Plum Vainqueur track bike (team WBV) from Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx

what are the wheels?

32h novatec 3x to open pro. not 'period correct' or anything, but better for daily riding.

How long is the headtube on this?

21.5cm LOL

Ah only a little longer than the pendle then.

Nice. That was fast. I've just about managed to make a cup of tea since you left my house!

hehe, even managed to swing my the shop and give them a quick true :D

32h novatec 3x to open pro. not 'period correct' or anything, but better for daily riding.

They look well nice! Doesn't matter if they're not 'period correct'... it's freaking 2014, why want a 70's or 80's 'period correct' build hehe, that's just my opinion btw!

Exactly..The bb is Phil, so all the moving parts are still sealed (well, except the headset)

it looks now (nearly) like in the beginning, right

such is the circle of life

The Lion King - Circle of Life - YouTube

haa Walt Disney...

How do you find the Cinelli XA? I might need to replace my Pearl with a 26.0 stem and was thinking of one.

Yeah I really like it. This one's 120mm an not too flexy. Paired with the Cinelli Criterium re-issue bars.

Funnily enough I was considering one too, not sure if I'd need 120 or 130 though.

I found the 120 jag to be way flexy when compared to a similar length pro chrome.

Do you prefer it to the converter? That's the other option.

yes.

All converters are shit. they will slip at some point. If you must, use Nitto.

I'm surprised I used one for so long without dying

^ ha! Was afraid you would say that.

The pearl is 110mm which is a touch too long, I reckon 100mm would do the trick

Is that a pearl 10 or 11?

I found the 120 jag to be way flexy when compared to a similar length pro chrome.

In fairness i think that jag was fucking old. My 120 ITM eclypse is pretty stiff for a quill

Is that a pearl 10 or 11?

Pearl 11

So that's actually 120mm in standard stem measurement I think. (nitto measure theres different to everyone else)

120mm measuring the actual stem and 110mm if you measure it flat across i think (maybe the otherway round?)

^this

Ah so a 110 on another stem should do the trick?

In fairness i think that jag was fucking old. My 120 ITM eclypse is pretty stiff for a quill

Maybe, it's also the aluminium one.

So that's actually 120mm in standard stem measurement I think. (nitto measure theres different to everyone else)

Isn't it the other way? Nitto measure the stem length instead of the horizontal distance.

120mm measuring the actual stem and 110mm if you measure it flat across i think (maybe the otherway round?)

110 measuring stem and 100 reach, no?