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Here goes my first Project thread.
This bike represents 6 or so years of riding track bikes and lurking on here and other sites, slowly building up an idea of what my ideal build would be. Although the majority of the parts were acquired recently, some I've had for a while, like the Phil hubs that I got off here about 3 years ago and stashed away, not really knowing what they would end up on.
A new job (and a move to Amsterdam) meant I had a bit of loose change floating around, and I started looking around for a nice steel frame, something a bit unusual, that was as nice to look at as it was to ride. I passed on a few until I saw @Scorch posting a picture of a Colnago Master Pista, and dropped him a PM gently enquiring about it. After a bit of talking, we agreed a price and the frame made it's way to me, with the headset, BB and crankset with it.
It's an incredible frame. Super light, with fancy lugs and nice engravings/details throughout. The paint scheme suggests that it was a team edition for the Dutch Rabobank Shimano team, though I can't find any other images of a similar frame anywhere, aside from on a flickr which I believe belongs to @Swijland. Scorch mentioned that the person he bought it from was based in the Netherlands, and I'm hoping that he was the previous owner and can shed some light on it (when he replies to my PM).
This kickstarted the rest of the build; I took the Phil hubs along to Meesterknecht here in Amsterdam to get them laced, went back to the UK to grab a couple of bits and sourced some more online.
Now that it's finished I'm unbelievably stoked with the result. It's ridiculously fun and ridiculously fast. Most importantly, it would probably have never come together without the existence of LFGSS, so I feel indebted to Velocio and everyone else that makes this place what it is.
Anyway, here's some more pictures.
Frame:
Colnago Master Pista Rabobank Shimano Team Edition
Fork/Headset:
Colnago Master / Shimano Dura-ace 7410 sealed headset
Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo C-record Track 170mm / Token
Chainring/Cog/Chain:
Campagnolo 49t / Phil Wood 17t / DID Racing Pro Keirin NJS Chain
Handlebars/Stem/ Tape:
Bontrager VR-C 31.8 / Custom Ti Oversized 31.8 Quill stem (thanks to @popper ) / Newbaums Cotton
Saddle/Seatpost:
Selle Italia Flite / NOS Shimano Dura Ace Easton SP-7410 27.2
Rim/Hub/Tire:
H+Son TB14 Grey Ano / Phil Wood High Flange 32h / Continental GP4000II