Custom steel 'Old Faithful' build

Did some sprints behind a friends Citroën Méhari yesterday evening. I had been meaning to do that for some time and it was well worth the wait. I got up to 65 km/h with ease. I feel that I really need bigger gears to go up from there.

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I got up to 65 km/h with ease.

The speed at which the Méhari maxed out? ;)

Lovely bike, especially with those new wheels. What happened to the Spengles?

@Tijs: I sold the Spengles, after I found out there are no modern Campy bodies availabe for them and I was riding Campy 10-speed at the time.

Quick shot of the bike in its latest setup. I was able to relocate the bottle cage to the back of the saddle by ways of a Specialized Swat saddle mount. Haven't used it yet, so can't comment on whether it works or not, but it sure looks nice. The S-Works cage is only temporary until I find something that looks nicer.

Here is a better shot

Futurebike is rad.

that's ultra nice! good job!

This is so great, although as someone choosing a new paint job, it's also dangerous...

Did you sell this? It was in SBC today

he did, wish i'd been able to buy it at the time!

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/309850/

Instagram reports that the old faithful has been stolen so cross post to raise awareness.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BelMpKUljjy/

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Where is it now ?

If I remember correctly this was found again and then was sold to a new owner.

Was on Gumtree for £250 for a while.
Ended up on eBay for £45.44!

Link here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Graham-Obree-replica-old-faithful-steel-frame-by-Kajak-Customs/163915246089

I believe @paradigmz was the previous owner and had the seat tube cut quite short.