Retro roadies- old frames with STI's or Ergos
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Tepusquet is amazing. We typically ride Foxen to Alisos and back through Los Alamos, but maybe I can convince the guys to ride up Tep on Saturday. I thought most of the Los Olivos guys went up Fig Mtn. That’s where I’d see Tejay van Garderen riding. That Paramount OS is a beautiful bike. Great build quality
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they are Chinese knockoffs off of EBay that I like a bunch. Very comfortable and I think they look great. I have these on 2 other bikes, one for 5 years or so and they’ve been a solid performer.
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It might be 66cm. I put the highest conceivable number because it's massive; he's 6'4. Where in Portland are you? I grew up cutting my teeth on Cornell, Skyline, Thompson, and Germantown on the West side.
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My latest retro-roadie creation is this 1973 Raleigh Professional.
The custom machined ferrule I got from @oneclick makes the rear derailleur cable behave well with the 5mm British cable stop. I had it out for the first extended ride yesterday and the shifting was excellent.
I'm using a Shimano 105 front derailleur with my otherwise Campy drivetrain. The Campy front derailleur I had with this gruppo was an OS model, and mounted on these standard-sized tubes it wouldn't reach the big ring. The Shimano mech works so well with these shifters that I think I'm going to have to leave it.
The custom machined ferrule I got from @oneclick makes the rear derailleur cable behave well with the 5mm British cable stop. I had it out for the first extended ride yesterday and the shifting was excellent.
I'm using a Shimano 105 front derailleur with my otherwise Campy drivetrain. The Campy front derailleur I had with this gruppo was an OS model, and mounted on these standard-sized tubes it wouldn't reach the big ring. The Shimano mech works so well with these shifters that I think I'm going to have to leave it.
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My latest retro-roadie creation is this 1973 Raleigh Professional. I'm using a Shimano 105 front derailleur with my otherwise Campy drivetrain. The Campy front derailleur I had with this gruppo was an OS model, and mounted on these standard-sized tubes it wouldn't reach the big ring. The Shimano mech works so well with these shifters that I think I'm going to have to leave it.
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I rode Fig somewhat regularly, but it's just too steep at the beginning to be enjoyable. A good challenge once a month or so. Happy Canyon was great, and Foxen, and many others. But Tepusquet is just a great combination of challenging but still intimate and approachable, with a great view of unpopulated rolling hills from the top.
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With a bike that pretty, I, for one, will allow you this minor transgression. The black (dark gray?) saddle and bars let the frame pop nicely. Clean beautiful build. I really prefer Campy ergos over shimano on 70's retro roadies as having all the cables under the tape just looks cleaner. No shame on Shimano, merely a preference.
I think it's possible to mix generations of Shimano components to put together something with mostly silver components that isn't ugly and works well. I might need to challenge myself to do that.
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It's been a while, but I don't think I ever posted this build in here. It's a Daccordi Opera, circa 1993 (Genius tubing), with a 10sp Chorus group. The paint is lovely in person:
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With a bike that pretty, I, for one, will allow you this minor transgression. The black (dark gray?) saddle and bars let the frame pop nicely. Clean beautiful build. I really prefer Campy ergos over shimano on 70's retro roadies as having all the cables under the tape just looks cleaner. No shame on Shimano, merely a preference.
You have been able to have your cake and eat it too for years now. Huzzah!
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this may be my favorite thread on BF.
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Got it. I did see a post or two with bike that had DTs and 'aero' levers, so I thought maybe.....
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OK fine, not a retro frame, as a matter of fact, a completely new frame that one might think is a retro frame (even the panto is new) but at least it has some retro parts
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Wow that Barco is a beauty--- that metallic copper color is excellent. Not a builder I'd heard of before, but judging from their website, they do some nice work. Which frame model is that?
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If I make it to Italy, I want a Barco waiting for me.
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My understanding ia that they mostly do frames for other brands e.g. cinellis xcr
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80s Shogun Celeste frame (Tange 2) and Sakae Litage fork, repainted, Ultegra 9 speed STI combined with 105 RD and 11 sp crankset. The 38mm slick 650b tires are delivering a super comfortable ride.
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