Those cranks look a lot like the Sakae's on my '84 Bridgestone

Sweet, Mistral. perfect group for a wild paint 80's italian stallion!

Ofmega, great! Something different and stylish - will be watching this thread intently.

Sakae Ringyo and others copied the Mistral's arm design, but the Mistral is by far the best finished and best looking of them.

The frame was made in tawian for an amerian distributer. It does have 80s paint though :)


Has anyone used this group? I am afraid to pull the shift lever. The RD spring is real stiff.

the compromised spinergy was the best thing to happen with this build. why? because plastic components need plastic spokes:

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...a/100_0987.jpg

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...a/100_0992.jpg

Hi Casey,

I have a black Cinelli Groove if you'd like it.

About a 130 I'd wager.

i may take you up on that. i think a black stem will work with the silver headset, spacers, bars, and extension. here are my new options:

cinelli groove:
http://app.infopia.com/img/image/fp/vpid/7278809

kelly:
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/imag...lly_stem_2.jpg

did those wheels come from a covered wagon?

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...a/100_0987.jpg

close. the original 1997 giant tcr.

they have joytech/novatech carbon shelled hubs, rigida dp18 rims, and 12/16 spokes front/rear

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/k...a/100_0990.jpg

Man, I love these weird part-driven builds! subscribed!

i still need assistance with the derailleurs. the pring tension on both of them is very high. it takes a lot of effort to move them and then when you let go of the lever the derailleur moves back "home"

shifting seems fixed, or at least better. repeated use has things moving very smooth and as one would expect. the screw on the rear shifter does seem to work loose however. this is my first voyage into friction only downtubes. any advice to keep things tight?

should i have any grease in these shifters and if so where?


i also need a round two vote on the stem. do i use the cinelli groove stem or the kelly? if i get the kelly my wife has offered to try painting it to match the frame.

lol, madness!

my favorite GIF and the reaction i am wanting from this build.

The Kelly. It doesn't have a weld mark, and it's close to the appearance of black plastic.

Quite frankly, this is one of the few cases where a full satin black paint job might be quite appropriate.

-Kurt

Just tagging in... :)

the kelly stem is the welded steel stem.

Excuse me; meant to reference the Groove, but began typing "Cinelli Alter" (that's when I fixed it by re-writing it to "Kelly").

Go figure.

-Kurt

looks interesting so far. the question is how will all that plastic hold up when you ride it?

"Ladies and gentlemen-

We are proud to present the NEW bicycle.

ONLY by Fisher Price."

;)

-Kurt

I like the line-up. Trying to found some Ofmega pedals I bet. Saw some on ebay not that long ago. I want to see where this goes. INteresting parts so far.

if it were compatible with my carbon steerer i would consider the alter. i am leaning to the groove until i can find the perfect stem.

time will tell. most newer look pedals are plastic and hold up well

i watched some NOS ofmega pedals on ebay last week. i wanted to pull the the trigger but i knew they would just end up on the shelf. this bike will most likely get keo classics. i want to keep all my setups the same.



what will break first, my fisher price bike or your bargain bin WW bike?

Wow - just saw the wheel pics - this is going to be one hell of a trippy build!

My vote is for the Groove stem - please don't even consider that Kelly; it just reminds me of that song on Sesame Street :)

DD