1985 Eddy Merckx Time Trial

the only kmc chains in gold are for 9 to 11 speed, but just ordered an everest oro chain from ebay, so i'm good on this one ;-)
 
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Jonny69":2j667vbl said:
Awesome looking bike. What's that T-shaped spoke key you've got? Does that help fit the spoke nipple onto the end of the spoke without dropping it into the rim section? I wouldn't mind one of them if that's what it does.
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it's just an old 14g spoke, folded in a T-shape with some electric tape around it, and a brass nipple filed flat and screwed on there backwords :)
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That totally makes sense! I wish I'd thought about that before. You've just saved me a huge amount of future wheelbuilding grief!
 
Beautiful bike,I had a road frame exactly the same colour with c record spec components,sold it to boost house deposit,regretted it ever since,I will own one again I hope.
 
Small update:

sadle arrived this week, and bought some white leather to make an almarc style handlebar.


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maybe a bold move but i'm going to try making small holes in the leather to have the same effect as the perforated sadle.

hopefully the chain arrives one of these days.
 
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