Originally Posted by
Oldairhead
Very shiny! To me that is the definition of eclectic with it's unique Ritchey/Campy/Mafac/Shimano/Stronglight/Bullseye/Suntour/Brooks/Continental (what am I missing) component group! Is this a limited edition gruppo, or are you just on another level that the rest of us simply cannot comprehend? This is also pretty much "in your face" to the crowd here that like original spec!
Nice job Van.
Tx Lonnie
All great ?'s, it came with the rollercam and I spent a fair bit of time thinking about canti's down there, nah, can't delete the roller cam, especially one with the Cunningham design plate. Mafac tandem canti's with short shoes up front were the only "sensible" choice so then the crank has to be full throwback, right? from there we need good but cool changers for the gears, a Deerhead and a nonDeerhead Deerhead FTW. Magura levers and the cool Suntour thumbies to give the Shimano's more cred, Oury grips, Skinny rims with Bullseye hubs, $5 road tires from BTD, the wacky SR slider SP and SR Surefoot pedals topped of with a Brooks Pro of course.
Yep, all about the eclectic, many of these parts had a bike attached when were acquired, when the price is right, you can't go wrong.
I had some big tired wide Araya wheels on it to begin with but the Bullseye's had to be part of this.
I'm not sure if its a gift or a curse, if you went to assemble a group like this on purpose with a sooner rather than later deadline, you would probably have to step up quite a bit for some of it. No idea whats in this but its a drop in the bucket compared to what it could have been.
Jim, owner, one man show and died in the wool MTB guru at Oregon bike shop said "perfect, you nailed the aesthetic". High praise from a guy that has raced and lived it for a long time.
After I took it by there I went up to Mt Tabor for the first Wed. nite bike race of the season in its 70th year, it stopped half a dozen people dead in their tracks, most asked to take a pic so I must have done some of it right.
