New build! Very spoiled wife gets a Colnago townie...
08-06-15, 10:48 AM
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New build! Very spoiled wife gets a Colnago townie...
Her bike is nicer than mine now!!
Powder coated frame (See previous comments for picts) and Full campy Group (with a few exceptions)
Fenders are the next step... I gave her a choice between a Light and a basket... she choose wisely
https://imgur.com/a/UD6xQ
Powder coated frame (See previous comments for picts) and Full campy Group (with a few exceptions)
Fenders are the next step... I gave her a choice between a Light and a basket... she choose wisely
https://imgur.com/a/UD6xQ
08-06-15, 11:22 AM
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Classy.
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This looks awesome, lucky wife! Can you explain a bit about the handlebars? I don't think I've seen those before.
08-06-15, 11:37 AM
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Those look like flipped pursuit bars. What do I win? 
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08-06-15, 11:40 AM
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I'm building up a flat bar Super for my daughter.
The undecided issue is the type of thumb shifters to get ( or mounts )
I am sure she would like index... So I have some work to do.
The undecided issue is the type of thumb shifters to get ( or mounts )
I am sure she would like index... So I have some work to do.
08-06-15, 11:49 AM
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Thumbies are still my first choice for flat bar shifters.
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08-06-15, 12:46 PM
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BTW the bar-end shifter on my wife's bike is a 8 speed index'd campy... I got a set on ebay from England for $80usd
08-06-15, 12:49 PM
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08-06-15, 01:00 PM
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more picts https://imgur.com/a/po6dI
08-06-15, 01:24 PM
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Busted!!! They are upsidedown-backwards pursuit bars... LOL My secret is OUT... they offer a nice relaxed (& lifted) hand position... @ThermionicScott: you win a HI-5!!
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08-10-15, 11:37 PM
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I just ordered a set of Campagnolo Time-Trial 10 speed shifters. They are essentially just Syncro "III" downtube shifters on bar ends. You can swap out the Campy shift ring to use them with Campy 7/8/9 speed, whatever you want. They have an extra third spring (I think) to fix the issues that plagued the early Syncro and Syncro II shifters.
I'm curious about the top tube length on that Colnago. How does it fit her? Why not a Nitto Albatross?
I'm curious about the top tube length on that Colnago. How does it fit her? Why not a Nitto Albatross?
08-11-15, 06:14 AM
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Dig...interesting build. I tried to get my wife a fancier bike, but she refused.
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