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I love that you have wet weather silly wheels and a dry weather HED. I admire your commitment. Those marginal gains will surely help you nail that commute ;)

Vince is quite swift on his commute, I once tried to keep up with him and failed.

what were you riding?

this is way too nice to sleep on the streets sptr!

Thanks, it was my road bike, but it didnt get used that much

And on a different note... Changed the brake lever to an old Mafac one and added some old Bluemels Club Special Mudguards to the Viking Road/Track ready for the rain.

Just wondering whether to change the bar-tape from the current brown to red cotton tape now, and searching for a classic pump to fit the seat tube pegs.

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Spatr, y u no trigger shifter?

meow at the viking, looks great!

BAD ASS Bike vince, we will be seeing this at the track this weekend?

jeff, the front cable routing is massive! might need to cut it down if you don't want it to be in your way when you're on the drop.

They are meant to be long, but maybe cut it down a few inches.

Long cables or not, thats a gorgeous bike!

jeff, the front cable routing is massive! might need to cut it down if you don't want it to be in your way when you're on the drop.

You probably right, to be honest, I may cut it down an inch or two, it has got a bit in the way a few times already.
I just have a thing for this kind of thing;

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/vic-gibbons.jpg

http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/racingbates800.jpg

I Love Q...

^That looks dodgy.

Spatr, y u no trigger shifter?

Because campag - I didn't want to spend £160 on shifters

I think the thumbies look good and guessing they do the job just fine.

are they indexed?

friction

Q ring looks odd there.

friction

odd, dodgy

zero problems from friction, the trimming abilities are excellent

Finished the Pompino. Rides sweet, SSCX is fun (though pinch flats are not)

Nice bike but damn that landscape is really something! Looks like a nice place to ride!

New cockpit thanks to the inspiration from (sorry can't remember correct user name) Negatio (?) ... Not a classy I know, and the blue bar tape won't be to everyone's taste