MGOOF : Modern groupset on old frame

Somehow I've missed this thread this whole time.
Good, insprin shit.

Possibly Ritchey

thanks

It's the official name for that straight fork, the other least attractive version is the carbon Columbus Minimal, which look good but a little beefy compare to the skinny frames.

Stem tend to be a 1 1/8 with shim for 1".

okay, cheers, yeah I'm not keen on the minimal either. Nevermind.

I have a one inch Columbus Minimal on my Merckx Acobaleno and very nice it is too, cut the frame weight in half and goes like a rocket.

However I really wanted a Columbus Tusk which is straight legged but they don't do it in a one inch ffs!

Tusk would look lovely, I would like the old Colnago straight carbon fork or the Time one, combine with black headset would look great.

my previous ride

Now that's super nice.

I'm now tempted to build up a super nice Sunday-best wheelset like @Dammit, the Amboriso Nemesis laced to Record hubs with Gatorskins Sprinter or Vittoria Corsa G 25mm tubular glued.

Yeah @WimVDD did a great job, looks like it's brightening up already out of my window.

Kind of similar but really pleased with my TB14's laced to 6800 hubs as a Sunday best wheelset. The Moser can only take 23's so like to think the wider rims helps somehow with comfort.

Seems like somewhere I could post my Donohue:

I want one of those Look KG 243 in 59x58cc size.

Me too, except the LOOK typically have a super slack seat tube which is annoying.

Found an OK one for this topic;

I have my eyes on the Campagnolo Neutron Ultra wheelset, now keen on it as a summer wheels;

Thanks, @jambon

I like the "neo retro" style bikes, this Sancineto is my 3rd. My first one was this 1998 Master Extra Light I putted a 10 speed Sram Force on (see second page of this thread). My second was a Look KG 243 (I sold the frame and mounted the parts on the Sancineto). My fourth one is currently being build: a mid nineties Fausto Coppi Lugano 53 I'm finishing with a 11 speed Ultegra.

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That Colnago is exactly how I like a modern ahead set and straight fork on.

have to find 10S Brifters

Riddle me this people!

I still running an ahead to quill adaptor, however the quill adaptor have a bit of a neck that show the gap between the stem and headset.

What quill adaptor out there that almost hid that gap completely?

What I find is that transition between the underside of the A-head stem and the top of the headset looks odd when using a quill stem adapter.

Quill headsets are usually narrow or rounded off on the top lock ring because that's how they are.

But if one could obtain a wide flat (low stack) top lock nut then it would flow better visually with the A-head stem, don't you think?

double post

I was luck enough to find a Colnago precisa fork for one of my masters
I used to run it with a Colnago carbon flash fork , but prefer the ride with the steel precisa
I still have the Flash fork

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It looks better with the Precisa.

I have a carbon straight legged fork that I put on one of my masters also, never like it all, the ride was ugly. In the end I put back on the Precisa and it was like riding on silk in comparison.

I couldn't understand why this should be the case the angles were the same but upon measuring the two forks the carbon one was longer by about 15mm or so. Dunno if that would affect things much or maybe it's the materials?

Eddy Merckx once that weight was not so important but handling and comfort were more critical or something like that.

Yes I have to agree ,the carbon fork is a lot lighter but the ride is so much smoother with the precisa fork & feels a lot more connected

not orignal fork. super scary to ride on full carbon 1 inch 30 year old fork

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These forks were released between 1999 and 2000, so if you have the first run, they could be max 18 years old.
I did thousands of kms on my old Star forks, as long they haven't been crashed previously, you'll be fine.
I'd be more scared of being thrown off the bike by a wind gust with those donuts!

Nice bike!

And the carbon braking surface too.