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by **old al** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 4:45 pm

Picture of frame I bought from LG down in Tassie. Then 3 pictures of the way it is now. Not completely finished, colour combos are a bit out but I used only bits I already had in the shed or on other bikes. Not too shabby. Rides beautiful, rear derailleur is 105, front old Dura-Ace, Wheels old Campag, Shifters shimano 7 speed idexed.

Weighs 10kg as you see it and rides like a magic carpet.

Pics taken with my mobile 2 megapixel camera. Not very good sorry!

Al.

by **BNA** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:52 pm

by **frailer5** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 5:52 pm

old al wrote:Pics taken with my mobile 2 megapixel camera. Not very good sorry!

Just as well the weren't 4MP+, I'd have shed quiet tears. Very nice. Maybe it's my age, but something like that is a moving work of art. Nearly all $1K+ carbon bikes I'm totally indifferent to. Plastic bling.
OK, it's my age...

by **hitchhiker** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 6:01 pm

looking good

Well done!

by LG » Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:26 pm

Can I have it back now please?

Bloody good job Al!

by **Mulger bill** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:07 pm

Tastefully done Al, give yourself a huge pat on the back.

Shaun

by **munga** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:13 pm

nice work, al!

here's a pic from when i owned it a few years back:

by **BRLVR.v2** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:36 pm

Well done OA, I really dig this. Where'd ya get the decals?
Only improvement would be a DT to brifters upgrade for the convenience.

by **HappyHumber** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:47 pm

munga wrote:here's a pic from when i owned it a few years back:

Mungs, did you forgoe your usual stackhat and wear a raspberry beret whilst riding it in that incartion?

by **old al** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:38 pm

BRLVR.v2 wrote:Well done OA, I really dig this. Where'd ya get the decals?
Only improvement would be a DT to brifters upgrade for the convenience.

Decals from this mob. http://www.vcgraphix.com/en/store/detai ... &invID=368

I think brifters would spoil the bike. The downtube index shifters shift perfectly every time.

Al.

by **brasstinman** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:54 pm

Nice work, and 10kg! Give me a steel roadie any day!

by **BRLVR.v2** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:14 pm

old al wrote:
BRLVR.v2 wrote:Well done OA, I really dig this. Where'd ya get the decals?
Only improvement would be a DT to brifters upgrade for the convenience.

I think brifters would spoil the bike. The downtube index shifters shift perfectly every time.

Al.

Furry Muff :wink:

. I can't get my head around going back to DT's and having to reach all the way down to change gears,after evolving to brifters. Retro steel frames with modern running gear is a best of both worlds scenario for me.

by **munga** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 8:38 am

HappyHumber wrote:
munga wrote:here's a pic from when i owned it a few years back:

Mungs, did you forgoe your usual stackhat and wear a raspberry beret whilst riding it in that incartion?

no, i sold the groupset, kept the wheels, and swapped the frame for something smaller with LG

by **frailer5** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:02 am

BRLVR.v2 wrote:
Furry Muff . I can't get my head around going back to DT's and having to reach all the way down to change gears,after evolving to brifters. Retro steel frames with modern running gear is a best of both worlds scenario for me.

Was thinking about this while out this morning. Tested it, sorta. Your arm swings in an arc from the brakes to the DT levers. I'm just so used to it over the years, took a while to get used to STI. About to be delivered, an early 80s (I think) with DT shifters. The Reno has STI. Now that'll be confusing. [oldandbewildered]