Moser Leader AX - 1994 Hour record

Amazing

Mmm, me need some of that tape.

Mmm, me need some of that tape.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fahrrad-Rennrad-Lenkerband-Tape-SILVA-NASTRITALIA-Farben-Pink-Lila-NEU-OVP-/180810112024?pt=Sport_Radsport_Fahrrad_Anh%C3%A4nger&var=&hash=item2a191f5c18

select pink and there you go

how does it feel to ride?

Pretty funny to be honest, I couldn't try it at full gas yet but you can feel that the position let you push the cranks with more lever power, almost like standing off the saddle all the time

I can't believe you wussed out and didn't go for full pink tape! Looks incredible though.

20p front wheel?

50p front and rear :)

Pink tape... I have loads of it (okay, about six rolls! All Benotto original) PM me if interested. Looks good on blue/black frames.

Might be worthwhile contacting Vic Haines (ex manager) who 'sold' the Obree bike on Ebay last year. A little bird tells me that the winning bid was a 'scam bidder', ie a supporter of Obree who was not chuffed with the press Vic did pre sale, which was unecessarily critical of Obree. Pound to a Euro he still has the bike, might be worthwhile making him an offer for the original parts... The 'real' bids topped out at about £3K. After that it was just people takig the mick.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Of-Graeme-Obrees-Hour-Record-Bikes-From-Hamar-Oslo-/121244604813?pt=UK_Sports_Memorabilia_ET&hash=item1c3abdd98d&clk_rvr_id=640353755110#ht_80wt_989

Pink tape... I have loads of it (okay, about six rolls! All Benotto original) PM me if interested. Looks good on blue/black frames.

Benotto tape looks better on older moser bikes, for this funky 90s freak I used a much more fluo Silva Nastritalia as showed above, catchy!

The Benotto tape I got is super fluo pink and very very shiny! Ironically it also grippy and good in the wet, I used it all through the winter. Much better than foam imo, you have to seriously abuse it or crash quite hard to put a tear in it.

for the curious, I took a quick video of me riding it, sorry for the lack of skinsuit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4eIqmdASGA&feature=youtu.be

I wanna go!

I would like to try this at Herne Hill.

I have a spare light blue skin suit if you need one...

saddle needs to go lower.

Ace though.

saddle needs to go lower.

Ace though.

yep, I did lower it but after I took the video... this was actually the first time I tested properly the machine :)

Fucking cool bike thanks for the vid.

I would like to try this at Herne Hill.

I have a spare light blue skin suit if you need one...

size? :D

https://www.lfgss.com/thread130160.html#post4332222

Now listed!

You would need yellow bar tape :-)

What an amazing project. I wonder if there is anything more rare than this frame? Any idea how much of these were built?

I did some research:
Francesco Moser started working on this frame right after he attended to Obree's attempt on 1993, producing few prototypes (the first wasn't even painted and the geo was slightly different), around 4-5 according to the pictures taken on various museums, exhibitions and his personal collection.
In 1994 he attempted the to break the record when 43 years old (he broke his previous record, but not Boardman's) and right after a Pro cyclist from Rome he wanted to have his own 1994 hour record Moser frame, ordering it custom from the Moser dealer located in his city, and he had it painted with the blue scheme, and not the pink as Moser's one.
He was a one off custom order, made by F.Moser's builders.
I called the shop in Rome and he said that there are not other of these built.
Later the bike was sold to a guy, that after years he managed to sell it to Tokyo Fixed Gear (we are talking about 2008-2009).
I asked to the guys at Kinoko, they did say that they sold it but none of them remember any particular/history about this frame, I can't figure out why, as you don't see anything like this frame coming in and out of a shop so often.
He was sold to someone that the last year moved abroad, and left the frames to a friend asking him to sell them for whatever a buyer would offer.
My starting offer was ridiculously low (if i tell you how much you would REALLY hate me), but he accepted and now it is with me :)

<3 I love this project you must be very proud of the result :)

Thanks!

Now "rocking the streets" with a front brake