Paletti Super Prestige SLX with Campagnolo C Record Build
03-14-15, 03:22 PM
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Beautiful bike. Love everything about it.
Incredible looking seat post.
Incredible looking seat post.
03-14-15, 04:06 PM
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Fantastic build!
That seatpost is an odd one. A C-Record shaved down to be more angular? The 10th anniversary thing must be referring to Paletti. On its own I wouldn't like it, but it really works with that bike IMO.
That seatpost is an odd one. A C-Record shaved down to be more angular? The 10th anniversary thing must be referring to Paletti. On its own I wouldn't like it, but it really works with that bike IMO.
05-29-15, 07:36 AM
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If Santa Clause was Italian, this would be his bike!!
Awesome (except for that saddle)!
Awesome (except for that saddle)!
05-29-15, 07:57 AM
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Like everybosy, the Campagnolo C-record goup.
Very nice, but not sure about the saddle and handlebar tape.
Don't forget to put some pedals on the bike before you go cycling.
Very nice, but not sure about the saddle and handlebar tape.
Don't forget to put some pedals on the bike before you go cycling.
05-29-15, 08:57 AM
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I love the choices, tape and saddle included. too many boring bikes in the world. Those brakes are a trip man, super radness. This thing must be fast.
05-29-15, 10:00 AM
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This seatpost is so odd...aero style, but with a hex bolt. It looks like maybe a heavily modified campagnolo c-record.
05-29-15, 10:19 AM
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05-29-15, 10:22 AM
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05-29-15, 10:27 AM
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Post has to be a custom casting. I think the standard one is hollow and would not allow that much material to be removed.
Great looking bike and your opinion matters most!
Great looking bike and your opinion matters most!
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05-29-15, 10:27 AM
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It is a very rare thing but it is not modified, Campagnolo produced them just like that.
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05-29-15, 08:02 PM
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The brake levers are mounted far too low on the handlebars and I can't imagine them being comfortable when riding on the hoods. A general rule of thumb from back in the day was to have the bottom tip of the lever lining up with the lower flat of the handlebars. The lower flat of teh bars would then be either parallel to the ground or with the rearmost end slightly lower than front.
05-29-15, 08:48 PM
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The brake levers are mounted far too low on the handlebars and I can't imagine them being comfortable when riding on the hoods. A general rule of thumb from back in the day was to have the bottom tip of the lever lining up with the lower flat of the handlebars. The lower flat of teh bars would then be either parallel to the ground or with the rearmost end slightly lower than front.
I agree with the lower return of the bar almost parallel to the ground.
05-29-15, 10:17 PM
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You are indeed correct. I should have stated that the tip of the brake lever should never be below the level of the lower straight section of the bars. The suggestion holds for most bars (virtually all Japanese, virtually all 3TTT, virtually all French...) About the only ones that it doesn't work well with are the deep-drop Cinelli bars and they aren't that common.
05-29-15, 10:29 PM
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Pedal to the medal
drool drool drool, that is a beautiful build. I'm for the tape/saddle.
