What road bike do you have?
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I don't have a roubaix, I have a Giant Defy Advanced.
B+ roadie I guess?
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Ah. But anyway, be sure to post pics of it! When will it be here?
B+ roadie I guess?
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My recent acquisition off of ebay/CL...
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Finally got the SLC together. Rode it Sunday. It was awesome.
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Just finished building this up yesterday. Pretty much fulfills a fantasy I've had since I was cutting out the latest Colnago, Pinarello and De Rosa adverts and posting them on my bedroom walls in the late 80s. Thought about doing a more retro looking build up (i.e., the new Campy Athena), but decided only Record would do. Got the frame from Maestro in the UK. Mike is an absolute gentleman and the frame is mint. Beyond that, if you are going to get a steel bike, you need to source through someone who can do a top notch frame prep, which he did (including chasing every thread and installing the BB cups and the headset). Once I fit it at home, I had the fork steerer and seatpost cut at my new fave bike shop in NYC, Continuum Cycles in the East Village. They are great guys and great mechanics. Building up Campy 11-speed myself was not too hard, other than the fact that they use Torx T25 all over the groupo and the front derailleur is a b*tch to get the trimming right. Took it around a couple blocks last night and it rides like an absolute dream. I'm sure some of it is psychology, but it definitely beat my expectations. Anyway, here it is:
Attachment 126369
58cm (C-to-T) Colnago Master Saronni paint job
Campy Record 11-speed
Campy Eurus Two-Way fit
Hutchinson Fusion 2 Tires (required all my former bike mechanic tricks to mount these, btw)
Deda Zero Seat Post, Stem (100mm), and Bar
Brooks Racing Saddle
Look Carbon Keo pedals
Elite Ciussi cages
Stella Azzurra bar tape (very cool look...real pain to wrap with, IMHO)
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58cm (C-to-T) Colnago Master Saronni paint job
Campy Record 11-speed
Campy Eurus Two-Way fit
Hutchinson Fusion 2 Tires (required all my former bike mechanic tricks to mount these, btw)
Deda Zero Seat Post, Stem (100mm), and Bar
Brooks Racing Saddle
Look Carbon Keo pedals
Elite Ciussi cages
Stella Azzurra bar tape (very cool look...real pain to wrap with, IMHO)
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just keep riding
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My '92 Bridgestone RB-1 is posted somewhere way back in this thread. The latest addition to the herd is a Salsa Casseroll set up for commuting and long distance riding, possibly some light touring.. I started with a single speed complete bike because I like the color and I could use some of the parts that came on the bike for the build I planned using a few new parts and a few that I already had. I changed the single ring crank to a Sugino XD with 26-36-48 rings. New wheels are Mavic CXP-33 rims with Ultegra hubs with 28mm Panaracer Pasela TG tires. I went with an 8 speed cassette (12-25) and Suntour friction bar end shifters. Brooks B17 saddle. Baggins bags. Planet Bike fenders. Ritchey Pro stem (original was too long).
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i'll probably break it
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[QUOTE=91MF;10089758]thanks. i've quickly come to the realization that the riding position on this bike exceeds my skill level. i may complete the build and sell, or just part out. my friends are harassing me to convert to fixed gear for a little fun before i get rid of it. i dunno.[/ QUOTE]
Looks like you'll need to really luck out with a magical gearing in order to successfully convert it to fixed. Unless you want to invest in one of these:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html
Looks like you'll need to really luck out with a magical gearing in order to successfully convert it to fixed. Unless you want to invest in one of these:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html
i'll probably break it
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Looks like you'll need to really luck out with a magical gearing in order to successfully convert it to fixed. Unless you want to invest in one of these:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/white-hubs.html
that said, there is little to no chance i would actually convert it. ima build it up proper and see what its really like after i put a couple hours on it.
worst case scenario theres always ebay/CL after that.
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I realize I'll take some flak for my bike but I don't give a crap I love it and even thou it's been posted before I have made some updates so reposting it again. Some background I choose something to take me back to my childhood as I feel like such a kid when I'm on it. Therefore I choose a colour combination that reminded me of my childhood favorite, Hot Wheels, I love it and gives me tons of happyness from just looking at it to the comments I recieve while out riding it which have always been wow!
That bike looks bad to the bone! I love it! I can't wait to do a custom paint on one of mine, I am a master auto paint tech, so it would be pretty cool to do.