Retro roadies- old frames with STI's or Ergos
01-08-15, 08:18 PM
#4301
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,694
Bikes: A few BSO's.
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 164 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 55 Times
in
27 Posts
'81 716 just finished to use as a winter bike when I travel to places with less than ideal streets/bike trails. 32c Gatorskins so probably not going to fit fenders. Some part bin pieces and others aquired. The 105 caliper barely makes it to the rim in the front so I will see how that goes. 105 rear hub with Mavic rim. The front wheel came with the bike and had been changed at some point to an 8 speed era 105 I hub. I couldn't come up with a 10 speed Shimano crank so Chorus it is.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
01-09-15, 08:48 AM
#4303
Senior Member
But one of the great and fun things I like about this bike over many of the others I have owned is it is incredibly versatile in the tire width it can handle. I can put on a set of Challenge Eroica’s at 30mm wide for a wonderfully plush ride or a pair of 35mm wide Kendas for a day on gravel roads.
01-09-15, 09:21 AM
#4304
Hoards Thumbshifters
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Signal Mountain, TN
Posts: 1,157
Bikes: '23 Black Mtn MC, '87 Bruce Gordon Chinook, '08 Jamis Aurora, '86 Trek 560, '97 Mongoose Rockadile, & '91 Trek 750
Mentioned: 11 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 246 Post(s)
Liked 338 Times
in
193 Posts
'81 716 just finished to use as a winter bike when I travel to places with less than ideal streets/bike trails. 32c Gatorskins so probably not going to fit fenders. Some part bin pieces and others aquired. The 105 caliper barely makes it to the rim in the front so I will see how that goes. 105 rear hub with Mavic rim. The front wheel came with the bike and had been changed at some point to an 8 speed era 105 I hub. I couldn't come up with a 10 speed Shimano crank so Chorus it is.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
01-09-15, 10:59 AM
#4305
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 159
Bikes: 3Rensho Super Record Export, Zunow Z-1, Andy Gilmour Breakaway, Sycip 26er
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Zunow Z-1 finished with a SRAM & Zipp components. Still looking for a nice seatpost/saddle combo to finish it up.
Love the little bit of history I have read up on Zunow from these forums and other sources.
Love the little bit of history I have read up on Zunow from these forums and other sources.
01-09-15, 12:16 PM
#4308
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 129
Bikes: 1989 Moser Leader Pro, 1978? Flandria, Batavus Professional AMEV, Gios Compact Pro, 1968? Frejus Tour de France, 1972 Peugeot Touring?, 1976 Flandria Tour?, 2013 Kuota Kharma, 2010 BeOne Raw, 2013 Kenesis Pro6, 2009 GT Aggressor, 2011 Trek Fuel Ex8.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Batavus Professional with modern 105, used it for most of my training at the backend of last summer as I really enjoyed the feel of it, even raced it once, as per attached pic; but it was a training league crit, so nothing too serious. Having done two old school frames with modern groupsets, one styling concession I had to make was to keep with an oldschool quill stem - I tried a modern conversion but never looked quite right to me.
01-09-15, 01:40 PM
#4309
aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Posts: 40,503
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Mentioned: 511 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 7348 Post(s)
Liked 2,471 Times
in
1,435 Posts
Batavus Professional with modern 105, used it for most of my training at the backend of last summer as I really enjoyed the feel of it, even raced it once, as per attached pic; but it was a training league crit, so nothing too serious. Having done two old school frames with modern groupsets, one styling concession I had to make was to keep with an oldschool quill stem - I tried a modern conversion but never looked quite right to me.
__________________
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
01-09-15, 02:03 PM
#4310
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 129
Bikes: 1989 Moser Leader Pro, 1978? Flandria, Batavus Professional AMEV, Gios Compact Pro, 1968? Frejus Tour de France, 1972 Peugeot Touring?, 1976 Flandria Tour?, 2013 Kuota Kharma, 2010 BeOne Raw, 2013 Kenesis Pro6, 2009 GT Aggressor, 2011 Trek Fuel Ex8.
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Front of the picture but 3 rider break up the road, pan flat circuit (tho the back section is so bumpy, it may as well be cobbled), so no real weight penalty from the steel frame. Lots of fun alright and short & sweet 45mins.
