Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby frailer5 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 3:04 pm
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby open roader » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:08 pm
I have some on order so this option is open........Dan wrote:White hoods.
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Postby jaseyjase » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:08 pm
white tapeDan wrote:White hoods.
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Postby open roader » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:52 pm
I'm consious of going over the top with the white coloured parts so white hoods are by no means a shoe in but white cabling is the plan.munga wrote:please no white tyres.
I have a pair of FMB CX competition tubulars on order. These have a very pale gumwall finish with usual black centre tread section and should look truly stunning on high polish trad. wheels. The FMB tyres with pale sidewalls is a concept I have lifted 100% from my online acquantance..............the white tyres I can have when I'm not having white tyres.............
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby outnabike » Wed Aug 28, 2013 5:59 pm
open roader wrote:Rims /Spokes/Hubs dropped off to mechhanic today - lets see what happens and when..........
I like the match with the frame
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I have ever only owned 4 bikes in my life, the first I got from a tip at age 8 I would say, It was a fixed wheel and had no tyres, but it was a perfect fit.....
The second was a healing with the works and probably the first light with a speedo in it, Pop said if I saved half he would supply the other half and he bought it for me, It cost 44 quid and was a semi racer, I was just coming back from a car accident and was getting over a broken leg. Pop was earning nineteen quid a week in those days.
At 65 years of age I was lucky enough to get a huffy, and now a few years late, have a World Rondonneur which surpasses everything that came before.
But I must say your bike is a thing of beauty all right. And it shows a great spirit in the bloke that is building it. It sure reminds me of the days when I laid eyes on that brand new Healing....
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Postby dayne » Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:33 pm
I think the black hoods are a nice subtle touch and will look great.
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby open roader » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:07 pm
The FMB Competition CX tyres I ordered were mistakenly switched for a pair of Paris Roubaix 25mm tubs........ which was actually my initial choice for this build, but I was unsure as to clearance with the frame so I ordered CX's instead being a narrower tyre.
As it turns out, there is plenty of room in the rear of the frame and enough room in the fork to accommodate these big tubs- so this particular cloud has a silver lining....... The sidewalls are a very natural off white/bone colour which is exactly what I was hoping for. This antique white side wall look is a major concept I had in mind to achive a truly clean and bright look to this build...........
I mounted the tyres on the old (and non polished) track wheels I use to stretch the tyres and fitted the wheels onto the frame............
A sneak peak of how these FMB tubs look against the frame......
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Postby open roader » Thu Aug 29, 2013 7:58 pm
This is where individual tastes and perceptions can vary slightly or dramatically.Dan wrote:Black hoods, white tape to balance all that white. Black saddle, too.
I veto a black saddle, even though to some black saddle may make a lot of cosmetic sense. A white saddle and white bar tape finish were primary concepts of this build before I even landed the frame. I wanted a frame that would work with bright/white contact points.
White hoods may well be one step too far for my taste for all things bright and shiny, however, I have some on the way just to see if that look really takes my fancy......... my hunch is that black hoods will remain...... but never say never.......
A hint of the finished item........
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby open roader » Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:17 pm
I do not like the dual tone look of the white hoods with black lever pivots - FAIL......... when combined with white bar tape and white cables the white hoods are one toom any white items in the cockpit area and I am not prepared to compromise on white bar tape or white cables........
Black hoods it will be.
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Postby briztoon » Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:11 am
Looking at this photo, I wouldn't want to put bar tape on the handle bars. Rather I would wear a good pair of gloves. And I'm not a fan of black hoods.open roader wrote:This is where individual tastes and perceptions can vary slightly or dramatically.Dan wrote:Black hoods, white tape to balance all that white. Black saddle, too.
I veto a black saddle, even though to some black saddle may make a lot of cosmetic sense. A white saddle and white bar tape finish were primary concepts of this build before I even landed the frame. I wanted a frame that would work with bright/white contact points.
White hoods may well be one step too far for my taste for all things bright and shiny, however, I have some on the way just to see if that look really takes my fancy......... my hunch is that black hoods will remain...... but never say never.......
A hint of the finished item........
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Postby munga » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:02 am
if this was my build, i'd go black tape. either way, it's pr0n+
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby Lots of steel bikes » Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:43 pm
I agree that naked polished bars look great and have pondered not using tape on some of my builds. It's those pesky cables that make life difficult. Just taping the tops and ramps, leaving the hooks exposed, might look a bit odd.briztoon wrote:
Looking at this photo, I wouldn't want to put bar tape on the handle bars. Rather I would wear a good pair of gloves. And I'm not a fan of black hoods.
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby lloyd83 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:07 pm
Nice deck.open roader wrote:
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Re: Colnago Master X-Light build - let it shine....
Postby open roader » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:55 pm
Cheers!lloyd83 wrote:
Nice deck.
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