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  • @will - genius

    @buddha - I think Sean Kelly was permanently covered in mud as he was that kind of bike rider. The Milan-San Remo goes over the Turchino pass inland from Genoa and the road is often wet at that time of year from meltwater from the snow. You see a lot of pictures from that race of riders in bright sunshine but with muddy faces and legs.

  • being covered in muck reminds me of being a courier I got filthy doing that job

    what is shallow 'Italian' drop that sounds dead sexy what is it ?

  • I like the way sean kelly is covered in mud
    where has he been then?

    Perhaps it's Guinness, and he's been to the pub.

    The Before Photo:

  • there is also a 'Belgian' deep drop version

  • The Milan-San Remo goes over the Turchino pass inland from Genoa

    I was in San Remo in the summer

    I wish i could just go and live there

    It is lovely and I love italians

    and there culture

  • the 65 -40 Criteriums have a 145mm drop so sadly no sexy shallow italian drop

    I suppose the come on the Giro Italia bars ..sigh

  • Their...

  • These are the 66's with a deep drop.

    The 64's near the top of this thread are about the same but with a shallow drop.

  • Thanks for all the excellent input good to know I am on the right track

    Night

  • What about padded bar tape? not the gel bags the stuff that is got just a little extra girth anyone use/recommend/ not recommend - I was looking at the Cinelli stuff

  • I've used it; feels weird at first because it's so thick and I'm not sure it made any difference anyway. Probably would look wrong on the bike you are building too. If you don't have wrist, hand, elbow problems normally then I doubt it's worth it. A decent pair of padded mitts would be more use.

  • the standard cork ones are thick enough. hate the gel types, they're way too thick. only good if you're going on pave. otherwise, they're not that great with padded gloves. but all comes down to preference in the end

    if you're going classic, get the fizik, the perforated look is timeless. or get something with nice stitching on it.

  • Cork tape would work.

    Do your 65's have the grooves for brake cables?

    They make the bars feel weird if not using aero brake levers.

    Pictures?

  • Velox do some cork tape that's thick and spongy but in UK I've only seen it in Decathlon and its dead cheap.

    http://www.velox.fr/fr/index.php?art=4&th=22

  • if you're going classic, get the fizik, the perforated look is timeless. or get something with nice stitching on it.

    I thought the Fizik looked just about perfect and the Douglas tape with stitching was nice too I think I prefer the idea of gloves but I noticed the gel tape seemed popular - I do get pins and needles in my hands but mostly I think that is due to riding very stiff bikes with highly inflated tubs with not alot of hand position options - I reckon the drops ought to fix that

    Bars are the same as these

    With front and rear grooves

    Another question is which of the brake cables go in which of the grooves? I guess there is a right and wrong way - the cable routing is internal to the toptube - and the gear shifters are going on the down tube - I was building this for next summer - I got a feeling that I am going to be on the road a hell of a lot sooner - it is much more interesting talking about bikes than God btw

  • I quite like the thicker bar tape and I almost always ride in gel gloves. I've never suffered hand problems. Then again, I used to love the change to my skinnyasfuck Raleigh bars with their cloth tape when riding in Nodnol. It was a nice change. Either or.

    I also prefer anatomic drops. Techno techno techno darling.

  • Hippy one day I'll have a carbon but not until I have earned the privilege

  • I've owned a carbon bike for less than a year and I've been riding for 25.. no hurry :)

  • yeah I'll need an assos outfit before I bang the money down for one of those

    any ideas on the cable routing?

  • i just wanted to put this up again. it is brilliant. and true.

  • With front and rear grooves

    Another question is which of the brake cables go in which of the grooves? I guess there is a right and wrong way - the cable routing is internal to the toptube - and the gear shifters are going on the down tube - I was building this for next summer - I got a feeling that I am going to be on the road a hell of a lot sooner - it is much more interesting talking about bikes than God btw

    There is no right or wrong for cable routing and it depends on which side you want your brake levers. The UK standard is front brake lever on the right whereas the European standard is on the left. Go with what you prefer. FWIW, I have my front brake lever on the left.

    I'd route the cable along the front of the bars as it'll look much neater.

  • thanks Andy this is stuff I don't know I'm a leftie too ..LOL

  • i just wanted to put this up again. it is brilliant. and true.

    Free Guinness at Broadgate Circle today (near Liverpool St)

  • Thread Hijack regarding Campagnolo Cassettes

    Is there an easy way to determine the model type of a Campy cassette? Any visual clues?

    The ones I'm looking at have the tooth count followed by an A on each cog, and a C in a diamond. For example: 19-A

    Does that mean Chorus? What do Mirage or Record cogs like?

  • No. They are guides to fitting the sprockets so they give the best shifting; the Cs line up in a kind of curve. I am assuming these are old sprockets where each one is separate? A bit of googling will find you a guide to correct fitting of old Campag sprockets. I have a bag of them here in front of me infact. In my experience shifting isn't noticeably affected if you line them up correctly or not.

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