Bike Forums - Retro roadies- old frames with STI's or Ergos

Posting again with some significant updates to the Bianchi Veloce (first shown in post #4915). Went Italian with the switch from Ultegra to Campagnolo Potenza. Went threadless and carbon with the Nashbar carbon fork...
I've done a few rides, and overall, am happy with the changes. Very positive and tactile shifting performance, stiff responsive feel through the crankset, nice feel and modulation with the brakes, and I love the modern look (with the exception of the plastic bits on the rear derailleur). Also opted for Potenza to get the wide gear range, adding both more top and low end with 52-36 up front and 11-32 out back. Fork does lighten and quicken up the front, although with a bit of added road buzz. I know it's somewhat sacrilegious to replace the steel, but I never liked the original welded fork (curious choice by Bianchi to spec it with a lugged frame). Like most of the bikes on this thread, I love the contrast of the vintage frame with the modern components.

In this poster's humble opinion, your Bianchi looks perfect--on all accounts (components, setup, color 'composition', bars, all of it). :love: Great call on the carbon fork as it really helps bridge the era gap from lugged steel to modern componentry (I have the same mental back-and-forth with the keep-or-replace the steel fork, too). The Potenza group looks great and I love the bars that the Ergos are mounted to--I have similarly-profiled ones on my C'dale and it's great riding on top or in the drops with no compromise of braking and shifting (7800 DA on mine in this case). And as a Seattle denizen, I approve of the gearing choice. Thank you for posting!

geluzj

08-08-16 11:42 PM

[MENTION=401497]RiddleOfSteel[/MENTION]: Thanks for vote of approval! The bike's definitely been a passion project, and it's great to get positive response.

T Stew

08-09-16 07:55 PM

Nice [MENTION=259209]geluzj[/MENTION] but I got to say if I was looking at Campy group for that, would have been hard not to go for 'Veloce' :)

geluzj

08-09-16 09:37 PM

[MENTION=364263]t_s[/MENTION]tew: indeed! It originally had Veloce on it... if only Campy made it in 11-speed.

athrowawaynic

08-12-16 09:28 PM

G.D. That Bianchi is a tough act to follow.

Ah well, better just buck up.

Here's my 87 Atala as a 1x10. Original group was Campy Victory. Front mech stripped down to the 42T. Rear mech/cassette swapped out to Shimano's SLX 11-32 and made to work with Gevenalle GX1 shifter/brake levers.

https://i.redd.it/7jeuvqfbsmdx.jpg

jastiz

08-14-16 04:17 PM

My Miami Vice:

Shimano 5800 group(black/silver mix). Shimano RS21 wheels. Deda RHM bar/100mm 8degree stem/quiil converter. Nashbar FR1 saddle. Thompson post
It rides great.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...WNUaTdRazlNd1E

Thx

T Stew

08-14-16 05:56 PM

I like it [MENTION=438899]athrowawaynic[/MENTION] another custom 1x10 vintage bike :thumb:

Chrome Molly

08-14-16 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by athrowawaynic (Post 18981706)

That is fantastic. Good stuff there. Lower the bars and brifters a bit and you have a solid 9 from the Romanian judge.

drew935

08-14-16 07:53 PM

[MENTION=259209]geluzj[/MENTION] - your bike is a sweet looking setup!
[MENTION=438899]athrowawaynic[/MENTION] - Wow, I like the different look of how your bike stands out!

Double thumbs up to all!

jtbadge

08-15-16 07:43 AM

MX Leader 6800 build teaser. Borrowing a 27.0 Ritchey seatpost, but have a Thomson Elite coming in the mail. Next I will decide between the current (vintage-ish) Selle Italia Flite or a Brooks Cambium C13. Build specs @ Pedalroom.

http://www.pedalroom.com/p/merckx-mx...r-29250_14.jpg

greg3rd48

08-15-16 12:19 PM

[MENTION=406151]jtbadge[/MENTION] Nice!!

Andy_K

08-15-16 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by athrowawaynic (Post 18981706)

That is definitely the best looking bike I've ever seen with Gevenalle shifters. Very nice!

Eddie72

08-15-16 04:45 PM

Hi, newbie here. I've really enjoyed looking through these bikes.

This is my Holdsworth Criterium, originally bought in 1994 and been waiting in the garage for a refurbishment for a few years. I resprayed it with spray.bike paint and was really impressed with how easy it was to get a good finish. Finished it off with replacement 531 decals from Reynolds.

Groupset is Ultegra 6700
Thomson stem and seatpost
Zip service course bars
Hope rs mono hubs with open pro rims
Toupe saddle

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bfuser10291295

08-15-16 07:01 PM

[MENTION=82079]eddie[/MENTION] 72 Nice bike rebuild

Shinkers

08-15-16 07:10 PM

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Finally finished my second Trek 1200. Yes, the pic is disgraceful.

Tiagra 4700 components, 105 hubs, Alex rims. I was basically looking for a more utilitarian build that wouldn't break the bank. The Tiagra stuff is really pretty nice.

PugRider

08-16-16 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Shinkers (Post 18987444)

It has been discussed to death in these parts, but I'm curious how easily that 130mm hub fit back there. I have an 1100 I might consider upgrading way down the line. Consensus seems to be it's no biggie.

Shinkers

08-16-16 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PugRider (Post 18988260)

I asked about on here since I'd always seen pretty mixed opinions. What I got was still mixed opinions, but a few that have done it for the last 20 years without a problem.

In reality, it slides in easily with some care pressure from your thumbs on the dropouts and I feel fine about it.

Eddie72

08-16-16 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by malcala622 (Post 18987416)

[MENTION=82079]eddie[/MENTION] 72 Nice bike rebuild

Thanks, I haven't quite worked out how to embed the images though!

v8powerage

08-16-16 02:44 PM

I think those new STI are looking really bad on old bikes because they're nice and sleek and those new sti's are very heavy looking, not to mention it' pretty expensive to replace old 7 gears into 10 or 11 seems bit pointless and who needs so many gears anyway.

ksryder

08-16-16 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Shinkers (Post 18988270)

Same.

Shady Rascal

08-16-16 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by v8powerage (Post 18989384)

Well, it sounds like this thread isn't your cup of tea then.

To put things back on track I'll post a picture of my Ironman with STIs and ten speed drivetrain.

https://photos.smugmug.com/Bicycles/...MG_0889-XL.jpg

v8powerage

08-16-16 03:14 PM

Simple and beautiful

http://www.gallery.peter.unitra.eu.o...C/IMAG0235.jpg

noglider

08-16-16 03:16 PM

Forgive me if I've posted this bike in this thread already. Short term memory and all that.

This is my ~1994 Lemond Ti bike which I built with mostly new Campagnolo Veloce stuff. The drivetrain is 2x10. The crankset is a 9-speed Record, and the hubs might be also.

The single-pivot brakes are from around 1989, before the frame was made.

Rims are new Pacenti rims, giving a vintage-y look.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/RY...w1812-h1352-no

tricky

08-16-16 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by v8powerage (Post 18989480)

There are literally 83587 other threads in the C&V forum and most of them are chock full of DT shifters. Not sure what you are doing in this one. :rolleyes:

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