Hi folks,
I acquired this after I saw it on eBay, again.
That site will bankrupt me! But, after very little haggling i secured it at a comfortable price. I think it was on here for an exorbitant asking price for a while. I’ve not seen many others.
The part strip down commenced almost immediately and I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of some of the components.
The seller told me that it was regularly serviced and cleaned but on closer inspection I knew it needed something more. So I set about it.
What I’ve done so far-
-although the brakes worked ok I removed them as the oxidation here and there didn’t appeal
-full degrease and replacement of chainrings, cassette, chain, BB - they were filthy
-rear mech clean up - it’s a 20th anniversary black box number and is very light and tidy
- old grips have been removed and binned
- new larger tyres on the way
- alternative black superlight san Marco skin saddle in the way from Italy- the white one gives me a headache just looking at it
To do or what to do?
The fork is beautiful but needs a new lock out. I haven’t found anyone to service it yet. TF Tuned don’t service the 28.6mm keg size fork as they don’t have the seals. What to do? I thought about replacing for a 470mm a-c carbon rigid and lighten it up even more. It was at 8.5kg sans pedals before I started work and there’s scope to shed more.
So far it’s a stunner in any event and to think it was £7k in ‘08. Mental!
More to come.
I acquired this after I saw it on eBay, again.
That site will bankrupt me! But, after very little haggling i secured it at a comfortable price. I think it was on here for an exorbitant asking price for a while. I’ve not seen many others.
The part strip down commenced almost immediately and I was pleasantly surprised at the condition of some of the components.
The seller told me that it was regularly serviced and cleaned but on closer inspection I knew it needed something more. So I set about it.
What I’ve done so far-
-although the brakes worked ok I removed them as the oxidation here and there didn’t appeal
-full degrease and replacement of chainrings, cassette, chain, BB - they were filthy
-rear mech clean up - it’s a 20th anniversary black box number and is very light and tidy
- old grips have been removed and binned
- new larger tyres on the way
- alternative black superlight san Marco skin saddle in the way from Italy- the white one gives me a headache just looking at it
To do or what to do?
The fork is beautiful but needs a new lock out. I haven’t found anyone to service it yet. TF Tuned don’t service the 28.6mm keg size fork as they don’t have the seals. What to do? I thought about replacing for a 470mm a-c carbon rigid and lighten it up even more. It was at 8.5kg sans pedals before I started work and there’s scope to shed more.
So far it’s a stunner in any event and to think it was £7k in ‘08. Mental!
More to come.
Light as a road bike, lighter than anything I've got or ridden.
