Most recent activity
-
- 34 comments
- 4,230 views
-
The forks are my favourite part of the bike! The fade is amazing.
-
@Ottomanotter I like (some) metal but that Vanishing Kids album is absolutely fantastic. I lived with a mate who was into all sorts of Nordic /Finnish/Icelandic black metal, which I wasn't a fan of, but this is more doom-like, prog-but-technical and brilliant. Thanks for the heads-up!
Two I listen to often:
-
@getoutofbed any progress on the frame? The forks have me salivating.
-
Sweet baby Jesus!
-
@getoutofbed Any progress update on this? Keen to see the result.
-
Oh yes. I have two (one in the UK, one here in Italy, both Columbus Genius).
-
Small update
I have now rebuilt the bike and installed new brake and shifter cables (my GOD are Shimano ones expensive) as well as handlebar tape and KMC chain. I don't have wire cutters so it's going back in to Pinarello today and will hopefully (pray for me) be ready for the weekend.
I will post photos, eventually.
One question - anyone restored Shimano levers with sandpaper or polish? These have had a hard life and the finish is, well, shit.
-
I will go for those hubs, mainly because they are so similar to the Shimano ones they replace, but also because they are cheap. I've sent an email to enquire but hopefully they can ship them to Italy relatively quickly.
I wanted to keep the original Mutant stem, even though it is really ugly. I think the Scapin branding makes it a little unusual. Just out of curiosity, what would you replace it with?
Wow, two years.
So I'm using Coronavirus lockdown time to make some changes to the bike, having ridden it around Veneto for the last two years. Updates: new stem (ITM Millennium), new seatpost (WR Compositi carbon), new saddle (Astute Rush Lite SR) and new wheelset (Cero AR24 Evo). All on order, all probably going to get held up and take weeks. I previously swapped out the tyres for some 25mm Continentals, so hoping to get all this put together in time for the post pandemic party.