The "Before And After" Thread
10-10-15, 01:35 PM
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[split into two posts because of picture limits]
A few months later, I decided to revert to the bike's original stem, and flipped the bars back over:
And, most recently, I got tired of those bars, and searched for a way to put drop bars on, shorten the reach enough for it to be comfortable for me (the top tube is a bit long, and seat tube angle a bit shallow, for me)...meanwhile, also searching for a way to keep the shifter right at my fingertips. With a bit of Sheldon-esque mad scientist experimentation (and finding a really good deal on a left-hand brifter), I now have the bike set up like this, and it's about as comfortable as my other bikes (finally!):
Meanwhile, after the collision that destroyed the Fuji (built as a singlespeed), and building up the 3-speed, I decided that I really enjoyed riding a singlespeed and wanted to have one of those also, so the Fuji's place became taken by two bikes. Here's the second:
A few months later, I decided to revert to the bike's original stem, and flipped the bars back over:
And, most recently, I got tired of those bars, and searched for a way to put drop bars on, shorten the reach enough for it to be comfortable for me (the top tube is a bit long, and seat tube angle a bit shallow, for me)...meanwhile, also searching for a way to keep the shifter right at my fingertips. With a bit of Sheldon-esque mad scientist experimentation (and finding a really good deal on a left-hand brifter), I now have the bike set up like this, and it's about as comfortable as my other bikes (finally!):
Meanwhile, after the collision that destroyed the Fuji (built as a singlespeed), and building up the 3-speed, I decided that I really enjoyed riding a singlespeed and wanted to have one of those also, so the Fuji's place became taken by two bikes. Here's the second:
10-10-15, 06:57 PM
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Wow, you have had some bad luck with bikes recently. They're all great builds. Regarding the 3 speed with brifters, how did it work? I've though that a S/A 3 speed would be the way to go instead of a SS build. Just a little lower for the hills, just a little higher for the descents. I love the clean look of a fixie or SS.
Glad the bikes are the only things being harmed in your accidents!
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10-10-15, 07:44 PM
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Wow, you have had some bad luck with bikes recently. They're all great builds. Regarding the 3 speed with brifters, how did it work? I've though that a S/A 3 speed would be the way to go instead of a SS build. Just a little lower for the hills, just a little higher for the descents. I love the clean look of a fixie or SS.
Glad the bikes are the only things being harmed in your accidents!
Glad the bikes are the only things being harmed in your accidents!
I have it geared with a 43t chainring and 16t cog on 700Cx35 tires and 170mm crank arms, for ~73 gear inches in the middle gear, which is where I like a singlespeed. The low gear is almost identical to what I use as my "starting" gear on my Bianchi, and the high gear sees relatively infrequent use, unless I'm feeling particularly energetic or going downhill.
10-10-15, 08:01 PM
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One quirk, though: the Shimano left-hand brifters have trimming positions between the main ones, and while it's between 2 and 3 on my derailleur-equipped Bianchi Volpe, this one has it between 1 and 2 instead, which means it lines up with the neutral position between 2 and 3 on the older SA hubs. It works, but you have to be aware of this when shifting, and make sure to shift all the way before putting weight into the pedals.
10-10-15, 08:32 PM
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Not only do I have parts accumulated on my own, I purchased a huge parts bin lot off of CL for $200 because I wanted that brooks and that was in it. I have a lot of parts. I sold off enough of the parts from that lot to well more than pay for the lot. A true score.
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10-14-15, 09:10 PM
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This is my Serrota Speciale from Performance. Yes, I posted it in that thread too - but I like this thread. Anyway, I had the frame resprayed by Alan Wanta, and it came out beautiful IMO. I switched out the original Athena group to a bit of a mixed bag of parts, a SRAM-pagnolo if you will. Super Record FD & RD. SRAM Rival cranks and BB + SRAM Red brakes. King headset, Cinelli stem and Deda bars with Campy aero levers. New Brooks C15 saddle and Syncros Ti post.
I did the shake down today and it was great. It's a nice view from the cockpit.
Here's a few pics:
Before
After
I did the shake down today and it was great. It's a nice view from the cockpit.
