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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby CXCommuter » Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:34 pm

redcorpsjames wrote:Very nice, but can you please put some white bar tape on the bars.
I know- would look the best but would end up grey anyway- so I went straight to grey- will try white and black (separately) in the future.
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Dimis » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:52 pm

CXCommuter wrote:
redcorpsjames wrote:Very nice, but can you please put some white bar tape on the bars.
I know- would look the best but would end up grey anyway- so I went straight to grey- will try white and black (separately) in the future.
Get a gloss white tape and use windex...
Stays white no issues. ;)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Dan » Sat Sep 07, 2013 6:56 pm

Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby visrealm » Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:09 pm

Dan wrote:Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.
Nice! And "they" say CF doesn't last.

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Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:22 pm

Dan wrote:Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.

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Nice build Dan.

Probably the best choice for vintage Carbon. Designed by someone who actually knew how the stuff worked and designed it to last not to be a one season throw away. Still pretty light though. I had a 58cm one that weighed around 1400g for the frame.

What happened to the original fork Dan? It should be a 1" threaded number.
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Postby Dan » Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:16 pm

Funny hey - not the original fork, true, however the 94 catalogue and mech spec has the 5500 with a 1" threadless fork and zero degree rise stem - a detail which then disappears from the range for the next 5 or so years.

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Postby singlespeedscott » Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:45 pm

Mine was a 94. Definitely had a 1" threaded fork with a well used Record groupset.
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Postby Dan » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:54 am

Catalogue link for those interested - p.15 for the 5500. Standard issue with Chorus group.

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Postby ldrcycles » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:58 am

Wow this thread is bringing it's A game lately, first a good looking Orbea, now a good looking Trek! :lol:

What'll be next, a good looking Hasa? :shock:
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Postby jasonc » Sun Sep 08, 2013 7:11 am

ldrcycles wrote:Wow this thread is bringing it's A game lately, first a good looking Orbea, now a good looking Trek! :lol:

What'll be next, a good looking Hasa? :shock:
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby jaseyjase » Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:30 pm

Dan wrote:Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.

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daaaang son, likin this alot! might have to copy you in the near future =D

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Dan » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:11 pm

jaseyjase wrote:
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daaaang son, likin this alot! might have to copy you in the near future =D
I owe you one ;)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby familyguy » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:24 pm

LBS got a black one traded recently. If I'd had room I'd have not let it reach the second hand racks. Looks good Dan.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby g-boaf » Sun Sep 08, 2013 5:56 pm

Dan wrote:Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.

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Someone I ride with has one of those - but silver coloured and with Tri-bars clipped on to it.

Nice vintage bike. :)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Dan » Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:10 pm

thanks guys. Yep, ride is quite comfortable - next phase is to grab a fork with a bit more steerer and get the bars up a tad.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby hitchhiker » Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:33 pm

Dan wrote:Latest project.

1994 Trek 5500 OCLV. 2012 Campag Veloce compact group, Mavic Open Pros, Concor, Deda post, bars & stem.

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Another vote of approval! The vintage carbon movement continues to grow

What size is it? It looks smaller than the other bikes you've shown, 57 or 58 cm tt from memory

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Dan » Sun Sep 08, 2013 8:48 pm

It's a 58 also, well, 57cm top tube - the 58 is seat tube ctt. Looks smaller in that image than it is, but it's definitely has a shorter standover then my cannondale. That's the reasoning behind a new fork - 16cm drop is a bit much for me o_O

Vintage carbon indeed - it's older than some people on here :)

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Lukeyboy » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:15 pm

Very nice indeed Dan. Lovely straight lines :P Any thought about making the bottle cage black to tie in with the bars/seat/brakes?

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Postby QuangVuong » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:56 pm

Dan wrote:Looks nice, but I'll leave you to the test ride of said 20+ year old carbon frame.
So youre trusting 19 year old carbon now?
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby singlespeedscott » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:06 pm

I would trust the OCLV stuff over that from Giant, Vitus, et al.
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Postby Dan » Sun Sep 08, 2013 11:32 pm

Lukeyboy wrote:Very nice indeed Dan. Lovely straight lines :P Any thought about making the bottle cage black to tie in with the bars/seat/brakes?
All under control ;)
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Dan wrote:Looks nice, but I'll leave you to the test ride of said 20+ year old carbon frame.
So youre trusting 19 year old carbon now?
Yep. Won't be drilling holes in it, though.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby neoppg » Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:06 pm

My new ride. 2013 Kuota K Uno
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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Crawf » Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:55 am

neoppg wrote:My new ride. 2013 Kuota K Uno
"Dead sexy"

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby Lukeyboy » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:21 am

Agreed.

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Re: Bike Gallery

Postby jasonc » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:43 am

Lukeyboy wrote:Agreed.
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