About 6 weeks after getting my Mark V most of the paint it off the rim.

Then why bother getting the nomachined front in the first place.

you can always repaint/anodize/powdercoat a NMSW rim and it will have a uniform finish in profile, unlike a machined rim. or you buy the matching NMSW wheelset and put a brake on for safety but don't use it because you don't need to. &c.

HOLY ****!!!! willie nelson!!!!! i leave this thread for a day and look what happens.


and guys, i dunno... i think the flite may have revised geometry... they don't match up on their internet geo charts.... that doesn't mean they're not the same though... they sure look the same.

What kind of tire is that on the rear?

some sort of tubular (mavic cxp30 is tubular)

http://www2.ezbbs.net/24/techside/img/1192528833_1.jpg

I think this is fixed, yeah? (oh, and unfortunately not mine)

Not all of 'em.

yeah, looks like i'm wrong. forget what i said

Looks to be a Vittoria of some kind.

Very Photoshoped. See how the chain goes no where. If the pic were right the chain should be going right through the tire.

Unless your weren't serious, then nvmd!

I'm going to have to disagree with you, the chain goes back to a smaller wheel that drives the large wheel through friction, it is obstructed obviously in the pic.

yeah, nothing suggests a photoshop. it seems highly likely that the chain drives a roller... however, this may mean that you have to pedal backwards??? unless there's another pulley. i highly doubt that front brake would slow the bike at all with all that mass of the wheel and tire, more likely it would break something on the front.

there may be a friction brake on the back, that would do more but i doubt you'd be able to safely stop from, or get going faster than, a few miles an hour.

I, owner of the Cinelli, am not a dickhead... I swear!
Thanks for the picture though, made my day!

Never for too long. It's Austin, though... friendly place.
Such bitter comments on this thing!

cool. i won't let the air out of your tires next time i see the bike then.

(just kidding, i wouldn't do that to anyone at all.)

yeah. austin is pretty ok about that.
what size is your frame? 58cm or something.

No way. What method of shipping did you use? I've had an impossible time avoiding duties on anything above the ridiculous $60 limit, but with our Canuck $ so strong it's just stupid not to shop south of the border for some bike stuff.

Thanks! Yeah, it's a kilo tt. the rear wheel is a mavic cxp30 with an old old vittoria team pro clincher on it. only other notable stuff is a beat up pair of 75's and even more beat turbo. really rides great...

http://www.atomiczombie.com/shopping/overkill-tn.jpg
from atomic zombie

:) Again, the jackass pics thread is that way>>>>

*tips hat and nods* sheriff.

Hmm, I guess thats plausible. I didn't think of that. I too, think that would mean you have to pedal backwards though.

Move along, nuthin' to see here.

Takara
 

Here's my c.1988(approx) Takara frame with vuelta wheels, shimano 600 crank, campy BB, ritchey force bars, blah blah blah.

http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/7...3132yt9.th.jpg

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/576...copyou7.th.jpg