Okay, finally, a boatload of detail photos of my seldom-seen and almost never-used Alpina.

1979 coded Super Record RD; drilled jockey plates by yours truly. Regina Oro chain and BX freewheel:



Jon milled the long slots onto the spring collar of the RD; note the chain peg taken down to bare metal at the top of the photo:



Bog-standard Record hub with curved early QR blade:



Jon also did this custom-milled post. At the time it was early days of Drillium Revival and he was just getting started listing items on Ebay. We'd already established a relationship; I wanted one of his modified posts, but wanted a mix of features that his Ebay spec items didn't offer complete. He said he had this less-than-perfect one (one or two minor pits, but I didn't care) he could use, and we agreed to a milled head and long, round-cut flutes. He even went to town to polish it up beautifully - that's not my work! I've been toying with the idea of infill painting the milled area, but then I think no. What do you think?



A good look at the milling of the head from the rear; again, would some black infill paint add to the effect or spoil it?



The filing around the brake bridge reinforcements was so good I left them alone; I did remove a little meat from the brake caliper, tho:



The little flourishes on the cable guides are mine; I did them with a sanding cuff on the Dremel. I further filed all the points on the BB shell as well:



Rings are cut down and shaped Record units with the obligatory drillings. "Mexico" treatment on the crankarms taken to the extreme - not by me - and highly polished, too. Front derailleur band has been milled out in front and rear:



Some have deemed the rings' look "Medievel":



Yes, I even drilled the alloy toe clips:



DD