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pascalo
ectoplasmosis
First self-build, no idea what I'm doing.
Late Vitus 979 58cm aluminium frame circa 1993, purple anodised with yellow decal which dictated the achingly early-90's colour scheme...
NOS Shimano 600 Tricolour group including cranks, headset, BB, calipers & pedals.
NOS Mavic Open 4 CD rims on Shimano 105 hubs, 25mm Conti Grand Prix GT tyres
Cinelli XA 105mm stem in black, Cinelli Criterium 65-42 bars, NOS Benotto tape & plugs
Turbo Matic saddle
42T chainring, 15T Andel cog, cassette spacers & lockring from Velo Solo. Comfortable town 'magic ratio' as dropouts are vertical.
I ditched the brake blocks that came with the Shimano 600 calipers as they are shite; fitted modern Dura Ace cartridges with soft Swiss Stop black pads. They're already slowly eating through the black anodised rim surface... May have to look for some 'ceramic' Mavic rims.
Also ditched the Shimano 600 brake levers with white hoods for some Tektro cross items as I found myself mainly riding on the tops.
Cute bike for casual jaunts; light & fast, frame not too noodly, haven't felt the need to fit the rest of the Shimano 600 group I have lying around yet (derailleurs, shifters and Biopace rings).