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Wouldn’t it make sense to present the case facts to DHL & Paypal and let them investigate it or report it to the police?

Y no mudguards?

Cheers! As for the condition: it probably helps that the ‘decals’ on the colorado II are masked paint whereas the tri version seems to have traditional transfer decals.

This just gets better and better, can't wait to see it finished. Are you going to get rid of the fork decals?

Still need to change the bars to some non-ergo ones but I’m definitely keeping the green tape. At the end of the day it’s a matter of personal preference and I personally don’t mind the bartape/saddle mismatch :)

Nice! Definitely recommend green handlebar tape or grips. Got it on mine and it looks way better than boring black imo.

Absolutely understandable and thanks for keeping me posted!

I'd be really interested in the lot if/once shipping is an option :)

Sweet :) quite mountainous, how do you get on with the oldschool gearing?

Just bolt your track ends...

Ftfy ;) glws!

I remember that frame. It was for sale on subito a couple years ago for a reasonable price considering it's a laser. Wonder why it sports the battaglin livery... Antonio Colombo wouldn't approve of those oria decals.

You could use silver campa 9 or 10 speed ergopower levers. They work well with 8 speed shimano casettes and derailleurs and don’t have the open shifter cable routing. Shamals are great but personally, I prefer shallower rims on thin tubed frames. The rims that are currently on the bike suit it perfectly imo :)

Good luck with the stem!
VMB means vintage modern bike, a somewhat confusing term coined by @gaston Basically silver more or less modern gear with a classic appearance, handbuilt wheels with shallow rims etc.

Coda stem with integrated bolt

He rode it quite a lot over the recent years

If that’s the case, he took really good care of it! A silver VMB neo retro build with classic cranks would look great on this :)

How about getting disc tabs for the steel frame and swap the wheels?

That's interesting, did not know that. Now that you said it, the shape seems to be a little bulkier on the carbon ones.

I think it's spelled wrapped...

Doesn't have the engine behind the rear axle -> not a real porsche. Unless you get a saddle with a lot of setback...

Great spec! I like the colour, kind of looks like polished titanium, so I guess it's a nice match.
Afaik they were two separate entities. According to this source Merlin built a few frames for Marin in the early days but judging by the look of your dropouts, yours doesn't seem to be one of them.

Fair enough :) You basically get the frameset for free with the forks and headset, so I understand the temptation.

I am just really not into road cycling at the moment and don’t see myself falling back in love with it for somewhile.

Well, that didn't take too long ;)

Looking forward to this. Kudos for getting one of @t0-ster 's nw chainrings. What cranks are you planning to use? And what colour are those CK hubs?
p.s. IIRC, these frames were made by Merlin. Might be cool to get some Marlin or Merin Stickers made to confuse people.

That kalloy seatpost is a great match for Dura Ace 7700, no need to change it imo :)
@mattyc too bad, I really like the idea of putting DI2 on it. But it's understandable that the moots takes priority.
@Carabo love your builds, great attention to detail as usual :)