01-10-15, 04:38 PM
#4311
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 52
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 9 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
My 1993 Specialized Allez Pro, which may not qualify yet as vintage, came stock with Shimano 8sp Ultegra STI, but it was finally nearing the end of its life after years of racing and centuries. I was curious about the SRAM CX-1 crank, so I changed the grouppo to:
SRAM Rival right shifter-lever, SRAM left brake lever, Rival RD (short-cage), Shimano 105 11-28 10sp cassette, no front derailleur and, of course, the SRAM CX-1 single chainring (46T) crankset.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=2976d81465
SRAM Rival right shifter-lever, SRAM left brake lever, Rival RD (short-cage), Shimano 105 11-28 10sp cassette, no front derailleur and, of course, the SRAM CX-1 single chainring (46T) crankset.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=2976d81465
01-10-15, 10:19 PM
#4312
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 159
Bikes: 3Rensho Super Record Export, Zunow Z-1, Andy Gilmour Breakaway, Sycip 26er
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Sweet build, liking that crank! Any full shots of the bike?
My 1993 Specialized Allez Pro, which may not qualify yet as vintage, came stock with Shimano 8sp Ultegra STI, but it was finally nearing the end of its life after years of racing and centuries. I was curious about the SRAM CX-1 crank, so I changed the grouppo to:
SRAM Rival right shifter-lever, SRAM left brake lever, Rival RD (short-cage), Shimano 105 11-28 10sp cassette, no front derailleur and, of course, the SRAM CX-1 single chainring (46T) crankset.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=2976d81465
SRAM Rival right shifter-lever, SRAM left brake lever, Rival RD (short-cage), Shimano 105 11-28 10sp cassette, no front derailleur and, of course, the SRAM CX-1 single chainring (46T) crankset.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...1&l=2976d81465
01-11-15, 08:45 AM
#4314
Banned.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 27,199
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 378 Post(s)
Liked 1,409 Times
in
909 Posts
Beautiful build, very well done, Nachos Grande, and WELCOME to the forum.
It's clear you already know exactly what you are doing, especially on this thread, eh?
A full-size pic of your bike:
...speaking of Allez for short people...
It's clear you already know exactly what you are doing, especially on this thread, eh?
A full-size pic of your bike:
Here's a full side view:
Last edited by RobbieTunes; 01-11-15 at 04:08 PM.
01-11-15, 08:46 AM
#4315
Banned.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 27,199
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 378 Post(s)
Liked 1,409 Times
in
909 Posts
Holy Carrotsticks, Batman, it's a Zunow with a knife edge!
That thing is "to the bone with bleach, baby."
Last edited by RobbieTunes; 01-11-15 at 09:13 AM.
01-11-15, 08:50 AM
#4316
Banned.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 27,199
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 378 Post(s)
Liked 1,409 Times
in
909 Posts
Latest incarnation of my 1992 Univega Superstrada OS frameset:
New wheels, Shimano 10 Speed Stuff (mix of 5700 105 and 6800 Ultegra). Schwalbe ONE 28mm clinchers-- officially my new favorite tire!
Continue to love this bike.
New wheels, Shimano 10 Speed Stuff (mix of 5700 105 and 6800 Ultegra). Schwalbe ONE 28mm clinchers-- officially my new favorite tire!
Continue to love this bike.Ben Lawee would really have liked that bike. Glad you built it.
Last edited by RobbieTunes; 01-11-15 at 09:12 AM.
01-11-15, 09:43 AM
#4317
Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Maryland, near Baltimore
Posts: 42
Bikes: Bianchi & Bottecchia
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
'81 716 just finished to use as a winter bike when I travel to places with less than ideal streets/bike trails. 32c Gatorskins so probably not going to fit fenders. Some part bin pieces and others aquired. The 105 caliper barely makes it to the rim in the front so I will see how that goes. 105 rear hub with Mavic rim. The front wheel came with the bike and had been changed at some point to an 8 speed era 105 I hub. I couldn't come up with a 10 speed Shimano crank so Chorus it is.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
Not sure what happened to the Trek decal on the seat tube but the paint is in super nice condition after a polish and wax. Yes, the red on the stem is the only color on it. Have to remedy that, and level the saddle.
