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Just found this thread and thought i'd share my latest addition....

thanks, real happy with how it all turned out.

Thanks man! No don't believe it is, was desperate for a period mavic post but impossible to find.

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Thanks again to the Pedal Pedlar team for the awesome pics!

Yup as mentioned above Tom at Pedal Pedlar put this together for me.

I purchased the parts over the past few months mostly online, but didn't feel my building skills could do it justice, particular the tricky rear mech

They were a pleasure to deal with and couldn't recommend highly enough!

Exactly that, fully adjustable...personally love how it looks but can understand not to everyones taste.

Firs time I have ridden with DT shifers, takes a bit of getting used to but loving the feel you get through them.

and the mavic 851 runs likes a dream. I know the gen.1 cosmics aren't totally period but close enough and think they look great

think the Ergostem looks great

First ride

Will follow up with more detail + better photos shortly, but absolutely stoked with the build.... Massive thanks to the Tom at peddle pedlar for all his support on the build.

@7VEN thanks man! They are the original carbon forks with aluminium dropouts.

The Mavic ssc

Final two components for the moment (apologies for the screen grab photo): a Look ergostem that I have taken of my Bridgetsone and I bought this awesome 1980s Mavic SSC French crankset 42t & 53t

Next up was the wheelset and was keen to stick with the Mavic theme. Found this awesome pair of 1 generation Mavic Cosmic on e**y in America. Seller was wanting crazy money, surprise surprise, but held out and eventually landed them for next to nothing (also managed to escape VAT or import duty even better).

Here is a shot of the beautiful Mavic 851 rear derailleur. I had been hunting for the matching front until my LBS came to the rescue and currently have the part on order.

Was missing the seat post locking bolt & locking mechanism when I got the frame and I couldn't find one anywhere. Posted on LLFGS and within hours @specialegg had pointed me in the direction of jejamescycles who were super helpful and supplied the part within the week.

Both the Campagnolo BB and the Shimano 105 headset are in good nick and for the moment I plan to keep them. At some point I would like to upgrade, particularly the headset for something more appropriate.

Came across a Look KG96 frame online a couple of months back and couldn't help myself. I have always had a soft spot for anything Look, particularly the early carbon builds of the late 80's/early 90's. I love the way you can see the weave through the clear coat, not to mention the outstanding 80's decals....didn't need it, but had to have it!

Couple of things before I get started, this is the first build I have posted on LFGSS so if I miss anything or make any forum fuax pas please bare with me! Second up I am not looking to build something 100% period accurate, simply hoping to pull together a build that does the frame justice! Starting point is a NOS Mavic 851 rear derailleur that I have had lying for a while now waiting for my first geared build.

Thanks, good news.

Will follow up with them.

Haha, yeah I love the fact you can see the Carbon weave through the clear coat and the 90's vinyls are something else.

Will post photos for sure.

Brilliant thanks for supplying this. I had looked everywhere!

It only list look KG451/361/381/481 as compatible, I can go directly to them and ask, but wondering if you used on a KG96?

Great appreciate it. Thanks

Hi there,

Can anyone please help with finding a Look KG 96 seat post locking bolt & locking mechanism, as per pic below.

Thank you.

Ed