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  • I would have said a black saddle and yellow bar tape would look nice. In keeping with the frame paint

  • that option would be easier, but my preferred way is to match the decals.

  • you're mad henry

  • KC this isn't 2008 anymore. Please stop fecking around with your bikes dude.

  • ;]

  • Freecycled cranks to replace the cheese Stronglights - will they get me to Essex this weekend...

  • Just put this together as my first fixie. Got the frame from my brother-in-law in 1997, built it up then as a road bike, but when I got a new bike it got hidden at back of the garage. So I've just stripped all the bits off, Campag Veloce, which will go on ebay. Got a few bits off the net and found some stuff lying around and got it rolling. Long term I will get the frame powder coated and repalce and/or upgrade the other parts.

  • Would help if I posted the picture.

  • Nice bike! Bar tape and foot retention would be good though....

    Don't powder coat whatever you do, paintjob is a bit tatty sure but it's a decent frame, looks better as is

  • Don't powder coat whatever you do..

    +1

  • Really, really, really do not powdercoat that Cinelli frame. Really.

  • +1 million on not powder coating the cinelli, If you don't like it I'm sure you could easily sell on here as is and buy a very nice track frame with the cash..

  • ^^^ Or even fork out the cash to get it restored properly.

  • +1 million on not powder coating the cinelli, If you don't like it I'm sure you could easily sell on here as is and buy a very nice track frame with the cash..

    this

  • +1

    Save the puppy.

  • Whoa, ok it stays as is. I knew it was a good frame but I did think it would be that good. I s'pose cause I got it for nothing I didn't realise the value. I've got a new brake lever on the way, then I'll get some new pedals, tyres and bar tape and leave it at that.
    I'll post a pic again when I get it done.
    Thanks for your feedback.
    TD

  • sweet red cinelli....? campag veloce...? give it back!

  • I bought this f+f, not sure why really. I just ran a credit card down the forks and basically stripped them of paint so at least it has that going for it. No idea what it is as of yet

    ![](http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjgyWDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqF,!hkE4563On1nBOY9V76KOg~~60_12.JPG)

  • winter trainer?

  • So today I've taken delivery of these lovely levers courtesy of Mr b'jammin.

    Like all half decent levers they are sans return spring. I was contemplating getting some S900s at some point so had this in mind...

    I was thinking about a bodge to work on a lever without springs and thought about threading a small amount of brake cable through the lever with maybe 2cms sticking out the back, putting a small diameter but long spring on there (like those you get in a biro but tougher), compressing that spring and crimping a brake cable end on to hold the spring in tension.

    Anyway, had a go tonight and it's worked quite well.

    I gutted a biro for the spring (kept the parts though, could be a restoration project in the future).

    Inserted a brake outer cable ferrule into the hole from the back and threaded a cable through:


    Trimmed the cable down a bit after trying the spring for size

    Compressed the spring and crimped a cable end on. This picture shows how relatively unobtrusive it is with the hood back in place.

    Here's gravity being defeated by a biro spring

    And for further proof it works:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWqVJP8Owh4

    (I did have to test it a full six times in case you ask)

    I'll be trying it out on the clacton ride on sat so the proof will be then. If I pulled the lever hard it would definitely pop the cable end off, but I suppose I'd rather damage that than my lever! Plus, I'm used to riding with one connected lever only anyway.

  • Whoa, ok it stays as is. I knew it was a good frame but I did think it would be that good. I s'pose cause I got it for nothing I didn't realise the value. I've got a new brake lever on the way, then I'll get some new pedals, tyres and bar tape and leave it at that.
    I'll post a pic again when I get it done.
    Thanks for your feedback.
    TD

    List price for a replacement is £1550.

  • //

    good bodge...

  • I bought this f+f,

    Tall people make me feel, well, small.

  • Brake lever biro spring bodge

    Excellent, thank you for detailing that - I'm about to attempt the same on an S500 so it's good to know it works.

  • No worries - it's pretty easy to be honest. In fact I did it twice because I wasn't concentrating and accidentally did the right lever first...

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