rgver

My Viscount with frankenbuild. Dont judge on the tires, they were free with the wheelsets I bought and I'm not one to turn my nose up at free tires let alone brand new free Michelin Pro Race3s even if they are yellow


and the overposted Gitane (really have no idea how many times this bike has been posted in how many threads)

Murray Missile 

I for one never tire of seeing it.

mshu

My club fuji with 7sp tourney shifters. Getting ready for a new crank and clipless pedals. suggestions?

LazyLegs

Out and about yesterday with a 105 build Batavus Professional AMEV.

First time in about 4 months, when it's been dry enough to venture out without full mudguards... still rained, mind you.

yipyipyip

Get better photos .

Seriously, though. Nice bike.

yipyipyip

F*ck yeah nice. Radial lacing is just so awesome. Love the white spokes. 10 or 11 speed?

RobbieTunes

LazyLegs

Bit of a parts bin build, 10spd 105 Crank, FD & Levers, Microshift RD and Shimano 600 Calipers.

danilo

Thanks for the info everybody.

I'll look into that ceramic painting. I know a guy who does high end autobody painting and I think I asked him for a general price and I think he said somewhere around $250 for nice high quality auto-paint.

Actually talked to a co-worker that does alot of bike stuff racing and said he has a SRAM Red crankset that he'll sell to me for a good price if I'm interested. He also has some used wheelsets as well, I think this is some of the advantage of going with newer stuff, that it's more readily available.

As he's got experience racing etc, he actually says he likes using SRAM for drivetrain, crank, rear sprocket etc., but uses Shimano Di2 for the FD/RD. I may just try and hobble together what I can get my hands on for the drivetrain, shifting setup. But I guess if I get my hands on that SRAM crankset and I can make it work, that will be the first piece in getting together the rest of it. I'm sure I'll be learning alot with this

I think I'm going to go the direction of just going fully modern. For a couple of reasons.

A) with a good set of modern wheels and components the bike should be that much nicer to ride
B) modern components, wheels, will be easier to acquire and in the end require less effort to interchange i.e. if I stick to re-lacing the rear wheel with 6-speed DA hub, well I'm limited to that setup always (unless I upgrade).
C) I personally think it looks great too... very much like a resto-mod hot-rod, a re-imagined classic preserving the character and charm of the classic yet upgrading the functional components that add to the enjoyment of the experience.

Some more inspiration I've found... albeit pretty extreme with some high dollar build. That Colnago costs more than a new VW Golf most likely.

tamaso206

At the risk of sounding like a broken-record, at under $400 for a new full group, Shimano 105 5800 is a totally unrivaled value proposition, in my book. I'd be surprised if you can put together a new/use combination of crank+bb+brakes+chain+cassette+shifters+derailleurs for much less. By all accounts, it works nearly as well as Ultegra 6800, which has in-turn been described as functionally identical to Dura-Ace 9000 aka "the best human-powered drivetrain the world has ever seen". The trickle-down is real, more now than ever!

Follow your heart though, ha. However you end up spending your money, keep us updated-- look forward to seeing your result. I don't expect you'll regret the project.

danilo

Haha, thanks for the repetition actually! I'll read into it for sure. That may save me some head ache in purchasing/hunting for parts, and if by chance I get a really good deal on some higher end components, I can swap out per convenience.

I'm sure it will take some time to do all this... but I'll try to keep a thread going. I already did one a while ago when I first got it. But I may start a new one and post in here once I get some progress. Thanks again!

RobbieTunes

Book 'em, danilo!

Zoku620

105/rsx 8spd, shimano wheels

sloar

New saddle and seatpost to match the stem and handlebars....

sloar

sloar

Nice and clean Rob, I'd probably leave the decals off. I like it....

ecsjr

My mid 80's Raleigh Prestige which I updated with MicroShift components.

Since its winter, I have only been able to use them on the trainer, and so far these Microshift 8 speed components are working very well. I like them a lot.

vedran_01

hullo all, love the thread and the love within it.

here's my my lo-fi contribution(the semi-complimentary scenery is supposed to make up for the crapalicious photo):

Italuminium

some bike. That wheelset is higher than my net worth

And that ugly speedo magnet is bothering me to no end, but what a no holds barred build.

rms13

Ok, final iteration of my Ironman. New better stem adapter that lets me fully adjust height (slammed stem) and modern frame pump to keep with modern vintage theme:

sloar

Looks great, probably one of my favorite paint jobs.

rms13

Of course I should have put in big chain ring ...another photo fail! But this was at the top of morning climb

trekKiller

I noticed that in the photo too, but this bike is obviously built in a more adaptive way and is (obviously) at the summit of some climb. Chainrings is keepin it real! Nice Ironman!

specialnag

I've been reading through this thread and thought I should finally post mine:

Nashbar with Campy Veloce. Still waiting on a few parts

RobbieTunes

Killah bike. Nice build, neat frame. Welcome to the forum.

Nice touches with the attention to detail, Flite saddle, classic bars and stem. Great parallel tubing with the triple triangle.
Clean, meant for business, good components, and half the cost of a comparable new bike, will outlast you and I.

Of course, now that you've made your debut, your sophomore project will be graded on a 5-point scale.