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What is HHSRB? Took me a while but I know now.

I recently sold four nice bikes as I wanted to try the new technology, hydraulic disc brakes and fat tyres, and used the parts left over, wheels I bought in 2006 and my favourite 165mm chainset and Praxis Chainrings, and picked up a Record Ti seat post as the layback suits the steep seat tube angle better, and polished the stem to match.

..Steel frame and tubulars..is as smooth as the new bike I just built..but lighter. I wouldn't have appreciated it in 2006 as I was chasing Carbon, but my old bones certainly do now.

That looks fantastic. I agree about the stem, an oversize looks wrong proportionately, I had Waltly make my OS stem because the design is smaller than most.

Sorry, I missed this question..do you mean Inside Diameter or Identification?

That looks clean..NOS mavics? I'm jealous!

Not a great background but this is how it is today. RR411 not 440! Bit less bling, bit more traditional. It's nice to ride though.

Yes davidual, some of them are in No22. I agree completely with you, art and business often do not mix.

Funny you should mention that, as I feel the same way. I fitted a set of DT RR440 asymmetric that I built 5 years ago, and the 7800 brakes (due to colour clash), braking is excellent as one would expect. I always liked the 7800 wheels but with 16 and 20 spokes I thought they lacked stiffness for my weight and they look similar.

I changed back to the 7800 mech, fitted narrow-wide pulleys 10T and 12T and an 11 speed chain to take out the slack. The 10T and 12T combination allows the cage to wind up all the way without fouling on small-small and enables the use of a really long chain. An 11-32 cassette can shift with small or large chainwheels without binding. There's only 14T between the old style chainrings. I had to modify the plate for the spring which is around the mounting screw to tighten the tension so the B screw is in normal range. I re drilled the hole 90 degrees further for more tension. But it shifts flawlessly now.

Overall I prefer the new setup, it is more competent all round and has a nice gear range for 53/39.

EE and XTR, I never thought of it that way haha! I had the parts hanging around and couldn't believe when the bike popped up on ebay. I asked if he'd sell F&F and he said yes so I bought it immediately. I did wait a few months for Waltly to make the stem though.

It is one of the nicest steel frames I have ever seen, beautiful details. I'm glad there are more artisan makers today but it is a shame this team of makers is no more. They really were something special in my opinion.

Hi long time lurker here, I bought this F&F that was once sold on here, built up with 7800 mullet geared with 9sp XTR M972 and 11-36 Sram XG1099, Ti stem headset seatpost and clamp. I had a CSI many moons ago and regretted selling it.

Long time lurker here, I bought this F&F that was once sold on here, built up with 7800 mullet geared with 9sp XTR M972 and 11-36 Sram XG1099, Ti stem headset seatpost and clamp.

Hi, has this frame been sold? Thanks