Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Zullo


Note: limited edition 2010

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Pinarello



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Monday, December 27, 2010

SOMEC








Note: Short history of SOMEC here.

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Sunday, December 19, 2010

Grandis




Note: Grandis "OverMax"

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Rossin






Note: Lugged Rossin, similar to this one but with different seat stay treatment.

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Monday, December 13, 2010

Concorde


Photo: click to enlarge

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Don Walker


Note: Present day build by Don Walker, fillet brazed Columbus Max with chrome fork.

Photo: click to enlarge

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Thursday, December 9, 2010

Don Walker


Note: Present day build by Don Walker, fixed gear/single speed road Bike. Max tubing and lugs.

Photo: click to enlarge

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

SOMEC


Note: TIGed version. Short history of SOMEC here.

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Friday, December 3, 2010

SOMEC


Note: Lugged and with lugs chromed. Short history of SOMEC here.

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Cinelli




Note: another of Gianluca's bikes, this one a Cinelli "The Next Machine" in MAX OR from 1991. Gianluca writes, "Light and easy, silent and comfortable as only good steel can be, but reliable and reactive. A dream to me. At the first assembling I placed Modolo Morphos integrated controls, then I decided to use 1988 Campagnolo Centaur thumbshifters and their matching brake levers. In the right shifter I mounted an 8 speed indexed ratchet taken from an 8s down tube shifter." Equipped as follows:

Handlebars / Stem:
Haro stem with 1.25" quill, Deda Big Piega with 31.8mm clamp diameter
Fork / Headset:
Cinelli with Columbus Max OR tubeset, in Nivacrom® steel tubing / 1.25" Tange threaded (evolution size)
Front Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Campagnolo 1991 Centaur hub with Campagnolo Thorr rim and Michelin XCR 26" x 1.40
Rear Wheel / Hub / Rim / Tire:
Campagnolo 1991 Centaur hub with Campagnolo Thorr rim and Michelin XCR 26" x 1.40
Crankset / Bottom Bracket:
Campagnolo 1991 Centaur with 175mm crankarms / Gary Fisher BB (the one with seeger ring)
Saddle / Seat Post:
Isca Selle Vuelta titanio in black perforated leather and titanium rails /TAQ 33 seatpost 400mm long and Ø27.0mm
Pedals / Chain:
Look CX7 carbon / Rohloff
Shifters / Derailers:
Modolo Morphos integrated controls / 1991 Campagnolo gearset with 35mm clamp on front mech
Brakes / Brake Levers:
XLC cyclocross mini V brake / Modolo Morphos integrated controls
Gearing / Chainring / Misc.:
1996 Campagnolo Veloce 8 speed cogset in 13-23 toothing / 48-38-28 chainring

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