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Doesn't have any carvings on dropouts?
Looks like been made with deda tubes.
colors, decals and philosophy point rossin but i 'm not an expert.

Those kind of forks always remind me tange...

Rossin or not, seems like a very interesting ride.

thanks

bigger photo please..

truly valuable, many thanks

... Pop into Condor to have a test ride.

i'm a little far from condor...
a friend just bought a 953 chip race but it's pricey for me.
i test ride many modern steel bikes and i will have kona haole for a day
but it doesn't came as frameset and i don't like kona's logo on my bike to be honest.
so i focus on Rourke's 853 super oversize, spirit from a local builder etc.

Haven't done any long ride with it yet but so far I can tell that I love it. Some people might think that it is heavy and slow since it is a steel frame but it actually gives you the feeling of a modern bike: quick, responsive and stiff.

The forks I got are different to the ones provided by condor though. Mine are Deda Reb 07, not expensive at all.

did you ride any carbon frame recently? a comparison would be interesting.

thanks for all replies

please inform when you have settle your opinion about the frame.
Nice build, funny valves nevertheless.

you can add a clear grey marker finish to those stickers as a custom touch

Deda makes Velocita in steel and pista from 6061, both 31.8...

i use cork tape as base without overlapping when enfold it, microtex on top.
wear off at ~4000km with full finger gloves and ~2000km with bare hands...

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nope, too young...

looks like been made by the hand of a patient carver.

Agree, at least till you found the same set of decals...
I haven't see a colnago paint job that i like since edscoble's SL...

no no no no! that can change the head tube angle...

i wonder why you kept the cable stopper...

I might just be me tripping, but are they red bull bulls on the top tube?

its not tripping, is the essence of art. Everyone sees a post reflection of its own subconscious...

And in Columbus land, seeing as I am not very heavy and presumably not very "demanding" (whatever that means) I can choose SL over Cromor?
Might be a price issue though mind you, I'll find out next week.

EDIT: They don't seem to make SL anymore, but supposedly there is plenty left in the market?

Oh, and lugged versus welded. Do I care? Should I?
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there are some SL tubesets available to builders but i don't think that there is a
builder that will suggest you SL for commuting at your size.

try to be more accurate about your needs to your builder.
At 52 you can achieve low weight and stiffness just choosing proper tubes
and lugs, not paying much.

If it's not a matter of cost, just ask for a mix of steel that resist corrosion,
at 52 you will notice more differences depending the builder than the tubeset.

prefer welded only if you don't like lugs or you like the looks of OS tubing.
You can even ask for welded standard tubes at 52 (OS headtube) but i think
that will give you more flex than any other.

Typically weights at 52 are close to 1600gr with SL, i don't think that you
be much heavier even if you choose the worst tubeset available.

A proper briefing to your builder will give you the most i think.

is that a MAX OR tubeset? I recently saw a tommasini MTB with pretty identical
tubes and lugs.
Very nice bike olik.

not for rainy days

if its not a repost i can handle it...

I appreciate people that doing everything wrong building a bike so
complete that causes psychological trouble to name it as anti.

a major proof that we can buy everything we like except culture...

ps: thanks Bruce

What did they do with the headset and spacers?
Is it torched with fire or something?

Maybe

It's a process depending on temperature that you can apply, very unstable
and half strong than anodizing.
Jewelery artist use small torches and you can always erase the effect with
proper chemicals or a light polishing cream.

as a reference

The seat post looks a bit smaller than the right one, seat lug is distorted
while been loose (~1/3mm) front and back. That will allow a small movement to
seatpost that eventually wear off seat tube.
I 've seen those lugs in many bikes build with columbus SL. All of them have a 27.2 seat post.

Except its boring silver, looks like a descent road bike in good condition.

It's not powder-coating, it's enamel.
There's a huge difference in temperatures.
So much that PC cannot take any sort of decals due to heat.

pc can masked with proper mask, it's rife in production lines.
You just have to keep the right order (from light to dark) on
paint layers and use fine coats to avoid adding weight.

i 'm sorry about the frame, it's very difficult to be wrong so much
in color temperature with plain colors. You are right to be upset
but if you have give him a sample or a RAL reference you will
be more accurate.

if you like to remove vinyl stickers, it's easy, use a sand paper (1200)
to reveal their edges. A bluish set will work...

ps: sorry, i just see that was months ago...

Any thoughts on this? Resprayed as Colnago.

i found a tange that have a similar TT

After two years in love, our mad friend decides to put some (shorter) cranks
and new cog - chain.
We decide to recompense him with a decent paint job for his beauty.
If anyone knows anything about will help a lot.

The dealer that sold it said something about being a Bianchi and the original
paint work was something like gold-brown shadows on silver metallic base.
No drills, italian threaded.
sorry about the phone photos... we try to surprise him.

i can't see why.
you're very strict...