yog qhov twg nws yuav ua tiav? Nws puas tuaj yeem xaus? Guirey xav tias tsis yog.
'Kuv nyiam lub qhov rais yav dhau los. Kuv pab tsis tau kuv tus kheej, 'nws hais. 'Tej zaum kuv yuav tso tseg ib hnub. Kuv nyiam nrhiav khoom tab sis kuv xav tias tam sim no kuv tuaj yeem tau txais ib tus neeg los yuav tag nrho cov khoom los ntawm kuv. Nws yuav yog ib qho kev txaj muag tawg tag nrho, koj paub. Tej zaum kuv tuaj yeem muag tag nrho rau Bradley Wiggins.'
CAMPAGNOLO SUPER RECORD
'Dab tsi nyob ntawm no? Auj, thawj tiam Super Record. Kuv muaj lwm yam khoom zoo nkauj Campagnolo tab sis txhua yam zoo li tau ploj mus. Kuv tau txais Simplex shifters tab sis - lawv muaj qhov zoo dua rub rau lawv. Ntau tus neeg caij tsheb hauv 80s, zoo li Fignon, siv cov no thiab lawv tsuas yog muab cov lus qhia me ntsis Campagnolo roj hmab rau lawv.
‘Nej tej zaum koj hnov cov dab neeg txog kev puas tsuaj, tau kawg. Kuv tus phooj ywg pom qhov tsawg tshaj plaws Campagnolo rear mech, uas lawv tsuas ua tau li ntawm rau lub hlis. Nws yog me ntsis pitted ces nws txiav txim siab kom nws rechromed. Nws xa nws mus rau cov chromers no thiab lawv yaj nws. Nws yuav luag los kua muag.'
NRHIAV SEATPOST
'Auj, peb tau dab tsi ntawm no? Saib, drillium. Qhov no yog kev zam ib zaug hauv Alf Engers era. Kuv yuav tsis caij nws, ho. Kuv txhais tau tias, saib nws - nws yuav cia li poob rau tej daim. Kuv tau txais tag nrho cov kev hloov pauv no thiab. Lawv yog cov khib nyiab, kev hloov pauv qub - lawv tsuas yog lwj.'
MERCKX PHOTO BOOK
Tej zaum qhov tshwj xeeb tshaj plaws hauv Guirey cov ntawv sau yog kos npe duab album ntawm cov duab ntawm Eddy Merckx. Leej twg coj lawv los ze rau Merckx, tab sis nws tus kheej yog qhov tsis paub.
'Qhov no yog nws. The original l'Album d'Eddy. Koj paub peb yeej tsis pom tias tus kws yees duab yog leej twg. Yog tias koj saib La Course en Tete, muaj me ntsis qhov twg Eddy ncaws pob ncaws pob thiab koj tuaj yeem pom ib tug txiv neej thaij duab uas nyob ntawm no hauv album no. Nws yog nyob rau hauv zaj duab xis. Nws nyob qhov twg, thaij duab no.'
SUNGLASSES
'Dab tsi ntxiv peb tau txais ntawm no? Ah yog, qee qhov Rudy Projects thiab qee qhov Oakley Eyeshades. Nws yog Hinault thiab LeMond, tiag tiag. Lawv yog qhov tsis xis nyob tshaj plaws hauv ntiaj teb, koj paub. Leej twg hnav tsom iav thaum ntawd? Ferdi Kübler tej zaum? Tus txiv neej Swiss uas ua npuas ncauj ntawm qhov ncauj. Kuv xav tias nws hnav Persol.'
PRO RACING PENNANTS
'Muaj qhov qub pro hu ua Roberto Poggiali lossis qee yam - nws nyob hauv pab pawg Salvarani nrog Gimondi. Ib qho ntawm cov super-domestiques thaum ntxov, kuv xav. Nws mus ua DS ntawm Highroad lossis ib yam dab tsi. Txawm li cas los xij, kuv tau tswj hwm txoj haujlwm no ntau ntawm musettes tawm ntawm nws, tab sis kuj muaj cov pennants ib yam nkaus.
'Koj tau txais cov no los ntawm Ncig Saib Tebchaws Fabkis. Qhov no [ntawm sab xis] yog thaum koj yeej ib theem - kuv xav tias nws yog los ntawm ib pab neeg lub sij hawm sim los yog ib yam dab tsi - thiab qhov no yog los ntawm thaum koj yeej GC. Ib yam uas kuv tsis tau txais, uas kuv chim siab heev, yog txhua daim ntawv uas nws tau muaj los ntawm thaum nws sib tw. Kuv yeej nyiam cov ntawd.'
