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100 revs per 14g? It'd take the average fixie poseur a month per espresso.......

It looks amazing, the platers did a stunning job, I wouldn't want it myself but that doesn't detract in any way, I'm probably just wrong!

Out of curiosity, what do they weigh? Do you have a separate weight for the rims?

How is the hip? Diagnosis? Treatment?

Proof indeed that if you polish a turd, it remains a turd.

Does it matter? The Feather is only ever going to be posed on, you don't think those mudguards will ever get grubby do you? Let alone an aesthetically unpleasing sprint with consequent loss of poise.......

Hippy has forgotten more about distance TTs than I ever intend to learn, listen to him, particularly about position. It might help, though, that if you can ride 65 miles at appx 15mph with your mates and your target is 20mph for the 100, you'll only be on the bike for a bit over half an hour longer. A fair bit of the speed increase will come from aeros and a bit more from concentration and not sitting up to wait for others. You won't be last!

Or syphilis.

The newer model got diamonds...

What's the chances of finding a frame jig and a qualified bikefitter beside an Alpine descent? What a lucky guy! Does he turn the jig around to check his climbing position?

Do you think he was trying to get rid of her for a newer model after 50 years?

Had their Dia Compe predecessors in 1982, they didn't stop me then either.....

I don't like his choice of bike in either photo. Waste of money.

Fixed.

Nah, he's just teasing.....

The few inches we can see look lovely, nice TIG!

Don't tick the Planet X brakes, a bugger to adjust and limited stopping power. weenieism comes with problems.

The more you chase the sacred gram, the more each one saved costs! Start with cheapweenies: Conti GP Supersonic tubes @ £20/pair saving 100g on standard tubes, Exustar EPS-R pedals for £20 only weigh 250g, sub-100g Chinese carbon saddles can be had for £35.

Good luck, and bye-bye bank balance.....

Campag Omega are 80s rims. That bike would probably have run on something like Mavic Monthlery Pro or even GP4 (both tubs), but definitely box section low profile rims not V sections. Anything less than 36 spokes would have been daring at the time, laced to Campag Record (not C-Record). Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember....

Christofk, we have Summer here as well, it'll be on August 5 this year! On lovely French roads in perfect weather I would only ever use Masters. Bastard!

^^^It's a Specialized Roubaix seatpin Ed, they're excellent for a bit of extra comfort. I've had one for years and regularly shift it to my harshest frame of the moment, it's currently on my TCR Aero hack bike.

^Try applying to a small test patch inside the bag, normally wax dressings will darken the material a bit.

Or just buy the Leader and find out that it looks good (questionable), but rides like a miserable pile of shit and weighs the same as a small planet.

You could always powder coat the Fondriest in the colour of your choice for less than £100, it'd be a sin and a waste of money in my view, but you'd still have a much better bike.

Don't know what size you are, but there's a Fondriest on page 3 of Classifieds for less than £400 which is better than either.....

The Fuji is the MUCH better bike of the two, the Leader is cheap for a reason! At this price level go 2nd hand every time, you'll get much more bike for your money.

In.

Could I suggest a Lo-Pro/Bro-Pro/HHSB 10 minute pursuit, 6 riders on the track, last man caught or furthest distance to win (same as roadmans' pursuit at Good Friday meet). Could be a giggle!

Drag2Zero didn't come by their team name via a voodoo priest......

Masters are utterly brilliant, why bother with anything else? Before I get shot, I presume they're for Summer use and you don't expect them to last a lifetime?