droppedandlost 

What shift levers are you using with that XTR RD?

chainwhip

Glad I scrolled back up thread and caught this one.

Well done!

Sir_Name 

Ultegra with the help of a JTek Shiftmate. So good I don’t notice it.

MediocreMatt

Almost Finished

pommieroger

My daily a old Columbus framed steelie (repainted a few weeks ago with spray cans to look like the Raleigh Banana of the 80's) with 105 groupset, tektro brakes as the 105 ones didn't have the reach, and a pair of Hed3 shod in 23mm rubber as that as big as can go. Yes I am feeling the bumps ps I have since cut the cable ends as I replaced all the cables while it was being rebuilt

mstateglfr 

Schwinn Premis powdercoated with 105 5800 drivetrain and hubs.
I used an innicycle conversion headset. That alone was more than the frame, but it opens up options and is quality!

This is a 63.5cm frame and I have the contact points so they are the same as my main road bike which is 65cm. This means a bit more seatpost and stem are showing on this build.

MediocreMatt

1993 Trek 2200

N2motorsports

nice! Info on the stem? Looks beefy. Like the small details too.

RiddleOfSteel

I've been going back and forth on one of these for a bit. Mostly no as I have a lot of bikes, but with being fitted better to an existing bike, and not liking a saddle-to-bar drop going from just under 2" to a solid 3", a clean option for a marque road bike may just be the ticket! I don't mind stem spacers, as I see it on modern bikes, but the slammed quill stem conversion on a standard 1" threaded bike, while cool and visually fine, very much limits options of wanting to cleanly increase the height of the bars without compromising aesthetics. Plus, it looks like a custom bike without the custom bike frame pricing.

MediocreMatt

It's the stock Trek System 2 quill stem. Nothing fancy

RiddleOfSteel

After the fit analysis, I asked if the person I had sold my Land Shark frame to wanted to sell it back to me. He did. I need to send him pictures now after mulling over the build of it, and then making the tough decision to transfer the components from my Davidson Impulse to this. Don't mind the Vittoria's tan walls just wilting in color saturation in the photo. They are more lively in real life.

64cm (actually 64.5cm if the TT was level) Davidson to a 66cm 'Shark. I've tried period correct silver components. They get completely lost with this paint job. Couldn't do that again. I initially put some black pieces on it, and all of a sudden the paint work came alive. Ultegra 6770 Di2 from the Davidson to this, with better extra-length wire management. I get 17.5mm of bar height back, which feels really good. Being hunched over with 3" saddle-to-hood drop for long distances is something I'm not about/about any more. 2" or less, but it needs to still look right.

Note: BRAKES: The front brake reach is so short/little that I couldn't get the 6800 caliper's pads up high enough, and thus had to revert to 11-speed Campagnolo Athena units. This was great because 1) the gloss black looks soooo good next to the paint, versus the semi-meh matte dark grey 6800 calipers. 2) The Athena brake calipers weigh the same and offer tons of stopping power. Folks, do not worry about compatibility here. They're fantastic!

This bike is HOT. And what I trade in infectious acceleration and climbing, I receive in incredible smoothness. Yeah, big tires have their merits, but have you met a Prestige-tubed Land Shark frame and fork??? Scary smooth.

Germany_chris

So the Amazon Chinese shifters just were't comfortable and really didn't brake all that well. So now it's old Campy 10, shifting an XT 9 speed derailleur, covering a 7 speed Suntour cassette and remarkably it all works.

curbtender

Match a quality frame with high end wheels and you have a magic carpet...

