Originally Posted by
bigbossman
If I'd known you were going to hang my beautiful Italian parts on that French thing........
I can't wait to see it in person. I'm curios about a couple of things:
What BB did you pair that crank with?
Who is the powdercoater that you used?
The BB is a bit of an interesting story. It's a Stronglight French BB with a JIS spindle. The crank, however, is an ISO taper. So, the crank will go onto it, but it sits out an additional 4mm. That's why I went with the triple (along with the fact that I'm fat and out of shape) - the BB is actually for a double, so this worked perfectly. Chainline is good.
The powder-coater is in San Jose and is called BR&F spray.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/br-and-f-spray-santa-clara
Originally Posted by
khatfull
Well, I feel like I'm as married to this bike as Collin is! Haha, we went 'round and 'round many evenings on Google Talk figuring out what HE wanted for the bike. I think Campy was a foregone conclusion right from the start. Doing it as a
budget Campy build was a bit of a departure for Collin but once he started to see the components come together I think he was quickly convinced. He had considered chroming the fork but that didn't quite fit into the budget nature however I think the result of the "chrome" powdercoat goes really well with the stem, wheels, and other aluminum bits on the bike. There were some obstacles to overcome...wrong headset, challenges with the DIY headset press, figuring out if the BB spindle taper was going to work properly with the modern crank, just a bunch of little things that, in the end, were nicely resolved and what you see is the result. French Reynolds decals really finish it off nice. I think he needs to nail a nice Ideale saddle though
I told Collin last night and will here too, I'm most impressed by his choices here, the way it came together and, of course, the final result. Applause my friend!
BTW, the TA bottle cage? That's mine, yeah....I have one bit on the bike anyway
Thanks Keith. Yes, this is your bottle cage. The last French piece in your household that you were so eager to get rid of!
I really appreciate all the compliments on the bike. I think there was a question about the rims and those are CXP21s. Nothing fancy, but they work.
-Collin-