Gazelle 1998 Piste Track Reynolds 531 Trapezi

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-Time-Gold-Line-Gazelle-pedals-yellow-NOS-/171349040769?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27e532de81

Could be nice :-)

Tx! Seen em on marktplaats too.

Getting really annoyed now lack of time due to exams / training / work means new wheels not built yet.

Going cycling in Scotland next week after ou exam. At least a good reason to have no time :p

Re profile design stem its faux titanium look. So not sure how to get it shiny. Bar de-anodise and polish like f--k.

And so it begins...needs a little more rounding done. With help from Le Manfriend.

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finally.. i was already chewing my nails off :D

Haha! I need a new Miche ring though. The old one is fubarred due to fusing...couldn't get bearing out and miche cog holder ring is also gone to a Better Place...well e-bay t'is.

And note the healthy plants... ;) Slight rub near logo but seems rim is thicker there. Well first ever wheel I'm happy enough if it stays round n sound :)

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Looks great and sunshine too! Does it get any better?

I hope you have it finished before the 12th - I am on holidays until then so, fingers crossed, it will be done.

Richard

The 12th...it'd better be English flag colour scheme :p

Enjoy your break!

Disney Orlando here we come!!! See the real Mickey Mouse and not the ones at Stormount!

Richard

Looking good J!

Off for the maiden voyage. A few notes:

Miche wheels smooth as silk. Much better than Quando. But never leave em out.. If bearing corrode to hub it's bin time.
Handles gently it steers quick but not a jittery beast.
I now have Go Faster Stripes :)
I can't stretch to a longer stem...this is the limit it has a long reach due to low (9cm) HT
I will now need a TT protector. Off to rummage house for bits.

Lovely bike in all :)

Have a pic

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a beauty. surprised this got no attention.. i'd love to see a few better pics..

oh, and: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-DEDA-LYNX-AHEADSTEM-RED-90MM-FOR-1-STEERER-26MM-BARS-/290819509934?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item43b6318eae

Tx ^_^ I will take better photos once I get stem sorted.

So tx for stem, too long for me but I found a few maybes. All MTB, can't find vintage road under 9cm.

Profile MTB looks smooth

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/231272885583?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Kore MTB

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251582344364?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

BNB blackspire chunky but pretty

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181459029033?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

don't go with blackspire.. i THINK tester pointed out in a thread that the clamp-cut-on-the-side thing is not a good idea..

Hm guess what my temp cheap ass but comfy hi-rise stem has...I won't be pulling bars then ;)

Very tricky this, VO doesn't go shorter than 8 cm, Thomson X4 is 31.8. Cooper does 31.8 clamp bars, there was some grumbling about this so I went for 25.4 Nitto. Well maybe I get lucky on the 'bay.

I do like the Profile one, but it's a BMX stem.

the deda i sent you plus piegas? compact reach should compensate somewhat.. and the flat transition too

Compacts are possible, but then it's going to be black. I had a loooooooooooooong search, only silver compacts are Nitto in the USA and shipping/import a tad prohibitive.

Or Cooper silver, but that's 31.8. It's all black or 31.8 these days...sigh...it's easier to put risers on but that means at least one night on the sofa... :P

Soma HWY One are nice compact bars that also come in silver! 26mm clamp.

http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/highway-1-bar

As do some Ritcheys.

Ritchey is 40 cm, The Soma Hwy One Road Bar (31.8/26.0) Center/Width/Color : 26.0mm/38cm/Silver is not currently available.

I can shim the one I have to 26.0 but again vintage clamps for 26.0 are from 9 cm. 8 cm hi-rise is OK but vintage road stems are often vertical or have a minor rise.

There's a gazillion stems on e-bay, surely with some patience...? :)

Or...a threaded 1" fork and a quill.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handsome-Dog-Stems-x-5-Bulk-Buy-Red-MTB-BMX-Jump-Bike-80mm-100mm-/171390266912?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item27e7a7ee20

ow look what I found...

...that or a silver Kore stem, or the Profile BMX stem (if the shipping is acceptable...)

I maintain you should take your forks to a decent bike shop and get them threaded.

There's nobody in Northern Ireland I can trust to not balls that job up. There are no frame builders left, there are good bike shops but I doubt they get asked to do this kinda of work.

Also, it doesn't always work it depends on how thick the steerer is...

Edit: Consulted Le Manfriend, the font of my bike wisdom and he's had a steerer threaded before. No good experiences, very hard to fit the quill stem, steerer needs faced as it won't be perfectly round and he had to saw a stem off as it got stuck.

That leaves: 1" threaded crabon/chrome forks...but a bit of a waste as the Gazelle panto's are so nice.
Or an ahead stem...I'll keep looking.

I'm with TM on this one. I threaded my own carbon forks alu steering for my ocelot at my lbs. he had the right tools ( whole campagnolo case) and guided me through. The trick is to do it slowly and going half of turn at a time then back again.