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  • #4442
    Dubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭Dubba


    Lumen wrote: »
    Are those Force chainrings on a Red crankset?

    I find the Red rings very ugly. If only chainrings weren't so expensive...

    I saw the Stronglight CT2 for €35 from bike24, was thinking of changing to these from Rival myself.

    http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=2875;page=1;menu=1000,4,122;mid=8;pgc=0


  • #4443
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,515 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Dubba wrote: »
    I saw the Stronglight CT2 for €35 from bike24, was thinking of changing to these from Rival myself.

    http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=2875;page=1;menu=1000,4,122;mid=8;pgc=0

    Oooh. Do you know whether the 38T are 130BCD? I could use a granny ring on my Quarq.


  • #4444
    Dubba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 895 ✭✭✭Dubba


    AFAIK yea, the link above is for the Stronglight CT2 Chainring Road 130 Standard.

    They also have the Stronglight CT2 Chainring Road 110 Compact which I presume would fit my SRAM Rival Compact chainset?


  • #4445
    everti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭everti


    I got them from the site below:

    Serge is very nice and good to deal with!

    http://www.carbonfreaks.nl/winkel/stronglight-standard-p-767.html


  • #4446
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭letape


    crashoveroid wrote: »
    [IMG][/img]42333040104904657810410.jpg Uploaded with ImageShack.us

    This is my new bus after breaking my other frame.

    Very nicely finisehed - hard to beat those wheels for all year use and I like the white cable housing!


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  • #4447
    Paul Kiernan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,272 ✭✭✭Paul Kiernan


    Full Ultegra, RS80 Carbon Laminate Wheels, really needs white bar tape:)

    Principia002.jpg


  • #4448
    denisstephens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28 ✭denisstephens


    Saved this from a skip in work today a raleigh maverick. was wondering what. to do with it a rebuild or make a fixie out of it any suggestions would be great is it even worth it i wonder ;-)


  • #4449
    The tax man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,562 ✭✭✭The tax man


    I'll take some shots when I've given her a quick clean(dusty) and in proper lighting conditions.


  • #4450
    Gasco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 346 ✭✭Gasco


    A thing of beauty Tax Man, looking forward to the full frontal (& back & sides). The Delta brakes alone are making me very jealous, you tease sir.....

    Any chance of the spec as well?


  • #4451
    clod71
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 641 ✭✭✭clod71


    The tax man wrote: »
    I'll take some shots when I've given her a quick clean(dusty) and in proper lighting conditions.


    lovely...

    OT: by the way, it was just yesterday that the cannibal was awarded by The Giro D'Italia with the "Trofeo Senza Fine" (the Neverending Trophy)

    AoDXo6BCMAAoVbS.jpg


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  • #4452
    granda
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 726 ✭✭✭granda


    i,ve been waiting a while to be able to add this beauty,my new enigma esprit


  • #4453
    The tax man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,562 ✭✭✭The tax man


    Eddy Merckx 10th Anniversary Bike.
    Original bike from new. Mint condition.
    Specs:
    Frame: Columbus TSX 57cm c-t
    Groupset:Full Campagnolo C Record incl clipless pedals.(not pictured)
    Rims: Wolber GTX 32 hole
    Stem: Cinelli with Eddy Merckx pantograph
    Bars:Cinelli 64 Giro D'Italia
    Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo special.


    DSC_0637-1-1.jpg

    th_DSC_0636-1.jpg th_DSC_0661-1.jpg th_DSC_0656-1.jpg th_DSC_0663-1.jpg th_DSC_0641-1.jpg th_DSC_0643.jpg th_DSC_0665-1.jpg th_DSC_0662-1.jpg

    Couldn't get any outdoor shots due to the rain.:(


  • #4454
    AstraMonti
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,704 ✭✭✭AstraMonti


    So.. When can I take her for a spin? :D Enjoy that beauty.


  • #4455
    jefferson73
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 377 ✭✭jefferson73


    The tax man wrote: »
    Eddy Merckx 10th Anniversary Bike.
    Original bike from new. Mint condition.
    Specs:
    Frame: Columbus TSX 57cm c-t
    Groupset:Full Campagnolo C Record incl clipless pedals.(not pictured)
    Rims: Wolber GTX 32 hole
    Stem: Cinelli with Eddy Merckx pantograph
    Bars:Cinelli 64 Giro D'Italia
    Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo special.

    That's a beauty, TSX rides like a dream.
    Here's mine, Shimano 600 head to toe

    5675510665_866275bf4e.jpg


  • #4456
    niceonetom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,833 ✭✭✭niceonetom


    I'm not normally into the whole retro schtick, FCUK ME I WANT THAT BIKE.

