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Sooooo here it goes. Long time lurker (4-5 years) seldom poster decided to start a more "advanced" project. The reason is as usual to try and create the one bike that does it all. In order to achieve N=1 | N-3 has to be done. Here is my starting point with a rather radical plan of action. Note that it will be more of a slow burner.

• I ordered a custom 1" a-head steel fork from Mr. Orlowski with lowrider and disc brake mounts
  
• I just bought some used Shimano SL 6400 downtube shifters
  
• A pair of TRP Spyres are on their way as well
  
• The frame needs to be prepared for disk brakes
  
• Mudguards
  
• A Bell
  
• Dynamo lighting
  
• A new wheel set (suggestions are welcome currently thinking of XT Dynamo plus fitting rear)
  
• Tubus Tara low rider
  
• A lot more small stuff
  
  

The bike will be used for commuting and the odd tour of light randonneuring. As you can see the build process is as equally important as riding the final bike itself.

Admittedly an older dale but I just put drops back on and am impressed how comfy it is.

From risers with non matching group back to drops with full Shimano 6500 again. Excuse the phone pictures. (If I can figure out how the upload works)

Before

After

You could bin the shiftmate if you are building up a 9s Shimano system with Campag 11s shifters. Cable pull of the Shimano 9s System would be 2.5 and Campa 11s System is 2.6.

The shimergo setup works surprisingly good. No adaptors or stuff like that. Yes bad picture but oh well ...

Does anybody have some Shimergo experience? Just read that Shimano 9s shifters have an average cable pull of 2.5 and Campagnolo 11s 2.6. My old Faggin is rocking Ultegra 6500 but I don't like the sti`s and I already have some 11s Chorus shifter in the parts bin ...

Sounds like a plan! :)

Does anybody know something about this Columbus tubeset? The decal reads "Tubi Rinforzati Grantiti Columbus Acciaio Speciale" It is on an old Faggin around '80ish. I tried to Google it but the Information were confusing. Some say it is SL and some say it is cheap entry level material.

Thank you psee it is kind of a long term project with a lot of fiddling here and there but finally I am happy. Just need to try those Speedplays out a bit more before I buy the stainless steel version.

mk1mark they are indeed Veltec Speed 4.0 SL full carbon tubs with cheap 25c Vittoria Rally tires because I was skint after purchasing the wheels.

Changed a lot of stuff on the VN. Wheels/Pedals/Pump and Saddle which has a different kind of setup option than my old saddle which forced me to put it so far forward. Not pretty but damn comfortable. Only thing left to purchase is a spare tire so carrying a pump might actually be sensible ... Oh yeah never lean your bike on such a wall my Sti's got ugly scratches from doing so -.-

My Mielec after a good clean. Quite sad that I have to let it go. :( And it is really hard to take a nice Picture of a bike! Those damn levers wouldn't align properly.

I let the air out of the tire 2-3 times to get the wheels out until I found out that you can release the small barrel from the brake itself -.-

Open-end wrench and allan keys (the really small ones) will be your friends.

Titan version of the brake? They are a bit tricky to set up but lighter than Dura Ace if my memory doesn't play any tricks on me.

Not necessarily. I do have a similar saddle which is "branded" evo. I was looking for another one ever since because they are really nice. Mine weighs in at 98g and it is really comfortable on my roady.

I guess that it came from the same factory as the San Marco Aspide Superleggera.

http://www.sellesanmarco.it/imgDettaglioZoom/user_images/prodotti/012/COLLEZIONE/05_ASPIDE/508W011R-ASPIDE-SL-RT-SIDE.jpg

http://www.sellesanmarco.it/imgDettaglioZoom/user_images/prodotti/012/COLLEZIONE/05_ASPIDE/508W011R-ASPIDE-SL-RT-TOP.jpg

Really nice build! Why would you want to upgrade the wheels? Any problems with the hope hubs?

You could always get a rip-off of the rip-off.

Wasn't the Pelizzoli frame about 600,- € ? I would go for the 1 1/8 one though.

http://fotos.rennrad-news.de/f/2g/j1/2gj1afw5372z/large_New-Saddle-Day.jpg

Van Nicholas Chinook Frame (50) with a lot of second hand parts ( about 80% ) and DIY solutions such as a self made seatpost clamp, cut off bars and blacked out parts.

75,- Euros at a local bike shop with full shimano 600 on it. Seems to be fully chromed though. I learned to wrench away on a bike without worrying to break anything expensive which was quite a nice bonus.

Good nick would be exaggerated. You can see the marks in the laquer even on this shitty phone pic. In reality it could go as a nearly rat bike. But it was the bike which got me hooked again. Bought it 3 years ago and massacred it into a conversion. At that time I knew nothing about the sport and it was pure luck that the frame size was right o.0 I truly am glad that I didn't swung the hacksaw at it. It is surprisingly heavy though ...

Just finished my run around town commuter bike. As mentioned before it is an old faggin frame with a 126,5mm rear end ... I forced it up to 130mm to get my old cannondale wheelset in there. The group is a mix of old really old and kind a new shimano parts. Shifters are shimano 600 the group is Ultegra 6500 with a 5500 bb ita and a sora rear derailleur which was cheap as chips in comparison to rocked 6500 ones at flea bay. Someday it might get a flite but right now I am happy with the way it rides.

Had this frame sitting around for a long time now but sadly never came around to build it up. Another project forces me to finally shift it. It is a Koga-Miyata Record Pro. Part of the sale is everything shown in the pictures except the rear wheel. I just chucked it in to show you the geometry.

TT measured C-C 54cm
ST measured C-T 56cm
HT 12cm

needs 700c rear wheel and 650c front wheel

Frame comes with a Dura Ace Headest, ITM Time Trial Bars and a Rigida DP 18 650c clincher front wheel and tire. (Tire needs replacement) There also is an unknown shimano JIS bb installed.

I am looking for 350,-€ which translates roughly into 300,-GBP. Frame is located in Germany.

Not that much maintenance Aches and Pains. I intentionally went for the 6500 cranks because my caad 3 uses the same group. It will get the worn chainrings, cassettes and chains. Maybe someday a flite and a new seatpost. I am quite envious of Rik van Loys FRM bargain. Needs the odd 26.8 ...

This will be my geared run around town bike. Already got a FC-6500 2x9 crankset. Downtubeshifters will stay of course. Built up so far from spare parts only. It is going to be a budget built.

Hey Dom I am running this. It is 111mm but I don't have any problems at all.

https://www.bike-components.de/products/info/p5506_Record-Pista-Innenlager-.html