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bankiren <3

No not tried it yet tbh but the clamp isn't too wide so not expecting problems getting it through. And there's always the coin trick indeed.

@coventry_eagle yeah definitely considering something like Sachs New Success. Won't be building the ZX1 until the new year though.

So nice

whats the bar width?

600mm shit bar! :)

Yep they're New Success with ergo brifters and cassette hub. Drop me a PM once you've decided on the build.

ah, thought they'd be breaking forum records.

As with all yours, rad bike.

I love how the silverish-gray parts harmonise with the black. Have you considered outer cables in the colour of the decals? :)

where did you get the procraft compacts? be aware, that they are lacquered with laser etched logos.. :( one can remove the graphics from deda bars with nail polish lifter&a rag in a few minutes, but removing laser engraved logos is kinda impossible..

outers will be black :)

what i would like is a blue ck headset, but they seem impossible to find and are super expensive in 1".. might track down a set of blue controltech allen bolt skewers.

logos don't bother me really. the stem is laser engraved too, so nothing i could do even if i wanted to :)

hello LFGSS! long time lurker here.

my beloved R-33, pending arrival/install of KMC X11SL, wheelset and a 120mm stem swap. will cut the steerer tube next time it's in the shop. have also installed a Stages since the photos were taken.

lovely. you should get a matching Elephant for touring -

https://www.flickr.com/photos/waldo/sets/72157643820133515/

I've never needed to use the coin trick in the past. I'm sure its useful on some bars. Probably worth noting though that Jan uses it on a steel stem. Might be less favourable on alu stems.

Jan uses it on a steel stem. Might be less favourable on alu stems

It works on aluminium, you just have to remember not to go nuts because the thicker material means that the strain on the stretched side is proportionally greater.

Just finished this with parts lying around a bit of a mix but rides nice. Hopefully today's the day to finish up a few projects

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Nearly done with this, just a few rear derailleur adjustments and should be ready to hit the road.

Finito for now

Wow! Very interesting! What tires? Little too wide for rims, no?..

They're Compass Rat Trap Pass. 26x2.3"

Maybe a bit wide, but tbh there's more than enough pressure in them to keep them round and happy. You'd need preposterously wide rims to noticeably change the cross section of a tyre that big, and lightweight rims with a braking surface are few and far between.

Pretty Much Finished the referb of my Genesis:

See the thread for more pixs:
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/224765

opinions needed...

these bottles: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0847/5984/products/bottles-westy_1024x1024.jpg?v=1452199785

with this frame: http://www.ilkleycycles.co.uk/images/gn309.jpg

yes/no/just get rapha black?

There was acutally a matching team bottle, they used to give them out at events.

@JB 's old Rychtarski has gotten a new life in Amsterdam. Super happy with it :-) And as you can see I'm a professional bike photographer.

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1x?

considered that. would team bidons be too much tho? wd feel a bit like my bike had gone FKW