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@Kobe wow! You’ve got three herman brauns!?
Love the paint job on the front one. I don’t know much about these frames or the builder, do you have info to share?

I updated mine w some carbon wheels:

Thanks for the responses!
I guess lacing it up would be the most sensible thing, but I Will prob try the hammer and nail solution first

Ok, so this is what it looks like. I have the correct removal tool and a vice, but cant seem to Clamp it hard enough in the vice as its all round. Any advice?

I’ll shamelessly post some pics of my latest build. Lugged Columbus max, frame bought on the forum from herr j in Holland. Suposedly an ex pro bike.
Built it up w chorus 10 sp, some nice 28mm tyres and that fancy over the top US bar tape.

TSX

My two Merckx Corsa Extras, one in SLX and One in TSX. Cda and Chorus RS groupsets. Love the biked but a bit afraid of using them atm

Interested, PM´ed

^Thanks everyone!

@Meds: The Telekom one I won't have a problem riding, will probably put some modern pedals on and take it for a ride occasionally.
The Stuttgart will probably only be taken out on short rides during warm and dry days (i.e never since I live in Sweden), I don´t want to ruin the great condition and I´m also a bit anxious about the Mavic OR10 rims, especially the 24h on the front.

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So yeah, after fiddling with the indexing of the synchro shifters for six months i finally got around to take some decent pics

Started to clean the CdA group up a bit. Mostly using an ultrasonic cleaner which makes the job a lot more enjoyable.

Ran into a bit of trouble with the 3,5mm hex needed for the cables on the deltas, took me a while to figure out that 3,5mm equals 9/64 inches, which I found in a local hardware store.

Taking the deltas apart was interesting as they don´t look anything like other calipers, now that I´ve cleaned them up they surely need some sort of lubricant to make them run smooth. Teflon spray maybe?

Yeah, that´s not a bad idea
But Im affraid I have to sell it to fund the ongoing build.

And I actually have got Another frame in mind for a futuristic, flouro-neo-retro project:

AAArgh, you are giving me second thoughts on the slaughtering of the Benotto.
I´m a bit reluctant as I´ve put down quite a bit of work on it. New decals, touch up paint, proper benotto tape, polishing and all that.
But someone´s gotta go, I will stick to my inspirational photo in the first post.

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Alright, I´ll try to do some research before setting the syncs up, but that´s a while away.

The Telecom is more or less finished. Not sure about the wheels, there might be more fashionable alternatives, but the hubs run very smooth so I will try these out for a while. Tires are a pair of fake tan wall schwalbes, I´m on the lookout to replace these with a pair of proper tan walls of better quality, but I´m finding it hard to find (clinchers).

It´s not the CdA derailleur that first comes to mind, is it. Functionwise I Think it´s very similar to the derailleurs that were used for the later 8sp, or the Record as you mentioned .

But this one is obv. 7sp with the Syncro II (?) indexing system.
A bit worried about setting it up, as I understand that they are notoruiously hard to get working properly...pointers appreciated!

Well spotted Pawlus, seatpost def not CdA, just some random modern kalloy.
I´ve bought a campa aero of some sort (athena/chorus/CdA) which will be close enough.

I can´t be bothered changing headsets, so the Mice one on the Stuttgart will stay as I think it´s look alright.
As for the rear mech, I´m pretty sure it is in fact a CdA (but a late version), look at this 1991 catalogue:

But feel free to convince me otherwise :)

Trying to align the dropouts on the Telecom, haven´t done this before but I think it´s sort of alright now, the derailleur hanger is also sorted (I think, haven´t done that before either).

Ran into a hurdle when working on the donor bike for the Stuttgart, 3,5mm hex needed for the delta brakes. One is on its way, but for now I will concentrate on the Telecom for a while.

This is the donor bike for the Stuttgart, I´m a little hesitant to take it apart as I´ve spent some time fixing it upp with new decals, touch paint, etc. But it´s a Benotto and it´s in Cromor, so the CdA will suit the Stuttgart better in the end.

I have got a cool stem to go with the Telecom build, a Cinelli R1 wit the name "Conny Berg" pantographed.
I have no idea who Conny Berg is, google came up with nothing, but I really like the stem and it´s a pretty cool name. The issue though is that the wedge is missing, it seems like a replacement wedge is super expensive.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Cinelli-1R-stem-handlebar-fixing-wedge-Vintage-Bicycle-FREE-SHIP-USA-NOS/272816332077?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3D275cf04ea6754060bb312cffd45ce0ac%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D352222799963&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Are there any other solutions? Makeshift wedge?

Ordered!