1997 Dekerf Team SL

[donk]

Bike is back....

Building it up as a drop bar, gravelish bike using 8 speed triple microshift shifters.

Stem was built by Paul brodie after some pleading.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Sweet merciful lord, that is fine.

 

[albash82]

Yessssss this is ace

 

[Prodigal Son]

Those bombers are great forks. The 80mm has 10mm of negative travel so when you sit on the bike it´s bbrackt lowers some. I would rock that fork.

 

[donk]

Not a retro build.....

Going for a drop bar conversion, "gravel" bike.

 

[albash82]

Good rebirth of an old classic there

 

[donk]

Decided to get a set of gravel king ss for the tires and a 50 tooth big ring for road riding.

Just waiting for the bar tape.

 

[Prodigal Son]

Decided to get a set of gravel king ss for the tires and a 50 tooth big ring for road riding.

Just waiting for the bar tape.

A shorter stem will fit you better if using drop bars. You can ride on gravel w/ a flat bar btw. Most people are doing it now.

 

[donk]

May switch back, just wanted to give drop bars a try.

Set up and distances are a bit shorter and higher than my road bike, so feel pretty good in the drops and able to get behind the seat if needed.

This is a relatively inexpensive experiment - microshift shifters and travel agents. Everything else I already had.

 

[donk]

In anticipation of entering BOM here is an artistic impression of what it looks like.

Just finishing up changing back to a flat bar (thomson ti) and will add more pics shortly.