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Good luck with the stem!
VMB means vintage modern bike, a somewhat confusing term coined by @gaston Basically silver more or less modern gear with a classic appearance, handbuilt wheels with shallow rims etc.
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Got it out last night! Arms are feeling it today.
I see! Yeah they look great but for now I have too much old kit kicking about spare. Theres something about the extra cables at the front end which I really don't like on flappy gear setups.
I've got a set of Shamals and want to build a set of Mavic CXP30's up to Mavic 500's soon to get my intro into wheelbuilding started. What do you think about shamals to the Dura Ace kit thats on it atm? Should work right?
BigH
He did, paint is overall in amazing condition apart from very slight rusty bits from where a frame pump would have lived. I assume he was guilty of the classic stick a cork in the underside of the fork steerer trick.. so queue much swearing this evening trying to get a perished cork and seized stem out. Left it dripping in white wine vinegar before dinner. Going to have another attempt in a bit. Le sigh.
What do you mean by VMB? Def think its going to have to be a mainly silver build but I quite like the black cockpit