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I guess (can't read the website cause it's in Japanese) longer downstroke and less "horizontal" movement of the foot, where you can't really exert force on the pedals. Can't really imagine it working very well though, and it's ugly so I thought I'd put it in anti. But I do want to have a go in it.

Is this a repost? It should be cause it's bloody uglé.

Sorry!

I actually like that :o Maybe he should have used a lugless frame bacause they tend to look a bit more modern. Are there more pics/build thread?

Wheels and tyres are often a good place to start if you want bring the weight down a bit. Not only do you have to drag the weight of your wheels up hills, you also have to spin them around, which soaks up more energy the heavier they are. So you benefit from every gram saved on the wheels/tyres works in more than one way.
A carbon fork could also bring the weight down quite a bit, and in addition improve the ride quality (in my experience, carbon forks ride better than steel ones, and carbon vs alu forks are no match at all)

That guy's got a couple more bikes, all to the same standard. Great lookers.

as I wrote before I need a fork for my colnago track frame, since the german police really sucks...

They don't let you ride without a fork? Pricks!

Any fork will do mate, I wouldn't bother spending extra cash on a De Rosa one. Sure, I'd prefer to keep the original fork, as do you. But if you have to swap them it won't matter if the new fork is made by some other Italian boner inducing brand or not because it still wouldn't suit the frame as much as the original fork. In fact, a nameless one will look better than any branded fork.

no.

I don't trust carbon

Funny how you give advice and then proceed to tell the op why he shouldn't take it seriously.

I think it'll be fine, as you probably know carbon steerers need an expader instead of a normal star nut, so the carbon steerer will be pressurized from the inside out as well as from the outside in.

This is an awesome frame, imagine it with a black saddle and bar tape and the stickers removed from the wheels. And matching tubes. Porn!

carbon forks - worth it?

Yes. Definitely. They can be had cheap too (used). It's the first thing I'd advise anyone to swap out on their bike, less weight and more comfort, the comfort factor is especially true in comparison to alu.
Note that the weight of carbon forks differs a lot though, I recently swapped out my Planet X fork (564 g) for a Kuota one (374 g)

The stand is nice.

Mashes are ugly frames, that shouldn't come as a surprise as a number of them have already found their way into this topic. This isn't the worst Mash i've seen, but what makes this example anti is the whole package with the little douchebag write up and the pricks-with-too-much-money magazine it's in.

No one said there's anything wrong with Cinelli, the argument is about that particular Cinelli. Which is an ugly assfuck bike made for twats. So if you like it so damn much maybe you should reflect on what that makes you before you call others cunts.

Yeah now that you mention it, I bought a stem today and to my surprise there was a sticker on it that said you must always install a 5mm spacer under the stem, and if you have a carbon steerer you should also have a 5mm spacer on top. I don't believe it because I've never heard it before.

Wow that bike is butt ugly

Yellowish gum colour I reckon. Totally inappropriate. imo Lightweights can be very nice (imagine these wheels, with these tyres, on a titanium bike!) but I think a pair of de-stickered Reynolds would look a lot better on this Look.

Very nice frame though. And can't fault the gruppo. It's just the Lightweights and the horrid tanwalls that have absolutely no place on this bike.

That's one sillly argument indeed, both MTBs and track bikes aren't ideal for riding around the city. However, an MTB is at least comfy whereas a track bike is just clumsy.
Get off your high horse autti cause if MTBs are the next big thing you'd be on the bandwagon in no time.

track on street at least makes some sense, trail bike on concrete doesn't.

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Or a Spengle for that matter?

As per title really, can a rear Corima 4 spoke for screw on block be converted to a front, like a screw on Specialized/Hed3 can?

Reminds me of these:

vin diesel bikes - haw haw!

HAH! why didn't I think of that

late 70s gazelle champion mondial, reynolds 531, not sure I'm keeping the frame though..

Nice, ebay.de?