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I'll take a punt on that - 1974 Viscount Aerospace Pro plus lush foliage:





More fillet brazing and spec here (eventually...)

http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewto ... e285cd625a

Here we go 1982 approx

Bertin frame, Columbus tubing. Gipiemme dropouts

All Shimano 600 with exception of rear hub ( Pellisier ) and headset.

Lyotard pedals

SR bars, fluted stem and seatpost.

Lion tubulars on Mavic / Champion sprint rims.

'Bernard Hinault' Turbo pale blue suede saddle ( bit wet in photo! ...just washed...)

The Norman Fay 'tub tourer' - 1974 frame with later Shimano Deerhead parts

Already now nice entries. I like bikes with cables ''in the air''. That are the real oldies. Retro Classic.

Lets have a bash with my 979

Peugeot Comete



OK, so I've seen the posts about lack of pedals, poor photography etc. and decided my photo didn't do the bike justice! The weather was perfect tonight on my way home, so I couldn't help but make some bike porn.

The restoration was on very small budget (around £59), as the bike was always intended by Peugeot to be a low-cost club racer. Hopefully, the photos will show that even though the components were low end, their quality has helped them survive nicely.

The bike now weighs 19lb, without any fancy upgrades. Everything on the bike is factory stock, apart from the Acor duel pivot brakes, which IMHO, suit the frame perfectly and perform great (£11.95!). During 12 years of London commuting I only had to replace the cassette, chain, chain rings and brake blocks in almost 20,000 miles. During the recent restoration I replaced the tired saddle with a Charge Spoon and added new bar tape, brake cables and outers. The rims are original with the dents being removed in my bench vice then trued and the tyres are only the second pair in 25 years!

Still on the hunt for some decent 105 aero hoods, so please let me know if you have some going spare.

It's now my daily commuter, until the weather turns bad - then I'll be on my '97 Lava Dome!












Oh, and I still tape my bars top to bottom! I blame Mike Price (Cyclewise) as I used to watch him build his bikes for hours as a kid!

Raleigh dyna tech 700

Frame: 1991 Raleigh Dynatech 700.
Fork: Reynolds Bladed

Headset: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Stem: 3TTT
Handlebar: ITM Ergo drops
Bar Tape: Bontrager Gel

Brake Levers/Brifters: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Brake Calipers: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Brake Pads:
Brake Cables: Ashima Reaction Teflon

Shifters: Shimano Ultegra 6500 STI
Front Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Derailleur Cables: Ashima Reaction Teflon
Cassette: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Chain: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Cranks: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Chainrings: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Ultegra 6500
Pedals: Shimano 520 Spd

Rims: ITM Aero
Hubs: ITM
Hub Skewers: Titanium
Nipples:
Spokes:
Tyres: Schwalbe Ultremo R1
Tubes:

Seatpost: Shimano 600
Weight: 9.8 kg

Ok folks,here is my 653 framed gazelle champion mondial with campag bits,lets see if you like it as much as i do

That looks stunning, I see quite a few gazelles coming up on the bike forums, what set's them apart? they seem very well favourited.

thanks for the upload dutchie

Ok, here's another.

Mercian 753, Campag Super/Record throughout bar Simplex Retrofriction gear levers and a Superbe Pro front mech (when I asked why I was told that it was the front mech that worked best at the time).

Two reasons:

1) they are great

2) there are a lot of them



@readview
You could open a seperate thread in Readers Bikes and I copy the pic for you - if you want.

Not to mention the rear mech !

I must say of all kit I've laying around Superbe is absolutely among the most impressive. The rear mech, so refined, so ridiculously light, so great functioning -