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I've got the Attack rims built onto track hubs (sold as Recons - not widely released but they do pop up every now and then) and I've got no complaints. They're pretty light, they roll well and they stay true - although there was a little dip in the rear out of the box, which was resolved easily and hasn't caused me any problems since. Periodically I hit uncomfortably large cracks in roads and alarming sound aside they've held up perfectly well. I can recommend them, although I can't speak to braking performance or the road hubs.

That price seems a little steep to me, however.

This would be so much better with a level top tube.

Yikes.

I don't either but it's giving me the right sensations.

I'm concerned the bottom bracket is a bit low.

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I came here to post that. Utterly rank. The premise is foolish as well - a Schlumpf up front and a Sturmey Archer in the rear to make it a '4 Gear Single Speed'.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3068697/foto5.JPG

There's no way that inseam clears that top tube!

How do you actually ride that audi bike?

A bit like a Softride, I guess.

Brilliant. How many seven-year-olds own carbon Record levers?

Vignette on a Motorola Milestone.

Beauty.

It's a Cervelo S1. The commentary is pretty good as well.

See if you can find a set of Reynolds Recons. They've got the same carbon rims as on their Attacks. They're a little bit hard to buy since apparently some marketing issue stopped Reynolds from releasing them officially, but if you can find a pair, they're excellent (and perhaps a steal - I got mine for $500).

ftfy

sleds are all about dropping big bucks for dope shit

IMO the biggest crime against bike aesthetics in the modern era is handlebar stems. If you want to keep it looking classic can't you just stick with a quill stem? Plenty brand new ones available. I'd go silver to match the seatpost, which I'd keep as well and just have a little polish up. Looks nice.

I'd thought about that - it would certainly eliminate the need for a headset converter. Will modern levers work correctly with the narrower-diameter bars? Might there be some hood looseness?

...and I like my Novatec silver hubs, although I was advised to use old style skewers for old style drop-outs on a steel frame, hence they've got Campag Veloce skewers.

Nice wheels. How is your experience with the Novatecs compared to that with more expensive hubs? The impression I get is that the law of diminishing returns applies rather steeply to hubs.

Also see this http://www.lfgss.com/thread72069.html for more steel with modern groupsets.

Gorgeous Gazelle you've got in there!

I bought this bike about a year ago. I'd been thinking about putting modern components on it for a while now, and finally today I took the plunge thanks to Ribble's sale on Campagnolo. I guess I would have struck at some point anyway - I had managed to date the frame to 1982, so I figured it had to be this year or 2022 since I am obsessive like that.

I want to keep it classic-looking - silver - so I went for Athena. What should I do for the rest?

For seat post and stem, I've been thinking silver Thomsons. Are there other options I should be considering? I'd like a seventeen-degree stem since I am a bit vain. I realize that I've got a threaded fork, so I would need to use an adapter. Is this the worst idea?

For wheels, I've been thinking twenty-millimetre Chinese carbon tubulars laced up with CX-Rays to Mack hubs. Is there a better choice for silver hubs? Is this the worst idea?

What would really set it off is a stem with different rise - either higher so it's parallel to the top tube, or lower so it's parallel to the ground. But I agree, well done for that sort of bike.

Love this. I didn't think those wheels could go well with anything, but there it is. The computer is a nice touch as well. My only complaint is that the saddle is too far forward.

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The slack chain complements the slack tubing nicely.

Impressive. At first glance, I actually thought it was a Cannondale Track.

Good lord.

Do you have the rear wheel to match the silver front?

What about this bike isn't horribly wrong?

Given the awfulness, surely a repost?

Pretty decent-looking top tube protector.