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I've had a change of heart and decided to submit my frame anyway after being persuaded by Mickyspinn's encouraging words. After all, it's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts. I have taken part in many things and it has been extremly rare that i've won. If you don't take part then...

I was considering entering my Giant Cadex frame that i purchased 18 months ago from a gent on this forum. However when i saw the photos of the Battaglin, the idea quickly disolved. I think it's going to be a one horse race.

If there is some functional advantage of the ITM stem then may i suggest you could ask a welder if it's possible to TIG weld it. Posing the question to a knowledgable person ought to be free. (asking such a question that is) Give Google a try otherwise.

WD 40 seems to do the trick for all types of problems regarding lubrication. Maybe i should have a can handy on my bedside table😁

You have a point there. Personally, i wouldn't recomend someone to convert an ordinary bike to an e-bike, especially an unrestricted one, which is usually what people think of doing. I think it is better to have an over dimensioned frame rather than an under dimensioned one. An e-bike weighs...

I don't have a degree in anything, especially mechanical engineering but my semi-proffesional guess is that if an e-bike didn't require a re-enforced, strengthened,over dimensioned frame to accomadate for the extra weight and stresses caused by the implementation of a motor, then the engineers...

Really nice bike you got there. The rear mech outer cable may not be original though. It ought to be Campag steel one, then the cable itself will automatically be the correct length. This should improve gear change smoothness/accuracy. If my eyesight isn't failing(again)😲, the cable seems to...

Amazing that we have exactly the same taste in colour schemes. My best bike is also red, white and black with carbon components but that is definatly where the similarity ends. All the same a fantastic piece of 2 wheel artwork.

I'd be too scared to ride that bike. The Alien films put shudders down my spine & made me jump out of the chair, spilling the popcorn all over the place.

Really nice looking build. How well do the Campagnolo shifters work with the LX rear mech? My hands don't like Shimano ergonomy, as opposed to 9/10sp Ergopower.

Really great looking bike. Not that it makes any difference really but i wonder if not the chainrings at least, are Triomphe from the early 80`s and not Nouvo Record. Correct me if i´m wrong of course, it will put my mind at rest.

I also happen to have a carbon Record. I have a pair of Mirage levers on a winter bike, so i've had the possibility to compare. My Record lever is a microshift version. In my opinion, the shift function is brilliant, very exact. No chainset rub. I think a new pair of carbon Record ergopower...

Was it a Mirage left hand lever that you had in the beginning? You never know what's broken untill you start taking something apart. You can look on Campagnolos technical documents/spare parts webbpage to find what is compatible. Then you have the problem of sourcing the parts which can be...

If it's any consolation? You have to ask yourself 2 questions; 1) What would a new replacement ergolever had cost? 2) Do you have the tools and knowledge to carry out the repair yourself? Regardless of who carried out the task, you should bear this fact in mind that you should be grateful that...

How much did the frame cost? From what i've been reading about different types of tubing, Columbus MAX is the best model steel tubing available, prior to aluminium. I'm curious.

Great stuff. Goes to show that you can still learn something new every day😃

I had v-brakes on it originally but the pull ratio on the brake lever was totally wrong. To cult a long story short, i read somewhere on the www. that a long straddle wire should improve the braking power and they did. Now the Gaultier could lie in the brake blocks or/and the braking surface of...

I built a B-----ard Gravel out of a an early 90's steel Mtb frame and forks. The tubing is Tange, 26" wheels with Conti DoubleFighter tyres, 2*9 gearing, carbon fibre seatpost & handlebars and canti brakes. The brakes are the only thing that let it down. Otherwise it's a comfortable ride and...

I've never heard/seen those before. Maybe i'm not old enough😆. When did they first appear? Pretty good idea though i imagine.

It appears to have some mysterious gear changing system on the handlebars but the rear mech looks like a Shimano 600. Is it a homemade Di2 or something top secret russian from BITD?