Originally Posted by
Sir_Name
Such a beautiful bike. Agreed that cloth tape showing history as rider is a favorable look. No way I’d have ever guessed that tape was originally black...wow! That build is a master class in balanced and tasteful drilling and milling.
Thank you!
The tape was brand-new Cateye (just barely long enough to cover the bar!) put on in 2009 - and yes, it was originally black. In fact, the stuff hidden under the brake lever bodies and inside the ends of the bars still is
It was a neat build, especially since I was able to coordinate with Jon to do the crankarm milling - I think that really upped the game of the overall presentation. Since I am keeping the small, unpainted Colnago Super with the sandblasted gruppo I'll still have a bike which represents our collaborations of the past. That one's too small to ride so it's going to be the only bike I keep strictly for art's sake.
DD