Finished the Witcomb
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Finished the Witcomb
Finally finished her up this weekend. Don't mind the Speedplay Frog pedals...had to ride her to work and then for a quick 10 mile or so ride...smooth as a Cadillac, love the feel of steel.
Witcomb Competition Frame/Fork (Reynolds 531)
Mavic A719 rims/Phil Wood hubs
Panaracer Pasela Tourguard tires (700c x 28)
Brooks B-17 Champion Special saddle
Suntour seatpost
Nitto Noodle (B-177) handlebar
Brooks Leather handlebar tape
Nitto Technomic Deluxe stem
Tange headset
Dia-Compe Model 750 center-pull brakes
Cane Creek SCR-5 brake levers
Sugino XD-600 crankset (48/36/26)
Shimano 600 bottom bracket
Suntour 5-speed freewheel (13/15/17/19/22)
Wipperman chain
Shimano 600 friction down-tube shifters
Shimano Tiagra front derailleur
Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur
Witcomb Competition Frame/Fork (Reynolds 531)
Mavic A719 rims/Phil Wood hubs
Panaracer Pasela Tourguard tires (700c x 28)
Brooks B-17 Champion Special saddle
Suntour seatpost
Nitto Noodle (B-177) handlebar
Brooks Leather handlebar tape
Nitto Technomic Deluxe stem
Tange headset
Dia-Compe Model 750 center-pull brakes
Cane Creek SCR-5 brake levers
Sugino XD-600 crankset (48/36/26)
Shimano 600 bottom bracket
Suntour 5-speed freewheel (13/15/17/19/22)
Wipperman chain
Shimano 600 friction down-tube shifters
Shimano Tiagra front derailleur
Shimano Ultegra rear derailleur
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Love the look of the brown hooded Cane Creeks with the Brooks wrap. Beautiful job, I bet she rides really well.
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Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous. Congrats.
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Looking at that Brooks saddle and bar wrap together, I'm absolutely certain how I want to finish my Bates......
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Thanks for the props, guys. I am really happy with how it turned out.
I bought the frame as is from a guy who said it supposedly been refinished before he got it. All I did was clean it up and throw a coat of wax on it. There are a few minor chips here and there, but nothing to worry about.
Originally Posted by J B
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Nice, really nice!...only thing I'd do is rotate the handlebars downward just a little...if it were mine. What's the brown chainstay protector made of?
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beautiful! Saving images as inspiration for my comparable build of this summer, a fixed gear neo-british audax bike with Japanese components. Thanks for sharing!
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Great job! Looks like a very comfortable ride. What do you think of the Crane Creek levers? I was upgrading my Mercian and almost went with them.
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Originally Posted by unworthy1
Nice, really nice!...only thing I'd do is rotate the handlebars downward just a little...if it were mine. What's the brown chainstay protector made of?
Chainstay protector is leather, elk hide to be exact. Got it from Velo Orange. https://www.velo-orange.com/lechprsead.html
Originally Posted by Noah Scape
Great job! Looks like a very comfortable ride. What do you think of the Crane Creek levers? I was upgrading my Mercian and almost went with them.
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they look to be the same as the tektro/cane creek hooded levers I have on one bike - they're very well made and I think the hood shape is perfect.
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