Retro roadies- old frames with STI's or Ergos
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My first ride was quite eye-opening. Just the difference in roadie wheels, STI shifting and a stiffer bottom bracket area made a huge difference in acceleration. This evening we had a tornado warning, which gave me an hour in the basement to the little things. Dialed in FD and learned about the "trim" feature on the front shifter, replaced a frayed cable, and--I think--fixed the rattle on the right shifter nameplate by tightening a small screw and adding a touch of shoe-goo. I'm very sad it's not going on vacation next week with me.
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My first ride was quite eye-opening. Just the difference in roadie wheels, STI shifting and a stiffer bottom bracket area made a huge difference in acceleration. This evening we had a tornado warning, which gave me an hour in the basement to the little things. Dialed in FD and learned about the "trim" feature on the front shifter, replaced a frayed cable, and--I think--fixed the rattle on the right shifter nameplate by tightening a small screw and adding a touch of shoe-goo. I'm very sad it's not going on vacation next week with me.
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my '71 Cinelli Speciale Corsa retro project - lovely but tired old frame which had been given a mid-life update with braze-ons etc so no longer original. Decided to make it a project to combine the best of old with best of new - new paint and chrome and a mix of old and new parts with strict silver/chrome/black approach - still deciding if the gumwall tires work or not so not glued on yet. 7.9kg ready to roll.
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Wow @dadoflam ! You have superior taste. Beautiful frame, cool stem, nicely matched bidon cage, and wheels that I would've never expected to work visually on such a build really do. I think the gumwalls work and balance the overall look from not being totally shades of grey.
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Wow @dadoflam ! You have superior taste. Beautiful frame, cool stem, nicely matched bidon cage, and wheels that I would've never expected to work visually on such a build really do. I think the gumwalls work and balance the overall look from not being totally shades of grey.
Spot on with the tires. Go ride it, it looks very, very nice.
@ Dadoflam. What stem is that?
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my '71 Cinelli Speciale Corsa retro project - lovely but tired old frame which had been given a mid-life update with braze-ons etc so no longer original. Decided to make it a project to combine the best of old with best of new - new paint and chrome and a mix of old and new parts with strict silver/chrome/black approach - still deciding if the gumwall tires work or not so not glued on yet. 7.9kg ready to roll.
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Insanely beautiful and tasteful build. Would love to take a whirl on that one and nice choice of parts. What stem/bar is that, may I ask?
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my '71 Cinelli Speciale Corsa retro project - lovely but tired old frame which had been given a mid-life update with braze-ons etc so no longer original. Decided to make it a project to combine the best of old with best of new - new paint and chrome and a mix of old and new parts with strict silver/chrome/black approach - still deciding if the gumwall tires work or not so not glued on yet. 7.9kg ready to roll.
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Here's my entry for classic frame with modern components and as opposed to the nice, classic, understated look of Cinelli above, I went for blaring, lively (typically Italian) color scheme. 7.8 kg as pictured (hopefully visible now).
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1988? Pinarello Veneto, lowly 105, converted to RSX STI thanks to this thread and you guys
Thanks for all the good info folks
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I finally built up a frameset that I found on ebay in Janurary. It's a 1988 Schwinn Premis, has a mix of Shimano 10-speed parts, plus a Suntour Downtube shifter for the shifting up front. The saddle, stem, and seatpost will be swapped out fairly soon for things that match a bit better.
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my '71 Cinelli Speciale Corsa retro project - lovely but tired old frame which had been given a mid-life update with braze-ons etc so no longer original. Decided to make it a project to combine the best of old with best of new - new paint and chrome and a mix of old and new parts with strict silver/chrome/black approach - still deciding if the gumwall tires work or not so not glued on yet. 7.9kg ready to roll.
Beauty! Love the minimalistic look!
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#4798
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I finally built up a frameset that I found on ebay in Janurary. It's a 1988 Schwinn Premis, has a mix of Shimano 10-speed parts, plus a Suntour Downtube shifter for the shifting up front. The saddle, stem, and seatpost will be swapped out fairly soon for things that match a bit better.