Here's a few pics:
Before
After
10-15-15, 06:38 AM
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This is my Serrota Speciale from Performance. Yes, I posted it in that thread too - but I like this thread. Anyway, I had the frame resprayed by Alan Wanta, and it came out beautiful IMO. I switched out the original Athena group to a bit of a mixed bag of parts, a SRAM-pagnolo if you will. Super Record FD & RD. SRAM Rival cranks and BB + SRAM Red brakes. King headset, Cinelli stem and Deda bars with Campy aero levers. New Brooks C15 saddle and Syncros Ti post.
I did the shake down today and it was great. It's a nice view from the cockpit.
Here's a few pics:
I did the shake down today and it was great. It's a nice view from the cockpit.
Here's a few pics:
FWIW, I have an Alan Wanta respray as well. Good stuff.
10-15-15, 07:47 AM
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'72 Motobecane Le Champion. Still isn't 'done' (e.g., new decals, seatpost are currently en route), but given that it'll likely never be this clean again, I thought I'd get in some photos.
As bought:
With some fairly substantive surgery:
Getting closer:
As it sits at the moment:
As bought:
With some fairly substantive surgery:
Getting closer:
As it sits at the moment:
10-15-15, 08:24 AM
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Thanks. I know a lot of guys would have left it as-is, but I felt the frame deserved better. There was a lot of paint missing on the top tube and the drive-side chainstay had received it's fair share of chain slap. I think the current paint matches the level of build quality the frame had all along.
11-08-15, 05:11 AM
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I like this thread. Let's do some more.
Austro-Daimler Inter 10:
As bought:
Today:
Unidentified as yet:
Before:
After:
Locomotief Tour de France:
Before:
After:
Another unidentified frame:
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After:
Austro-Daimler Inter 10:
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Today:
Unidentified as yet:
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Locomotief Tour de France:
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Another unidentified frame:
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11-08-15, 01:34 PM
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more outstanding work! 
thanks for sharing these finished projects non-fixie.
i'll wager you wished your train-puller was fitted with a rear mech which could wrap more than 28t so you could have built with lower gears for your recent chiantishire sojourn.
"le mystere d'orange" turned out very fine indeed. luv the colours.
do tricouleur bands indicate a cockerel land heredity?
thanks again for sharing these machines.
thanks for sharing these finished projects non-fixie.
i'll wager you wished your train-puller was fitted with a rear mech which could wrap more than 28t so you could have built with lower gears for your recent chiantishire sojourn.
"le mystere d'orange" turned out very fine indeed. luv the colours.
do tricouleur bands indicate a cockerel land heredity?
thanks again for sharing these machines.
11-08-15, 04:39 PM
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I like what you've done with the Locomotief, @non-fixie, and I love that it's dirtier in the after picture than in the before picture.
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11-08-15, 04:48 PM
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I can't help myself. I've posted this in two other threads but I 'm so happy with the way it turned out I'm posting it again;
Before:
'86 Gazelle Champion Mondial 753 frame w/ Shimano Sante 7 spd SIS and Campagnolo wheels
after;
new paint and decals Shimano 5700 105 groupset with Mavic wheels
Before:
'86 Gazelle Champion Mondial 753 frame w/ Shimano Sante 7 spd SIS and Campagnolo wheels
after;
new paint and decals Shimano 5700 105 groupset with Mavic wheels
11-11-15, 02:28 PM
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I can't help myself. I've posted this in two other threads but I 'm so happy with the way it turned out I'm posting it again;
Before:
'86 Gazelle Champion Mondial 753 frame w/ Shimano Sante 7 spd SIS and Campagnolo wheels
after;
new paint and decals Shimano 5700 105 groupset with Mavic wheels
Before:
'86 Gazelle Champion Mondial 753 frame w/ Shimano Sante 7 spd SIS and Campagnolo wheels
after;
new paint and decals Shimano 5700 105 groupset with Mavic wheels
11-11-15, 05:26 PM
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11-13-15, 04:55 PM
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1988 Centurion Ironman Master. Before and after.
