Bike porn

Trail centre can be useful to learn certain skill, it certainly helped me developed certain technique easily due to the trail being very predictable.

I rode Swinley on a £200 rigid MTB, could not imaging any need for a suspension bike.

Good comparison on the ski piste actually, pretty spot on.

I rode Cwmcarn on a £200 rigid MTB and discovered the bike was shit.

You need bigger tyres.

Agustin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49131693@N03/with/12727235073/

^ that right there is absolutely lovely... Does need to be in slavery dungeon though

Aha I see it's just arrived there

Merci Gaston! ;)

Could only see this on the phone last night so I fancied seeing it on a fresh page. (Even with the wonky front valve, sorry!) Love this green.

A stickler might want the cable crimp to be less destroyed, and all the dérailleur parallelogram pivot pin circlips to be aligned.

Agustin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49131693@N03/with/12727235073/

Porn to me 100%, but usually you would be complaining about bars, tyres, mismatched wheels, grips... You feeling ok Gaston?

Haha needs yellow rolls and a skiable rear tyre, traction spokes in the outside flanges
A black cinelli record stem, less tight chain...

You need bigger tyres.

Brakes (bad cable discs and pads that felt like wood) were the issue.

Haha needs yellow rolls and a skiable rear tyre, traction spokes in the outside flanges
A black cinelli record stem, less tight chain...

Why traction spokes in the outside flanges?
Outside better than inside?

lovely details and frame design on this 1981/82 FCI Colnago TT bike

Why traction spokes in the outside flanges?
Outside better than inside?

Sheldon says that Agustin way is the best and Jacques Busset the opposite.

It doesn't change a lot but most of recent wheels are build "out".(crosses does not touch ever)
"In" is more aero (if crosses touch)
For me the best for the trailing spokes is **"In" **for the front wheel if crosses touch) and for the rear OFWS;

and "out" for the FWS (FGS)

(To keep safe FWS spokes from chain possible friction.)

*Oposit Free Wheel Side *

Quibble traditions...

I rode Swinley on a £200 rigid MTB, could not imaging any need for a suspension bike.

Strava, obvs

Agustin: http://www.flickr.com/photos/49131693@N03/with/12727235073/

chain too tight.

rolls eyes

lovely details and frame design on this 1981/82 FCI Colnago TT bike

outstanding, +1
brake set up interesting, similar position to the oval cx


and the curious double bb lug

Lovely TT set-up.

tubes have smaller diameter (for more aero), hence the double bb lug, and custom milled stem
similar to Bici Crono's Colnago

yes, the lever position on the bars is also interesting, presumably this would enable rider to be more over wheel?
here's an interesting quote from a well written article, although article relates to a lux dream, this quote relates to Ernie's Geo...
"Colnagos are designed to use an offset seatpost and a long stem that hangs the rider's weight over the wheels, not over the frame, which results in a short wheelbase and fast handling. The bike is planted. They just handle, like a Ferrari. The weight bias is perfect. That is how Ernesto Colnago intended them to be ridden."

I dont like the bartape, stem, or bottle cage. Or perhaps I would like the tape if the stem was silver.

a smaller front (26") to get the riders closer. here's the russian team:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v693/jingle_jangle/BICYCLE%20PROJECTS/1980%20MOSCOW%20OLYMPIC%20TT%20COLNAGO/CIMG0040_zpsc19120bb.jpg

some info i've found:

Total of 24 of these made, all identical dimensionally, but only 8 (4 main, 4 spares) actually went to olympics. Built in Colnago factory; Sr. Ernesto Colnago travelled to USSR to investigate possibility of joint venture frame manufacturing facility, but idea was dropped.

The 8 made for Olympics carry no serial numbers, the other 16 made for training do have numbers stamped. These were badged (decals) as "Colnago Mexico" on chain stays, though they were unique. At that time Colnago was promoting Mexico name.

More facts: Top tube, seat tube, down tube, and head tube (yes, head tube!) all same 23mm inside diameter. Custom head set with loose ball bearings 2mm diameter X 25 per race. Note fork tube/headset spacer. Custom forged 3ttt goose neck to fit inside tiny fork tube, anodized black. Campy dropouts.

All groupset components except bottom bracket were Campy Super Record 2nd Generation (Tn fasteners). Bottom bracket was Record. Cinelli bars, San Marco saddle. Chain stay protector looks chrome in photos, but in fact was aluminum foil tape, applied over the paint for effect. Seat post very rare Campy Super Record 25mm, lathe-turned down to 23mm OD to fit into narrow seat tube. Front caliper is special long reach Campy to accommodate rear placement on fork.

Rims were Nisi tubular polished, tires Clement 23mm tubular, 650 front, 700 rear. Front rim aero radial spoked, 18 spokes; rear 3 cross round spoke, 36 spokes.

and a link with build pics

got hit up by a collector over the weekend with some serious team shit, fella asked me not to publish pics,I'm not indiscreet so respect and Jah Love, got to follow the man's wishes, I should see him soon and I'll ask if I can post

http://www.flickr.com/people/willygil/