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ah cheers Sherms, this visp discussion was making me sad

Quite a nice paint job, like foil stamping or metal leafing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1983-Chesini-X-UNO-cromovelato-Campagnolo-Mavic-SSC-53c-/360298264500?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e37337b4

http://www.speedbicycles.ch/bikes/377/bigPic/speed_001.jpg

wowzers!

Quite a nice paint job, like foil stamping or metal leafing.

Panto-ed

I was referring to the metallic red, the seller calls it "Original cromovelato finish with chromed fork and stays."

this is foil stamping:

Yeah man! Particularly the lower head lug is so fucking awsome!

http://s3.directupload.net/images/100907/t2se3bed.jpg

Only for show bikes. On coble stone or at 25mp/h your beloved Chromovelato will exfoliate...

someone has a Virus attached to above image ^^^

I like this

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2010/09/07/1283848786217-tyfjzevrx7qd-950-75.jpg

Most of the things you mentioned are fucking awesome.

Yeah, i know!

Bear traps! Om nom nom.

mmmmmm..... shin bleed. Thank you odyssey black widow!

being heavier means that it has more material. More material is stronger thus meaning that it could be better than a supposed high end frame.

Heavier does not mean stronger. The excess material will be in places it's not needed, where on more expenisve frames tubes are butted and treated to remove this excess material, resulting in a lighter and more responsive frame.

Also cheaper and heavier will mean a lower grade of aluminium, which in laymans terms will be more likely to snap.

yeah repost whatever, but fuck it's gorgeous

http://s5.directupload.net/images/100907/hhj9lf7n.jpg

http://s5.directupload.net/images/100907/hhj9lf7n.jpg

what are those little pegs for?

Operating the derailleurs

what are those little pegs for?

was that supposed to be funny? it wasn't funny.

this is funny.....

http://nedroid.com/comics/2010-05-12-beartato-bignerd.gif

Never thought i'd say this but I could rub one out over that olmo! ^^^^ those shifters...

Nice Agordina:

http://s7.directupload.net/images/100907/tzvsa5oa.jpg

no*dice,

directupload are hosting malware and all the images you're uploading are triggering alerts for a lot of people, and those alerts say that LFGSS contains malware when actually the images you're submitting come from a domain that contains malware.

Can you stop linking to images on directupload, and if these are your images then either upload them directly onto here or use Flickr or a safe domain. directupload should not be used and I may have to delete your posts because of it.

This and the olmo are super nice, beloved chromovelato ftw

being heavier means that it has more material. More material is stronger thus meaning that it could be better than a supposed high end frame.

That explains why the high end bikes are heavier, to make them stronger and better than those cheap lighter weight bikes.
I'm going to assume you were taking the piss and I missed it?

I don't hate the Visp, just don't pretend that it is anything other than some generic knock off frame from the far east, plus it uses a 27.4 seatpost, and their are various reports on the internet of the rear spacing being out.

Still for 100 quid you cant complain

A lot of the current Columbus tube sets have 0.6mm thick set tubes, which take a 27.4 seat post (28.6 - 2*0.6), which is rather annoying. You'd have thought, with more thinner tube sets around they'd be more 27.4 seatposts but the buggers are like rocking horse poo.

I was referring to the metallic red, the seller calls it "Original cromovelato finish with chromed fork and stays."

thanks for that, now i know what happend with my somec

stop typing - get building

I'd have it 90% done by now if the fuckers at the day job would stop bothering me.

^ lol, i'm on a sick leave this week :))
worked on one frame ready to send out, going to put another bike together tomorrow, maybe even prep my 29er for colder times
sick leaves rule

That explains why the high end bikes are heavier, to make them stronger and better than those cheap lighter weight bikes.
I'm going to assume you were taking the piss and I missed it?

The butting of tubes is a scam to save metal. I bought some parts recently where the feckers had even gone as far as to CNC their profit off. This must be stopped.

I'm just pointing out that just because a frame is heavier doesn't mean that it's shit. I would accept what you said earlier if you actually knew what grade metals they both are etc. but it would seem that you don't know shit from chocolate.