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Hmmm, sweeeeet!

The bars on that Trecia are awsome! Doubt the drop is very comfortable though...

The Zukas Cycles frame looks a lot like some of the work by Bishop Cycles, very neat lug work.

I am currently selling a bunch of things on Ebay, but this is my personal favourite:

It's a Koga Miyata Full Pro Oval built with Columbus MAX-like tubing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/KOGA-MIYATA-FULL-PRO-OVAL-Frameset-58-Columbus-MAX-WOOOW-/300900294736

Ultra nice Somec for very little cash. Shame shipping is so damn expensive.

http://www.ebay.it/itm/Vintage-Somec-Top-Class-Columbus-Genius-frame-fork-/271199658422

Cool Koga Miyata Aero frame

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Koga-Miyata-Fullpro-L-Rahmen-frame-Tange-Champion-mit-Zubehor-/121101596533

The quote should be " 'only' Cromor". It makes all the difference.

High end yellow Somec: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Somec-Custom-Frameset-Columbus-Nemo-Steel-Medium-700c-Road-Bike-/251268339832

they don't make 10-speed record either, but they obviously did when that bike was put together.

lol

This topic has made me realize I need a Mercian!!!! Fast!

Incredible bikes guys.

Beautiful bike! Especially the details on the rear end.

I guess the best comparison for the ride of a wooden frame is a modern steel frame: comfortable yet plenty stiff, but a bit heavy. Much like yours I suspect ;)

I agree on the levers. Wit WD40 I have resurrected quite a few sets of 600 STI's.

I had both the Swift and the Gilles Berthoud carved, but the Swift looked better when carved. In the pictures anyway ;)

That explains.

This is such a cool thread.

For the price you paid, I must say that is a high value paint job! Amazing end result. Being a Shimano guy, I can really appreciate your choice of Shimano 600 parts. It is a very durable group, although they shifter do tend to lock up if you don't lube them enough.

Good luck with the build!

P.S. The Pinarello frame above came from my Flickr page. You can find more color schemes here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/sets/72157633267920378/

That bike is huuuuge! And also quite nice. Some chrome would make it look much better though.

Finally finish reading the entire thread. I absolutely love your bike! But since I have something of a frame fascination, I found the frame itself to be even more amazing. The amount of detailing that has gone into it is unbelievable. The choice of paint is also top notch.

The only thing I don't like about the bike is the Thompson stem. A personal favourite of mine on steel bikes is the Genetic AQ stem (also sold by Velo Orange). I also have one on my Renovo and it looks very nice and subtle.

I am a bit puzzled by your choice of a Brooks Swift. For me this saddle did not work at all. Tried to 'brake it in' for almost half a season, but it never did. I changed it for a Gilles Berthoud which was the most comfortable saddle I had ever ridden from day one. I had it carved, making it truly unique.

For pics of the stem and the saddle, check out my Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/sets/72157628619318141/

Sweet bike! Although I personally prefer it in its original DA configuration.

Is that a pair of holes for a Portacatena in the dropout?

Finally after all these years someone tells me what those holes are for. Learning more an more every day ;)

Nice project by the way. But wasn't the GIOS made with AIR ovalized tubing?

I get a bit bored with these NJS builds sometimes
+1

Bulky Max tubing won't look nearly as good as the skinny Cromor ones you have right now.

Lovely paint job. High quality indeed. Thing on the top tube looks out of place though. A little less clear coat would also be nice.

The Peugeot looks awsome, but was done with copper/chrome look paint. The last time I checked with a painter on that kind of paint, it was not suitable for use on object that flex such as a bicycle frame.

Very nice project! Not to many team Hitachi Merckx frames around.

I believe the team actually used a version built with Reynolds 653 tubing. It was built up with Mavic parts.

Here are some more pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/8639929746/in/photostream/