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Scilly.Suffolk
@fizzy.bleach
Since accidentally making a baby come out of my wife, I've had very little time to cycle for pleasure. In the 13 months that have passed I've bought more frames than I've done proper rides.
Something must be done. The answer is clearly to buy two frames on a whim that may or may not fit me and tool them up for time trials based on wisdom I've read on the internet.
In the traditional manner of these threads, the most interesting parts of this project are bikes: one fixed-gear time trial bike, and one lo-pro.
(ignore the wacky bar angle this was just for a photo on BikeRegister)
Frame: Dolan Pre Cursa 58cm
Wheels: a Mavic one and another silver one
Crankset: UNDECIDED OMG FUN! (see below)
Chainring: Shimano 52t 3/32" (no ramps or pins)
Cog: (I'm getting a 16t, a 17t and an 18t for 85.4, 80.4 and 75.9 GI respectively)
Bars: some pursuit bars with extensions
Finishing kit: Alpina (came with the frame)
Saddle: I think it'll be a PlanetX one I have lying around but no idea how comfy that is. Might be a Regal in the photo
Tyres: ?? fast ones that take like 3 minutes off my time
Brake: I think a Sora one I have with a Cane Creek lever
Frame: I don't know what this is, but it's not a Peugeot. It's light and possibly TIG welded and has been resprayed by Argos at some point
Fork: aluminium one with "D" and "G" on the dropouts, so clearly French. Maybe Alan? Need to sort headset.
Wheels: Zipp 340 rear/310 front, tubs
Crankset: Almost certainly Dura Ace 740x
Chainring: 50t something or other not yet bought
Cassette: Shimano 12-23 one (8 speed)
Shifters: DA 7402 (right only - frame has no braze-on for left)
Rear mech: DA 7402
Brakes: UNDECIDED OMG FUN! (see below)
Bars: Nitto RB021 pursuit
Stem: NEED. I have a few nice quill stems but I think they might all be too long. I'll swap one for a shorter one, I reckon.
CRANK JOY
I have a set of DA 7400 cranks for the Dolan right now, but need the 103mm BB to give it a 42mm chainline. I'm planning to use the same cranks on the "Peugeot", so perhaps I can turn one of my other cranksets lying around into a fixed set, but they're all external BB road cranksets… Rotor 3D, SRAM Rival and possibly SRAM Force. I'll need to look into whether this can be done.
650c WHEEL TORMENT
I bought a Zipp 310 front wheel that, annoyingly, is from one year later than my rear wheel, so has a red/white fade sticker, instead of a white "ZIPP" with a red border to match. Unfortunately it looks like DPD have fucking lost it, so I'll have £85 back soon.
BRAKE THRILLS
The Dolan will have a Sora front brake, but if I can get a nicer one, it might get an upgrade. The Peugeot is in brake limbo. Right now I'm also building up a Look KG241 with (period very fucking incorrect) 7402/Tricolour bits. Right now it's a toss-up in brake terms between these two bikes to receive these brake combos:
Brake setup Alpha
Shimano Tricolour brakes and Shimano BL-7401 levers
Brake setup Omicron
Modolo levers like this and Sachs Modolo brakes like this