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John
PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:58 am 
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Now taking nominations for the November 2011 rBoTM contest :D
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:38 pm 
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I'll have a go! My recently finished 1991 Arthur Caygill 653.

Build thread here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=171725

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:43 pm 
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Nice, just read the thread and enjoyed the build process. Normally a fan of the tyranny of the groupset but given the thought that's gone in I feel the component selection really works :D
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What a wonderfully balanced bike! It is even nicer to know your thought process in building up the bike. It is a pity that Caygill did not put any effeort into the decals on the bike.
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Looks a bit like that now Foz entered his Caygill everybody is holding his entry back for upcoming months :?

Who dares to enter? :)
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I was going to enter my 531Pro SBDU: C-Record, Chorus...but it had a stay in my loft and I couldn't believe mice have eaten the brake lever hoods and my Cinelli bar buttons :cry: .

Sorry pics so fuzzy, can't get to grips with the wife's Nikon.

Trying to source lever hoods at the moment.

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Elev12k
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Is that the mouse or the hood that you were trying to picture?

Bad news. Hope you'll be able to find decent hoods easily and not for too silly money. Pity you can't demand a compensation from such creature as a mouse.
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It's the hood.

I'll post a better image as a warning to all bicycle owners!

I am hopefully on the trail of some hoods - unfortunately white ones seem really rare.

Rk.
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A bought a pair from CampyOldy some years ago. I think they still have them. Mine were a tiny little bit yellowed however...
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what do you mean by "Cinelli bar buttons" ? depending what they are, I might have some (or not)!

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BITD I used to buy buttons made by Cinelli, with a"winged C logo", they go in the end of the bar as a finishing touch.

You could buy them in all colours and chrome.

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you mean bar end plugs? at least that's what I've always known them as!

I might have some silver ones somewhere, I'll have a look tomorrow or at the weekend.

Andy
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:47 pm 
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some here


http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... tedKingdom


and here


http://www.tweekscycles.com/Product.do? ... aign=Cycle
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roadking
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As many of you have a penchant for"foreign" :) bikes here's a French La Perle from the early 1950s - it is a replica of Koblet's 1951 Tour de France winning bike.

531 tubeset, Nervex lugs, Campag mechs, levers and hubs (steel barrel type), Gnutti chaninset, Ideal saddle, Universal brakes and a Phillipe Professionel handlebar & no-name steel stem.

I cannot pretend that this is mine, but it is owned by ol timer friend of mine.

I thought it would nice to see if it was appreciated on here.

This is CLASS.

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Awesome! Great entry, but...

"7. Bike must be currently owned by site member / nominee. If the bike is sold prior to or during the contest it will become ineligible. "

:cry:

What is his name? Is he/she willing to sign up?
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