The Spanish Inquisition Thread -- Confess!
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You call that a knife!!!
Suntour FD on my mostly French touring bike... They handle triples well.
'83 Frankenag Super: Stronglight 105 cranks, Shimano Crane RD, Dia-Compe Gran Compe brakes, Suntour shift levers, Campy FD, hubs and seatpost bolt.
Hide the kids, cover your eyes... Colnago Technos with a 1987 Shimano Deore XT MTB gruppo...
One of my all time favorite riding and handling bikes - my 1984 Gitane Super Corsa. I built up from a bare frame with parts I had on hand. The Simplex SX-610 RD index shifts a Shimano 8 speed cassette very well with Sachs Rival levers thank you.
Last but not least, my 1975 "all Campy" Raleigh Pro. The frame arrived one Saturday back 2007. I was in a hurry to build it up that evening and take it out for a spin on Sunday morning. Didn't have a Campy BB handy so I threw in a Stronglight crank. Haven't gotten around to changing it.
Oh, and one more transgression, all of my cassette hubs except for one are Shimanos - no matter what the front hubs are. Campy, Maillard, Suntour front, Shimano rear....
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Andy_K You call that a transgression?
Would it help if I brought my non-aero shifters into the thread?
What about my Campagnolo non-aero shifters?
The ugliest handlebar bag adapter in history?
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Now -- you will stay in the Comfy Chair until lunch time, with only a cup of coffee at eleven.
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Honestly, I love the comments about people feeling guilty and switching things back to the pure path. You wouldn't know it from many of my bikes, but I actually feel this way myself about a lot of my component choices. There are just some choices I'm brazen about. For instance, a triple crankset on a KoM bike:
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I currently have more frames than parts. So.... I had an issue where my Lotus Classique cranks kept working loose. I read many threads where the square taper and or crank were permanently damaged if rode for longer than X miles while loose. Meanwhile, while trying to make some adjustments to my Miyata 912 I realized I had a frozen stem, likely that way since I picked it up. I also was a little tired of the look, so my more attractive, best conditioned frame Lotus got a 'new' set of 600 cranks. They haven't budged since I put them on. I wish more manufacturers would have had that crank bolt/integrated puller design, so much easier than grabbing a second tool. When I went to put clipless pedals on my Univega Gran Premio, I found the previous owner may have cross threaded one of the pedals on... Now that bike has my Miyata 1000 cranks. Then I broke a spoke on that bike. Interim fix, Gran Premio now has 1000 wheels, which had been a modern upgrade to that bike. For the remainder of summer Lotus and Univega are my favorite bikes I want to keep going, but really want the 1000 running again eventually, not sure about the 912.
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Spotted Bike
I've named it after a traditional British dessert pudding made with suet and dried fruit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick
Getting back to the original Spanish theme of this thread.... Tomás de Torquemada first Grand Inquisitor:
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Confession pics.
Wrong brake pads
2008-06-01 08.43.29, on Flickr
Spash tape, pump, IRD rear block, and pedals
B_Y_DS , on Flickr
Campagnolo bottle - only Campagnolo part on this bike is the head set
P1020207, on Flickr
DA hubs and rear block. Work in progress for complete transformation.
CConversion95, on Flickr
Tossed salad of 10+ speed Record parts from different time periods, none of which align with the frame time, or is that time frame? KMC chain, Zipp brake blocks and American Classic post. Redemption through Campagnolo cable set?
P1030590 , on Flickr
Most components are 10 yrs older than the frame.
1983 Trek 610 60 cm (24" , on Flickr
Suntour Superbe Pro on Pinarello
Pinarello Veneto, on Flickr
Wrong brake pads
2008-06-01 08.43.29, on Flickr
Spash tape, pump, IRD rear block, and pedals
B_Y_DS , on Flickr
Campagnolo bottle - only Campagnolo part on this bike is the head set
P1020207, on Flickr
DA hubs and rear block. Work in progress for complete transformation.
CConversion95, on Flickr
Tossed salad of 10+ speed Record parts from different time periods, none of which align with the frame time, or is that time frame? KMC chain, Zipp brake blocks and American Classic post. Redemption through Campagnolo cable set?
P1030590 , on Flickr
Most components are 10 yrs older than the frame.
1983 Trek 610 60 cm (24" , on Flickr
Suntour Superbe Pro on Pinarello
Pinarello Veneto, on Flickr
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Oh, almost forgot about this Phillips monstrosity. The CL buyer described it as "cute."
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Oh, almost forgot about this Phillips monstrosity. The CL buyer described it as "cute."
PhillipsManhattan1.jpg
PhillipsManhattan1.jpg
(This was the "cutest" real Angler Fish photo I could find. Seriously.)
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Well, I wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
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The purple Technos is a bit de trop, but any frame after SR went out, is no longer a "Comfy Chair" level issue with me, just an issue of asthetic differences...
With this one weeny-teeny exception:...
"Oh, and one more transgression, all of my cassette hubs except for one are Shimanos - no matter what the front hubs are. Campy, Maillard, Suntour front, Shimano rear...."
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You thought you would just sneak that in at the end, did you?
I don't even understand, it seems like more work, not less, unless it's because it makes it easier to swap wheels around? Chas, I know there must be a reason, beyond sheer perversity, (not that there's anything wrong with it), but I can't figure it out.
Cheers, Eric
Here's my last, (for the time being) Going out with a bang...
A racehorse between the shafts...
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Mercy!
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I put an FSA Vero compact 9 speed crank on my 89 Specialized Allez with 7 speed Suntour GPX drive train... hey I am old and live in a hilly neighborhood. Ok Ok Comfy chair it is, Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
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I can't believe that took four pages.
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Alright. You want a confession? I've got a confession.
I rode my Gios today and didn't wear my Brooklyn jersey.
I rode my Gios today and didn't wear my Brooklyn jersey.
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Egad. This is the most painful thread in living memory.
Where are the damn multi-quotes?
Andy, I used to be a moderator here. I was a peacekeeper above all else, but dang!... The Spanish Prime Minister denounces you and St Alberto is shaking his head while completing his dinner of beef stew. You could have avoided all this by posting photos of an Orbea. Completely lost my train of thought due to rampant wrongness. Shame be upon so many houses.
Where are the damn multi-quotes?
Andy, I used to be a moderator here. I was a peacekeeper above all else, but dang!... The Spanish Prime Minister denounces you and St Alberto is shaking his head while completing his dinner of beef stew. You could have avoided all this by posting photos of an Orbea. Completely lost my train of thought due to rampant wrongness. Shame be upon so many houses.
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I like the look of dropped seat stays, and if I ever bought a new bike, it'd be something like a Tarmac because I think they're the one "new" frame feature that actually looks cool.
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Oh, almost forgot about this Phillips monstrosity. The CL buyer described it as "cute."
PhillipsManhattan1.jpg
PhillipsManhattan1.jpg