De Rosa Neo Primato

Looks good. I am continously impressed by the purple stem. I think this is the only thing I've seen that's been able to pull it off.

Thanks HHC, and then I haven't showed you the best part of the stem yet. ;)

When it's done I'll make sure to get some decent photos but here's the idea

All painted, no watertransfer / no decal nothing. Excellent craftmanship.

Excellent choice of tires! Loving the 'neo classic' look.

Rear derailleur cable will be trimmed I guess?

This is lovely mate

Thanks.

@ Reinier89 - maybe a bit but not too much. I like my shifting fluent. ;) It's more to get an idea of the total colour combination at the moment.

End result so far:

Only thing I really don't like is the handlebar tape. I bought it hoping it would match but I'm afraid it doesn't. I've just ordered the slate Brooks cambium tape to match the saddle. I noticed the Brooks is rather thin so you easily see cables running underneath. I'll just have to wait and see when it arrives.

Very nice .

Indeed the handlebar tape is not a Perfect match

Lovely indeed.

Aside from the bar tape as mentioned, I also don't think the wheels quite work with it

The rest is all absolutely spot on though

Very nice. As u said the handlebars don't match but for me I think the wheels look fine.

@ Ollie: regarding the wheels, what exactly doesn't match in your opinion? Curious to hear your opinion since I think the wheels look amazing in the make. Personal taste of course :)

On closer inspection over my cup of tea, I think the wheels are actually alright - it's the tyres throwing me off. I don't know if it's a filter or saturation setting on that photo but the walls look a little too orange. 'Proper' gum colour or black ftw

They're just clean :)

Very nice .. as said shame about the bar tape as it detracts from the rest of the build, but easily fixed

That is lovely. Can you let us know who did the paint?

All very personal, but Brooks tape is expensive, faux-retro wankery: perforated Fizik Microtex FT (vintage-look) W.

And while I'm picking holes in your rather lovely, painstaking build; I agree that the rims don't sit quite right: too bright, too deep? Can't put my finger on it, but...

Sure can!

http://www.nicolor.nl/site?action=home

Nico is a very nice, bikeloving guy with great attention to detail. For me this only shows by the fact that he never uses any watertransfers / decals whatsoever. Of course for masking he does but the final result is only paint, nothing else.

This version is rather okay, it's €34,-. A regular leather one goes for €50,- which I agree, is expensive.

This Brooks slate version will match the colour of the saddle perfectly, something I prefer and really like in my other bike i.e.

Regarding the wheels, it could be too shiny. It's a polished rim but imho fits perfectly with the Athena groupset and Chorus hubs. We could of course simply have a different taste. ;)

Thanks for this. Was planning on going to Stalen Ros next year, looks like he's on the way!

Excellent combination. I was on Stalen Ros Gent this year, imo nice but no place anymore to find yourself a bargain whatsoever.

We could of course simply have a different taste. ;)

Which is what makes the world go around...

Chapeau!

out of interest what seatpost & tires do you have on your ti bike?

PMP ti seatpost & Continental Grand Prix Classic, only available in 25mm.

End result looks superb!

So I mounted the cambium slate bartape, took a few shots this afternoon. I'm happy with the result. It was a pain in the arse to wrap though, soaking in water for a few minutes did the trick for me. Then I was able to stretch it in a normal way.

Looking much better with the new tape. The carbon spacer underneith the stem does seem somewhat out of place though on this bike.