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It was about £300 delivered from Italy. Probably another £300 - £400 to complete it. Then I've got to decide whether I keep it or part with it.

I'll put some stuff up in here as a little current project if no-one minds:

1978 La San Marco model 80, mechanical group.

Got it home last night, started taking some bits off, and they just sort of kept coming off.

Getting a comprehensive rebuild. Now the frame and body panels are off for blasting and coating. All the copper parts will be acid dipped to descale, taps rebuilt, all soft parts replaced, full rewire, brightwork polished, reassembled and put into use. Looking forward to that bit.

My commuting beater got repurposed for CX racing this winter, so my winter roadie goes into commuting duty, gains luggage capacity and a couple of creature comforts.

Lovely workbench. Chapeau.

I cant enter the E2/25 now. Calendar clash. Boo.

"Looking down, I could see blood oozing through my skinsuit from all the skin rubbed raw from nearly 12 hours in the saddle"

Great write-up, amazing effort.

Sweet, cheers Dan

Thank you Sam, that's reassuring. It is the 5th September event. I'm going to check the calendar this evening and book it tomorrow all being well. Will you be riding fixed?

Anybody got any experience of the E2/25? Known as a proper quick one, it's on the A11/A14 which looks plain terrifying.

Ideal use of adjustable stem.

Triathlon>>>>

I need more pink and better drugs.

Wish I'd warmed down, my legs are throbbing. I'll take the kids out on the long bike.

55 minutes on the F1-B/25 this morning, slightly disappointed as the conditions couldn't have been better and I was hoping for a new PB. First time on that course though so should go better with some knowledge next time.

Met a veteran pushing 60x13. Former power lifter, bionic knee, top guy.

Took the campervan for a run. I think I'm always going to go in that from now on. Nice chilling at the end, fuck warming down.

That's really lovely, great build. I Like your wooden stand too.

Hi Tynan, sent you PM about a little bundle of bits. Ta.

That's great , cheers. Thinking about it, the Goldtecs on my road fixed are like this. The rear is a bigger caphead than the front though.

^That looks well posh. That's the cutting / tapping the axle thing isn't it? You dont do that on the back do you?

Phew, just one man so far...

Not been called a donkey this morning, but if 'bellend' and 'knobhead' count I'll take the Prologo.

Ah gotcha, so maybe I could have saved those 3 seconds by having more confident handling on the RABs if I'd shortened the position.

It just feels so good.

I agree. My policy is not to worry about it as I've never seen anyone scrutinise a machine at a CTT event.

Plus you'd need to be mindful of the bar height being no less than 80% of saddle height rule if you did theoretically want to comply with everything with your track frame sizing difficulties.

Its to prevent Supermanism isn't it?

Found it. Definitely do not comply.

Yeah, long position innit. Hadn't realised until I saw that picture. Any shorter at the front and I feel like I could slip off the end of the extensions. What is that 3cm rule exactly? Genuine question.