as I mentioned before to go threadless it costs only around $16. it keeps your options as regards to figuring out your fit very open...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Eleven81-AHD...ht_2709wt_1064

you get the best of both worlds with those threadless quill converters because you still have great height adjustment options (by simply raising the quill adaptor up and down) and also the benefit of threadless (more brifter friendly ergo bars and stem options, lighter weight (even with the threadless adaptor, easy swapping out of handlebars, and less flex).

Once you figure out your ideal fit then you can look for quill options. Nitto actually makes brifter friendly drops in 26.0 diameters, also there are a ton of older mid 2000's easton carbon bars on eBay that are inexpensive, 26.0 diameter that are ergo/brifter friendly shapes - but still have longer reach (85-100mm reach compared to the 75-85mm en vogue right now).

There's no getting around that a quill is a lot more aesthetically pleasing. My only recourse was to find silver threadless stems and bars (ritchey classic line stem and ritchey classic curve bars - which have very compact drops and flat tops 73mm reach 128mm drop).

oh yeah NICE BIKE!!! we should meet up and compare builds. I'm in brooklyn too.

Ok, ok

Yes, that does look great and correct.

You win. :)

But not on the red Master 23s.

Doesn't matter what I think though.

It's your super nice Merckx to enjoy.

I won't give up on the Veloflex tires though.

Best performance clincher I've found next to Deda Tres RS Corsa.

This is my all time favorite thread.

Haven't had the same issues.

I use to run 3000s and 4000s until former forum member OFG hipped me to Velfoflex Paves.

I haven't bought another Continental since other than Sprinters.

So I...uh...can play here now too!
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/...0/31f27768.jpg
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/...0/988774fb.jpg

Half and Half
http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/...0/bc1d7a6c.jpg

Like this? http://www.conti-online.com/generato...lassic_en.html

Very nice Romic.

Very close, but they're "brown" walls. I need see an actual photo of the tires though.

Ah, maybe the Paves are more robust. Masters were toast way too quickly. They sure were super, super smooth though.

Made n Italy!
 

Here's my updated Gios Torrino Professional:

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0003-3.jpg

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0006-3.jpg

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0010-4.jpg

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/q...DSC_0013-2.jpg

^nice!

next set of tires maybe try:

This year's Schwinn Tempo: an '87, powder coated in gloss black with custom cut decals, Shimano 5500 FD/RD/STI's, Truvativ compact crankset, Tektro R530's, 3TTT stem, SR bars, Shimano 600 aero seatpost, Cane Creek hubs with what I'm pretty sure are Kinlin rims, Vittoria Open Corsa CX tires. I always try to keep one Tempo in the stable and do a new one every year.

http://i797.photobucket.com/albums/y...prightside.jpg

Sweet Schwinn, Doc!

Yeah, I like that too.






Except for radial lacing pattern. . . .

Good you are riding the daylights out of them!

I just picked up a couple of pairs of the new Master 23s.

Super cheap for a nice tire at $38!

Life's too short to ride cruddy tires and I ride with guys that swear by Continentals across the board as well.

I tend to find something that works for me and do it over and over again.

This is a great thread. I was about to build up my Merckx frame with 7 speed Campy downtube shifters, but after seeing all these great bikes I'm going with my 8 speed Dura Ace STI parts. Whew!! I wasn't sure if I could really go back to DT shifters after all these years.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=247906

So a bit of empty nest syndrome (the ex is riding the Cannondale I finished recently) led me to purchase this bad boy here (sorry about the crappy indoor cell phone picture quality). So far the only changes I'm making is swapping out the HB-1050 freewheel based wheelset for a freehub based one and installing Shimano ST-1055 shifters (to keep it "Shimano 105").

but I want to appeal to the aesthetically minded among you:
1) I have a nice, unused BR-1055 lying around doing nothing. Should I replace the BR-1050 (single pivot) with the BR-1055 (dual pivot) or stick with the original brakeset?

2) What color bar tape: White was original (especially with the white brake hoods it had), thinking going with red. . . but white was traditional

Thanks

1. Dual Pivot for sure.
2. Match your saddle, whatever that is.

Oh, I don't have a saddle. . . or rather, the saddle that came with, I'm not fond of. Cinelli Volare SLX, black.
Wait isn't there a saddle swapping thread somewhere?

I've finally joined the retro roadies crew! :3

http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_0304-1.jpg

Yay a Centurion.

I'm kind of upset white hood covers (for ST-6400, -1055, -a410, ect) are no longer made / rarer than hen teeth. Can get them for modern 10 sp stuff, but I ain't got none a' that no more. Just 8 speed 'round he-ah.

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=248295
Here's my Tardis. If all goes well and the USPS still delivers, it'll have Chorus carbon shifters, Record brakes and a 1R stem this evening. I'd still LOVE to find an extra small seat bag so it wouldn't look like I was sitting on a five pound purple turd. I also have to find someone to cut me some white vinyl letters to say "Police Box" for the top tube.
Oh yeah, almost forgot: it's an '83 Waterford Paramount.

This is what I use, and really like it: http://www.arundelbike.com/dual.html?p=1.1.2.1 This version is made for tubes; they also offer a version for tubulars. Mine carries two tubes, two CO2 cartridges w/inflator, two tires levers, and will also carry a small multi-tool.

Well done. I like how simple it is... although you should get some campy hubs laced to some better rims for that. Just a suggestion.

That one is still about 3x too large for me. I want one that'll just barely hold a tube, a couple of dollars and some peel and stick patches. If I want something more, it goes in my jersey pocket.