01-11-15, 10:09 AM
#4318
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 6
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Venturi with Shimano 105 5800 gruppo
When I was concieving my new bike this thread gave me lots of info and also inspiration. I am honoured to be part of this auspicious club and wanted to thank anyone who answered my questions.
Venturi, Columbus Brain, 54cm
Tange headset
Shimano 105 5800 groupset
Deda Piega bars
3ttt Quid stem
Selle Italia Genuine Gel Signo saddle
Shimano 600 Aero seatpost
Yoeleo/Novatec 38mm 25mm wide carbon clinchers
Fizik Performance bar tape
Excuse the lack of campag on an Italian frame :-))
Last edited by kaiseroscar; 01-11-15 at 03:06 PM.
01-11-15, 10:33 AM
#4319
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SoCal
Posts: 2,694
Bikes: A few BSO's.
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 164 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 55 Times
in
27 Posts
The stem adaptor is Origin 8 brand. It goes from 1" to 1 1/8" so there is no shim used for the stem. I have also used Profile Design brand.
01-11-15, 04:11 PM
#4320
Banned.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 27,199
Mentioned: 34 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 378 Post(s)
Liked 1,409 Times
in
909 Posts
When I was concieving my new bike this thread gave me lots of info and also inspiration. I am honoured to be part of this auspicious club and wanted to thank anyone who answered my questions.
Venturi, Columbus Brain, 54cm
Tange headset
Shimano 105 5800 groupset
Deda Piega bars
3ttt Quid stem
Selle Italia Genuine Gel Signo saddle
Shimano 600 Aero seatpost
Yoeleo/Novatec 38mm 25mm wide carbon clinchers
Fizik Performance bar tape
Excuse the lack of campag on an Italian frame :-))
Seems like 5800 is blowing away the competition right now. For good reason.
Welcome to the forum. Good job on the build.
01-11-15, 06:28 PM
#4321
Full Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Indiana
Posts: 353
Bikes: '84 Paramount, '89 Schwinn 754, '13 Specialized RockHopper, Trek Domane 4.3
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 10 Times
in
3 Posts
One winter project is finished, rebuilding my old Schwinn 754 w/ a 6600 Ultegra group. The only things left stock on this is the Tange headset and goofy quill seat post these bikes came with. I'll put clipless pedals when it warms up enough to ride. For now, its probably going on the trainer.
01-11-15, 07:57 PM
#4322
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 120
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
When I was concieving my new bike this thread gave me lots of info and also inspiration. I am honoured to be part of this auspicious club and wanted to thank anyone who answered my questions.
Venturi, Columbus Brain, 54cm
Tange headset
Shimano 105 5800 groupset
Deda Piega bars
3ttt Quid stem
Selle Italia Genuine Gel Signo saddle
Shimano 600 Aero seatpost
Yoeleo/Novatec 38mm 25mm wide carbon clinchers
Fizik Performance bar tape
Excuse the lack of campag on an Italian frame :-))
Wow, great build.
01-11-15, 08:01 PM
#4323
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 120
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
One winter project is finished, rebuilding my old Schwinn 754 w/ a 6600 Ultegra group. The only things left stock on this is the Tange headset and goofy quill seat post these bikes came with. I'll put clipless pedals when it warms up enough to ride. For now, its probably going on the trainer.
01-11-15, 09:04 PM
#4324
Full Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Indiana
Posts: 353
Bikes: '84 Paramount, '89 Schwinn 754, '13 Specialized RockHopper, Trek Domane 4.3
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 10 Times
in
3 Posts
A trick I picked up from one of the LBS's. When they wrap, they use a little bead of super glue at the end. They're jobs are much cleaner than what mine was. Plus this tape was harder to work with than stuff I've used in the past. Here's a shot they did on one of my other bikes:
01-11-15, 09:27 PM
#4325
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 120
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
A trick I picked up from one of the LBS's. When they wrap, they use a little bead of super glue at the end. They're jobs are much cleaner than what mine was. Plus this tape was harder to work with than stuff I've used in the past. Here's a shot they did on one of my other bikes: