Sell my Crabon, build a steel road bike.

Isopropyl alcohol is better than acetone. Removes all the dirt/oils and leaves the paint intact.

I have some isopropyl of you want to borrow.

Nice. I'll give you a call tomorrow. Thanks.

Aren't those compact/classic hybrid in the sense that they have less drop?

I've been doing a spot of research on Daccordii framea and found this 1987, 50th anniversary brochure.

Although had to find the exact frame same frame in there, you can certainly see all of its features: the paint, the chrome, the lugs, the arched brake bridge, the internal cable routing etc.

One thing that is odd though, is that all of the SLX frames in that brochure, and a previous 1980 one, state a seat tube diameter of 27.2mm and mine is measured at 27.0mm.

Can they shrink? Any thoughts?

SLX frames as a rule have seat tubes of 27.2mm.
The seat tube clamp has probably been tightened a bit too much at some point in its life and therefore pulling in the top part of the seat tube by a minute fraction . The seat tube itself would have collected years of gunk/crud /grease over time and of course the difference between the post sizes is tiny.
I had a issue once with a Colnago Master which would not take the correct sized post. After cleaning the seat tube with degreaser and very fine wet & dry, I slightly prised open the seat tube clamp and the post would then fit.

Seems fair.

Thanks.

The 120mm stem turned up and looked huge. Also in matte silver, not polished, so it has to go back. I checked the one I already have in there and it is an 80mm, not a 100mm as I thought. No wonder it looks a bit T-Rex.

If it feels twitchy or cramped I'll grab a 100mm.

I still have my 135mm if you want it?

Far too long for me. But thanks.

Here's a quick pic post wheel de-stickering.

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This came out nice. Enjoy it!

Does the back brake work well being cabled like that? Both my bikes have that kind of internal routing and I just run full housing through it, assumed that was the right way to do it but never really gave it much thought.

Housing didn't fit through the internal tube, so I went for the ferrules. It's a stepped one on the front and a normal one on the back, just because I had run out of stepped.

Works a treat. No issues so far at all.

Now I think about it, I keep saying "the outer wouldn't fit through the tube" but I'm not 100% sure I tried it.

When I come to recable it I'll make sure I try.

I just went for a quick spin with @dumps.

I love this bike. Love it.

(Mental note, must remember to clean, service and sell my Crabon)

I got the same frame, the ferrules way is the only way.

Excellent. Good to know!

Show us a pic of yours?

Also, is the post a 27.2?

Well I should explain I'm quite quite sure mines a daccordi despite going under another name, as the paint design is only otherwise seen on daccordis, and this particular colour I've also seen on other daccordis, and of course all the smallest frame details all match up with this particular model (which I've seen a few of).

Mine, SLX, also takes a 27.0 seatpost. Something I think is just down to age and mismanagement.

My build isn't as nice, it's just a rough thing I have at my parents.

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Using ferrules will always work better than having to run the outer for the whole length.

That's lovely, thanks for sharing. Also good to know that yours is a 27.0 after the last thirty years of use!

Interesting about the Spinella frame name. Some research required I think!

Oh my.

What a bike.

What a thread.

I would have not sold you the blue shoes.

What are you doing for bottle cages?

Fabric Bottles with studs.

Just ride to Guildford, via Surrey Hills. The bike was awesome. Me, slightly less than awesome.

Totally comfortable, really nippy, great uphill. I didn't let it run too much downhill due to my fear of ice.

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