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jholland
02-27-09, 10:17 AM
Thanks for all of the help from the group.. (stem and cranks questions). I have completed my updates attached are before and after images.

Quill stem with 1 1/8" to 1" inserts.
Vintage Brooks Saddle
Vintage Campagnolo seat post
Vintage Campagnolo tri-arm cranks (52t)
Wooden Handlebars

And I sanded it down to bare metal and repainted it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3330/3313653231_54fb6e1c46_o.jpg

Yaktizzle417
02-27-09, 10:19 AM
+58 trendy points for wood bars?

dude thats an awful idea.
OneMoreGear
02-27-09, 10:22 AM
I like it. Good job. A true labor of love.

jholland
02-27-09, 10:22 AM
ha, someone stole my bars I was using, and the wooden bars are somewhat temporary, I just haven't found anything else I like. I cut a branch off of a tree in the back yard and stripped the bark off and cut it to size... I didn't buy them.
Yaktizzle417
02-27-09, 10:26 AM
LOL

Your story is win. I'd just be hella careful with it...

I'll ship you a set of straights if you pay for shipping dude..
ZiP0082
02-27-09, 11:49 AM
I love the background of the photo, and I really like the paint choice of your bike. I'd be too afraid to ride that bike brakeless though (with homemade wooden bars and a super beefy gear ratio).
REMspeedwagon
02-27-09, 12:49 PM
yeah really i hope that branch doesn't break on you!
looks good though.
jholland
02-27-09, 12:54 PM
I have a 19t (73 gi) on one side and a 16t (87 gi) on the other. not too bad.