jeebusaurousrex

Damn, one day one of you guys are going to make me snap and build up a Centurion frame. Nice build! Wheels are definitely the odd man out, but screw it, if they ride well, they ride well.

K1196A

Thanks!

Hey... the "TANGE" fork sticker is red so the wheels sorta match! LOL!

jeebusaurousrex

I justify the gaudy gold plating on rolls saddles with the tiny bit of gold on the columbus stickers on my bike. Whatever works man!

scotjonscot

I think this is beautiful. I'm on the fence about the yellow tape, but overall very nice. That group looks great on it.

RobbieTunes

Now you're gettin' it!

One heck of a build. The wheels make it look "ready to rumble." I'd keep 'em, if they ride right.

If I saw that on a group ride (and if I could catch up), I'd be looking to pace off of that thing.

gamby

'84 Trek 400 low-end build

Sora 9-spd brifters
Tiagra long-cage RD
Sram 11-32 MTB cassette (hilly around here)
OG stock FD and SR cranks
Forte Titan wheels (cheap off of CL)
Specialized bars
Giant stem
Quill adapter
WTB Pure saddle
Original Rhode Gear seat pack
older SPD's

calamarichris

Formerly Jan's bike, which was heroically rescued by Bill in NC back in '09. Haven't had a chance to weigh it, but I'm guessing right around 20.0 lbs. I really love this bike. <3




...and my Speedy-Sweety too, who is also an '86 model.

kaliayev

Very nice Calamarichris! Always impressed by Look frames. Would not mind owning one someday.

RobbieTunes

Looks high enough end to me. Good work.

RobbieTunes

I didn't realize there was a bike in the picture.
I've got a chance to buy a set of those wheels, the CL24's. Any feedback?

IthaDan 

Question for the thread. How does 8speed tricolor (STI not downtube) compare to 8speed mirage with first generation ergo shifters?

A local shop owner has agreed to a straight swap for the tricolor that came on my Merckx for the campy that is on his 1996 diamondback podium 2.0 (link to bike). This would include a trade of my shimano hubbed wheels for the campy zonda wheels on the Diamondback.

Would you do it?

Chrome Molly

No, I would not.

gomango

Neither would I.

Tri color 600 runs rings around Mirage.

If this is for that ti Merckx you picked up, I'd save your money for a modern Athena gruppo.

IthaDan 

Cool. I think I was just starry eyed looking at those wheels.

anixi

You lucky dog, you!!!!!!

RobbieTunes

I would not trade my STI
I would not make the wheels go 'bye.

Mirage, Veloce, in my eye
Do not exceed my STI

Zonda hoops, my oh my
I would not trade my STI

(now, when we get to Chorus, that's a different rhyme)

techteg

I love the story behind this bike. I wish my priorities in high school had been more like yours!

techteg

Thanks. The photo doesn't show it well, but pretty much all of the transfers, pantographs, and lug lining are bright yellow and I think the bar tape complements all the dark grey and black.

calamarichris

Jump on it. I've got two pair of them; the 7850's on my Peloton and the 7900's on my Look.
Light as a fart, slicker than owl poo, and even though they feel nice & cushy, they're solid. I knew something was up, when all of the hardcore, high-miles guys I ride with had them.

My weight's been hovering between 185-190 and I've ridden them on rough roads occasionally for the last 2.5 years and have had to true them only once after bombing down a nasty Foxel Canyon Road at the end of the Solvang Century. I also replaced the bearings on the rear wheel when it seemed slightly gritty compared to my new 7900-C24's. It was a snap and the cups & races looked good even under the magnifier.

Only 16 spokes on the front, and I can feel it flexing slightly when braking hard and cornering on bombing runs down sillystring roads like Palomar's South Grade, compared to 32, 2-spoke, but that's half as any spokes. I checked it on the truing stand afterward, but zero-point-zero wiggle. And they're a pound and a half lighter than the aforementioned 32, 2-cross wheels I built for my Peloton.

I've heard the 7800-C24-CL's hub is not as robust as the 7850's or 7900's, so beware of that one.

RobbieTunes

Thanks. I'm picking up a pair of the 7900's on Saturday. Glad you put yours on a Look; I won't feel so bad putting mine on an Ironman.

K1196A

Don't worry -- I had plenty of bad priorities back in HS too! I can't count how many inappropriate midnight missions this bike went on... frankly, between angry fathers and the neighborhood watch there is probably still a warrant out for it's arrest! (of course, that did help me get pretty fast on it... LOL)

PS - KIDS: DON'T TRY THAT AT HOME!!!

Soylent 

Here is mine this weekend. A little out of focus.

gomango

Ok, now that's really a special bicycle.

Good on you!

Soylent 

Thanks gomango. I have already christened it with a wire hooked bungie. Of course it has to hit dead center on the downtube

gomango

Hang in there!

You have proof the bike actually gets off a wall.

So many folks I know have picked up Cinellis the last six months.

Might have to find one this winter and give her a try.