My Dave Russell 653 - Retro/modern

Hi all,
here's a couple of pictures of my 1989 Dave Russell built in Reynolds 653 - this has been a long term project. I bought the F/F off ebay when iwas living in New Zealand a year ago - it was sitting in my parent's shed in devon for a year and when i returned to the UK to live in march is set about getting it restored and on the road - so here is Dave, he weighs around 8kg and is like a whippet!

Frame: 1989 Dave Russell Reynolds 653

Fork: Dave Russell 653

Headset: Chris King Gripnut
Stem: Cinelli 1R
Handlebar: Cinelli Top 64 ergo
Bar Tape: Fizik

Brake Levers/Brifters: Campagnolo Record 10
Brake Calipers: Campagnolo Record
Brake Pads: Campagnolo Record
Brake Cables: Campagnolo

Shifters:
Front Derailleur: Campagnolo Record 10
Rear Derailleur: Campagnolo Record titanium 10
Derailleur Cables: Campagnolo
Cassette: Campagnolo Record 11-23 or 12-25
Chain: KMC ultralite
Cranks: Campagnolo Recordd Ultra Torque 172.5mm
Chainrings: Campagnolo Record 53-39
Bottom Bracket: Campagnolo Record UT
Pedals: Look Keo

Rims: Amrosio Team Edition 28H or Mavic open pro ceramic 32H
Hubs: Campagnolo Record 10 28H or Record Titanium 10 32H
Hub Skewers: Campagnolo Record
Nipples: Sapim or Brass
Spokes: Sapim CX Ray or DT Swiss DB
Tyres: Michelin pro race 3 ivory or Vittoria Open Corsa Evo
Tubes: inner

Saddle: Selle Italia Flite titanium
Seatpost: Campagnolo Record carbon
Seatpost Binder: n/a

Bottle Cage: Elite
Extras:

Weight: 8kg approx








apologies for the rubbish picture quality!

fantastic ... very stylish. great job!

Nice Bike.... I'm a fan of Dave Russell .... who reset the back end to 130mm?....Thinking of doing something in the future retro modern. I like how its a fusion. works well and nicely balanced....nice

thanks for the compliments.
Regarding the rear spacing it measures 128mm so i suspect that it was how it was built - luckily the 10 speed hubs fit in no problem and i can use all cogs without a problem.
The white tape isn't practical though so i'm going to redo it in black.

I'm a DR fan too. Great bloke, sadly missed.

Nice bike but please don't fit black tape - you'll spoil it completely!

Really nice bike, I like the mix of old and new...I'm thinking of doing something similar with my Koga.

Great looking bike, quality steel frame and modern ish parts that work...whatever, clean lines, well spec,d...very nice bike!

Very nice. I like that a lot.

Inclined to agree about the bar tape too, the white does really set the total image of the bike although totally impractical.

Would look OK in black too though. Did you a quick mock up.

Prometheus":12u7dm95 said:

Very nice. I like that a lot.

Inclined to agree about the bar tape too, the white does really set the total image of the bike although totally impractical.

Would look OK in black too though. Did you a quick mock up.

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Yep, just as I thought, nowhere near as nice.

Keep the white - and wash it regularly!

white tape +1