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Artisanal bread/cheese cutting device?

Copied the cloth tape chainguard idea, cheers for that!

...or a purple chain. Jokes aside, the bike looks absolutely spot on. I actually quite like the look with the gum walls but black tyres are probably a better option for an all-weather bike.

You have a keen eye! The headset is indeed a chorus. I‘m very slowly accumulating parts for it since I don‘t want to pay ebay c-record prices. So while i‘m not really searching for one at the moment, I wouldn‘t mind if a reasonable priced one found it‘s way on to the bike... glad you like the vittorias, they certainly split opinions.

Ace! Looking forward to seeing it with the p2s and hopefully without the canti cable hanger ;)

De rien. Good luck with the search. It took me quite some time to find some for the boschetti.

All ‘85 campa or what is the goal? RD should be second gen and around 87, no? Double QR‘s on both the brakes and levers but I‘m sure you‘re aware of that :) The 1st gen delta/cobalto levers are hard to find...

Love them too. I was really blown away by the details when I saw them at kollektif.

Possibly inspired by fern bikes?

Is it a newer 12-speed design? I thought the campa freehub still looked like this:

Probably not a good idea to clamp the tt of a high end aluminium frame, no?

Good deal! The freehub in the photos is a shimano tho, not that it matters if it‘s 11 speed.

Ballin

In the city, I definitely prefer the slicks but they‘re not great for sand so the tt and billy bonkers are a better compromise for longer rides beyond the city limits. Same for me with the logos on the black tyres, I don‘t mind them at all. When I bought the billy bonkers, I didn‘t even plan on getring rid of the logos but when I put the tyres on the bike, I hated the looks to the point where I regretted buying them in the first place :D

The almotion looks like a really nice touring option. There‘s two versions of the billy bonkers, the performance addix compound version and a cheap version with wire beads. I treated myself to the former but the latter is/was available for 13€ here. I still like the table tops but I have moved them onto my more (light) off-road focused neo retro 26er since they‘re indeed a bit loud on tarmac.
P.s. keep in mind that I peeled off the billy bonkers logos which was quite a pita. But I really didn‘t like the shouty look and would say that it was worth the effort from an aesthetic pov.

Cheers! All done on a budget as well :)

I also have the old table tops and the billy bonkers are a little more quiet and faster. They are still more noisy than proper slicks, on some grounds they sound kind of like an electric motor. I quite like them because they‘re very grippy in corners and very pleasant to ride over sandy roads which are very common around berlin. They‘re also pretty light. I haven‘t had any punctures yet but I have my doubts that they‘re a super durable touring tyre. If I were to use it for a longer tour, I‘d probably go for something more solid and better puncture protection.

Took a quick video:
P.s. you could also cover the exposed parts of the cable with some inner liner or even a piece of outer couble housing to minimize friction.

Great proportions for a 650c frame indeed. I‘m surprised the drop bars don‘t look huge on it.

My functional 700c & 26er as they stand atm:

@e54 Thanks! The appreciation is mutual, your dales are great as well ;) and yes, maybe I should adapt the thread title.
@damskodonny bedankt! I don‘t have anything specific planned yet, but it well get used on some weekend camping trips around Berlin.
@MisterMikkel glad you approve of it :)
@ectoplasmosis I could have used some liners for a cleaner look. But it works well as it is. The key is to keep the cables in between the two layers of velcro strap and not under or over it. The cables move freely and the movement of the bag (of which there is basically none) has no impact on the cables so that it could foul the rear brake and rear derailleur, respectively.

Cheers guys! I actually sold the pinarello because it was just too small for me. Took a while to admit it but it is for the best. The short 1 inch headtube wasn‘t exactly state of the art. I replaced it with a cheap and cheerful kona lava dome set up as a single speed which is definitely more fun to ride :)

Finally finished the Giant with a higher rise stem and slightly less sweeped bars.

Great paintjob. I think someone on here had one in the same colours with a nice modern campag build but unfortunately it was crashed iirc.