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Finally got hold of one of the 'must have' parts for my dream build - Super Record 5 arm UT chainset , not the standard model , but the titanium axle model, a snip at £200 , not bad considering these were over £600 new. Being SR, they also come with CULT ceramic bearing.
First a bit of frame prep;

Chasing the threads with a VAR tap , mainly to clear out the 'compound' left by previous Shimano BB.

Facing the BB shell , actually in this case , as it turned out, pretty unnecessary , as it was perfect. I'd like to think Alberto Masi himself, cracked opened his Campag frame builders tool kit and did the job , in his (always) immaculate overalls, at the Vigorelli workshop.

Fitting a pair of SR UT cups , as these cups do actually wear and they're cheap to buy, it makes sense to only fit new ones . SR cups don't have seals so only use the them with CULT bearings.
Seen here being tightened to the old school torque setting of' just nip it up son'.

Fitting the cranks , remembering the clip on the R/H cup and the wavy washer on the L/H cup
You definitely need use a torque wrench on the centre bolt , I've seen a few bolts with snapped off heads through over tightening , just for added amusement this bolt has a L/H thread on the SR Ti model !

Super gorgeous and super free running chainset.

Bit of a result on the wheel front today. I work in the bicycle industry and one of my long time suppliers offered me these at a silly price, on the proviso I use on the Masi and don't resale them!!

American Classic Argent's , they seem to tick all the boxes;
Light at 1392g , but not carbon or deep section.
Conventional spokes , and spare rim availability , just in case I ding them !
They're look good ! much better than previous versions ,that looked like they'd been sticker bombed by a 10 year old.
Tubeless - really keen to try tubeless out .
Fitted a pair of Schwalbe Pro Ones , they're 23mm but look more like 25mm on the wide AC rims.

great idea , will look into it.

Nostalgia Flashback!- I had one of those same colour and size , it was an emergency replacement for a written off training bike sometime in the 80t's, ended up keeping it for years, rode over the Swiss alps on it, really comfortable stable ride. Kudos for Dugast , bar cons and sensible gearing, good work.

Ah come on too early for the money shot! anyway there's the small matter of no transmission and wheels yet.
@Scilly.Suffolk , agreed crossing the wires is generally a good idea , and I did try this first, but the gear inner wires touch the bottom of the downtube and the resulting noise would have driven me fecking nuts.

More stuff acquired , so back on with the Masi or maa-zee dream build.

keeping the original PMP Ti seat post , it's a nice piece of kit , 2 bolt cradle means getting the saddle level is real easy. Flite Ti saddle , my default choice , I stumped up for a new one , you have to be careful with used one's , they can sag in the middle .

Managed to snipe a pair of Super Record shifters for £100 , they're mint and the latest generation , good news , although it means I will have to use 2015+ derailleurs, which could be spendy.
Further Ebay wrangling was rewarded with a nice pair of SR brakes , DP on the front, mono at the rear, which is my preferred setup , this pair came with new Swiss stop pads , not sure if this is a bonus or not. Headset is the original Dura Ace , which I'm happy to stay with.

Tidy cable install

Campag carbon top cap . The silver showing in the stem cut out, is the 1" to 1 1/8" shim.

Masi frame protector thingies £2 from China

There's not a massive choice , but I went for standard Brompton single wall rims, mainly because they looked right .

Here's one I did a year a two a go (now sold).

short top tube+my long arms+Eddy position=13cm Stem

Deda Newton anotomic bars , which I really like , but on one else does , which is why I picked a new pair up for £25, the're actually more compact than the fugly anatomic bars of old and work really well with the new generation Campag levers.

I'm running the gear cables around the front of the bars because this offers a smoother cable exit out of the levers. So I've filled the vacant channel at the back of the bars with some rubber trim glued down with some contact adhesive.

If the hole is M5 threaded NO , There designed to be used with a M6 bolt , all the way through the fork crown with a lock nut on the end. I would use a conventional headset hanger , the fork hangers are only an advantage on alloy or carbon forks where they help stop fork judder on braking.

Actually you've hit on one of the dilemmas of this build. The fork steerer has been cut short , just enough room for a stem and a 5mm spacer , as the steerer is carbon I want the spacer above the stem. All of this means the stem choice is critical in achieving my correct riding position , made all the worse by me being really fussy on getting all my bikes the same in terms of contact points . After much dicking about with spirit levels , measuring tapes and various stems , a Deda Zero 2 in 13cm hit the sweet spot , it only has slight rise to it.

Yep, it's threadless ,and I have a shim, so going to go for same modern Deda cockpit I have on my winter/wet weather cross bike .

More info;

Frame Made from the best steel tubing you've never heard namely Excell , French made tubing , apparently heat treated with very thin walls and oversized ( takes 31.6 seatpost ) , designed for TIG welding , Greg Lemond won the TDF on an Excell tubed frame , Pegoretti's tubing of choice as well , seems to have only been around for a short while. Frame weighs in at 1.78 Kg which is slightly disappointing , it felt lighter , still decent enough for a large steel frame. Nice details include chroming on the rear dropouts , R/H chainstay and front mech braze on together with the 'MASI' panto's on the dropouts and seatstay bridge , a bit of a nod to frame's heritage . Also has a pair of cute little badges on the seat tube as well , and generally the craftmanship and finish are as good as you will see anywhere.

Forks Carbon with 1" carbon steerer , well pleased with this , really wanted carbon forks ,
lighter and plusher ride . These forks were an optional extra when the frame was built, and I think they complement the frame perfectly especially in their matching finish. Forks weigh only .38 Kg.