    Well done Taxman. I love everything about that.


  • #4457
    happytramp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,627 ✭✭✭happytramp


    Seriously Tax Man! What are you going to do with that? I wouldn't even take that outdoors, let alone ride it!!


  • #4458
    Keep_Her_Lit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Keep_Her_Lit


    The tax man wrote: »
    Eddy Merckx 10th Anniversary Bike.
    Wow! So crisp, elegant and uncluttered looking. Fabulous bike. Wishing you many enjoyable miles on it.


  • #4459
    The tax man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,562 ✭✭✭The tax man


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    So.. When can I take her for a spin? :D Enjoy that beauty.
    In yours dreams sunshine.:D
    niceonetom wrote: »
    I'm not normally into the whole retro schtick, FCUK ME I WANT THAT BIKE.
    Cheers Tom. That's how I felt when I first saw it.
    happytramp wrote: »
    Seriously Tax Man! What are you going to do with that? I wouldn't even take that outdoors, let alone ride it!!

    To get your hands on something so old and in such good condition it would be mad to ruin it now. I'll have to take it for a very very short spin just to see how it feels but it's really a collectable bike not for riding.Not many Km's on the clock.


  • #4460
    DominoDub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    1990 Catalog for the EM 10th

    CCF25022008_00002.jpg


    http://www.tearsforgears.com/2008/02/eddy-merckx-1990-catalog.html


  • #4461
    smush76
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭smush76


    Tax man, hands down this is IMO the nicest thing I have yet seen on this thread.. congrats Im sure you'll enjoy it for many years to come.


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  • #4462
    G rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭G rock


    smush76 wrote: »
    Tax man, hands down this is IMO the nicest thing I have yet seen on this thread.. congrats Im sure you'll enjoy it for many years to come.

    +1.

    An absolute beaut!


  • #4463
    G rock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 926 ✭✭✭G rock


    granda wrote: »
    i,ve been waiting a while to be able to add this beauty,my new enigma esprit


    oh also meant to say that your new steed is looking great granda, what group did you go for in the end?

    the finish on those enigmas looks class.

    well wear!


  • #4464
    ROK ON
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,831 ✭✭✭ROK ON


    Taxman.

    Just stunning.

    You need to think about doing the Eroica.


  • #4465
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,515 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    ROK ON wrote: »
    You need to think about doing the Eroica.

    Yes, 70km of gravel sounds like an excellent way to break in that paintjob. :pac:

    taxman, that saddle doesn't look level.


  • #4466
    Eamonnator
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,561 ✭✭✭Eamonnator


    ROK ON wrote: »
    Taxman.

    Just stunning.

    You need to think about doing the Eroica.

    Ineligible. too young by 3 years.

    and far, far too beautiful.


  • #4467
    crumliniano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭crumliniano


    @Taxman, what a beauty. A few details I particularly like
    The delta brakes - why has that beautiful design not persisted?
    The quill stem, another case where aesthetics has lost out to function, they were so elegant compared to current stems.
    The rear derailleur, oozes quality.
    The curved detail on the frame where the seat post enters it.

    It's almost too good to cycle. Well wear!


  • #4468
    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    crumliniano wrote: »
    The delta brakes - why has that beautiful design not persisted?

    AFAIK, many people thought they were ****. Arguments break out immediately about them. Some felt they were really good for modulating speed, but not great in full on panic mode. Others felt they were terrible in the wet.


    Found this somewhere:

    <snip>Mod Note - Sherlocked
    more here: Delta Discussion

    I have spoken to a few people who run/ran them and they didn't seem too concerned by them.


  • #4469
    letape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,934 ✭✭✭letape


    Personally I loved using deltas. For me the braking was comparable to other callipers of the era, when you took enough time to set them up properly!

    The additional weight of them was no doubt an issue for many compared to Record Cobaltos or Chorus side-pulls.


  • #4470
    A V A
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,755 ✭✭✭A V A


    tumblr_lrokgcOt0V1qgffrjo1_500.jpg

    this is my bike, thinking about changing the tires to a different colour, any suggestions?


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  • #4471
    AIR-AUSSIE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,596 ✭✭✭AIR-AUSSIE


    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    AFAIK, many people thought they were ****. Arguments break out immediately about them. Some felt they were really good for modulating speed, but not great in full on panic mode. Others felt they were terrible in the wet.

    I have spoken to a few people who run/ran them and they didn't seem too concerned by them.

    I did come across this brake today... omega prototype

    Haven't a clue what they'd be like though.


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