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Kimmo
withered_preacher
Hello all,
Medium term lurker here registered to share my build. I got back into cycling during 2020 and soon started tarting up my old bike, which became bikes and led me here. Will make a longer post on my different builds in the right place, but here is the progress of my Merckx Strada OS so far.
I already had a Ridley carbon road bike and Kona steel tourer. This thread inspired me to buy a steel road bike with an interesting paint job, keep the quill stem and shift my Record 10 speed groupset from my 2018 Ridley to a more suitable home.
This is a secret bike/side sidepiece as my mate called it, delivered to work and all spannering has been on my lunchbreak - no shed space or tolerance at home for another bike!
Bike arrived almost a bingo card of anti:
Mismatched polished stem with black bars and post
Bizarre ball-trap seat
Gatorskins
Triple
Shifters/bar setup pointing to the Gods
Cages bent in so they wouldn't take 500ml bidons?!
However, all in good conditon, especially the chrome. Won it with a single ebay bid, shout to Kev from Margate for selling it and getting it shipped to Aberdeen fully built in a box. Also an unusual paintjob - googled and contacted Merckx and Snickers Workwear to see if anyone knew why the bike was painted in this livery but no joy! If anyone knows why it has been painted like this, please let me know!
Parted out the bits I didn't want, and kept the Mirage 9 speed mech and shifters and Calimas for my winter bike.
So far:
Complete 2008 Record groupset Inc. Cassette, chain and downtube lugs
Record headset - needed "persuasion" (read: big torque and slipping spanner) because I was impatient and didn't chase the fork threads. Always do this! Should've run the old headset back and forth to do it.
Cinelli Giro D'Italia bars
Selle Flite ebay bargain that I cleaned up
Kalloy post
Cheapo polished bottle cages
VDO computer
Wheels - carbon tubs with polished hubs and spokes from Arkane on the way
Everything came off and went on fine other than the headset! Still to cable it and get the chain on, nearly there.
Took a few goes to sort photos - now got an after and before!