GEO
Seat Tube CTC 56cm CT 59cm
Top Tube CTC 56cm
Head Tube 18cm
Head Angle 73
Seat Angle 72.5

If I've got the measurements right (!) bang on perfect for me.

Curiosity got the best of me, and I ended up emailing Dario Pegoretti some pics of the frame to see if he remembers ever building it , and fair play to Dario he got straight back to me . Not too surprisingly , it's 20 odd years a go, he can't be sure , he could of built it , but thinks it was most likely built by Giorgio Ferremi . Both top builders , so I'm happy with that.

I'm thinking black saddle and tape , tone it down a bit!

First off , relax everybody this is not going to be one of those' vulgar displays of wealth' type builds , more a mission to build my dream bike for the least wife distressingly cost possible , so expect much hustling and Ebay sniping.
My current no.# bike is a Cinelli Supercorsa , I bought the frame new in 1993 , it's had god knows how many groupsets over the years and is certainly a candidate for the original retro modern bike , it's a proper keeper . But with some impending rides in high mountains of Europe and the fact I didn't treat myself to anything on my 50th birthday , I think it's time to add a lighter bike to the fleet.
I really don't want your typical mamil chariot , in fact what I really want is something like the Cinelli but lighter , my plan;

Frame Steel , from the late 90's when steel frames reached their zenith.So TIG welded oversized superlight tubes , preferably Italian ( bike snob I know). These frames are a little under valued at the moment , finding a good one is likely to be harder than finding the money, which is surprising when you see how much people are prepared to fork out on boutique built steel road frames made in exactly the same fashion

Forks Full Carbon

Groupset Campagnolo Super Record 11 speed mechanical , I know it doesn't work any better than Chorus , but dream bike remember.

Wheels Very light alloy (not deep crabon)

Budget £1500 which seems as likely as being fellated by a unicorn

Right , so a listing on Ebay caught my eye , 'Masi Tig Intergral reputedly built by Pegoretti , Dura-ace groupset immaculate' perfect size for me , Masi and Pegoretti , Italian high score , but it looked horrible, in the admittedly awful pictures, orange into lemon fade ,and the red tyre , saddle and bar tape combo did it no favors , and it was too much anyway , so I left it . Than the price started coming down , so I got the seller to double check the frame measurements , it's perfect, so an
'out of Ebay' deal is done. All the time I'm thinking of getting the frame repainted , right up till I see it in the daylight - I'm genuinely taken aback, it's gorgeous , Ferrari red into Daytona yellow decor finish and absolutely mint. I won't say how much I payed , but I sold everything on the bike I didn't want , leaving me with frame , forks , headset and Ti seatpost, for more than I payed for the whole machine , result so far then.

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I did a lot of nerding up on this frame before splashing the cash , geo , tubing , is it a real 'Pego' etc coming up next

Yep, still have and ride the Humber , don't really ride in the wet and it lives indoors so rust hasn't been an issue. I used the reddish linseed oil only because I had some knocking around at the time.
'Slopers' like your New Hudson make great Path Racers , unless the paints original, I'd go for the raw look.
On the subject of my Humber project I've had a steady stream of PM's here and elsewhere
from people really interested in the bike and sharing ideas , I may have inadvertently started something....

Price drop! £160

Gorgeous pair of track wheels, used on the track a few times in the 90's, been in the attic with wheel covers on since.
Suntour Superbe L/F 36 hole hubs
Mavic GEL 280 sprint rims
stainless DB spokes
Vittoria corsa CX 19mm Tubs
built as all purpose track wheels , but could be used on the road as the rims do have braking surfaces.
This is a very high quality wheelset in the best condition which will happily grace a top end steel build.
Tubs have been well stored so may well still be good , nothing ever rode as good as CX's.
£180 collection/inspection Hendon London NW9 can post securely boxed for £15 UK , Europe@cost

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Price drop £50.00

Maker unknown
Seat tube C-Top 57cm
top tube C-C 55cm
126mm rear

Tange cro-mo tubing with nice long point cut out lugs , campag ends. Good headset. Correct 26.4mm fluted micro adjust seat post also included (not shown in pic). Paintwork presentable but not great,B/Bthreads have been chased . Road race 73/73 Geo so would make geat fixed conversion. Frame is straight with no dings, English threaded. £55.00

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When I was first starting out as a cyclist, back in the early 1990s, there was a small, but very active, Calleva RT (Racing Team) based in west Berkshire/North Hampshire. I don't recall any of the riders who rode for it, but seem to remember that it was quite a select team.

I raced throughout the 80t's and remember them as Calleva CRC, top rider was Steve Cook .

A bit of a long shot , anyone have a 48 hole 700c rim in silver , box section , for a tandem project , cheers.

3 x dibs on red frame , silver frame still up for grabs

First up

Maker unknown
seat tube C-Top 57cm
top tube C - C 55cm
126mm rear
26.4 seat post
Tange cro-mo tubing with nice long point cut out lugs , campagnolo ends
good headset, well made frame from the 80t's, paintwork presentable but not great , B/B threads have been chased , seat tube reamed.
£49

Maker unknown
seat tube C-Top 57cm
top tube C - C 56cm
126mm rear
26.8 seat post
Columbus Alle tubing with nice long point cut out lugs , forged forkends, aero fork crown
good headset, well made frame from the 80t's, paintwork a bit rough , B/B threads have been chased , seat tube reamed.
£49
Make great single speed/fixed bikes, both frame are straight with no dings.Both English threads
collect West Hendon NW9 or + £10 post

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