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I recently built the pictured bike and had it resprayed at Cromaworks. I absolutely love it but we’ve just had a baby and I potentially need a clear out and some funds. Could someone help me value it to see whether it’s a worthwhile sale (albeit a reluctant one) The specs are: Frame: Ottadini...

Finally got to go out and ride it. Rides like a dream!

Finished off the build this morning and pretty happy with it now. Just got the seatpost to change to a Deda one once it arrives and to get the old wheel set up and running for nice days. Other than that it’s ready to ride!

Not finished but coming together now. The blue tyre is a turbo tyre so won’t be staying on.

I went for numberplate tape. Worked a treat!

Thanks Andy. Are there any types of plastic pegs that work best?

Started building today and I’ve come unstuck. I tried to put the cable guide on underneath but there aren’t any threads. Can the rubber inserts be sourced to attach it on?

it’s been a while! Finally got the frame back from painting. Bit of a delay due to covid and him completing other jobs. I wasn’t in a rush especially with the winter weather. I am blown away with the quality of the finish and he’s done an amazing job of painting the decals and keeping the...

Re: Minor update: Dropped the frame off at Cromaworks and John was brilliant. After initially looking at different colours schemes, assuming I would lose all the fork chrome, I am now keeping the same colour scheme. John took a look at the forks and said I’d be able to keep a good 2/3rds of...

Re: Thank you for that info. Really good to know a bit about him. Off to the paint shop this Thursday.

Re: Just so you know, you’ve made me want to rebuild my old TCR again now! I thought it had finally been retired but it’s my favourite ever geometry and weirdly the bike I did best on in races. It was also the bike that convinced me to stick with aluminium when I updated my main road bike.

Re: This is my 2006 model. It looks slightly different to yours but it doesn’t have the original fork. Your rear seat stays look slightly flared whereas this version isn’t. The rest looks pretty similar though. I’d still guess it’s in the 2000’s

They were! Apparently the guy was in the SAS so only made small batches for the local community. If you have a picture of the advert I'd love to see it.

Re: Slight update - Still waiting to get it painted. If I’m not re-chroming I want to pick a colour scheme I’m happy with. Heading across to Croma Works in sheffield to see what’s possible. In the picture is a very quick throw together to see what it will look like. I have got Dura Ace frame...

Re: Re: I'm no TCR expert but that looks like one of the much newer models of the frame. I've had 2 of them as they're one of my favourite frames to ride. In fact I still have a red and silver one! The red and silver I own is the 2006 model.

Re: I’ll look into those tyres. Unfortunately, I may lose the chroming. The tubes are pretty thin and I don’t think I can afford to get it re-chromed.

That is a beautiful looking bike!

Re: It looks like there is a small crack in the right hand seat stay. Is this a relatively easy repair for someone with the right skills? Doesn’t look too bad and the frame feels pretty sturdy still.

Re: Re: Thank you for that. I hadn’t noticed it was 531 Professional. I’ll try a 27.2 post I’ve got and give it a measure. I’m feeling I may need a 26.4 seatpost.

First post on here but I've loved looking through everyone else builds and it's certianly been an inspiration to build a bike myself. I found this Ottadini frame on eaby with wheels for £110. The frame is in pretty good condition considering it's not been used for 14 years! I personally love...