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Best looking components, let's list them all!
I'll go first, images are mandatory :popcorn
Stem: 3ttt Mod. 1 Record Strada (2nd version) - sleek, aero, fast, the chiseled shape is simply stunning https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...80736bf470.png https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3af2aed231.png Seatpost: Campagnolo Colnago 30th Anniversary, it was a close call between this one and the chorus record aero shaped one but this looks a bit more unique https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...31be1d5ea.jpeg Crankset: Campagnolo 10s 5 arm cranksets with hidden bolt, I would have proffered mirror finish but the hidden bolt design even though in satin trumps the mirror finish. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6278e66880.png Rear deraileur: Shimano dura ace 7700 25th anniversary, honestly that whole group is probably the best looking groupset https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9020213d7a.jpg Rim brakes: Shimano dura ace 7800 https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8222966589.jpg Pedals: Shimano dura ace pd-7810 https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6c2770a570.png https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bb8ee045f4.png Headset: Campagnolo record https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ca87ea074f.jpg |
I'll agree on the 7700 25th Anniversary RD, and the entire group set. Simply stunning pieces, all of them. And maybe the Record 10 cranks.
However, there was no finer looking quill stem than the Dura Ace 7400. Nothing chiseled about it; just pure, smooth metal with nary a bolt to be seen. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...26a135480d.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4b073d0845.jpg |
Originally Posted by smd4
(Post 23197901)
I'll agree on the 7700 25th Anniversary RD. And maybe the Record 10 cranks.
However, there was no finer looking quill stem, however, than the Dura Ace 7400. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...26a135480d.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4b073d0845.jpg |
Originally Posted by curiousabe
(Post 23197904)
oh, and its also impossible to mount on a compact shallow modern handlebar :D
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Originally Posted by smd4
(Post 23197914)
Why would one want to do that? :p
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...15bf19db08.jpg |
Huret Jubilee rear derailleur.
Campy Delta calipers. Polished Stronglight and Nervar cranks. Campy Gran Sport 3 arm steel cranks. 1st gen Suntour Superbe cranks. Shiny large flange "continental" hubs: Airlite, Racelite, Harden, Shelwin, FB, Campy GS. Lyotard 23 "Berthet" pedals with stainless clips. |
1st generation Campagnolo Chorus rear derailleur (image below from Velobase)
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I like vintage brake calipers. '71 Nuovo Record and '93 Dura Ace.
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Brake levers. BL 7402:
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...af5122558e.jpg Brakes. 7700 25th Anniversary: https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c607334bda.jpg Cranks. DA 7700 25th Anniversary.: https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...11eeecc32f.jpg The attractiveness of the DA 25th Anniversary parts is two-fold, I think. Obviously, the highly polished aluminum is a big draw, but so is the general lack of nickel or dark anodizing. I know this is contradicted by my inclusion of the BL-7402s. Since they are place away from the other components on their own, the contrast of the anodized brake levers isn't jarring. Another reason I love everything about the 7700 Anniversary group is the white lettering. So clean looking. |
Dia Compe AGC300
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6182e33363.jpg Dia Compe BRS500. Suntour has a similar caliper with hidden springs, but it's less elegant https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/AdEAA...gZ/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/K64AA...gb/s-l1600.jpg Tange Aero Levin headset https://live.staticflickr.com/3799/1...184301e4_b.jpg Roval high low hub - there is an all silver version that looks even better https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/NUgAA...5T/s-l1600.jpg Sugino Aero pedal https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/BsEAA...YK5/s-l400.png Sugino Aero Mighty Crankset - note the air foil profile on each of teh 5 arms, and on the crank arm itself https://velobase.com/CompImages/Cran...A0A6A45FE.jpeg Cinelli 101 stem https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/XxcAA...Gn/s-l1600.jpg This one for smd4: FC7700 with 'Triathlon' chain ring https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb18977113/p4pb18977113.jpg |
Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee
(Post 23197974)
This one for smd4: FC7700 with 'Triathlon' chain ring
https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p4pb18977113/p4pb18977113.jpg |
Campy Skeleton brakes.
Suntour Superbe levers and 1st gen rear derailleur (or Paul or SunTour VX) Miche Supertype seatpost Samson Stratics crankset Barelli Supreme pedals or for more conventional SunTour Superbe Shimano 7400 hubs Campagnolo Moscow or Araya red label rims Simplex retrofriction shifters Cinelli bars (classic) and track stem (or Nitto sculpted modern/or lugged) |
That "Simpurbe" Simplex slant parallelogram RD that was posted in another thread yesterday. Simply gorgeous! And probably the cat's meow.
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anything involving a lot of polished aluminum, especially if you add some pantographing! :)
Campy high flange hubs, especially if paired with some Mavic MA-2 rims (or something similarly polished).... ... adding a bit of chrome to the scene doesn't hurt either... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...6b0e32_b_d.jpg or the Campy Record crank given the "Mexico" treatment, with panto'ed rings... https://live.staticflickr.com/4354/3...bbee4c_b_d.jpg Steve in Peoria |
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...56229f9a5.jpeg
Another vote for Simplex Retrofriction shift levers. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...90e5e391b.jpeg Roval wheels with Vittoria tubulars. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f52096073.jpeg Photographic evidence in support of the Nitto Craft stem claim. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...eedb6e1de.jpeg Second generation C-Record crankset with etched rather than engraved logo. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...244c5f33d.jpeg Super Record parts bin variant with Nuovo Record upper and lower bodies and C-Record ball bearing pulleys. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...517a8baa7.jpeg Looks great but yet to see how it works. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a6830fdac.jpeg Pretty much any Mavic 500/550 hub. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3ca900c95.jpeg For me it’s early Campagnolo Differential brakes with hidden pivot bolts, daylight second. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...af40508e0.jpeg A closing work of art and certainly not mine. |
Another shout for Mavic 550 hubs. Good call.
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Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, because some of these suggestions here are downright ugly.
Suntour Superbe first generation everything is a win er in my book except the shift levers. Later Cyclone and Sprint downtube shifters win out in my book, although I might be influenced by their performance over every other shifter (yes, I have Simplex Retrofrictions too): https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1c1d1c37f5.png So many of the good lookers are just copies of Campy though. NR brake calipers might by tops in my book, and SR levers. Best high Flange hubs are C-Record sheriff star by far. Nothing else comes close in my book. Specialized small flange are nice. No strong opinions on small flange though; Record, first gen DA, Sunshine Pro-Am, Superbe are all equally nice. Runner ups: Super Record of course, DA 7700 but with a 7410 crankset, Shimano 6207. New Gran Compe levers are fantastic too. |
A few random pics. ;)
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...35b08317bc.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...88fae872e2.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9140d946ee.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e993b1cdda.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2374e6af72.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0487cc2b07.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2e24c443ea.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6d5e8b0fc3.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...db0cfbdbb3.jpg |
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White Industries T11 Hubs. Not C&V but dang gorgeous and sure look good on a resto-mod C&V build.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1c3bad9788.jpg |
The nut that holds my handlebars!
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