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Well damn, now I don't know whether to buy the Mash or the Bianchi.

lush! full da 7400 i figure?
however, "added to favorites by Nuknow" between 18 and 11 months ago, so must be a repost... =))

Oh bugger. Inevitable.

Yeah, it's a polished titanium frame and full DA 7400. I believe he stripped the grey finish off the shift levers and polished them up, and lined the Dura-Ace lettering in black. Really nice:

Here it is (in silver) compared to the Deda RHM (in black) which is a typical oversize compact bar.

Not the same colour but otherwise similar are these.

They seem to be a "Tour de France" curve, i.e. less drop than a Maes bar but not like a modern compact. The M106 has a curve like this:

I.e., not a round bend, it curves sharply at the top and then has a shallow curve down to the bottom.

mercian with new bars and stem. stem feels too long so will have to swap it for something else.

The reach on Noodle bars is super long (even with the bit of sweep on the tops factored in). That caught me out too. The hoods end up 1.5cm - 2cm further away than with a more conventional bar.

I finally found a silver compact-shape road bar with a 26mm clamp, which I would have had on the Bob if I'd known about it (I think Ed Scoble was looking for the same thing a while back):

http://www.alexscycle.com/handlebars/road-1-2/nitto-neat-m106-nas.html

Pretty expensive though. I'm waiting to hear from Tokyo Fixed on whether they can bring it in on special order.

Prendas tools and a bike stand. I'm a bit jealous.

I think lots of people here had a Pug as a 1st singlespeed. Mine is still going strong (with a different owner). There are a few threads like this one about the particulars of old Peugeots. Although It looks like your doing alright with it so far.

+1, just this minute freecycled one exactly like that. Lively, light frame.

This has now gone to Turbohard, sorry y'all.

Waiting to hear from Turbohard about when he/she can collect, if it's still available after that I'll get in touch with you guys/girls in the order you posted...

This has now gone.

Going to freecycle this as I'd like to get it out of the flat.

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/38758/1/Triathlon?h=037f45

It's 501 with chromed 501 forks, surprisingly light and nice to ride. Not bent or dented at all but it is quite tatty and has some surface rust in places. Both the stem and seatpost are stuck - how stuck I don't know. The seatpost was fine about six months ago but when I was dismantling it the other day I couldn't move it - I didn't give it a really good go though and I reckon it could be loosened with a bit of concerted effort. Headset is a bit rough but not completely shot yet.

58 c-t-c for both seat tube and top tube. Maes bars and San Marco saddle (it's a rebranded Concor) included, but I will remove the BB (as it's nearly new).

English threaded BB with healthy threads. Rear OLD is 124mm or 126mm I think. You can get a 120 track hub in there no problem.

Free to a good home. I'm in Hackney.

I was wondering why I hadn't got any Haribo from Wiggle for ages. Bastards.

I like that it doesn't need a chain because of constant downhillz.

Mercian is very handsome.

Yes, possibly. Fit actually doesn't look so odd here:

Top trollage.

Doesnt excuse the terrible bar position.

You would have thought the need for a 20mm stem, raised 80mm above the headset, would have hinted at the bike not fitting.

No, sure. It looks (no pun intended) a size small for the rider, although the reach would suggest he/she either has a pretty poor road bike position or needs a shorter top tube.

^^^ The pedals are alright.

The wheels on the aero Look are 32 spoke, not 36. Not that it matters that much. Assuming they're training wheels - no problem.

That is something.

yes

no

I got that the wrong way round with the fork, bah (hungover today). If you made the HT steeper you'd need even less rake to maintain the same amount of trail. Hard to tell because it's all at a bit of an angle, but the wheelbase looks short enough - you sure you'd want the front wheel closer to the DT/pedals? I mean, for reasons other than aesthetics.

Not finished yet still wanna find a proper stem and bull horns ..

Any close-ups of that paint job?

oh lord

http://espressowheels.com/gallery.html

Amazing

Charge are going to a quill stem on the Plug? Strange decision. Maybe the ahead stem was losing them a few hipster sales.

Oh God the paint fade on that Makino.

not seeing the "kool factor" in this bike
geometry is wacked:
steep seat tube; laxed head tube

The angles are mostly a consequence of it being a relatively small size, no? The low fork rake compensates for the HT angle. Looks like pretty normal track geo to me, not super tight but not particularly slack.

Spotter, I really like that. Good work.