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thanking you sir.

Posted some time ago, but now with much clean look.

Still trying to find a proper saddle and needs to change pedals.

Great bike.

What cranks are they?

Ergomo carbon crankset with 53 t

do you live around east london?

Anyway... What you got going spare?

Most of it has gone, only thing left is a well used Bontrager XXX lite seatpost, at about 200g, sorry

They were unique, back in the mid 1980s when they were a popular choice for testers. Not only are the pads unlike anything else, and fixed to the arms by an eccentric adjuster which means substituting something more modern needs a bit of ingenuity, but the reach was so short that you pretty much had to have your frame custom built to accept them, and putting a normal 39mm 'short' reach brake in their place sometimes requires filing of the top of the pad adjuster slots on the new brake to get the pad high enough.

Yellow Jersey are listing the pads as in stock at $50/pr
http://www.yellowjersey.org/vinbrake.html
Their web presence is probably best described as retro like their stock, but if you phone them you're likely to be able to talk to somebody who has a clue, another retro feature :-)

I have these on a bike and need to find brake pads to fit them to use on carbon rims! Since you have a lot of knowledge do you know of anything or is it as per you post on the shimano pads?

As you can see that even standard pads for that are quite rare. I suspect you're only option would be to get some holders and carbon pads, just make sure the holders have the noodle on the back to locate into the adjuster.

Velo Orange Montmartre.
Would've liked to put them on the Peug too, but already went way over budget..

i can only find them on American sites, typical!

Velo Orange Montmartre.
Would've liked to put them on the Peug too, but already went way over budget..

Don't think so, Montmartres are similar but more angular. By the way, nice build Björn!

Still trying to find a proper saddle and needs to change pedals.

What is that saddle you've got on at the moment?

Don't think so, Montmartres are similar but more angular. By the way, nice build Björn!

Ah, you're right. Look even better then VO's tbh.
Thanks!

How awesome is this?

For those interested in cyclemotors, this is pretty interesting:

http://cyclemaster.wordpress.com/page-0-back-to-the-front-page/

48-15, 48-13 was too hard to get to my house at the top of a very big hill!

48x15 is still pretty mean! I was riding 48x16 but i was fed up of walking up the bigger hills so now im on 48x17.

You up for a ride saturday?

I haven't found many routes that can't be navigated in Brighton, sometimes I might have to go a slightly longer route, but thats cool.

Yeah I could definitely be up for a ride on Saturday. Maybe make a thread, for Brighton. I think there is a rides one...

lol @ the guy on the left

haha, Is that cancellara?

mechanical doping, moi?

lolololol fucking brilliant

What is that saddle you've got on at the moment?

It is a gipieme sadle. I have also a Selle Italia Nitrox which is a lilte lighter to replace.

Pedals will be egg beater 2ti

New ride, frame is unknown with what looks like powder coat on.

Velo Orange cranks, PBP / Origin 8 wheelset. nitto pearl stem/ b 83 seatpost. Strange Rolls seat, but feels great.

Rides very well and will eventually upgrade to suntour cranks.

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^ The stem has been lowered and bars tilted a bit forward since the photo was taken

Looking (minty) fresh, are they the original forks?

here is an update on my dolan so far. Im still deciding on what seatpost, saddle, bars and tyres to go for.
Any suggestions for some fairly narrow track drops at not an unreasonable price?

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