Photos of my LeMond build
08-03-13, 09:39 AM
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Photos of my LeMond build
Just finished it and I think it turned out pretty well. With a period-correct Campy Daytona group and Brooks. These are the first set of wheels I've built and they lasted through the maiden voyage. 
I'm also building a set of tubulars for this bike using Chorus hubs, Mavic GP4 rims, and DT Swiss DB spokes.
I'm also building a set of tubulars for this bike using Chorus hubs, Mavic GP4 rims, and DT Swiss DB spokes.
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Nice! I was just looking at one the other day, nice clean welds.
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Indeed! That (fitting) pine green always looked good on the Alpe de Huez. I wonder if anyone would get the joke if you put a sticker featuring a badger of some kind on it. 
LeMonds are underrated... the USA-made frames are extremely nice.
LeMonds are underrated... the USA-made frames are extremely nice.
08-03-13, 12:55 PM
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Some folks would get it, most would not. Reynolds 853 does make a very nice frame. I was lucky that the decals on this frame were in good shape, I've seen some LeMond frames where they were almost unrecognizable - damaged decals don't diminish the quality of the frame but it makes restoration more difficult.
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08-03-13, 06:31 PM
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Beautiful! Well done!
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It was one of those little moments when being a longtime pro came in handy: one of my first 'art' jobs back in high school was actually painting signs, so I definitely had the tools & skills to make a tidy job of it.
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Very Nice Lemond......I love the relatively conservative paint on that 'un. Well done top to bottom !
08-03-13, 09:52 PM
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Very nice!
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A real beauty. Congratulations! I remember looking high and low for decals to put on my Lemond Zurich a few years ago. Couldn't even find the "853" decal. I see that they are available on ebay now. I ended up just gluing the headbadge back on.
08-07-13, 07:46 PM
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I, too, appreciate clean, conservative paint jobs. Good lookin' bike!
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