JERSEYS
'Au Vajtswv, tsho. Koj puas xav saib cov tsho? Saib lawv tag nrho. Tab sis qhov no yog me me kib rau qee tus ntawm cov txiv neej [lwm tus neeg sau] - lawv muaj ntau txhiab, pom tseeb.
'Kuv tau txais Jean-Francois Bernard's skinsuit los ntawm thaum nws yeej Ventoux theem thiab hnav daj xyoo 1987. Qhov ntawd yog qhov tshwj xeeb tshaj. Thiab Sean Kelly ib qho - Kuv xav tias nws yog Skil.
'Thiab koj puas nco qab thaum Moreno Argentin yeej World Champs? Nws muaj lub tsho zoo kawg nkaus uas nws zoo li cov kab txaij tau pleev xim rau. Kuv muaj qhov ntawd. Tau kawg tsis muaj dab tsi zoo li tam sim no, lawv tsis cia lawv fnrog nws. Nyob rau hnub ntawd koj tuaj yeem tsim koj tus kheej li.'
ALAN FRAME
‘Yuav ceev faj lub ru tsev qis. Kuv yeej yuav tsum huv si. Qhov no yog qhov zoo - carbon Alan nrog lugs. Kuv paub tseeb tias kuv tau hnov ib zaj dab neeg hais txog txhua daim ntawv cog lus ua tsis tiav thiab cov hlab poob tawm.'
CYCLING MEMORABILIA
'Yog li qhov no yog lub thawv uas kuv pom hauv Portobello Txoj Kev thiab nws yog ib tus neeg lub neej hauv kev caij tsheb kauj vab. Nws hu ua Leonard Crickmore thiab nws tau txais txhua yam. Saib, ntawm no yog qhov caw rau nws lub club lub caij ntuj sov noj hmo seev cev xyoo 1958. Nws yog ib feem ntawm BLRC, uas yog British League of Racing Cyclists thiab lawv txhawb txoj kev sib tw, tsis yog lub sijhawm sim. Lawv yog cov neeg ntxeev siab heev hauv lawv lub sijhawm. Lawv yeej vilified thiab hu ua lub koom haum communist. Tag nrho cov no xav ua yog txoj kev sib tw - lawv tsis xav sawv ntawm 6 teev sawv ntxov thiab mus rau V718 lossis dab tsi.
'Saib, ntawm no yog nws daim ntawv qhia los ntawm San Remo, yog li nws pom tseeb mus rau ntawd. Nws yog heev tsiv nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev. Kuv xav tsis thoob li cas los ntawm nws. Qhov kev txhawj xeeb yog qhov tseeb tias cov khoom no ploj mus vim koj paub tias feem ntau cov neeg yuav cia li chuck nws hla. Nws yuav txaj muag heev yog tias tag nrho cov khoom no tau ploj mus ib txhis.'
KEV KAWM NTAWV
Guirey tau khaws nws cov khoom sau tau ntau xyoo, feem ntau khaws khoom los ntawm thoob plaws lub ntiaj teb. Nws muaj ntau yam ntawm cov ntawv tshaj tawm ua ntej WW1 Tour de France uas nws 'tau txais ntau txoj haujlwm hauv tebchaws Ltalis', txawm hais tias nws tsis tau mus tas li mus rau txoj kev npaj.
'Lub tsev muag khoom Fabkis yog qhov txawv, koj paub. Lawv zoo li cowboys. Kuv tau nyob ntawm qhov kev sib tw no thiab lawv muab rauj, tom qab ntawd ib tus neeg hais tias, "Qhov tseeb, muaj kev twv nyob ntawd," thiab lawv rov qab mus dua. Lawv tsuas yog ua kom tag nrho.'
CHROMED COLNAGO
'Ah yes, the Colnago. Nws yog ib yam dab tsi heev, tiag tiag. Nrog rau titanium qhov chaw nws yog qhov hnyav heev, tsuas yog 7kg los yog li ntawd. Thiab lub tsheb kauj vab Molteni no, kuv tau rov qab ua dua xyoo dhau los tab sis nws loj heev rau kuv caij. txaj muag heev, tiag tiag. 'Kuv nyiam qhov no. Nws yog Moser De Rosa. Thiab cov no yog Delta brakes. Txhua tus hlub lawv tab sis koj xav tau ib qho tshwj xeeb 3.5mm allen key thiab txawm tias tom qab ntawd lawv txaus ntshai.