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hi all, im selling my Somec to fund another project, its been recently rebuilt, by myself. it is an old road frame rather than a proper track one, but it still works ok for it.
spec is:
Somec 56cm frame (unsure of model) columbus slx tubing circa 1980-1985
cinelli 1a stem and giro d'italia bars with cinelli cork tape
shimano 600 aero seatpost and velo saddle
shimano 600 bb and 105 cranks
wheels were ordered from varno on here, weinmann 40mm rims on novatec hubs, with black spokes, radial pattern of front and 2 cross on rear. fitted with vittoria zafiro pro tyres
pedals are not included!!
its a super nice bike to ride, really comfortable, and very responsive. i havnt used it very much, maybe covered 100 miles on it.
there is a small bit of cosmetic damage to the paint on the drive side chainstay when the chain popped off but i will have this professionally repaired before the bike is soldprice is £450 ono which i think is fair
best to call or text for more info as i dont get on the site much now
located in hertfordshire, just off junc 8 on the m1107912251600
Cheers
Stuart -
I retract my snarky GIF.
Appreciated ;)
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Read this.
very interesting, thanks
For someone who have a modern carbon LOOK with all the bell and whistle, I was surrprised to see you quoting my favourite magazine...
(p.s. Macca, if you're receiving too much road vibration, lower your tyre pressure).
will do mate, cheers for the advice
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Oh so that's not the original?
Just what pressure you're riding the tyres up?
no the original has the somec logo stamped into the top of the crown like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazzarello/308058719/lightbox/
tyre pressures are about 100psi, though they should be min 120 as theyre 23c
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Macca, leave the fork alone.
why? its not the original fork, its a cheap tange one that sends shocks up my arms everytime i go over a bump. even some good quality steel forks would be better than these. id just heard that carbon ones help absorb the shock more, seems theyre hard to come by with a threaded steerer though.
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finished mine a little while ago and posted a pic, got some hate on here for doing a conversion but its my bike, i can do what i like with it. anyway now ive got used to being brake less I've have put the other front wheel on, how it looks:
clearances are very tight!
I'm looking for a new pair of forks though, something that will bring the front wheel in a bit, and a bit straighter, preferably carbon if anyone knows someone selling or has some? cheers
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Due to there being no trains I'm probably going to have to drop out of this now :(
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thanks for the advice on the ratios, and cheers miro o, link helped me understand it all
stu
will consider splitting as wheels and tyres as one lot, and frame forks and everything else as another