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Old 10-23-18 | 03:33 PM
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CrowSeph
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From: South Italy

Bikes: BMC SLR01; Cannondale Trail; Custom steel gravel.... plus 5 vintage

About the orange bike is my old fixed now converted back with gears ,old atala corsa (not 100% sure) assembled with a entire huret groupset (eccept for the derailleur that for some reason i can't mount the cable).
I need to admit , the paint job was inspired by the "1987 Eddy Merckx's corsa". I made a lot of experiments with this paint job , but i'm not satisfied since the chrome effect went bad after a week and the orange do not like smooth as it is.
Sometimes i think to repaint again with a good quality paint and make it a cyclocross bike or just to sell it , but for the first option i'am already working on two bikes and for the second one i fell guilty to sell one of the most used as transportation and for training purpose on the rollers (since the fixed gear simulate a spinbike).
Tomorrow i'll add some photos and let you guys judge one of my worst job ever.

Originally Posted by juvela
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Buongiorno Macchinistissima Don Peppino,

She be coming along molta bella.

What is la rossa bici we see in the background?

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Hey mr Juvela!
Thanks very much for your compliments, i think is coming really nice but a lot of details are going to be added and some little parts still need to be adjusted (front brake's puller rod must be modified since can't reach the new brake "horseshoe").
Every piece of this bike is a mess , it's umbelivable how rare are some parts.... every brake triangle has been restored since the new one make every rod looks silly and out of allignment.

Originally Posted by Velo Mule
I love the curved top tube on this frame. It looks good and provides a more strength than the traditional top tube that connects to the seat tube much lower. This bike is looking great! Keep the pictures coming. Is it possible to get a picture of your dad on the bike when you are finished? We all like seeing bikes and bike projects come together, however, it is the your dad's reaction that is really the key. Of course, I am expecting that he will really like it.
Oh yea, that red bike in the background looks interesting.
The idea to make a photo with my dad was already on my mind (also for the photo i can bring my other restored bike).
, i need to convince him to take a ride and took a few photos. He already know the project and sometimes gave me some opinion.

Originally Posted by non-fixie
Looking good!
Thanks you sir

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