So I’m a ways off on getting that Molteni MXL built but I’ve almost got everything together for this one. Just waiting on a few odd bits. So you guys like build threads, here goes! I welcome all comments and input. This is a fun crowd.



This is a 1992/3 frame which I picked up a few months ago. I think it’s barely been ridden. I guess the flat fork crown wasn’t that common at this time. Andy Hampsten’s bike had a flat fork crown, which is kind of cool

Eddy Merckx Motorola Andy Hampsten 1992 - speedbicycles.com

I decided to go with 7700 DA instead of 8-speed 7400. I’m a big fan of the earlier 7-speed 7400 stuff (have it on another bike) but never really liked the first 8-speed STIs or cranks.

Build will be rounded out by Thomson post (my position has crept forward as I’ve gotten older), Concor saddle, King headset, NOS Cinelli Pinocchio stem and one of the new Asian made reissue Giro-D’Italia bars.

Headset is in



Had to use an old trick to keep the Pinocchio stem from scratching the hell out of the bars





Managed to accidentally leave the housing stops I was gonna use on a frame I gave away (d’oh!) and while I wait for new ones to show up, I've started to rethink the whole STI vs DT shifter thing. Kinda torn… What would you guys do?



Also, I forgot how complex the 7700 bb is (kind of a fan of the no-brainer UN-71-style bbs). Might make for an interesting combo with the Italian thread bbs...