^^ This!!

2011 project to be completed in 2012:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...r_Frameset.jpg

Long Travel Monster:
http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/DSC_0008.jpg

That Spooky is missing parts, so not hot.

The Specialized has shocks and nothing even resembling a big ring, so not hot.

he's probably trying to test the IT departments spam filters.

If you don't like my platform pedals or how I took the picture, you can bite me.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...219_100527.jpg

That's one hot MUP cruiser coasting.

Such a beautiful day in Brooklyn today mid 50's sunny crisp....

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...c55e7f73_b.jpg

Leather seat experiment over. I like my old selle san marco caymano just fine.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7053/6...4715045f_b.jpg

25c Conti 4000s w/ reflective strips. Actual measurement of the 25c is 27mm. They look pretty trippy/cool at night - two rolling rings of white.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6...f0795790_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6...4a31b443_b.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7040/6...45278d53_z.jpg

Ooh, that yellow bike is HOT!

So is the silver one that coasting posted. HOT.

That Spooky frame with the big Walmart welds is NOT.

Beautiful Bridgestone. Nice execution on the stem conversion.

Really? That is the one thing I don't like about that bike. If it were mine I would put a modern threadless fork, carbon perhaps. Not only would it be much lighter, but it would get the stack height lower for a better more aero bar height. I think a -17deg stem would look better as well with the flat top tube.

^^^ I don't know, man. I don't think that yellow bike would look good with a fork that wasn't lugged. and yellow.

if it was a bridgestone rb1 from any other year than the 1993-1994 series then I'd actually go "full weight weenie" on this build. but the 93/94 RB-1's had the unique double crown forks that they are known for.

I do have the urge to at least try out painting/matching a 1" carbon fork (maybe a a easton EC90) that would drop almost 2lbs off... but then I might as well buy a another bike and work from there (hint.. I'm thinking of doing just that with a colnago master x-light).

Why would you take off the stock RB-1 fork? It's a beautifully made fork with a ritchey crown. The bike rides and handles better than pretty much everything out there as it is, and you'd ruin it with a carbon fork...

amen.

Yes... do the colnago! There are some good color options like mapei or saronni red too...

Incorrect. The RB-1 is a classic. Don't ruin it with racerboy stems and forks.

Bridgestone has a nice mix of new and old.

It'd be off the charts hot with the polished Campag Athena...

So if I took pics of all the parts I have amassed would it be better? Need pedals and seatpost still...

Top speed in the woods to date was 36+ mph with trees and rocks whizzing by. Big Ring not required... ;)

I knew you would understand Doc. I figured painting it to match would most likely have to happen as well. I would try it first unpainted, and if I didn't like it I would paint the fork yellow.

I knew I was going to get flack by the purists for that comment. While I do like that frame a lot. To me a heavy steel fork is just a heavy steel fork. I've also always hated threaded forks, and quill stems ever since I was riding a 20" as a kid before threadless was invented. I knew there had to be a better way. Fortunately Dia-Compe thought so too.

Thanks for clarifying to everyone that you have no idea what you're talking about ;) There is much more to a bike than simply how much it weighs and REDWHITEBLACK everything.

Okay. Just finished rebuilding the bike up with Force. New tires (Duro Hypersonics), and saddle (Selle- Italia Carbonio Flow SL). Old weight - 19.1lbs, New weight 17.6lbs as pictured.
http://liveoncenjoy.com/SMF/MGalleryItem.php?id=537

I guess the only legacy parts are the headset, frame and fork... campy stuff thats shiny and silver would look awesome.. but so would dura ace 7700...

we're both weight weenies by nature - we both had the same thoughts about trying out a carbon fork.. its just in our nature to weigh weenie-fy in our minds.

have you tried riding good steel lately? a good steel frame is hard to explain - its alive and stiff but actually flexes and bends over very sharp bumps. this fork does the same thing. I've ridden 40+mph down bear mountain on both a carbon frame and this frame and the steel RB-1 frame and fork actually feels safer and you're in more control.

lets just say I'm a "born again believer" in steel.

haha but my bike is basically REDWHITEBLACK+ YELLOoooooW.

about steel forks/frames: it goes back to having a good reference though. a lot of people mistake aluminum forks (like the ones on cheaper roadbikes/hybrids) to being steel... which eventually sadly equates that steel=harsh. its the exact opposite though.

Nothing wrong with red/white/black. ;) But there is a lot more out there than visuals/weight. Just happens to be the 2 easiest things to judge on being that all bikes can use the exact same drive train (for the most part). All that is left is Frame/Fork and if that amazing Frame/fork doesn't appeal to somebody they lose.

R u sure?

Never really sure. I still have FINE TUNING to do on the Ders. and I will be cutting the steerer. I thought I was replacing the stem/handlebars but ended up not. Why do you ask? ;) (Probably will regret this question. Lol)

I still can't believe it says "manocoque" on the frame.