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PostPosted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 7:54 pm
WheelsuckerJoined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:11 pmPosts: 2
I finally have a bike that I consider worthy of the term "Bike Porn", let's see what you guys think.

I bought this recently and did a little work to it, I recabled it, swapped on my new Brooks, new stem and bar wrap and greased her up and the results are in the pictures.

BTW-The bottle cage has since been moved to the downtube and properly mounted.













And just for good measure my sons Viscount and my wifes Bottecchia,





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PostPosted: Sat Jun 02, 2012 8:12 pm
Better to have Bikeloved and lost than never to have Bikeloved at allJoined: Tue May 29, 2007 9:22 pmPosts: 2719Location: Golden Valley
Wow nice! Your son is tall too. :)


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 9:27 pm
User avatarAlleycatterJoined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 890Location: Phillips
Good call to pair the sun-tour barcons with the campy rear mech.

Is your son still riding the original fork?



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:30 pm
User avatarAlleycatterJoined: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:14 pmPosts: 954Location: Shelbyville
Dann wrote:
Good call to pair the sun-tour barcons with the campy rear mech.

Is your son still riding the original fork?

Those are quite clearly campy bar ends.

One does not use the inferior "sun-tour" with a Rally. Simplex would really be the the thing. Nevermind that the Rally is a copy of Suntour's R/D design.



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:23 am
User avatarDances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:15 amPosts: 7145
LOL NERDS



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 2:34 pm
User avatarAlleycatterJoined: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:49 amPosts: 890Location: Phillips
Takumar wrote:
Dann wrote:
Good call to pair the sun-tour barcons with the campy rear mech.

Is your son still riding the original fork?

Those are barely distinguishable as campy bar ends.

One does not use the inferior "sun-tour" with a Rally. Simplex would really be the the thing. Nevermind that the Rally is a copy of Suntour's R/D design.



Fine, you win this round.



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 5:32 am
User avatarKing of the MountainJoined: Fri May 04, 2007 6:30 amPosts: 1833Location: Lyndale 'hood
Dann wrote:
Is your son still riding the original fork?
That does look like a "death fork."



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 6:30 am
WheelsuckerJoined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:11 pmPosts: 2
Sorry I haven't been back in a while, The Rally rdr looks pretty but lacks a bit in function but I'll deal with it.

My sons Viscount came with the death fork but the one I built it with is a new cro-mo fork since I like his face the way it is. Other than that it's basically original right down to the tubular rims.

I've changed my GS a bit as well,





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