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as being Italian the drive side will probably unscrew itself at some point.

From what I've read, this mainly happens to loose ball bearings. For what it's worth, my ITA Campagnolo Record bottom bracket cups have never come loose (so far in over three years). I didn't even use any thread locker, just grease and tightened it up properly.

That comes with a spare spoke carrier on the chainstay? Rad.

My campag cartridge bottom bracket came loose, actually what it did was gradually pull itself from one side of the bottom bracket shell to the other. I also didn’t use threadlock but just tightened it up way more. didn’t really use it long enough afterward to see whether that solved it permanently. Have also seen other people’s bikes with the same problem.

Csb- Would prob use threadlock in future so I don’t have to worry about it.

I would have guessed it was for the derailleur cable but maybe I'm looking at a different spot to you.

But yeah spare spoke holders are awesome. Want to weld one on my frame but really it's not going to work well unless each set of spokes (NDS/DS/front/rear) is a very similar length as they'll just rattle around if they're not taut. Also the spokes aren't going to fit when you swap wheels.

Something adjustable on a rail would work well but it's a bit more complicated than is really justified...

God you're right. My bad. It looked like it had 2 holes on the bracket near the BB. I guess the derailieur hanger wasn't a big enough clue for me that there should've been a cable along the chainstay. Back to bed for me.

Loctite 243 if you want liquid or 248 if you want a pritt-stick style thing.
@BernardRenault I also have a headset press available in NW10/SW7.

New Gipiemme seat post

Just use some electrical tape on the underside of the chain stay?

To stop rattle or instead of a spoke holder? As cool as they are, realistically I don't think there's much sense in it these days...

I meant as a spoke holder. admittedly not as cool as a spoke holder, but just as functional

Any trip where I need spare spokes I'll probably have at least a small frame bag, tend to just stick them in there. Might try electrical tape spoke holder next time though, saves me packing an awkwardly shaped thing 👍

Just tape spokes to your tt.

Gaston your bikes are very interesting and individual.

The Sunn shouldn’t really work. I mean the graphics are naff and ... red tyres. But it really does work! And the fit/setups looks sorted. Needs matching cages tho ;-)

Yeah, there's something really sexy about that Sunn...

EDIT: Tell us more about it Gaston, I wanna know

sloping revival : ) thanks !

What do you want to know ?

If it was top of the line or garbage frame, is it made out of the finest cromo or gas pipes, does it ride like a dream or you never take it out, when was it manufactured and why I have a feeling it’s a Fuji.

I might have those headset, will check on Monday.

WOW ! Thanks coventry_eagle : )

It's a Aluminum frame, Sunn did not do a lot of road frame and I have never drove it... a bit too long for me...
cheers

It's a Aluminum frame

...And the romance is gone

...And the romance is gone

Why was it a marvel of modern technology when bars, stems, seat posts, cranks and rims made the leap from steel to aluminium, but when frames did it things had gone too far?

It only comes down to my personal preferences. I use aluminium bar, stems, step posts, cranks and rims, however, I find aluminium frames very stiff and therefor very fast but uncomfortable. Might try an aluminium frame in the future if I find something sexy (C'dale?) but I'm a steel lover and I don't think there's any hope left for me. :)

Used to enjoy plastic Bianchi in the past but it broke and so did my heart.

EDIT: that Sunn uses fairly small diameter tubes, wonder how it rides compared to frames with massive oversized tubes I've tried in the past.

Aluminium frames arent a justifiable improvement over high end steel
/devils advocate

You've got it backwards though, as high end steel is more expensive than aluminium frames. Does steel justify the extra expense? Answers on a postcard.

/God's advocate?