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Gonna be a bit cheeky and post my own Fondriest here:

Not sure if they just had lots of leftover pain in different colours or what happened, but they do seem to have used similar paintjobs on a lot of their frames from the late 90s. I wouldn't call it pretty in the traditional sense, but I've come to appreciate its quirkiness.

What bars could they be...?

I saw it in the flesh yesterday and it is very nice indeed.

Looks a lot like the Bontrager SSR VR-C.

Thanks people. It was a bit of a strange build, because the frame has such a crazy paintjob, but I think it's ended up looking pretty cohesive.

I still need to find a proper seat post though, probably with two bolts which should be easier to adjust. Currently the seat position feels like it's pushing me too far forward, so I'm putting a lot of weight on the handlebars. The current seatpost won't really let me adjust the angle further backwards.

Rogan: Yes, it's a 90mm Cinelli 1A.

Ernest: Looking at it, you're actually right, they are a bit too classic looking. I had them built up with straps and cages from a previous bike, so just put them on. More modern looking pedals would probably be the way to go.

The straps were such a pain to get in the pedals though, so I doubt I'll change it any time soon. And overall, it's a fairly minor thing, though now that you've mentioned it, I can't stop looking at them! Damn you :)

Interesting build, look forward to seeing what's gonna come of it.

Did something similar with a Fondriest Track frame as well (road drops etc.): http://www.lfgss.com/thread89601-2.html. Also with Bontrager SS VR-C, inspired by superjoes bridgestone :)

Did you find a seatpost by the way? Looking for a 27.2mm with two bolts as well. The single bolt setup seems to be a real pain in the ass to adjust.

So, pictures as promised:

My favourite part of the bike:

Bought a (wrong) headset from them a while back here in Germany, which I then had to send back. The process was straight forward, got an e-mail when they received the returned item and the money was transferred to my account. So my experience was pretty good. They have very few (if any) singlespeed and fixed gear components though.

Interesting idea. Personally, I find the BLB bike pretty awful, so if you're gonna do it, it has to be done subtler than that in my opinion. Maybe just saddle, cables and a few bits here and there.

But it of course depends on what you're trying to do :)

I usually ride without gloves. I'd definitely say that it's thick enough that it's comfortable. It's mainly the grip that could be better.

Thanks guys.

B0N0R: Yes it's a K710. Worryingly it actually almost broke (as detailed here). It's been replaced with a Miche Pista chain (for that skinny look), which doesn't really look stronger, but haven't had any problems so far.

efligh: Bought mine from geoff9939 on ebay, very nice guy. Did you get yours from him as well?

Been gone for a while and a few things have been updated in the meantime:

New seatpost and new skinnier looking chain. Also fitted some Swissstop brake pads, so my front brake now actually works. Also, in a moment of worrying pedantry I decided to pick off all the rubber bits sticking out of the tyres. Together with a bit of use, they actually look pretty good now. I did feel a bit ashamed afterwards though.

I'll grab a photo tomorrow when the light is better.

Levautrotski: The bartape is very comfortable, nice and thick. However, it isn't very grippy and tends to get a bit slippery when wet or when my palms are a bit sweaty. If you ride with gloves, it shouldn't be a problem, but otherwise I'd say that it's a slight minus.

Just had a feel of the Lizardskins bartape in a shop, and it's very grippy by comparison. I'd definitely consider it if I were to build another bike.

dibs the riser bars , how much for postage to england ? cheers

Hey, looks like it's gonna be around £5. Unfortunately some of the parts aren't really viable posting by themselves.

do you have the actual brand of the rims and hubs on the onone wheelset (not sure if they make them themselves)? are the rims still true?

Doesn't say anything on the rims as far as I can tell, hubs have an On-One logo on them, so I can only assume they make them themselves. And yes, they're still true.

Everything not marked as SOLD is still for sale...

Concor looks better, but yes, whichever is more comfortable.

Just measured mine, looks like they're 40cm ctc. They were 42,5cm wrapped outside to outside.

http://www.lfgss.com/post3118245-11102.html

Bad picture of one on mine, couldn't be arsed to take the grips off my risers and wanted to ride drops for a bit , up so high cause the drop on those bars is bloody huge

Fair enough, it actually looks a lot better once on the bike.

Haha, sorry but that has to be one of the ugliest stems every made :)

Also selling:

Giro d'Italia 644 drop bars, 40 cm - £30
Only used for a couple of days, few scratches from stem, otherwise new.

Will take a picture this weekend.

Again, posting them by themselves is probably gonna be expensive, but combined with other parts it should make sense.

Thanks. Yeah, the tyres are staying, they already look a lot less cross-like as well, so not too worried about them.

Dropped by the very nice guys at Velosaloon who gave me a seatpost for free! It's nothing special, but better than the current one, so should be okay for a while until I find the perfect one.

Right, just ordered a Thomson 26.0 stem for my Pompetamine so I guess I'll be polishing a set up soon.

Sounds interesting, let me know how it goes. I read somewhere that polishing a shot peened surface like that, could weaken the metal? Not sure about the information, but the thought of weakening my bars makes me pretty apprehensive!

Yeah, looks a lot better now!

Still think gumwalls would complete the look, as the bottom part of the bike with the mudguards and tyres is still kind of bright. Overall, even if you keep it like this, it's looking very nice.

That's some pretty sexy tape there. What is it?

It's Cinelli Caleido, bought mine from Wiggle: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cinelli-caleido-eva-handlebar-tape/

So many colours! :)

Got me some Bontragers as well!

Looking at it now, the brake levers might need to be angled slightly downward. Can hopefully do it without removing the bartape.

And it's annoying they don't come in silver and they have all those markings, do you think they could be polished?

Yes, that would be a nice fit, need 27.2 mm though. Seems like something Aero would be the way to go. Will probably see if I can find something here in Berlin, if nothing shows up in classifieds.

Meanwhile, installed and wrapped new handlebars.

Thanks! Have to give a shout-out to hugo7 for suggesting the bartape, finishes everything off so nicely.

I've ordered some Swissstop pads for the brake and a different chain. Also received the Bontrager bars and they are a lot more comfortable.

One last piece of the puzzle would be a different seatpost (need this one for another bike and I don't think it fits that well anyways), any ideas? Was thinking that a Campagnolo Aero would look great, but ideally something less expensive?

Split the no. 4 stem/bar/brake/bartape combo, so now selling each part individually.