Lemond build

Got the frame and some choice parts off various members of this parish over the last month and been building it up since. Always intended to ride the bike so wanted it to be practical for me rather than be a period correct show piece. I think it turned out rather well...

Before the comments, yes, I know the brake blocks are the wrong way round :mrgreen:

Greg Lemond 56cm frame Columbus TSX tubing circa 1993
Campag Daytona 10-speed Ergopower shifters
Campag Racing T triple chainset 52/42/30
Campag Centaur 115mm bottom bracket
Campag Centaur derailleurs with 10-speed 13-29 cassette
Campag Chorus Monoplaner brake calipers with Koolstop Salmon pads
Campag Omega V rims laced to Record hubs with Sapim Laser spokes
Vittoria Open Corsa SC 23mm tyres
Campag Aero seatpost
San Marco Rolls saddle with titanium rails
Speedplay Zero chromoly pedals
3TTT Forma SL bars (44cm)
3TTT gunmetal quill stem (80mm)
Tange 1-inch headset
Deda cork bartape

Looks great & I'm sure will ride as good as it looks. The pedals just spoil the overall look for me, but as long as you're clipped in riding it, nobody will see them!

fantastic colour scheme .... love it

Incredibly aesthetic build! Only thing you'd need is a longer stem Imho

I love it oooo much.

I agree - I was used to riding a 54cm top tube with 100mm stem previously, so with this 56cm top tube, I thought an 80mm would suffice, however after riding it today, I can definitely do with an extra 2cm up front, so will look around for a 3TTT 100mm stem to replace this. It's a nice colour stem though - wouldn't want to change that.

Mikes_Bike":15w0nzdc said:

I agree - I was used to riding a 54cm top tube with 100mm stem previously, so with this 56cm top tube, I thought an 80mm would suffice, however after riding it today, I can definitely do with an extra 2cm up front, so will look around for a 3TTT 100mm stem to replace this. It's a nice colour stem though - wouldn't want to change that.

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I've recently changed my 110 mm to 120mm, but I still want a longer. The handling of the bike is much nicer, less anxious, I feel more in control with the longer stem.

And it's also much prettier I have a 570mm top tube, though, and it's common sense to use longer stems on larger frames due to the head tube angle.

On the lookout for a 100mm stem - 3TTT would be nice, though a similar looking Cinelli would do the job.

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Thats a lovely bike!

Agreed as above, lovely bike indeed, perhaps deserving of a new saddle though? Planet X are doing Cinelli re-issue stems at good prices. http://www.planetx.co.uk/c/q/components ... -kit/stems