Ribble 653 Record updated

stolen doctor-bond's photo for now, until i get some of my own.

after a number of recent road rides where i liked everything except the bike, this came up at the perfect time for me, and i LOVE it

it has a full shimano 600 setup, except 105 hubs, and is minty.

i've changed the saddle and post to my taste, fitted a 39t chainring (i'm hill-phobic) and will be rebuilding the rear hub for 8 speed, but that's it. it's great just the way it is!

updates

switched to a 39t front chainring. Bristol is hilly.
rebuild the rear wheel with 8-speed but otherwise matching hub. Everything else was 8 speed so felt rude not to really
fitted 12-26 cassette. Bristol is hilly
new tyres. the skinwall contis that were on there were cracking unfortunately.

That's nice. Short stem tho'

it is, but it fits nicely and handles beautifully. on my first ride out i was leaning this thing over about twice as far as my old road bike

Hello! As per the advert in the for sale section, here are the pics from the previous owner...

https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B_sSF ... dit?pli=1#

Currently at my parents' house waiting to be powdercoated.

She wears campag in a number of key places these days

Bringing this thread back because she's gone for paint after starting to look a little shabby in the last year or so

The infamous "653 Record" decal is causing some interest - Reynolds have none, so I asked Nick @ H Lloyd and he's never seen one either. He's going to try to get Reynolds to extend his licence (he's not allowed to do post-90 decals unless Reynolds specifically permit him, usually because they no longer have stock)

She's painted.

Wearing a good quality flamboyant paint job and nothing else, the frame weighs 1.8kg, fork 640g

Aha!

Pics please!