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Here the overview of this "Neo-retro" build. Was in hurry to test it after all those months, so finish the build with some temporary components. Saddly the original 6600 shifters were broken and i did not want to put back the SL7400 down tube ones, so use some chinese stuff "MicroNew" - which...

Future wheelset Ambrosio Crono F20 mounted with Corsa CX tubular laced on Novatec Hubs

Frame : Scapin with Columbus Brain tubing Groupset : Mostly Shimano Dura Ace 7400 Wheels : Shimano Dura Ace hubs laced to Mavic Open Pro CERAMIC This summer bike was completly dissasembled and brought to a specialized painting workshop. Not really retro paint with this electric candy blue ...

hi, Happy owner of a 1997 Scapin Grand Prix RS for years, I've done everything with this bike : races around the Church square, endurance races in the Alps... used as commuter with mudguards and downtube shifters those last years. After all those years of racing, training, bad parking...

Hi, Just bought a pair of BR-7403 brakes however they weren't fitted with the original Shimano holders. So looking for 2 pairs of pad holders even if the pad aren't provided. Best regards, Chris

Hi, I had a serious ride for the first time with my old Gios. (Description there http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=88659) It was my first ride on a steel bike for many years. I took it because I broke the fork expander of my carbon road bike last saturday night. Well...

Hi, I'm writting this very first post on the Retrobike Road forum to show you my Gios Compact Pro build. This build is currently a mix of Shimano 105 and Dura-Ace 7400 parts. Some parts aren't period correct The frame was repainted but the used stickers are not really originals...

Hi, I think it's a french made (handbuild in Taiwan for sure!) Sunn from the early to mid 90. May be a frame of the special serie called "DIX" (made for the 10th anniversary of the brand in 1993/1994). The cable guide are typcal of Sunn bikes of this era. Regards, Chris

Hi everyone, I'm the owner of a Judy SL 80mm I bought back in 1999 (or 2000 can't remember exactly). This fork was fitted with a Promax half hydraulic disc brake. Currently I want to change this disc brake for a mechanical one (I want to keep my XTR combo shifters). I found Shimano Deore...

Hi, What's the length of the Syncros quill stem ? Is it a 1.1/8 stem ? Regards, Chris

Hi, I've done this kind of modification with a 93 Deore LX. I put a STX RC (hyperglide-c model I think) freehub body whitout any problem. If your hub has a 130mm spacing may you'll need to add a spacer. Regards, Chris

Sachs equipped his New Success high end groupset with this kind of skewers. There were also a rubber on the bolt. However I don't know if they were the actual makers. Regards, Chris

Hi everybody! I found this forum about 5 months ago and now I have the retrobiking illness !!! I was a XC competitor in the mid 90’s and I didn’t ride a MTB for about 8 years now. I decided to modify one of my MTB and put all the retro parts I used in my racing years. The frame I...

I won't bid at all so I won't be disappointed. Thanks for your advice :) Regards, Chris

Hi everybody ! I've just found a ZASKAR frame on Ebay and I'd like to know if it's a good buy ? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... =p3907.m29 By looking at the rear mech, it seems to be a frame made in the late 90's. The only problem is the broken rear mech hanger and I...

Hi everybody, I used several MTB bikes in the 90's. - Bianchi ARANA with a cheap Suntour groupset - SUNN 5003 with a full LX 93 groupset, a must have in France in 1993 ! - Kona Kilauea 95 with RS MAG21, one of the best steel frame I used - Alpinestars TiMEGA 93 with Fimocco E129 quite...