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Those special magnetic brakes look awesome

I enjoy that very much joe. good work.

wow this is great! i happen to be building a machine in this exact colorway, but from totally different era, so we'll compare notes in a bit =))
well done

mystery machine sort of finished.

Oh my god the Bridgestone is so hawt Joe. Been waiting to see it for so long and it delivers.

joe, looks rad to the power of awesome. I didn't think girls bikes could look so good*.

*this is a joke before someone compains or starts posting loads of photos of no doubt good looking womens bikes.

that is indeed one good looking bridgestone
whats the plan with those levers?

what bars are they btw joe?

i will be continually switching up bars and stems with a nitto jag/risers for extra hhsb points, da/nitto b123s for getting rad and the itm/bonty somethings for getting some miles in. i reckon i'll get a clamp-on front brake for the hoods as long rides+braklezz= crashing.

what bars are they btw joe?

bontrager ssr vr-c

fizik did a nice grey nisene and if you have a look on retro bike you might pick up a grey avocet or wtb?

Without seeing what it's going on it's hard to suggest..

(grey flite)

or get hunting...

I was unaware o the grey flite, although I bet it commands a premium. The saddle will go on a giant cadex with tricolor components, so something 90'sish is good. An avocet looks like my best bet, I'll head over to RB.

cheers guys

I need a current project.

Apart from selling everything i own.

I took my Basso out for the first time, changed the stem into a Deda Zero100 stem;

the bridgestone in its current guise:

Looking great. Ive got the exact same set up on my bike atm with the sram levers, awesome

do you find those bars comfy?
they look to be a pretty good shallow drop bar in 26mm clamp.

to be fair, i've only done a day in town and then 3 laps of RP with them but as far as i can tell they're super comfy.

What bar tape? Looks suede-ish

What bar tape? Looks suede-ish

Looks like fizik microtex "soft touch"

I bought them as 27s, but I had looked at this and thought that the front looked bigger... perhaps the back was missold as a 700.. is there an easy way to measure? I know that the difference is only 4mm or so.

Tyres should have the size on surely.

I bought them as 27s, but I had looked at this and thought that the front looked bigger... perhaps the back was missold as a 700.. is there an easy way to measure? I know that the difference is only 4mm or so.

Maybe was mean for 650c front?

you appear to be pretty tall for a high-school kid then

Yep, 6 foot 4

Built up this cadex for my dad a while back, cheap and cheerful job but he likes it.

Looks like fizik microtex "soft touch"

yep, this exactly, wrapped shitly by me.

Just to double check that I have 1st dibs on the bridgestone when/if you sell it

And what do you think of this fork ?
Do I ave to find a track one to place even more Dura Ace or I let it like that ?
I'm in love with this seatpost ...

Just to double check that I have 1st dibs on the bridgestone when/if you sell it

sure :)