Rossin Flâneur road semi custom

I've mentioned this project here and there, but ever procrastinated starting a proper thread.
I'm a bit bored now locked in with the family down with the flu, so I thought I'd start it now.

I saw this old, front ended bike from the shared bike cellar at our building and after taking every possible step to find the owner I decided to take it up and help it back to life.

I have fancied a modern light steel road bike for a little while and have also played a lot with the thought of converting an old frame to take modern components. All it would take was replacing the headtube with 1 1/8, replace the gear lever bosses with STI cable stops and respace the rear end. pretty straight forward beginners brazing stuff, I'd think.

The bike was dismantled and the old group set was sold to get some budget to start off the project.

My aim is an 8 kg steel bike for less than what equals 1,110 gbp. I know now that I will achieve neither of those, but it's been fun so far.

looks lovely, but it's been front ended no?

very much yes.
so:

tadaa!
this mod also allowed me to tighten up the head tube angle a bit and adding some stack to make the geometry and sizing almost perfect for my propertions. 56cm tall, 54 cm long. (I still bought a 90mm stem for it though - I've got a quite short torso for my height)

I have actually gathered quite a lot of parts already, but haven't had time to take photos.
below is a current build list.
bold means bought and weighed.
budget is in DKK

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• Rossin.pdf

Nice find and nice work so far!

After your first post I was going to say "just get a nice pair of columbus minimal forks in 1" - £150 and 320g" ... But at your second post I was like - "oh"

You could've just used a pair of down-tube STI adapters instead of removing them though.. the adapters look clean in design.

Lovely frame though - The crimped (gilco?) tubing always draws the eye !

I could have done a lot of things different, easier and cheaper. But just about every aspect of this bike is 'just for the heck of it'.
That's also why I briefly had it built up as a fixie skidder with brakeless and everything.

This venture however also assured me that the slight geometry modification worked well. Stearing is straight and stable and the fit was good as in the photo.

Really very nice! 1 1/8th steerer?

thanks. and of course, that's the whole point.

what groupset though? and 866 grams seems heavy for a pair of carbon rims? really like the idea though, want to find a suitable candidate one day for something similair

the rims are surprisingly heavy. I guess carbon is only really an advantage if you go relatively deep profile.
I'm trying to piece together a record 11 speed group. So far, I've got cranks and negotiating on a rear mech and chain. Please, if anyone has some parts, they'd part with, let me know.

wheels:

will be build using this:

I tried to adjust the title, but couldn't booh.
Anyway, I'm half planning to paint the frame red when it's done.
Here's some of my main references, a few forum bikes amongst.

status:

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Tak, i lige måde!

wow! my bike as a reference!!
i also love the other bikes you have there ;-)

that serotta makes me drollllllllllllll :-)

will be build using this:

I've never seen a laser cut truing/building stand, where did you have it made?

I study architecture. I did it at my school, camouflaged as part of a project. that's also the main reason for the truss like triangulations.

Any chance you could post a file and instructions?

yes, I will at some point. I just need to sort out the prototype flaws.

I will also be interested in the plans for this awesome trueing stand :-)

Looks like a variation of the roger musson one?

yes, I will at some point. I just need to sort out the prototype flaws.

cheers :)