One day, I'll sit down for a few hours and replace the images of my builds that photobucket has stopped hosting, but in the meantime I'll post the pics of recent rebuilds...
Had the bike running with 9 speed downtube levers and a Campag Centaur drivetrain which looked fairly "period" but was much more practical for local terrain.
A couple of weeks ago, I did a 3 day mini-tour riding from Glasgow to Runcorn in what is usually a once a fortnight commute by train. Swapped the compact for a Racing T triple, changed the monoplaners for dual pivots and put a set of ergos on to make life easier all round. Put a set of 36 spoke wheels on too so that the chances of catastrophic wheel failure were reduced. Finished it off with a Carradice Nelson on support.
I think it turned out pretty good... and it certainly carried me over 250 miles very well.
Roll forward a week or two and it's time to take the triple off...
This time, I've dropped the period effort and tried out some mid-noughties Campag carbon. Not the lightest in the world even though it a pro level frameset and carbon groupset. Even with the lighter wheels, this is still a bike that weighs over 9kg.
I think it's very pretty though...