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[geared bikes]...they're for hipsters who have moved on from fixies.

It's hipsters who come up with stupid inane shit like this!

Gears for the countryside at the weekend, fixed in the city during the week FTFW.

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http://www.rob4bike.com/images/Campagnolo_Athena_groupset_alu.jpg

I'd go Centaur Alloy for updating a classic

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Lord Jesus thrown from a ferris wheel, that is one hot mega-whip.

Suitably uncompromising with just a whiff of tart. Exemplary effort James.

it's true. aside from the pedals and white tape, i see nothing i'd change.

The white brooks...

Nearly there with the big swap over. Was going to replace the frame with another kaffenback but after they didn't have any in my size I figured I'd find an old frame to recycle (thanks Hillary). Needs the brakes & gears tweaking but other than that it's a bingo. Then back to sorting out the Kebab Shopper.

and yeah - James's bike is pretty skippy.

RB

I'd go Centaur Alloy for updating a classic

+1 thats what i'm planning. Although my frame is not a classic. Rear half early 90s cougar frame, front half cheap deda tubing fillet brazed by a lazy polish mechanic.

I had a quick look through the catalogue at work and it didn't make it clear whether the whole centaur groupset is still being made in alloy.

Cranks yes, but i'm not sure about derailleurs/levers etc.

didn't make it clear whether the whole centaur groupset is still being made in alloy

Fatbirds are showing stock of full alloy groupsets http://www.fatbirds.co.uk/detail.asp/sku=CSN_Alloycentar you might want to grab one while they're still available because the alloy levers and rear dérailleur seem to have been dropped for 2010

Or wait for Campag to see the sense of this

Brifters?
Is this for fucking real?

Brifters?

It is an offensive Americanism, but nobody has come up with a satisfactory alternative. It is strange that they felt the need to create this contracted compound noun, when they are usually happy to use far longer words than us for common items, e.g. automobile|car and elevator|lift

Fucin STI, i dinny care i means shitmano, just say it

Whatever happend to the Yellow tornado....did it get finished??

I'd go Centaur Alloy for updating a classic

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I'm toying with the idea of replacing my chorus groupset on the Colnago for the 2009 Centaur.

in other words , if your not max or flickwig, youll never reach the pedals..:)

i rode that bike fine thank you very much

buy yourself a cake

haha, cantakerous old git.

they're for hipsters who have moved on from fixies.

true.
Theres only been 1 fixed-gear track bicycle on the last 4 pages.

That would be mine and no-one commented :(

The Athena groupset is about the same price as Centaur, comes in an alloy version an goes all the way up to 11.

The Athena groupset is about the same price as Centaur, comes in an alloy version an goes all the way up to 11.

But it has carbon brake levers and a carbon dérailleur outer link; the rationale for Centaur on an older frame is all about the aesthetic of all-silver components.

Quite right

i rode that bike fine thank you very much

Ha, so has Festus.

Bit early for you isn't it, Max?

I thought Chorus was higher than Centaur...and surely the BJ's groupset is already silver?

Tinkerman

I'm pretty sure that modern Centaur would perform better than 80's Chorus, or am I living up to my nickname again?