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I thought Zoncolan was the hipsterest saddle?? Anyway my ass loves the old shape Concor and dislikes the Concor Light.

£700 sounds a lot more reasonable, at that price it becomes a matter of personal taste. I think I've made it clear by now that I don't like it, but ultimately that's irrelevant of course ;)
I love my diagonal straps, the restrap ones look like they work better on bmx style pedals but if you want to fit some sleeker looking pedals have a look at Power Grips

Yes you could. I´d have never expected to say this but compared to the Milani, a MASH is good value. Even better value would be this:
http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/CBPXPCTC/planet_x_pro_carbon_track_competition_track_bike
Much better bike for much less dough.

Are you called Tom, Malaysian? I wear a Texas Rangers hat too. We're both losers.

I wear Kansas City Royals because they are my initials.

Is that you Malaysian? Doesn't look very Malaysian to me (although that might be the angle of the photo lolz)

Also, although Milani's claim might be legitimate, it's not as straightforward as it seems:

When it comes to knowing where your bike is made, shouldn’t it be as easy as looking at the sticker on your bike or what is printed on the box in which your bike came? After all, how confusing can a label that says “Made in the USA” or “Made in France” or “Made in Italy” be?

Well – in a word – very. It is very confusing because your definition of “made in” is different from the bike industry’s definition.

A typical rule of thumb is that the country claiming origin has to add 60% or more of the value of the final product.

For example, you and I can import an unpainted carbon fiber racing frame from China to Spain which will ultimately retail for $4,000 with Shimano components in the United States.

The frame and fork may only cost $200 from the Chinese manufacturer. In Spain, we will paint, decal, assemble, and box the bike for shipping to the U.S.

Our cost to paint, decal, assemble, and box might be $300 and the cost of the components might be another $800.

So is this bike “Made in China” or “Made in Spain?” According to the bike industry's definition, the bike is made in Spain. The sticker will say “Made in Spain” as will the shipping box to the United States because over 60% of the value will be added in Spain.

Source (real interesting read): http://www.capetowngiants.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90:where-was-my-bike-made&catid=38:maintenance-a-repair

Component wise it's all decent stuff, albeit the Miche parts aren't as exotic as you would expect at this price point. With that budget you could get yourself a Dodici Special and something like a Mavic Ellipse wheelset for a real solid base, and you'd have enough left to build it up to at least equal spec to that Milani. And you'd end up with a MUCH nicer bike.

Ok if there was ever any debate wether that black bike was at home in the HHSB thread, that vid just obliterated all who opposed.

^^

to some degree I agree and understand your point but for me hhsb means rad and thats rad. But yeah maybe my own description of the term is a bit off.

My definition of HHSB is a lot like yours... I sure like the bike you posted more than some others which happen to have twin spoks or something which according to some automatically makes them HHSB's. While that ratty bike would benefit (in a HHSB kind of way) from maybe a fancier front wheel or sumthin, it's pretty rad as it is so as long as there's no "rad bikes" I'm ok with it being in here (I bet that's a relief ;) )

my eyes... the goggles they do nothing

Is this a meme? If so: props. If not: mad props. I read it in a german accent lol

I mean for the price and all it must me more than looks, right?

This is a very dangerous assumption. I wouldn't be surprised at all if the frame is just another far east special. Which of course doesn't make it bad, but it does make the price a bit silly. If you want something with a bit of Italian swagger and pursuit style geo, check out the Dodici Special.

dis bin posted yet?

:d

Well I was a bit worried about posting this but after that abomination I'll confidently leave this here:

Well this is going to be a ridiculous attempt but I've been looking for that particular TCR fork for ages so in the highly unlikely event that you decide to split: dibs plz ;)

You might want to sell them seperately seeing as they're not really a set. Different size, different model, tub/clincher...

How much for just the rear wheel?

Ok thanks guys

Are you sure it's alloy? I've had a few of them over the years, some with alloy steerer and some with cf steerer but the fork legs on all of them were cf.

Old shoes.

up for sale soon!

What size & how much?

Look Zed cranks have a 3-lobe insert* which allows one crank to cover 3 lengths in 2.5mm increments because the pedal thread is offset from the centre of the triangle; rotating the insert 120° increments the effective crank length.

*First generation used a special Keo pedal with a 3-lobe axle end instead of a thread.

Does that make our life easier or Looks life, so they need to make only one size? I mean does it serve a practical purpose?

Also, do dyna drive pedals work too? ;P

Mayre

Chain is crap and it needs bar tape but I find it strangely appealing... I love how both crank arms aren't even the same colour.

Like the title says really. Will I be ok if I fit a 23mm tyre on this rim or would the rim be too wide?

IIRC the alloy Zipp 101 has a 24mm wide rim, which would suggest it's perfectly possible... Right?