Hans Lutz UCI TT

This bike participated at the track world championship 1985 in Bassano, Italy. It was created at the workshop of Hans Lutz. H. Lutz is a formerly Olympic and Western German champion who developed his own brand already during his active career. This bike was made in the beginning of the eighties for G. Schumacher who won the Western German championship in omnium pista in 1981. He raced this bike 1985 at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Bassano at the 1000m time trial. He did not win, but nonetheless he aimed for victory. In the eighties, the times changed. It was impossible to win a sporting competition anymore, without a scientifically structured approach in both: preparation of the athlete, like training plan and alimentation, and developing of the equipment for that only purpose. Considering the tremendous amount of research went into the construction process of this bike like wind channel testing I think it is better called ambition or quest rather than bicycle. Needless to mention it is equipped with the best parts available at that time. But the frame is most interesting. Everything is optimised. The tubes are ovalised Columbus SLX. The lugs are cut with grinded edges in order to reduce drag and save weight. The work was done in a way that brings tears of veneration to your eyes. It is minimalized perfection and pure craftsmanship. It's like an arrow, once released it just flies forward.