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45lbs, gotta be the heaviest folder ever

Does anyone still do this paint job? I'd really like my vigorelli like this.

there's a fellow on retrobike that does them perfectly, I think the pic of the Adroit further up is one of his resprays.

^ Cikago Buke looks really good, def gonna check them out...

re. Cicli Berlinetta the American guy ends up apologizing constantly for that Canadian 'fake messenger' dick of an owner, he's an embarrassment to his country as the Toronto messengers put on the best CMWC I'd been to back in the '90s. Whatever he might tell folk he was never a messenger, and has a very limited knowledge.

I've had this frame from new so its been a fair while, switched to a 100mm Reynolds stem for a longer reach and finally replaced my bent SLR with an unbent SLR XP

Got out on my Cannondale today, 1st time this year, still rides as good as ever :) gonna try and build a new rear wheel this week....

^ thanks for the info, I had a small 1fg ultra and a medium 1fg stolen last year only got the 19" large left if I ever get rid of it you'll be first inline (:

Was going through some old videos and found this one of me riding my 64' singlespeed Velosolex [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XAxn-NlJ8c"]Jay
Velosolex Test 2 St.Remy - YouTube[/ame]

I think there is one other photo of it, but that's it- the person we were living with at the time left the front door propped open as she moved her tacky shite into the flat, and someone stole it, within ~48 hours of me finishing building it.

It's a Cannondale 1FG, I'd still like one again, although I'd build it very differently now.

Dammit did you strip and polish that yourself? Also did you switch the rear hanger to run gears? I have a very similar bike and was thinking of doing the same.

Picked up my old 1fg ultra from mates house last night (minus rear wheel that got stolen). Haven't seen her all year can't wait to get out on her today for a ride if I can find another wheel...will try and get a pic up later

Looking good... The bars and stem are yours, I'm never gonna use them. (use a corkscrew to take the end plugs out, they are only old wine bottle corks.
If you like the feel of the cotton tape there's a store called Velomondo Motzstrasse 12, they sell it cheaper than most places in Berlin (I think it was 2 euros or 1.50 if you buy a roll of 10) and can order any colour. p.s. nice meeting you, sorry it was quick was running late.

^That's great news, are any of them members here?

Here's my shopper got it cheap, thought I'd get it running, put on some grips, chain and handlebars I had lying about and bought some new tyres and a bell yesterday... took it out today, doesn't really stop, just slows you down

^ I know exactly what you mean, its only after I'd been in there about 5 times did the old fella actually agree to sell me bits. Another shop worth visiting is Velosaloon in Kreuzberg, they buy a lot of old bikes from swap meets in Holland etc, then strip them into fixies for the hipster kids, but if you need a certain vintage part they always seem to be able to help. There's a NY mechanic in there who really helped me out and cheaply. Worth going for the collection of Merckx frames among other things.
p.s. I think RadKom with the BMC's moved over a year ago further west near to the Charlottenberg S Bahn, I went there around xmas, still nice bikes and a bigger store

Have any of you guys been to Rembetis on Oderberger str near the Mauer Park? Just an all round weird bike store with some amazing vintage stuff, well worth a trip

How is he a melt?

Just the way he tried to sell, there was no price on the frame at all until 3 days ago, I was really interested in buying that frame but felt the guy was just a scam, due to phrases like "I bought this today" and "I sent of the forks to get them professionally polished" and "Since these pics, frame has been professionally inspected with a camera to see what the tubing is like inside the frame"
and then when he finally decided to put a price up it was way overpriced.
I've always found that lfgss if you are honest and fairly priced "sales" move quickly.

am possibly going to visit an old friend in Berlin next month

are there any places to hire a decent road bike if i want to go and do a decent ride?

If your a bit tight for cash, you can use a free fixie for the day from the Freitag shop on Max Beer Strasse

What's this front wheel? It doesn't look like an aerospoke?

Its a Dennos I think they make them in Indonesia or Malaysia

^ its a Sugino factory drilled chainring

Gaz, pm'd no. he's expecting your call.... you really gotta go and have a look, well worth the trip and he's close to the train station if stuck

Went to look at these yesterday, he's got what your after and then some.....
http://www.lfgss.com/thread84457.html

Does anyone have experience of this company for decals?
http://www.velociao.com

Just bought some Benotto Bar tape of them, cheap and good service. Worth going to the shop in Berlin if in the neighbourhood. They do have a lot more stuff in stock than on their website (original decals) so its worth a call.

Finally got some white rubber hoods and some white tape (:

a better picture here for you, and a £1 cheaper http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=153330
or http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170822106355&clk_rvr_id=331353115026

^ this fellow will have them....Martin Coopland at Reclassicbike@aol.com
or http://www.hlloydcycles.com/index.htm

I've lost photos

I reckon its a Bianchi Brava from '87,or '88