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in that case, fair enough.

thought it would be perfect for TTing the old street roundabout

Here's another thing you could do with a Gios (should you feel so inclined)

Geared hipster sled

Equally amusing

Hilarious

I wasn't aware that modolo made frames! The badge on the headtube is definitely the same as the manufacturer of brakes
http://static.lfgss.com/attachments/47699d1326101450-modolo-flash1.jpg
So unless it's just a sticker job it's made by/for the modolo brake company.

Need.

More.

Pics.

Now!

It's a vintage Stayer
this sort of thing...

But if it's HHSStayer you're after, how about this one....

And you thought your 52T ring was slave....

The reposts of those 2 'nagos made me wonder whether this one's been posted yet...
if not it deserves a mention for sheer hilarity.

(amused to see more reposts of the balcony guy stash - probably best not to start mining that seam again though)

Bargain vintage steel specialized Rockhopper Ultra - £25 BIN
The only catch is that the stem is jammed.

The shot above shows Lemond using the Scott Clip-on bar on top of his drop-in's (presumably a mountain timetrial).
If my memory serves correct, at some stage in the early 90's he also had a pair of these "lemond clip-on's" integrated into his drop-ins so they attached onto the extra portion.
At the time (IIRC) they were referred to as "Julian Drop-in" after the mechanic Julian DeVries. I've googled Julian Drop-In to no avail, but I don't think I'm going mad....
He was a bit of handlebar originator, obviously his dramatic 89 tour victory was to some extent credited to his U-bars but he also brought super-wide drops into fashion, believing they kept his lungs open and helped him breath easy, and he also used some pretty loopy triathalon bars in TT's

Generic-rat spotted in Dublin a couple of weeks back...

If you want a name to search for such bars by, they were called scott drop-in
e.g. http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=b91c9427-7624-4f33-aa4b-b582c2f8d429&Enum=112

And here we have an excellent combination of mud and touring.
We call it 'veldtoertochten'.
Orginized, completely marked offroad touring evens of 25, 40, 75 km or so.
There are some every weekend from sept till march.
Join us, if you have the opportunity. Great fun.

Organised rough-stuff events of this nature are beginnning to pick-up here in the UK - e.g. http://www.cxsportive.com/events/woodcote-cx-jan-2012/

If you're just riding single speed you can also consider a chain tensioner

I've never really ridden single speed, presumably you get away with a bit more slack since it doesn't matter if the lower run of the chain has a bit of give - I've seen freight bikes in china with chains dragging along the ground (being ridden very slowly).... but I guess that whether you're fixed of free, if you're hammering along you'll probably want as much chain tension as you can muster!

If you use a half link you're dealing in steps of a single chain pitch (1/2") on the overall length of the chain - hence you only need to open up a dropout by 0.25" (6mm) max to obtain perfect tension.

Cheap alu' road bike set up like that ^ seems like a great beater

Agreed - Light, cheap, stiff and potential very rad - the only thing you need to worry about is vertical dropouts - I can think of 4 solutions.
1) ENO hub - not really in the spirit of a rat-beater
2) Magic gear - again, a lot of hassle, limitation on available gearing and pain in the arse when the chain stretches.
3) Open up the dropouts with a file - easiest solution, works a treat - a bit nerve wracking though.

4) Cut a donor piece of aluminium to fill the dropout, weld in place and then cut a new, horizontal dropout where you want it! I've never tried this, but wondered whether anyone else had - a quick google search turned up this....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGbkOHoShMo

About 10 years ago I built a training bike using the dropout filing technique. In those days, cheap fixed hubs were hard to come by so a BB lockring was used with a bit of locktite - ghetto fabulous.
Heres what it looked like....

^ Interesting bike with a few seriously nice period parts on - headset, and hubs in particular - the hubs look like Airlite - I find the headtube lugs rather pretty - and not a bad price to pay for it either.
To confirm what wheels you have on there check whats written on the tyre walls or engraved in the rim.
Also have a look on the seat lug, bottom bracket, track end and fork steerer to see if you can find a frame serial#
This almost certainly an English frame - start with the major manufacturers and move onto the one-man-bands as you eliminate.
As a starter for 10 I'd say that from where I'm looking, that seat-lug looks a bit carlton-esque

Frame number conventons for carlton can be found here
http://www.carltoncycles.me.uk/details/dating.htm
Hope this helps you along your way....

(not the owner of those, but you can get 'em here)
http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/products/freedom-thickslick-sport-tyre

Love it - a classic frame put to excellent use

My 2p worth is that subtlety and aesthetics are an irrelevance when it comes to team bikes. The stickers are there to be seen on the photos/TV to keep the sponsors happy - this is a perfectly good "look" in itself.
The only example I can think of right now are the Graham Weigh race bikes of the early 90's - Massive stickers on all 3 main tubes, one each side of the headtube, and a big one on the front of each fork blade - couldn't find any photos of the one I'm thinking of, but the lairyness means they're burnt into my retina.

Interested to see how you get on with the Shellac... (is it easy to do, nice to the touch, and aesthetically pleasing...?)
I'm seriously considering shellac for my L'Eroica whip, but I'm a bit wary of the rivendell-retro-bollox connotations the next thing you know it'll be cork end-plugs a berthoud saddle and saving up for a rene hearse frameset.

Still not heard back from Ron Cooper, I'll call him next week and see what's up.

Think it's all athena

^ I'm quite intrigued by it
As Eingang knows better than most, it takes a bit of commitment, cash and good fortune to get hold of one - you'd assume they all end up with those know what they're doing.....

I guess it's a bit like food - whack together all your favourite ingredients and you don't necessarily get something tasty....

For example - everyone loves a plastic wheel, and everyone loves a 'nago - agreed?.

Shazam - spok'd nago

What front wheel is that? Looks kind of like a Zipp 3000, but the valve is in the wrong spot and the profile is a little bit weird. Has it been 'shopped?

I tend to think of Troika (TPONKA) as the king of the spoks, but I have to admit that Bianchi looks better with trad spoked wheels