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Where did you get the frame from out of interest? Recently ordered from NJS Sexport.
it was an ebay find, for half of what the 57.5 is going for on NJS Export...plus 58 is a better fit
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I understand the Miche hatred, but the wheels will get it on the road until finances allow a better set...budget be tight yo!
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the tank
the commuter
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The cranks were always going to be an issue, as I wanted originally to fit Omnomnomnoms.
"WHAT???" I hear you cry
"are you fecking nuts?" I hear you spit vehemently
sanity prevailed, and I went in search of something more suitable, the candidates being:
a set of Sugino Super Mighty track 165
a set of Campy Record Pista 170
and a set of Superbe Pro Track njs 167.5the winner?
Now you have to remember these are 30+ year old cranks, and had been raced on, so...not bad for $100, and a lot better condition than I have seen on t' web for almost double the price.
At the moment I am happy to leave with the patina on them, down the track I might go the Jol polishing method. -
Two weeks after the frame was delivered, I was trawling the 'bay and found a set of Ambrosio Elite Prisma Durex (insert rubber johnny joke here) laced to Miche Primato hubs...
and they seemed to fit the look I had in mind, skinny rims with a low profile, the colour is a charcoal rather than black, and I quite like the look of the Miche hub flanges.
As a bonus, the wheels came with tanwall Schwalbe tyres, which I had not planned on running but will go with initially.
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after many hours frittered away on the interweb, searching in the vain hope that I may stumble upon a bargain Bridgestone in my size, the stars aligned and I found a 58cm square silver Bridgestone NJS frame at half the price they go for on NJS Export.
Apart from a couple of very minor chips and scratches, the frame is in excellent condition, and is fitted with a Sugino 75 bb and Hatta Swan headset.
I did plan on going down the "only NJS will do" route, but then I found a wheelset which altered my mindset...
to be continued
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I have that Rolls, fitted but never sitted, and want a Flite....hmmmmm
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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute, yet I can’t look away”
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I'm surprised they even bother
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this page is dead to me
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The rider (you?) was probably expecting a torrent of +ve rep instead.
not mine, found outside my work against a pole between a bus shelter and a news kiosk.
actually wondered if the note was put there by the bikes owner as some sort of passive/aggressive theft deterrent...although the bike itself would seem to be an automatic theft deterrent
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cramerotti3.jpg
love this...pity about the shouty front tyre logo
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Fixed side of rear wheel sheared during massive, epic, MASHSF skid
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the main purpose of the build is a "Sunday best" bike if you like, I would like a total NJS build, but in reality it will wear risers mostly, so there is that out the window, and the wheelset will be a stop gap measure to help me get the bike dialed in for comfort