I decided to replicate my dream bike

[Nob]

Yep its expensive. Why out of my budget.

That’s a shame as lacquer over chrome looks beautiful like my battaglin below

 

[jim haseltine]

Sure does. I had a De Rosa built Moser frame blue over chrome in the mid 1980s. Looked fantastic and on bright days people reckoned they could spot me way down the road from the way it flashed in sun. It chipped like nobody's business though.

 

[codydaniels]

Sure does. I had a De Rosa built Moser frame blue over chrome in the mid 1980s. Looked fantastic and on bright days people reckoned they could spot me way down the road from the way it flashed in sun. It chipped like nobody's business though.

It is very hard for paint to get a mechanical bond to chrome. Thats why it always chips. A lot of those frames were stripped back to just the chrome because of that issue.

 

[codydaniels]

I built it up last night with campanello record parts. Today when I got home from work I was able to take it around the block. It rode very nice, but I'm sure my back will pay the price after any long distance. But for now I'm very happy with the frame I built myself.

 

[Nob]

I built it up last night with campanello record parts. Today when I got home from work I was able to take it around the block. It rode very nice, but I'm sure my back will pay the price after any long distance. But for now I'm very happy with the frame I built myself.

Well done

 

[codydaniels]

Here it is with Campagnolo record groupset. I had Record wheels on it but two spokes broke while riding it so I swapped to Spinergy until I can respoke the Records. Surprisingly the rear mounted front brake hasn't affected my turn radius.

 

[Nob]

Definitely needs a disc wheel on the rear but that’s just me………

 

[codydaniels]

I went for a 30 mile ride this past weekend. It preformed great. Suprisingly my back did not hurt. My neck did though. Now i have to repair my spoked wheels and paint.

 

[Nob]

Good to know it rides well

 

[codydaniels]

I laced up my new wheels. I think it looks much better now.