billytwosheds 

RiddleOfSteel

That is true, quite often. I also have the next step down Ultegra 6700 wheelset that is the same exact design/shape/depth, but all aluminum instead of the Dura-Ace's aluminum substrate and carbon overlay. The Ultegras are 180g more for the set (still a scant 1600+ grams), but with the same Corsa tires, it's all-aluminum characteristics are felt. Gives the ride an edge, and not an edge I'm looking for. The Dura-Ace 7850s (tubeless compatible) on here offer a sweet balance between eagerness/springiness and road damping. A good vintage (box section) rim will do similarly, just weigh a little more. I had Matrix ISO CII's (420g a rim) and older Vittoria Open Corsa tires and that was a great combination on this bike. Still, no deep section will touch this bike (again). The frame is very large and thus 'airy' looking, and the shallow-section, low-spoke wheels here also are 'airy' looking. These wheels never rub the pads, so they're plenty 'stiff' in that regard. I'm going for smooth and fast.

As pictured, it's a quite-light 20.35 lb, not that low weight was the goal. I'd need Dura-Ace Di2 or 7900 mechanical to take the weight below 20 lb (as I've done with my '87 Prologue).

WimVDD

My 1992 Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra (one of the rare ones that's built from Columbus Max tubes) "modernized" with a 2000's 10 speed Campagnolo Chorus/Record groupset.

Andy_K 

I had built this as a singlespeed, just to see how I liked the ride of it. It was nice, and I had some 4600-series Tiagra parts on the shelf, so I decided to give it gears.



This is a pretty nice frame to get the beater bike treatment -- an early 80's Viner, I think. It's got a stuck seatpost, but the seatpost happens to be stuck exactly where I need it (with this saddle, at least). I've been riding it with the binder bolt loose, hoping thousands of taps with a 200-pound hammer will knock it loose, but so far it isn't budging.

gil_00000

Love your build here! Its good to see some Sram drivetrains. I'm a recent convert to Sram from Shimano. Recently built up a Bridgestone RB-1 with Apex. To say I'm happy with it is an understatement. I am completely in love with it. I put the 10 spd 105 shifters in the bin on the shelf. Admittedly they were from a different build and I sold the frame. I have no plans to go back to Shimano any time soon. I'm actually planning to build up another old steel frame with more tire clearance with Sram but this time go with a Rival or Force. One advantage to Sram 10 spd is the ability to use a mountain rear derailleur with drop bar shifter allowing the use of a wider range cassette if you want.

gil_00000

I finally got around to finishing up my Bridgestone RB-1 with Sram 2x10. I absolutely love it. Once I get it cleaned up I'll try and remember to post a closer pic of just the bike. But in the meantime here's a pic at the beginning of a recent ride. I actually rode a century and then some once the day was done.

The Sram double tap is amazing. I ignored an old friend who swore by Sram road shifters for a few years now. Now that I've experienced it I'm kicking myself. I like everything about them. The size of the levers is better for my hands. The only thing I wish I had done was buy Rival or Force. But that's another build I'm about to start.


I will admit, I'm not a huge fan of these bars. They're Salsa Cowchipper bars. I wanted to jump on the band wagon with wide and flared drop bars. I haven't used the drops that much. They're probably great on a different bike but I don't need them.

mstateglfr 

cowbell bars are closer to traditional road. there is still some flare, but its much less pronounced.

gil_00000

​​​​​​I like them enough to not switch them since it's built up. But the next time I redo the bike I'll switch bars.
I've been eyeing a pair from Ritchey Ergomax, Comp or WCS for a different bike build. I'm realizing I like flat top bars swept back slightly. I think the only difference between the Comp and WCS is the aluminum, weight and price. The other details look the same. Maybe I'm wrong.

rku615

Restored Concorde aluminum from 90s with modern appointments.

R3tired

I haven’t seen a flat-bar on the retro roadies. This is my Bianchi EL-OS with 10sp Veloce and Veloce Flat Bar Ergo shifters. It’s a nice change from my drop bar bikes. Might even try to put some fenders on it and make a really quick city bike.

capt_velo

1988 Gitane Exploit with 11 speed Campagnolo Centaur and Campagnolo Zonda C17 wheels

billytwosheds 

That looks like a blast to ride. Previously a team bike?