Current Projects chat and miscellany

My bike envy is hitting impossible levels... Fantastic stuff mate!

Amazing collection

These are all great, really nice theme that runs through all the builds.

First dibs on the R2000 frameset if you decide to sell please!

@vp1337 @TvH Cheers!

Thanks!
Noted.

What are those semi slick tanwalls on your Orlowski? 26” or 650b?

650b Compass Switchback Hill

That Orlowski is tight!

Today I have mostly been fitting a custom shim to get a Barfly 2.0 to play nicely with old school 26.4mm Cinelli bars

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that m500 is banging!

Paulo_C
Tu déchire !!!

Awesome collection!

@Tijmen @platypus @gaston @kjlem
Cheers! Merci! Bedankt!

Parts bin special and a boot fair frame, semi sick fades. To drop or not?

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Got my 29er back from paint (<3 NATO drab olive), after having a under DT triple boss cargo cage mount added by the mighty metalwork mage @Hulsroy

I've almost finished the build for pictures, I just need to add my new Jones'a'like loop bars. At some point I will sort some bouncy forks, risers and a dropper.

I also got a little side project I've been doing in my unemployment. I bought a 853 Lemond Buenos Aires last year, started life like this:

And I just got it back from the painters, I have had it shot-blasted and clear-coated:

Sunset made it look darker than it is, this is a better colour comparison:

Nice little details

The frame and the new True Temper Alpha Q forks weigh 2.2kg, which is respectable, and clears 28c.
I'm planning on building it up in a retro modern style with a mixed 10 spd Campagnolo groupset, à la the great @gaston. What length Shimano BB do I need with the Record cranks being a different taper?

I needs some wheels next, a headset (silver?) and a flite...

Looks super nice dude

The Lemond looks fabulous clear coated.

@Paulo_C @spotter ♡♡♡

What length Shimano BB do I need with the Record cranks

You need the Record BB. Check with somebody who speaks Campag for the length, they had a change of mind around that era and briefly made cranks to fit a 102mm axle rather than the 111mm they went back to before dropping square taper in favour of UT. If you must go Asian, the Token/Tifosi units offer a cheap reliable cartridge BB in either fitment.

That's very useful to know in advance, thank you. Seems campag make a 102mm in chorus too, which is a fair bit cheaper

Neat. Looking forward to see the builds.

@t0-ster <3

Both excellent. I really like the lemond.
Where did the paint on both?

V strong last page, @spotter @seager @Paulo_C @Mr_B

those campag cranks require the 102mm bb. and never use a shimano bb with campag stuff. the taper of the axles is different.

Steve formally of armortex, he collects from my LBS which made life a lot easier.

@hma thanks, tester beat you to the punch and filled me in.