Looks good either way but I agree with the silver rims. However... it would look better in my garage me thinks... lol

Nice bike, nicely done. What component group is on it?

Very nice. I think I have the jersey that matches that bike.

Excellent build, and welcome to the forum. Already fit in, you do.

RF, that fork/those rims-muy bueno. Great balance of the colors. Just a smokin' 'tecchia.
Good enough, like chefn8's, to start conversations about.
I know a lot of modern bike guys who look at this thread all the time.
It's a game changer.

In the 90's I rode a Panasonic DX-4000 and had to part with it when I got married due to bills and lack of time to ride. Then in 2007 I worked from my bosses house and the new guy showed up on a Fixie and I got the bug bad so I bought and converted a Lotus and then graduated to a full track frame with a Planet X Stealth. For years I rode all the local events (including 4 triathlons) on a fixed gear. Then I thought I wanted a road bike again so I got a used 2005 Team Fuji SL - which was a great bike but had no style like I wanted... then I saw a vintage steel bike with all new components and the bug hit me again.

The Bottecchia came in at 19.5 lbs without pedals - which is respectable even for some of today's mid-range carbon bikes - so I am very happy with it.

Thanks RobbieTunes!

PS RobbieTunes - what do you think of your Wraith Hustle compared to your older steel rides?

Thanks. It didn't turn out too bad imo either... :)

Bres dad: Read your post and walked out to my garage and yeah, its confirmed - looks really good in my garage!

While I would really enjoy to outfit the Bottecchia with full Campy... right now it is a mix of parts from the parts bins.

Tiagra brifters, Tektro brakes, Shimano 600 Headset and Crank, 105 RD and Ultegra FD. Dynamite stem with Cinelli bars. Campy 27.2 seatpost and Concur Light saddle. Deda bar tape and Jagwire cables.

But hey - I am riding it now! And one day I'll find a deal on a Campy group and matching headset...

No comparison. It combines the best of both worlds.

It changed the way I think about bikes:

1-I sold my DeRosa.
2-Carbon means a lot less.
3-I never liked aero positions; the Hustle is now my tri-bike.

4-The Wraith Paycheck will be my next long-day (century+) bike.
Same as the Hustle, with disc brakes and more clearance, able to gravel, cross, or road, just change wheels and/or tires and chainrings.

Do you have pics of these bikes on the forum anywhere? I see the google search images and they look kool as heck!

89 Giro with brifters......
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=416225

I like a bike that's all business. Nice

Here's my budget STI'd commuter. Needed some lower gearing for the hilly work commute, then I scored a good deal on some R500 wheels ($100 including some half-decent Specialized tyres) and a Tiagra groupset ($200), and off to work I went.


http://i.imgur.com/kdbMlSJ.jpg

For those unfamiliar, Repco's an Australian brand whose bikes were mostly made by Giant. This one's nothing fancy, just 4130 Chromoly and certainly not Superlite as the sticker may suggest, but I love the colour scheme (although it's perhaps not for everyone).

I like that you took the color scheme and ran with it! It really looks nicely done... good job!

Super nice... as much as I like the "Behind the front fork hipster brake look" - I really like the red brakes which match the little bits of red throughout the bike...

Looks fast just sitting still in the picture..

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I have had decent luck with the hair dryer + goo gone + 0000 steel wool in the past for removing wheel stickers. Still takes time but I was able to completely remove the stickers and residue. It's almost like they don't want you to remove them or something.

Yes! That is the same process I used and 20-30 mins later with one side of one rim done I was frustrated! Now that I am not using those Vuelta rims on the Bottecchia I have time to get the rest of the stickers off. I plan to use those black Vuelta rims on my virgin 1989 Schwinn Tempo - I have black Tektro brakes, a black Shimano Ultegra crank, a black seatpost and black Modolo bars and stem so far for that build...

Several recent builds:
First up, an '88 Bridgestone RB-1. Got this from the other forum, in excellent condition but crying out for something more modern than 1050, so installed full Shimano Ultegra 6600 10 double with a newly built Ultegra/Kinlin wheelset. This looks so hot in person.
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...psbda44261.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps1a43ba79.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...psc4ce10a4.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...pscad673d5.jpg

Next, a Serotta Colorado LT. This is a '93, Serotta's second highest offering. Shaped Tange tubing, full Tricolor group, new respray by Al Wanta. Pics taken before some final tire/wheelset adjustments.
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps677250d8.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps6e0db43c.jpg
http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps4148fa6e.jpg

Per normal for you, these are outstanding.

Impressive!

+100

It's not easy to be so humiliated every time I see work here, done by whatshisname....but I deal with it.

There was a stock Centurion Ironman on No VA CL, for $900, with a well-elocuted explanation for the cost. I replied, just to thank him for the plug for Centurions, and he mentioned "that other guy who builds Ironman bikes in No VA" with obvious jealousy, and resentment, but some admiration.

Face it, Doc, you've become a legend.

:bike:

Mmmm...that Bridgestone looks great. I might have use that exact Ultegra groupset on the De Rosa.

Great stuff! Do you have any comment on how differently the two frames ride, given the fairly similar builds?

Both of those bikes are so beautiful, but the RB-1....just perfect. Bravo.

Thanks for the kind words, I've been busy building and have fallen behind on posting the pictures.
the Serotta and RB1 have surprisingly similar ride characteristics, given that one is Tange and the other Ishiwata.