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nice bike pile!
always lusted after a kirk - amp research forks as well?!

Decided to switch for black tires and go with black tape.

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Very nice

certainly makes for a tidy looking bicycle. 10/10 would ride.

Had some trouble getting the Colnago rideable. The axle on the rear hub is dangerously short, I think it was a Tune custom built hub for MTB dropped it at a wheelbuilder I heard of through Strislands instagram, hopefully he’ll find a way. I didn’t like the look of the surly bars but had some Renthal jumpbars knocking around. Frames a bit small and having a right pain with the shifter/ derailleur can only get 5 gears unfortunately.

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This deserves a nice quill and 25,4mm bars imo

Built this up last night. Parts bin build, can anyone identify the frame? Ready for some
summer skids

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Does anyone know of any stems that have a 25-27mm stack height? I'm in the process of cobbling together bits and pieces for this bargain Planet X London Road Ti frame, and the steerer on these forks is too small for anything remotely resembling a normal stem.

I think I know what I need to do and probably just delaying the inevitable...

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Prime doyenne stem if you can find is pretty low and what I went with. Not sure how low mind.

Does anyone know of any stems that have a 25-27mm stack height?

Syntace FlatForce is the rescue stem for steerer cut too short, but it's one very low position

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Try these Decathlon ones which are badged up UNO superlights.

Thanks all. Time to take up yoga

I've recently used a Velobike stem extender on and worked well. Probably similar priced to a fancy short stack stem and also solves the low stack height issue.

Really nice, i think BLB possibly did forks like that

Looks like a 1st gen Cinelli Gazzetta.

Fork, seat tube cluster and dropouts are identical

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Aye? We looking at the same bike?

The only real difference is in the fork's bend, but other than that i struggle to find anything else!

The seat tube cluster is completely different.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004731452355.html

Thanks, Yeah I’m pleased.

How did you get on with this setup? Just bastardising my Arkose at the moment and I forgot I needed to address the rear derailleur issue. Tried to just fit the 11-42t cassette without upgrading the derailleur and realised what an idiot I am.

The chart says the Ultegra RX can't handle 11-42 on a double off the shelf, did you do anything else?

Yeah on a second look it's quite different. My bad!

yep, seems to work well.
the only issue I have is that the chain is probably a link too short to go into the 50/42 so I just have to be mindful of cross chaining.
I think the shifting is better without using the clutch as well.

Thanks! I'm on 48/32 on the front so that 2t drop might give me a little more wiggle room