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What are the odds. I actually emailed the guy who I sold it to a couple weeks ago asking if I could buy it back. Unfortunately he had sold it on already. Asking price is quite a bit higher than what I got for it. The new fork is a nice touch though.

They look great as a pair too. According to my Flickr page I owned a set some 10 years ago. Haven't seen one come by since this.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/quality_vintage_bikes/10043190464

I've been having a streak of bad luck with wheel purchases recentely. The Gipiemme wheel above turned out to have a cracked connection at one of the spokes and is currently on the way back to Italy. I also bought a HED wheel, that turned out to be a Specialized and had several dents in the brake track.

This on the other hand did arrive in near perfect condition. It is an Elite Shape wheel made in the USSR. According to the seller it was only used on the track, so no brake marks yet. Only downside is that it is a 700c wheel, so I need a new bike :). Hopefully @Breso can help me with that ;)

I built this a couple of years ago. Same tubing.

Those are some amazing bikes you have there. Really like the way you combine modern and vintage bit, without it looking too HHSRB.

That Super Light is really something else. The Ego tubing looks crazy narrow in real life. Really hard to find. I think only Olmo and Concorde built frames with it and some English builders.

Just realized this, but it seems highly unlikely that your frame spacing is 126. That is spacing for freewheel type bikes. I am pretty sure this is much newer than that. Are you sure your frame rear end isn't bent?

It looks great!

Weird they are not centered. I have the exact same rear wheel right now. The spacer you are referring to is not something I would remove. I will check how mine looks in a frame. Did you check if they are centered in another frame? By the way, judging by the looks of the carbon weave and the sticker near the valve hole, I think these might be Specialized tri spoke wheels and not Hed, but I could be wrong.

Aah yes, now I remember. Since your message things got a bit out of hand. In search of the ultimate 650c wheelset of have started buying everything I came across. So now have too little bikes for the amount of wheel. By quite a margin. Yet somehow you managed to score the ultimate wheelset IMHO.

Changed the rubber on my mountain bike for some proper fat bike material. Quite a bit heavier now, but grip is out of this world.

I have a few sets of 650c :)

Subbed. My vote goes to Spingery Rev x.

I have landed a beautiful set of Mavic 3G 650c wheels too. No stickers on them unfortunately, but otherwise in amazing condition. No tires either, which might prove to be a problem.

I also just bought this for no reason in particular. I would have rather had a front, but beggars can 't be choosers. 650c ofcourse.

Some close ups of the wheels from France. According to the seller the hubs have seen only very little us and were laced for the first time recently. I am hoping it was done professionaly, but the position of the valve holes suggests otherwise. The wheels are for use on the Kestrel for racing, because I am pretty sure nobody will allow me with Spinergy or Spengle wheels fitted.

Tune?

This just came in from France... Not sure how it ended up there in the first place, but who cares.

Paint scheme is really cool. Wasn't aware they did that on the C50. Price is bargain IMHO.

This is sold now.

I think the difference is that we ride a lot on clay surfaces (the second picture). When those get wet, you get al sorts of 'unique' problems. For starters it is almost impossible for tires to get any grip on it. As such running or walking is often much faster compared to staying on the bike. Another issue is that it clogs your drivetrain unlike anything else, resulting on tons of dropped chains (reminds me I need to get a chain guide before the rains set in).

This should give you an idea of the kind a track I race.

The level I race in (lowest of the low) you can compete on whatever you want. I think at higher levels they do race on CX bikes. Not sure if that is mandatory though. I started off with a CX'ish bike a couple of years back, but because most tracks are short and have tons of turns, you really have an advantage on an mountainbike.

Xc / cx courses. Mostly flat en grass with lots of mud when the rain sets in. Normally I ride knobbies, but the first ride of the season is a time trial on grass with and tarmac, so I thought I would give these a try.

Pictures.

Up for sale here is a Shimano Dura Ace 7700 9 speed groupset.

I was planning on using this for a bike I am building, but I have decided to go with another groupset.

All the parts function properly.

I am looking for 225 GBP including shipping to the EU (and UK) with Pay Pal friends. For regular Pay Pal add fees.

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Specificaties:

Shimano Dura Ace 7700 STI shifters
Shimano Dura Ace 7700 brakes
Shimano Dura Ace 7700 rear derailleur
Shimano Dura Ace 7700 front derailleur, braze on
Shimano Dura Ace 7700 crankset, 172,5 mm, 49/39
Shimano Dura Ace 7700 bottom bracket, BSA
Shimano cassette with Shimano Dura Ace 7700 lockring
Rohloff chain
Cinelli handlebars, 42 cm C-C
Cinelli stem, 110 mm
Cables
Zefal bottle cages