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LOL, that a good way to mess this ol' geezer's body up. I have 5 blown discs in my lower back and both knees are bone on bone. I have a specific fit that I use on all my bikes to allow me to ride pain free. Not messing with that at all!

They new Mavic Ksyrium Pro Carbon SL Tubular Road Wheelset with Veloflex Arenberg tubulars. The wheels are around 1190 grams but have rider weight limit of around 260 lbs. I'm surprised it's so light too. Not really anything left practically that'll take more weight off. No should it really...

This is turning into pure madness. Got the tubular rims and tires in. The weight is now 15 lbs 14 ozs. The weight weenie illness if taking over big time though. I'm now thinking I really do need to swap the Ultegra RD for the Dura Ace 7800 RD and could I save another oz or two by sourcing a...

Well... first ride on any bike in about a week and a half. Was going to take out the De Rosa at the last minute I just had to take this out and see if all the work on it paid off. And it did, for sure! Today was a 25 mile ride with some swirling winds yet this bike finally felt fast and...

More changes and another "issue". So new housing and cables as well as new Zipp carbon handlebars and ST-7800 shifters. I had my favorite LBS do this work hoping to have it done by today for a nice weekend ride. Well, they got it done but there's a problem and it's also raining all day again...

Well.... I did go ahead and order some Dura Ace 7800 brakes for it. Still waiting for them to come in. But today I got in a new saddle that I think looks a little better on it. I also got in the shipment of stuff from Merlins so the bike got new Look Keo Blades today, some supple Veloflex...

Well, it was a beautiful build. Sorry about the accident. Look forward to seeing what you do next.

Yeah wheels will be next most likely. I keep finding little issues I didn't spot because the bike seemed so clean and well taken care of when I got it. I didn't give it as thorough of a going over as I normally do. There has been side to side play in the crank for at least that final ride...

Just a little update on this one, it's been a bit of an enigma. Looks great, components seem to be in good shape and yet I'm having trouble getting speed out of it. I've got around 25 various old road bikes and as a fun game lately I've been trying to ride all of them over a similar 24-27 mile...

Anothere good place to ask are the C&V folks over on BikeForums. https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-vintage-bicycles-whats-worth-appraisals/ Initial glance at the frame really shows nothing special. It does have a pump peg and chain hanger which are nice. But the mounts on the rear drop...

I did see some minor stuff and dirt I messed while processing a bunch of snaphots of it. I posted a bunch over in the gallery. Old eyes aren't as good as they used to be up close, even with reading glasses, LOL!

Man it is nice looking and really seems in great shape. All the decals on it are under clear coat except for that size one. Degreased all the parts, swapped out those heavy pedals for my usual Keo's, cleaned the chain, etc. Cleaned the frame, then I took some Meguiars #7 to the paint followed...

Well..... I did it. This one was about an hour away so I went this morning and made a deal with the owner. Seems to be in really good shape, just dirty. His understanding is it was a team bike of some sort. It does have a "R" serial number which makes it a 2006 I guess. It's also got the 55...

Well I've got the same potential BB issue with mine. From what I've found the actual bearings are common enough if you need to replace them. Phil Woods also has or had a replacement BB. My Klein was a recent local find that had been rebuilt but I don't really know to what extent. The good...

Well that thread over on Paceline sure didn't help, LOL! 13 pages of Cannondale praise and I think only one poster saying they didn't like theirs. I have been downsizing but really want to try a Cannondale now that I found out how nice the Kleins are.

Will do, thanks! There is one like in the video that I found for sale but I'm trying to figure out a good price. Except for my Klein I mainly an old steel guy so I don't know much about values on Cannondales. Still, the Klein has been such a pleasant surprise that I now want to scratch that...

As a lover of patriotic themed bikes I'm trying to identify the bike in this video. I can't seem to find it in the catalogs at all. Any idea what model year this is so I know what to hunt for? Not sure of the significance of the "Paramount Racing" on the top tube. Has characteristics of some...