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Bargain TI Gazelle

Cheers! They do come up occassionally on ebay kleinanzeigen, which should be in reach now that you moved to the netherlands ;)

Looks like this is pretty much perfect now. That means: what’s next ;)
P.s. what’s the final weight?

Afaik the early ones were made in switzerland in the late 80s. They later moved production to Germany to keep up with the increased demand. In 1995 they were bought up by DT swiss. Here’s a little sound check:

Found a nice wheelset for the Giant. Mavic 217 rims with a Mavic Front hub and a Hügi Compact Rear Hub from the early 90s. The Hügi compact was (correct me if I’m wrong) the first hub with a ratchet system which makes for a great but slighlty obnoxious freehub sound. Certainly makes the R45s on my Time sound tame in comparison...

Looking for a CK nothread in 1 1/8. Will consider any colour. Shipping required as I’m located in Berlin. Thanks in advance!

Aha! I thought it was some aftermarket piece of kit :)

That makes sense. Certainly less complicated than a removable steerer which is clamped in the fork crown as on some rob english bikes. That would also require a threadless headset.

How would one service the headset?

A worthy successor to your old faithful homage project!

Wow, so much fillet-brazed goodness! What‘s the deal with the derailleur cage on the yates? It doesn‘t look like a normal xt one.

It‘s illegal to ride any bike at the Sowjet Ehrenmal, brakeless or not ;)

That’s interesting to hear. I’ve seen a lot of 50th equipped bikes but never with those rims. Any chance you could upload a scan of those campa papers? I’d really appreciate it :)

Wow, that’s peak bling! It needs a pair of these though:

And I’d try to route the brake cables behind the bars for a more elegant curve.
Do you know whether Campagnolo offered those rims with the 50th decals? My guess would be that they were labelled up by a third party, much like the many 50th stems which weren’t official Campagnolo offerings.

‘The company says one of the benefits of the unconventional design is to make its sloping geometry virtually invisible to the human eye´

Probably custom painted to match the wheels... or vice versa.

Slightly reminiscent of a ritchey break-away... literally.
I bought a cheap Dahon-patent-type folder a couple days ago. It’s nice to have standard v-brake mounts and bsa bb threading for future upgrades. Stripped it an gave it a few upgrades: pedals, brake pads, derailleur, freewheel & saddle. I’ll probably change the cranks and the steering column in the medium term future but it’s already quite fun to ride.

Gotta love that cockpit... Only 2k

That‘s pretty much a Peugeot livery:

Don’t get me wrong it’s a nice colour scheme but imo it would be better suited for an 80s or modern steel frame.

https://youtu.be/x9HID20UBk4
Luescher is wondering the same, from 2:00 onwards...

Entertaining read, cheers!
@boredom I've seen that one before but (luckily) had already forgotten about it.

The german term "Fremdscham" seems apt in this context.

Probably a repost but I was quite shocked to hear that a friend of mine backed this project. Quite stunning to see that people pledge over 10 million $ for a POS project like that. The indiegogo page is pure cringe gold...
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-babymaker-stealth-road-ebike-with-belt-drive#/

As in his opinion people here are beeing judgemental kids, he has no time to read whats posted on here.

Since GB would be overkill on a humble budget bike, I’d recommend SKS bluemels. Pond liner from a hardware store is a cheap and practical option for diy flaps :)