Branimir

Early 90s Rampon, apparently Rampon still sells or build bicycles.
My best guess it's EL/OS tubed, the frame+fork+headest is 2599g. Frame is a clean 54 on both top tube c-c and seat tube also. Apparently it's a sub 2000g frame, nicely done!

Recently I bought an almost new, and an almost complete 5700 groupset for 160euros, only thing I had to buy extra was the front derailer that had to be braze on, and the bottom bracket that had to be italian threaded. I bought 6700 BB, since it was only 2 euros more than 5700. For the front derailer I bough 5700.

Some other components on the bicycle are quite interesting, though my previous iteration of this bicycle was slightly more weight weenie pimped, but some of the stuff remained.
Dura Ace aero seatpost
Madison Prime saddle
3ttt stem (wasn't able to identify it through velobase, but it's lighter than all the others listed there from 3ttt)
Bontrager SRR VR-C compact handlebars for 26.0mm clamp
Fizik 3mm performance black bar tape
Jagwire Road Pro cable/housing set
Ambrosio Balance 32h rims laced to Ultegra 6600 hubs
Vittoria Rubino 700x25c tires
Sigma 12.12 wired cyclecomputer, I put some effort to hide the cable and have it using the rear wheel for the magnet/sensor setup.
Dura Ace 7810 pedals, second hand score, on is pretty much worn out, but the other one is as-new!

The bicycle as pictured weighs 9610 grams (without bidons).

I am curious as how to bring this bicycle under 9000g without going crazy with spending money on upgrades, since I already made some pretty cheap weight weenie scores, like the 219g saddle that sells new for something like 40euros, and the seatpost is 263g, so I doubt I could save anything there, and also, both of these items were pretty cheap.
Wheelset (with QRs) is exactly 2028g, maybe some lighter rims could help bring down the weight a bit, but I really love Ultegra hubs, so if I ever decide to mess with this wheelset, I'll keep the hubs for sure.

I'll probably get a hold of Conti GP4000s some time soon, either 23 or 25c, they bring down some weight, since the Vittorias are something like 600g for this pair.

I'm not overly satisfied with the bar tape, I was accustomed to 2mm microtex from Fizik, but they didn't have it black in the LBS, so I bought this one instead. Is gripper for sure, 1mm thicker, and also I'm afraid that it will be hard to dry after it gets soaked in my sweat or in the rain. But I have it for a couple of days, did some rides, sweat dripped only from my forehead, but my hands were not wet, so I cannot judge for now, how will they dry.

The 5700 groupset set up on this bicycle with Jagwires is absolutely perfect, such precise and clean shifting, I'm totally sold on front derailer perfomance, excellent job by Shimano!
At first I thought the rear derailer housing is too long, but since it shifts flawlessly, I ain't shortening it

evrythngsgngrn

Almost finished my 90's Gardin. Picked this up really cheap to commute on. Tore it all apart and cleaned and rebuilt. It came with almost full 6400, minus the brifters which were 2200. I swapped the 2200 brifters for a set of 6400s I found locally, and had to swap the 600 aero post for something a bit longer. It came with Cinelli EXA bars that were too narrow and a too short Cinelli 1A stem. Swapped those for a Deda stem, bars, and post. Saddle and tires are take offs from my Cannondale. It had 6402 pedals, but I don't have any shoes with delta cleats so I put on some A525s I had sitting around until I find a used set of keos. Just need some cables and to put on some tape after adjusting and dialing in the fit.

Bostic

My Steve Rex I ordered back in February.

bruce19

first one to get one of these please post and report........https://greglemond.com/#!/washoe

seven7s

There is a Clark Kent titanium (approved by Dean Kent himself) with older ultegra for $900 in my area. Is that a good deal? Fits me nice.

zatopek

Bostic,
Your Rex is really beautiful.

MikesChevelle

jbchybridrider 

Early to mid 90's Olympia Fusari. 7.8kg 17.3lbs.

hairnet

Gran Primero bumped up to 8sp and rollin on mostly contemporary parts.

Bostic

Great bike! Is that a 38t inner ring? Which stem adapter are you using?

jbchybridrider 

Thanks. It's a 39t, I've had the adapter for years it's down hard against the headset with a titanium spacer making it look tidier. I've got a shorter adapter in the post to remove the spacer.

MikesChevelle

A better pic

531Aussie

Nice. Being an '80s guy, I love shiny stuff.

TMonk

Sweet!

JohnJ80

Here's mine:

Gunnar Crosshairs 2012



Basso circa 1985 with updated components, Ultegra 10 spd

jbchybridrider 

Thanks both. Aussie if it's bar tape you like? It's hell to wrap, it's worth about a 3 hour gym workout

531Aussie

ha. Nah, I like the chrome stays and fork. I don't have a bike with chrome stays at the moment, and it's eating me up.

My steel Cervelo has nickle-plated stays, and I was 'devastated' when a guy thought the frame was titanium.

indyfabz

2008 IF Steel Crown Jewel SE with SRAM Force 10 in no-longer-available Starlight Purple:

KenshiBiker

Bostic - Nice Rex. Probably in the workshop about the same time mine was - ordered in September, picked up in May.







Record EPS, hand cut and polished SS lugs, polished SS chainstay.

CALE262

Wow, she's a beaut!

1991BRB1

RB-1 with Superbe Pro 7 speed



Fuji Del Rey



Great thread, this

holden west

Here's my steel bike as previously posted over in the C&V subforum. The setup shown here was for a Gran Fondo I did last week. It felt funny being in a big ride surrounded by brand new carbon fibre S-Works, Ridleys and Pinarellos but I managed to finish right along with them.



Frame: Cramerotti
Tubing: Columbus Cromor double-butted cro-mo steel
Components: Shimano 105sc except pedals, Shimano 600
Rims: Campagnolo Lambda Strada
Tires: Continental Gatorskin
Spokes: DT Swiss
Seat: Selle San Marco Regal Girardi
Seatpost: Primax
Stem: Cinelli 1A
Handlebars: Cinelli Giro D'Italia

Pakiwi

This is my Steel ride that spends most of its time on the trainer.
its an 84 Cello Europa. It came with Shimano 600 but as I upgraded my regular bike I upgraded it and it now has 9 speed Ultegra and mavic CXP 21 rims.
i have a century in four weeks and would have no issue taking this.
Allan

chaadster

Good Lord, that's probably the most handsome, elegant and purposeful bike I've seen in a long time. Wow.

I don't know this Steve Rex guy, but looking at this one and Bostic's "call box orange" one above, it looks like the guy knows his geometry really well. The proportions and angles on this one are so pleasing to my eye, even in that small size.

Can you share any of the geometry numbers with me?

Damn, that's a bike to ride with pride.

papik

Gorgeous bike !