realestvin7

Now, that's funny.

Bikedued

Laaa Laa lala la laaa, laaa lala laa laaaa.,,,,BD

https://www.flickr.com/photos/6000004...in/photostream

lunar_c

Well since I got an assignment done last night and a presentation done today at uni .. I thought I earnt a little "bike time" tonight, so I decided to put the bars, levers, and bar tape on having decided that a 110mm stem was the best starting choice as my current bike uses a 110mm, and is a 58.5cm top tube and this is a 57cm top tube.
So I started off by putting the bars on - they're 42cm "Champion" bars that came with the bike. They polished up nicely and are nice and straight.

Here's the bar tape applied. I had to file back the plugs as they were a tight fit even without the bar tape. I love the look of this perforated tape!

Oh, I got a nice little allen key seat post binding bolt like I used on my fiance's bike. I love these, they're neat and don't detract from the lug work like a bolt or a quick release would.

Where I'm at now .. the UN54 bottom bracket is in and torqued up .. all I'm really waiting on is the brake adjusters from ebay, and to buy a chain. some tyres, and brake pads. The wheels need a going over - they're straight and true but the spokes need a shine up with steel wool and autosol which is a tedious process.

All in all, I am in love with this bike already and couldn't be happier.

Bikedued

Looks awesome, and good choice on the smurf safe bar tape, hehe. I would have sworn that headset was gold tone in the other
pics. I was going to lok for one for my Bianchi/Vegas SS project. Oh well, maybe there is such a beast out there.,,,,BD

lunar_c

Well the headsets are chrome .. so I guess you could have one nickel/copper bathed (I think is the term?) to give it that yellowy look of old chrome patina .. ?

jeepr

looks great. I'm not allowed to put the bikes on the bed..

Bikedued

Well, I am kind of doing a mafia black paint with gold lined lugs, old Vetta saddle covered with a Las Vegas T shirt, Green Mavic chain ring(cash), etc etc. A gold headset would look like a stack of coins, or close.,,,,BD

lunar_c

One little problem I got out of the way this morning ..

My levers came without cable stops .. What would MacGuyver do?

A piece of ordinary cardboard, some cable ferules, and a couple of conical nuts from an old pair of V brake pads.

I drilled a 6mm hole in the top to accept the depth of the cable ferule, and squared off the edges with a file and sanded them to the right size to fit in the hole. Sorted!

lunar_c

Got the stack height of the headset set up correctly now so I could get the top seal in. All nice and tucked away now.

Also chose a biddon cage, a basic XLC alloy one, which I gently rubbed the silkscreened logo off with fine steel wool. Invisible now. Just the look I was after.

Also as a foot note .. my sympathies go out to the family of Wouter Weylandt who died in the Giro de Italia ..

BiNumber3

A little late since it seems figured out now, but my schwinn traveller was built in japan, is super light, and have very similar lugs, aside from some features on yours that probably make it a higher end schwinn.

Looks awesome so far though, would've personally done polished lugs if I was to completely redo a frame like that, but I have a thing for polished steel

Also could ya tell me where you got that seat binder bolt? looks great

lunar_c

I think the running total on the bike is up to about $350-$400 total.
I just cleaned up the cranks and stuck them on as well as the brakes (while I'm waiting for the adjusters to come they can sit there) I'll replace the brake pads when the new cable adjusters come. I think I'll try and see if BBB do a road version of their "tristop" brake pad. I run those on my flat bar and they're great. I think my little chain ring is bent though, we'll have to see how it goes once I put a chain on it.
I love the blue/chrome/polished alloy look! here's the brakes :


And the cranks, a few scratches and the like but every chain ring bolt is the original sugino branded one, as are the dust caps and I think the patina is cool :

It's just waiting on me to get the derrailleur's cleaned up (and replace the limit screws in both of them) the spokes on the wheels shined up, and some tyres and cables!

bbattle

Will you add decals?

lunar_c

Decals of what? I have no idea of what the frame is unfortunately...

lunar_c

I stripped and polished/reassembled the derailleurs this evening so they are ready to go back on the bike. The annoying part after going to all that effort is that the shinyness doesn't show in the photo very well. The bearings were great (top jockey wheel is ceramic!) and I think the jockey wheels will last a little while longer. I also replaced the limit screws.. the ones I got from the bike store had phillips heads that were too wide to go down into the derailleur body so I had to grind them down to fit and polish them back up.

Once I get some of my assignment done I might go have a play and put the derailleur cables on ..

bbattle

I had some custom made for my wife's bike.

lunar_c

Now that is cool .. nice work ..

lunar_c

I put the derailleurs on along with the gear cables tonight. Couldn't resist taking some detail shots. Oh dear..
Front derailleur :

Rear derailleur :

Cable routing for the front derailleur, never had a bike with a derailleur with a cable stop in it before so I thought this was quite novel :

And here's the bike as it sits .. waiting!

realestvin7

Looking super good, dude.

lunar_c

Thanks man!!!

Got the brake cables run this morning while I ate my cornflakes. I used jagwire white outer and shimano stainless inners. The jagwire is a ***** to cut because it's a spiral braided cable but they feel really tough and don't kink. Just got the inners tied off until my adjusters come in the mail.
Here's the front, so glad I chased up those 600 EX non-aero levers now. Looks great!

Here's the rear .. now I read Sheldon's website on how to run the rear cable (too long / too short etc) and went for somewhere in the middle and hoped I got it right. This is pretty much how I ran my the cable on my brother's TCR Advanced and it works fine.

And another gratuitious shot of the whole bike .. you must all think I just got a new camera or something .. well I did .. and I'm excited .. so shush!

Veloh

Extremely nice. I'm waiting to see the final product. Should be amazing.

lunar_c

Thanks!

lunar_c

Hey all,
Got some photo's this morning with the wheels on. The Continental Ultra Race's look great.

The Continental's have just the right look I was after.

So far it's about 9.8kg with chain, but no pedals. However my scales are a bit dodgy - I will take it to the LBS to weigh when it's done.

lunar_c

Got the new brake pads on, but the adjusters haven't arrived yet. I am impatiently awaiting their arrival to be able to finish the bike!

However .. I'm having a lot of trouble with the rear shifter. Basically, it won't shift. I've got an exploded diagram of the Sprint 9000 but it doesn't show the ratchet mechanism disassembled which is the part I believe is giving me trouble. I may have re-assembled it incorrectly. Anyone know what I'm talking about care to shed some light?

The rest inside the shifter is really just a shim stack from the looks of things.. sort of pre-loading.

Bikedued

Sounds like it may be just over 23 pounds with pedals possibly. That IS a nice frame then. It would be around 11.8-12 kg if it was a lower end. My PH10 Peugeot is around the same weight (23.01) pounds with Look Easy pedals.,,,,BD

Chombi

I say it's a late seventies bike as the over the BB cable guides seem to suggest. Those were getting quite rare on bikes right before the 80's. If only the rear DOs weren't so chewed up. maybe we can get a clue from the brand name on it, if it has one. It does not look like Simplex, plus the chiseled seat and chain stay ends seem to say "not French...not Peugeot".

Chombi