Recent content by Blackbike

Hi Georges1, I really like the way your build is going. The Zipp wheels and crankset are such a great match with the aero features of the Trek. looking forward to more :cool:👍. Great Stuff: Mike

I really like your build, D-A 7800 is also one of my personal favorites. : Mike

It's been a little while but progress is being made as parts are showing up. If I had to describe what i've built I would call it a resto-mod sportif or in other words a utility cruiser that I can throw a Carradice bag on and go day tripping. Things that showed up are a 12-27 Dura-Ace cassette...

The A-D is closing in on done. I still have a bunch of details to take care of, but today I'm officially calling it a bicycle but not done😜. Better photos later after it's maiden voyage Best Wishes: Mike

One Day Delivery!!! But I just did a 12 hour day and I'm too tired to do anything about anything o_O. Have A Great Day: Mike

Thank you Ferrus. This has been a fun build with a lot of plot twists and a few bad cockpit choices in the beginning trying to deal with the 21 inch frame with a 22.5 inch top tube. The good news is I now have a acceptable fit and I really want to ride it!!! Best Wishes: Mike

After launching a 3mm nut for a top tube cable clamp into the abyss that is my work area, I gave up trying to find it and ordered 100 3mm x 10 mm long button head screws and 100 3mm nyloc nuts for the same money as a new cable clamp set. McMaster-Carr to the rescue, delivers tomorrow sometime...

Progress, it shifts and stuff... ;) I just like the view from this angle. : Mike

As much as I wanted to like the Nitto B130 bar and Craft stem it just wasn't working for me, so a bar and stem swap was necessary. So the A-D is now wearing a 85mm Ambrosio stem and a 40cm Ambrosio Campione Del Mondo drop bar. My inner hipster is dead... But progress is being made. : Mke

So enough details and on to the mockup photos, I believe I have a fit;). : Mike

As a young man, I drank and howled at the moon. As a old man, I drink coffee and work on bicycles. Chased and faced. The bottom bracket cleaned up nicely, threads are at better than 90%, and the facing trued up well with very little material loss as the caliper photo will show. It's been a good...

It looks like assembly has started... The new Campagnolo Record headset was installed after paint removal of the mating faces of the head tube, putting a small radius on the id of the head tube, and good clean. Everything pressed up very nicely and is dead square. The final adjustment is smooth...

I love a good tug... : Mike

It's always a good day when parts show up. Things that arrived today are a Campagnolo Record Triple bottom bracket and nice set of stainless steel top tube cable clamps from Velo-Heaven in the UK. The clamps impressed me as they have been through a parts tumbler and have a nice finish and as...

It is amazing the damage that can be done to a seatpost lug by a unskilled individual with a keyed Sugino seatpost binder bolt :eek:. If the Austro-Daimler ever gets paint a proper seatpost lug repair will be done but under the circumstances, this is my bodge. So my semi-permanent temporary...