 5th November 2009 | #17655 | |
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Actually the bigger tyres idea was mainly to do with the fact that she's new to this whole bike thing and I didn't want to make her deal with skinny tyres straight away. Really pleased with the way it turned out, the frame sat next to me at work for a couple of months while I collected the parts, felt like one of those projects that was never going to happen for a while. So glad it did. | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17671 | |
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I finally installed the Gilles Berthoud on the Mercian... Quite pleased with the result. That the latest state of the Mercian and probably it will remain like this, so I can issue pictures in current project... I have a B17 champion narrow that would colour match better the bar tape, but I like the fact that the bike is not a advertisment for Brooks (I love Brooks though...). The mudflap is DIY...      Szia Loic | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17675 |
| | Ive been tidying up my old track bike;    Thought it was looking pretty good, apart from the rear rim. I changed it back when i was racing on it and didnt keep the original. its an Araya Aero2 24 spoke and im trying not very succesfully to find another. I used to get people always wanting to buy the handlebars, they`re nitto Aerodynamic. I bought it in the early nineties from a wholesaler who didnt seem to know much about it, but reckoned it was a show bike from the late eighties and might be Japanese. It was plain white with no makers marks or transfers (the Venom decals is just the respray). It has suntour dropouts and suntour superbe pro group. If anyone out there has any ideas as to what it might be id love to know. i didnt take much interest in it when i was racing it but now i think its a great looking thing. |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17677 | |
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next time puts some clothes on! sorry if i missed something. | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17679 |
 | I can't get a picture linked for some reason, but Hutch is building this up for me: http://retrodicorsa.cc/Retro_di_Cors...ple_Lge.html#0 |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17683 | |
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the waiting has been well worthy | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17690 | |
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whos a lucky boy, pm harry.major he has a funny shaped rossing too | |
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| 5th November 2009 | #17691 | |
 | Sorry guys, I really had to re-paint it, because it was really ugly and the paintjob was poor. Now it's all black powdercoated. This picture is before the "home brew" decals are applied... Nice toy to play with, the coming weeks. Frame and fork Columbus steel. Roto BB-shell, possibly Cinelli fork crown, Campag dropouts. Frame size 58.5cm c-t-t, top tube length 57cm c-t-c - Dura Ace FC-7600 165mm 52T 3/32" - Dura Ace BB-7600 English thread - Dura Ace cartridge threaded headset - Dura Ace 27.2mm seatpost - Concor light team edition saddle - 3TTT Super Competizione Gimondi 44 o-o bars - 3TTT Record (?) 14cm stem - SRAM PC870 chain 3/32" - Dura Ace 16T cog - Dura Ace SPD-R pedals - Wheels: Navigator Pista Tubular with Conti's or Miche Pistard Clincher with Vredestein Fortezza TriComp, or some others...like Mavic Comete. - Bar tape Bike Ribbon Eleganza black (perhaps I'll change to plain white) Powder coated F&F glosssy black with some waterslide artwork Quote:
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| 5th November 2009 | #17699 | |
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I heart Mosers! Will be building my old repaired one up in spring I hope. need to see rik this week about some wheels. I owe him about a gallon of beer too now! I just pulled a bike out of a box. But I ain't going to show you kids, well maybe later. | |
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| 6th November 2009 | #17700 |
| | More photos of the free Rossin.. after dismantle and a quick wash..   What would be the correct english word for tubes shaped like that? The finishing of the frame is not very good.. the decals bubble a bit some places and the paintfilling in the lugs are a not done very good.. |
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