Recent content by Obi-Juan

And well, since I had adjusted the Look Mi-90 just 20 minutes ago, I wanted to take a picture of them together: A French bike, an Italian bike, and an olive tree...very Mediterranean.

A friend from Foromtb told me that if I had a white saddle, maybe some white tires would look good. Well, since I used Geax tires because they're Italian, that didn't leave me with many options, but I found them and tried them. I like them.

Well, some nice S2R pedals arrived, as well as a red Zefal Aluplast, which I think is the perfect complement to the pedals, a very classic bottle cage. Now all that's missing is the head badge on the front and little else.

On a separate note, a friend told me there were some S2R pedals for sale. I was thinking about silver S2X pedals. They would really look very serious and pretty, but I can't resist adding the iconic red Look pedals. I think it's the right fit. That's changed my mind a bit, and I looked around...

I made a beginner's mistake. The frame came with a tightly tightened seatpost. Of course, the original seat clamp is very sturdy and has a very tight "road bike" type bolt. But when I replaced it with a lighter Hope seat clamp, I realized the seatpost wasn't tight enough. It wasn't the right...

It sounds nice, really... but I honestly don't know what it really means. I imagine it's Peugeot's internal welding system, implemented in the early 1980s under a new name.

Thank you very much for the comments. As for the brakes, well, it's not my fault; it's what the bike asked of me 😁. Yes, bicycles talk, and maybe I deserve to be in a mental hospital for saying this. But this bike spoke volumes; it told many stories and asked me to restore its splendor. I hope...

Well, I think the place where it's manufactured isn't the most important thing as long as it's the right one. If it were a determining factor, we'd have to throw all our Explosif, Team Marin, Apex, Stumpjumper, etc., etc. in the trash. Honestly, I don't mind seeing a "Made in Taiwan" label on my...

Well, it seems that's how it was. Here's a more or less explained explanation: https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/info-on-look-mtbs.36591/ It seems that Look belonged to the Cycle-Europe group, a very powerful group at the time, and which truly believed that an MTB should have its origins "on...

Well, I took advantage of a brief moment without rain on Sunday to finish the Raleigh. Phillib kindly gave me the contact of Ákos Szilvassy, who had the Raleigh USA logo for the Techniums. I asked for them in a specific color to match the rest of the decals, and he sent them to me very quickly...

I was away most of the week, so I wasn't able to make much progress on the project, but it's ready to be wired and fine-tuned. Hopefully, I'll give it a final push this weekend.

The rest of the material, for now, follows the original plan: a Suntour XC pro And of course Ritchey grips

The fork is a little tight, I had to reface the steerer tube 3 mm to fit it, so I need a front brake cable hanger. Well, I took advantage of Saturday to widen the rear fork hole to 8 mm so I could install a road brake nut, more discreet and in aluminum or titanium. Also, by shortening the bolt...

I agree with you. These graphics are really original and they are not cheap. It is clear that they wanted to give a quality image and with that "Italian fashion" style.

The bad thing about the Hutchinson is that they have front/rear position but they only have the logo on one side... that looks a bit strange. On the bikes with canti's the problem was braking, so I respect the position of the front wheel and at the same time it improves the grip in curves. I...