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Thanks! - tyres are 25mm vittoria corsa g+ tubulars

what a perfect looking build - i am 10 envious (0 is bad 10 is best)

So i decided it was time to build a bike with DT shifters again, since my oldest bike had a Dura ace 7410 group with brifters, and i wanted to hang out with the cool kids and their merry alcohol-fueled Eroica rides. Being a filthy shimano fanboy, the only valid option was to scrape together a...

nice bike! DA7400 is one of the coolest looking groupsets of all time (that unmistakable late 80s/early 90s japanese sci-fi design), and still works just as good as modern groups, so i say it's a nice upgrade ;)

the green Paves aren't as classy looking as the tan Corsas, but they do have their own weird charm :mrgreen: they ride great too - super comfy as expected, though the Corsas feel slightly faster when going all out on the flats (they are 27mm vs 25mm for the Corsas) it's going to be hard...

excellent job - it looks ace!

yay! nice! perfect! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GLUE!!! :evil:

if you dont mind a shiny finish, the fizik superlight glossy stays white without cleaning.

The real shocker is that the 7410 group shifts really, really, exceptionally well! The group has virtually no wear, so the shifts are lightning quick with no delay up or down - even on the front rings. The lever throw is super short, and has a really stiff and nice feel to it - it feels totally...

Took the Daccordi out for a spin today, and my god is the 7410 group a treat. Both the front and rear shifts are super fast and buttery smooth - brakes are good and the cranks feels stiff and nice. the cinelli 65 handlebars are also pretty goddamn great in my book - way more comfortable shape...

a Ti spindle just seems like such a unecessary choice to me compared to a steel one. wont it just be softer and more mushy feeling when standing on the pedals? i'd much rather just use a hollowtech BB and a modern groupset if weight saving was the goal, which is a bad goal for an old steel...

And it all turned out great! The gearing-action feels so much better then the 600 groupset, and the whole thing just feels great. i also changed the handlebars for some cinelli 65-38 track bars, which ergonomically goes very nice with these levers.

The new 103mm bottom bracket arrived for the 7410 cranks arrived today. So out with the too wide UN70... and in with a new Token TK866CM the 7410 cranks sure are a lot better looking then the 600 ones :mrgreen:

so, remember how i just five days ago said that i had to force myself not to buy any new bikes? well... i guess i am weak for cool projects. it's a mid nineties Scott AFD 902! Not a lot of info about it around the web, but it seems it was Scotts top of the line carbon fiber bike frame from...

got hold of a complete dura ace 7410 groupset the other day in pretty good condition, so the 600 tricolor bike will be upgraded :mrgreen: Though it has a few minor scratches on it here and there (probably mostly from storage), it looks like it hasn't covered a lot of miles, as the FD still...

Once you think about it, it makes perfect sense, as the japanese love obsessing over small, obscure, long lived companies. What makes Daccordi perfect for the most hardcore japanese italophile, is that it is not too big and well known like Colnago or bianchi (for plebs and filthy casuals)...

yeah, it's easy to start hoarding when you see a great old bike for sale, needing just a little TLC to get back in shape, and going for next to nothing. i've had to force myself to stop buying more, as i just dont have the space for any more bikes, and i dont want to become a reseller ;) the...

yep, not many steel bikes out and about, but they do show up from time to time - mostly as inner city runabouts though ;)

Had a great 100km ride yesterday - everything was perfect except i slipped on some debris in a small roundabout and hit the asphalt! RIP hunt rim (and my buttocks ;) ) the rest of the bike did ok, looks like there was no damage to the frame, seat or handlebar - only some scratches on the...

took the 7800 daccordi out on a proper ride last weekend, and it was great. i did try out some 25mm GP4000 tires, and although they rode really well, they were too tall, and rubbed the top of the front brake when standing out of the saddle. the SLR saddle was also a bit to narrow and unergonomic...