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On top of the ones listed there, a few other things has turned up:
- A way too small NOS Tornado track frame. Built by Tonny Tornado in Odense, Denmark.
- A Nishiki Master road frame. In beater condition. Got matching blue mudguards and gumwalls. Just needs to be build up and sold.
- The carbon Dolan pictured earlier.
- Cycle Tech steel MTB. Will probably replace the Pompetamine SSCX as my commuter.
- A way too small NOS Tornado track frame. Built by Tonny Tornado in Odense, Denmark.
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A few more sh0ts of the Cycle Tech:
The current wheels are disc wheels with a brake track, so look new. The decals will come off and a gumwall is going on the rear as well. One of the bolts holding the rear disc broke, so I need to sort that. I've got a nice, black, square taper crankset with a Orient Express narrow wide chainring and bash guard ready to be put on, as soon as I find a suitable bottom bracket.
The rear dérailleur is a Deore, as is the 9-speed shifter. I think I have some black cantis somewhere in the attic and will use them, as the frame has nice integrated hangers for them. Handlebars are black Fleegles. -
The current state of the garage and the attic:
I've built a worktop at the back off the garage, cleared a lot of the junk that was in there and then refilled it with new junk :/ including 2½ motorcycle with another one on the way. What a fucking mess - It looks like one of those Hoarders tv-shows... -
Bike #14: Dolan Pre Cursa
Since this is an exercise the getting stuff sorted out, I'll probably stick to the current build and not turn it into a SS winter trainer. All it needs is a chain and some pedals and it's actually complete. Not useful for anything, but complete...
Noname chinese carbon saddle, 'branded' Chinese Thomson knock-off (with a 80kg rider limit), Pro stem, Deda Pista bars and silver Omniums.
I converted the Specialized trispoke to a front wheel using a Shimano XT Front M10 front axle. That meant I could reuse the bearing sleeves from the original rear axle, and it gives me the possibility to tap the hollow axle, if I want a bolt-on solution instead of the quick release.
The disc is a random screw-on freewheel clincher affair with a track chainline spacer and solid axle with track nuts. This obviously means that the whole bike is not road (or track) safe, but it'll work as a place to store parts...
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Bike #3: Merckx
The Merckx finally turned up from the depths of the attic:
I originally bought the frame with a Fondriest steel fork and a horrible burgundy powdercoat. And being drunk at the time, I paid way too much. On the other hand it was in pretty good nick, pretty light and with good chrome. The frame - including the horrible powdercoat - weighs in at 1850 grams. The fork - I assume it's a Mizuno from the outline of the sticker residue - showed up locally for a decent price. Would have preferred something full carbon, but it'll do for now. I had a Dura Ace 7700 group for it, but sold it during one of the earlier clearout-attempts, so right now I don't really have a plan for it. The easiest solution would be to use a pair of RS10's that I already have and the Rival groupset from the Asmussen. The lovely @Oscar has a 130mm 1" Ahead ITM stem and bar combo, that would fit nicely, which would mean that I could complete it for less than £30. -
Tonny 'Tornado' Petersen is a famous (at least within Denmark) framebuilder, whose frames have won Danish championships and participated in both Olympics and World Championships and a lot of six days. I used to own Jacob Piils old one:
This one was bought from a guy who had Tonny build it for him, but never got around to get it painted or built up. It's quite long and low with a 1" Ahead fork with very little rake. I'll take some more photos... -
its actually also quite common in the netherlands. even as a real given name.
@JesperXT, thanks for the infos. if you have some measurements (virtual tt and st c-t would be great). idea would be to use a different fork with bigger a-c and normal rake and try to squeeze as big a tyre in there as possible and get something akin to a tight gangsta. as its nos, itll probably out of my price range anyway, but one could ask. cheers
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I don't like hammering in headsets, so I had to bodge a solution as I didn't have two M10 nuts. Ended up using a M10 and something that threaded half a turn unto the threaded rod. Worked out fine after a bit of back and forth. Cut the crownrace with an angle grinder, as the Cane Creek SC-1 uses sealed bearings anyway.
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The Cane Creek SC-1 went in the Merckx along with the carbon fork and a pair of unused RS10's from the attic. A 25mm GP4000SII went on the rear and a 23mm GP4000S on the front.
Ordered one of the Aggressor 1" Ahead stems from eBay and have a 27,2mm Ritchey carbon seatpost somewhere...
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I've run into a couple of snags on the Cycle Tech. The Deore derailléur was missing the clamp for the cable, but I sorted it using one from an older Deore XT one, along with a nut and a washer.
The frame has a spacing of 132mm and the wheels are 135mm. Didn't think it would be a problem, but the chain rubs the e-stay in the lowest gear. Will try with a 130mm hub.
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correction: #rackandbasketlyfe ;)
Weird about the chain rub.. that thing is wild though!
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Bike #10: Pinnacle Arkose
I'm actually not sure I've ever ridden this myself, but now's the time. Last time it was used, was when @Hulsroy visited, so the fit is a bit off (and now I've located all my missing spacers...):
Had a pair of Kojaks and some 45mm Chromoplastics in the attic. Needed some spacers to get the mudguards closer to the tyres and a few old chainring bolts worked fine:
I'm not going to chop the steerer yet, so all it's missing now are some pedals and maybe a slight lowering of the seatpost:
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n+Univega or 'Sorting out the Stash'
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Luke 2:1: "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered."
So Christmas is drawing nearer and my home is still a pile of bike parts. And in the spirit of Christmas and the New Year, I might as well try a fresh start on this thread and the sorting process in general...
The original list of bikes/frames was this:
Wheels have been built and it's now geared and complete. Needs a chainring and cassette swap at some point and I've got a new Thomson stem for it.
The ITM Eclypse was sold as part of a complete bike, so it's still missing stem and handlebars.
The integrated crown race on the Featherlight only worked with hard-to-source needle bearing headsets and the one I had didn't fit. Sold the fork, and a Mizuno 1" carbon fork showed up. Still not sure if I want to keep it.
The Dura Ace group - which turned out to be a 7700 - has been sold.
Hasn't been sold. Will probably put it up for sale come spring.
I've bought a second trispoke for this one, so Project Ridiculous Shopper is still going ahead.
After building it up with mudguards and Kojaks and commuting on it for a while, it got turned into a SSCX. Weighs in at 11,8kgs.
SOLD!
SOLD!
Built up with the Rotor/Rival stuff. Nice for CX and winter training.
Found a crack in the seattube and to the skip it went...
Still takes up way to much space in my garage. Might get turned into a soundsystem bike at one point...
NOS chrome fork has been acquired along with coaster hub wheelset, gumwalls and mudguards. Will be build up and sold.
Has since returned from London and is now dressed up in silver parts and stupid wheels. Might get build up as a SS winter trainer, as I have the parts.