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stunning bike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZcl2kgRho

Awesome, I spent years when I was younger hanging around in John Atkins in Leamington, it's where my first proper bike came from. Now feeling very sentimental.

I picked up this frame last year at a bike Jumble.

It has "John Atkins" written on it. It turns out John Atkins was Britains best ever Cyclocross Rider. Info here

The period of the frame seems to be right for the frame to be one of his, but it could just be a frame sold through his bike shop.

My Pinarello. The current issue is brakes. I'm looking for some 80s Campagnolo brakes to go with the rest of the Campag bits that are on it: hubs, cranks, rear and front mech.

At the moment it's got Tektro levers, (I've got some Campagnolo levers, these are more comfortable) an early Shimano Dura-ace front and a Tektro rear. The Dura-ace is shite. Was looking for a set of Campagnolo Gran Sport, but have been told that these don't work very well either. The latest idea is to get either Triomphe or Victory from the late 80s. Do these work ok?
If anybody has a set for sale, let me know.

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that Merckx is a real beauty, well done.

Alright, I'm almost done with my build, but I need help to pick out the last few components.

This is what it looks like atm:

Parts:

Frame: Eddy Merckx with Columbus SL tubing. Need help dating the frame.
Forks: Supposedly the original ones that came with the frame. Can someone tell?
Campagnolo Pista bottom bracket
Cranks: Campagnolo Super Record Pista
Hubs: Campagnolo Record Pista
Rims: Mavic MA40
Headset Campagnolo
Seatpost: Campagnolo
Saddle (current): Selle San Marco Millennium
Bars: 3TTT
Stem: 3TTT

I need pedals, cages, straps and a saddle, but.. What would you do?!

Also, I need some kind of braking device.. I'm not too keen of drilling the fork and mount a brake, so I'm down to two options:

A: Buy a Dia Compe clamp-on brake in silver. I am not too sure whether this is going to ruin the looks, as it tends to look quite massive.
B: Buy new chromed forks pre-drilled, and install a brake.

Both leaves me to the question: Which lever, cable and brake would fit my build?

Your sideboard looks sick! Love the handles.

Lovely!^
Pedals ... Campag pista
cages ... Campag
straps ... meh
saddle: 3ttt (which is just like the Unicator)

Which is also the correct/perfect saddle for the build.

A: Buy a Dia Compe clamp-on brake in silver. I am not too sure whether this is going to ruin the looks, as it tends to look quite massive.
B: Buy new chromed forks pre-drilled, and install a brake.

Both leaves me to the question: Which lever, cable and brake would fit my build?

^ Non of these ride it on the track and get another for the road simples.

That Merckx is quite nice!

Which is also the correct/perfect saddle for the build.

ahem yeah that's what I meant

[goes off to sneaky edit]

Your punctuation, spelling and general use of English is really bad.

Your cunning, whit and general use of banter is really bad.

*wit

:d

^^ Merckx is PORN

Your cunning, whit and general use of banter is really bad.

It's aww aboot the banter slimjim made of quim

Alright, I'm almost done with my build, but I need help to pick out the last few components.

Parts:

Frame: Eddy Merckx with Columbus SL tubing. Need help dating the frame.
Forks: Supposedly the original ones that came with the frame. Can someone tell?
Campagnolo Pista bottom bracket
Cranks: Campagnolo Super Record Pista
Hubs: Campagnolo Record Pista
Rims: Mavic MA40
Headset Campagnolo
Seatpost: Campagnolo
Saddle (current): Selle San Marco Millennium
Bars: 3TTT
Stem: 3TTT

I need pedals, cages, straps and a saddle, but.. What would you do?!

Also, I need some kind of braking device.. I'm not too keen of drilling the fork and mount a brake, so I'm down to two options:

A: Buy a Dia Compe clamp-on brake in silver. I am not too sure whether this is going to ruin the looks, as it tends to look quite massive.
B: Buy new chromed forks pre-drilled, and install a brake.

Both leaves me to the question: Which lever, cable and brake would fit my build?

hi kvik, some info here on Columbus tubesets

the track forks whether original EM or not are too nice to drill; very often they would be pantographed/stamped EM on the crown. Suggest a set of chrome straight forks for the road, such as BLB's offerings

If you want the bike to be early 80s flavour then record or super record parts; if later then you move into corsa record, if staying campagnolo. if you want effective modern stopping then bung on a tektro dual caliper, or spend up on 105, and get some white hoods

kingcutter's advice probably best, keep it for the track and put together a road machine

you want some of the monoloplanars...

they aren't fantastic though they do stop you and are abundent and at a reasonable price..

there was this weird earo bar up in that said thread, that'll be a fit, too. well, i look forward for the tornado to be assembled.

At least it needs those older type aero ITM tri bars (powdercoated black)

Which is also the correct/perfect saddle for the build.

+11

(also got one for my Pinarello - perfect 80s saddle)

you want some of the monoloplanars...[/IMG]

If you want him to get monoplanars, show him a picture of some.

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Just having a mess with Bob

the pompino is back from the powdercoaters, ready to built up into a fixed tourer over the next two weeks. got to build a set of a319's up as well so i can get some training in before the lejog in august

does anyone know what the bars in the picture is? the chap on the left.
or do you know similar type bars? narrowish on upper part - lovely curves in drops.

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which picture?

Might be Cinelli Criteriums?...

nitto b123?