Classic bike - modern groupset

Guys, have you ever seen a retro bike with modern groupset which would be porn worthy? Or is it a big NONO

Its been done successfully on here see this Ron Cooper for example

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/244007/#comment9962681

I run modern stuff on a 70s Bianchi. It's lovely to ride!

I'm all for. Just finished building a Pinarello Treviso with DA 7400 and honestly it's not as light and not as much fun as the Aelle frame with later cheaper Shimano 600 parts (I think they're later) I have for knocking about on. Now I wish I'd stuck some modern stuff on there. Going fast is a laugh.

I think it can be a really good look, but it needs to be well thought out. Old italian frames like pinarellos, nags, bianchis etc with new Campag stuff looks good. Just don't put shimano with anything italian ;)

Here's mine.....Agreed it has to be Campag!

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The reason I'm asking is...
I got this (not the pista duh)

And this (white hoods and red brakes)

Should I move it to Current Projects or still lurk for another groupset?

I love that!^^

Plenty of old frames with modern groups on here, hhsrb thread has a few.

Sell crankset and brakeset for a silver one, or a classic looking black one and you're sorted.

I have a pinarello montello with Silver campag veloce groupset. I like it - and i can brake when i need to :D

Pictures or never happened :P

I did a colnago with da7900 and modern..ish mavics. Very happy with it and ride it every day the sun shines. You should definitely build up the frame with that gruppo. What's the worst than could happen? You can always unbuild it again!

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another example but with athena

looking for picture now :/

this i mine!!! :D have different tyres now

Also, get a road bike frame and built the track fram up nice too :D then you have two bikes :D

I'm so 'smiley' today.

Point proven that it needs to be well thought out. That looks insanely good!!

Modern and classic together are super.

This is mine (Colnago Master Extra Light with Sram Force):

And this is one I built recently (resprayed frameset):

What's the worst than could happen?

Stem happened.

Oooh. What's on that?

Now that ladies and gentlemen is how it's done! WimVDD's master is probably the best looking example I have ever seen of old and new.

another example

...Of how not to do it.

All modern groups look good on old frames

Yeah I agree, comfort over aesthetics. Have got a Zipp 17 degree ready to fit when I stop riding it and hang it on the bike rack!

Campag Veloce 10 speed groupset - nitto bars - campag chorus (i think) seat post, nitto handle bars, mavic rims and campy hub.