Post images of beauty (quote pics sparingly) - see Mod warnings in OP

Miklos

Finally, the Ken lives!

The lads in Eurocycles really helped me out with this one, couldn't recommend them more. Sound as can be.

Joey Joe-Joe Jr

Very nice! What size frame is it?

Miklos

Thanks Joey, it's a 59.

AstraMonti

bcmf wrote: »

This way

Tried it. Also tried spacers.. still can't get it to work right. And they are very nice chainrings stiff and quiet, don't really want to change them :mad:

bcmf

hmmm......Its dropping between the rings?

AstraMonti

bcmf wrote: »

hmmm......Its dropping between the rings?

Yeap, had a mechanic to look at it too, couldn't figure it out either.

bcmf

I remember reading somewhere (maybe WW or RBR) that someone was having a similar issue with shifting on those rings.
Steve from F-L was a bit stumped by it. The switched the ring ie inside out and moved it forward afair. I think they came to the conclusion that it was a FD problem.
Have you tried it with a normal FD. I know a lot of guys dont use the 11sp FD as they feel the 10sp works better. (hence you see more 11 sp FD's for sale then normal)

AstraMonti

bcmf wrote: »

I remember reading somewhere (maybe WW or RBR) that someone was having a similar issue with shifting on those rings.
Steve from F-L was a bit stumped by it. The switched the ring ie inside out and moved it forward afair. I think they came to the conclusion that it was a FD problem.
Have you tried it with a normal FD. I know a lot of guys dont use the 11sp FD as they feel the 10sp works better. (hence you see more 11 sp FD's for sale then normal)

No haven't tried that to be honest.. but probably I won't bother with a swap, I ll try to swap sides on the small ring and see what comes out of it. I am starting to look over the Q-ring side, but I can only find 53/40 for 135BCD.

bcmf

There are only 2 things that come to mind that will cause that to happen.
1) cable tension.
Maybe the cable is too tight.So when you press the thumb shifter there is still too much tension 'holding' the mech thus not letting the mech drop fully therefore not pushing the chain far enough in/down to the small ring
and/or
2)
The inside of the outer plate of the mech is picking up the chain too early or too late and not placing the chain right.

AstraMonti

You want to come over to take a look? I have lots of beer

bcmf

you live in that southside place...dont ya. If ya worked in City centre then I could possibly spin in on Fri and I could have a look see.

AstraMonti

bcmf wrote: »

you live in that southside place...dont ya. If ya worked in City centre then I could possibly spin in on Fri and I could have a look see.

I live south and work even souther. I ll pm you to see if we can arrange something.

bcmf

Sound.

manwithaplan

Inspired by a thread on Bike Forums - http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-640618.html

Any chance it has something to do with the width of the chain? Is there a possibility that the 11 sp chain is not wide enough to 'catch' properly on the downshift (possibly exacerbated by the generic inner chainring).

Ignore me if that's stupid.

AstraMonti

It's a possibility, I am not very good in the mechanical stuff.

@Mods, maybe move the posts that are about the chainrings in a separate thread?

AstraMonti

It's a possibility, I am not very good in the mechanical stuff.

@Mods, maybe move the posts that are about the chainrings in a separate thread?

levitronix

AstraMonti wrote: »

No haven't tried that to be honest.. but probably I won't bother with a swap, I ll try to swap sides on the small ring and see what comes out of it. I am starting to look over the Q-ring side, but I can only find 53/40 for 135BCD.

Id 2nd this thought innner rings are slighty offset they have a right and wrong size, usually the number of teeth will be printed on the ring facing towards the bottom bracket

delynet

Cycle superstore have one of these on display. Only €15,000.

furiousox

delynet wrote: »

Cycle superstore have one of these on display. Only €15,000

15 grand?
For a hong-fu??? :pac:

AstraMonti

Special edition colagno for Colagno's 80th birthday. Sauce: http://www.colnago.com/c59-ottanta/ This will be probably worth around 25k in around 20years time.. anyone for a long term investment?

ROK ON

AstraMonti wrote: »

Special edition colagno for Colagno's 80th birthday. Sauce: http://www.colnago.com/c59-ottanta/ This will be probably worth around 25k in around 20years time.. anyone for a long term investment?

Nah, given the way Central Banks are distorting the money supply, the next wave of hyper inflation will mean that 25k in 20 years time is worth sod all. Maybe you will be able to get a Colnago t shirt for that money in two decades:D..

petethedrummer

ROK ON wrote: »

Maybe you will be able to get a Colnago t shirt for that money in two decades:D..

Are the joins at the sleeves lugged?

Plastik

Image of beauty? I like to think so Have a loan of some Cosmics for the weekend!

murf85

Plastik wrote: »

Image of beauty? I like to think so Have a loan of some Cosmics for the weekend!

You break 'em you pay for 'em!!

Dubba

Plastik wrote: »

Image of beauty? I like to think so Have a loan of some Cosmics for the weekend!

Whoa thats some drop, hurting just looking at it :pac:

kennyb3

Plastik wrote: »

Image of beauty? I like to think so Have a loan of some Cosmics for the weekend!

Gatorskins on deep sections? you need to have a word with your mate!

bcmf

With the seat post up that high and the amount of spacers would there be perhaps a sizing issue?

AstraMonti

By far the best looking HT and FS I ve seen.

Plastik

I think the picture at 18mm distorts the actual drop from seat to bars. It looks more severe there than it actually is. The sloping top tube of the PX also distorts it maybe. I'm 6' 1 on a 56, probably right at the top of what's reasonable, but 58's are just too much of a stretch. I find this set up very comfortable.



As it happens, I did a fitting on the bike previously and the seat was actually another 5-10mm higher, but I dropped it back down a bit.

fat bloke

Jesus yeah, much better in that picture. In the cosmics pic it doesn't look like you could possibly use the drops.

Lovely looking bike though
What are the cosmics like anywho?