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Hey Wouter, I got that exact same bike mine's a 1981 i think.., if you find the decals let me know we can order 2 pairs with a discount!..im in Haarlem btw... Cheers, P

Yeah natural leather would also be cool...i think im going for white cork for now...can always change to leather later...Cheers

Thanks for your reactions guys! retro-rich: Koga's got a good reputation in The Netherlands I think. For me its a nostalgic thing, as a kid my first racebike was a Koga, also as a kid I visited the Tour de France in 1981 when Peter Winnen won Alpe D'Huez on exactly that bike, thats why I...

Hi all, Check out this Blog, by my partner, about her daily life, its funny and she takes the piss out of me a lot : ) - The last post is about how (apparently) i am obsessed with my bicycle. http://runofthewindmill.wordpress.com/ Pass it on to your misses as well, I bet they'll recognize...

Looks nice, but £150 ?? :shock:

I tried the Tange set i have here which is a levin, it didnt make much difference. So, i just bought another one from ebay, which is a Tange passage, that seems to be the shortest around (30mm) (see velobase). A bit annoyed cause i liked the look of that DA set : ( Just found out that the...

I acctually got a Tange headset here, on another bike. Im going to try that one...it seems only a tiny bit smaller..i'll give it a go..

Ha!, i've seen you got a few of these fullpro's lying about...ive been reading your posts, thanks for the tip on the modelpaint..i ordered those too.. Yeah the sawing is maybe not such a good idea : ) I keep having to open ebay to remind me of the crazy prices these things get. Ill try a...

Thanks, i'll keep that in mind. I'm considering some sawing first : ) I could trim the top part of that headset, just below where the locknut goes..think it could work.

Ha, i noticed that, very pricey indeed. Thanks for your suggestions. Ebay it is...until then, no locknut...see what happens : )

I think you're probably right, i had a closer look, i think they did cut it off.. So i guess i'm on the lookout for a shorter stack : ) Could i leave the lockring out? Had a look on velobase as well, the 7600 is nice and small (31), would that fit...

Hi Guys, got a little problem, i'm building a koga fullpro with dura-ace parts from a gents-luxe-s. The fullpro is a 53ct (55DD), the gents is a 56. So the gents is a bit bigger than the fullpro, so is the length of the fork. Anyway : ) When i put the headset on the fullpro, there is no space...

Thanks Nick! Ordering them now : )

Hi all, this is my first post, but i've been a regular reader! Im building an old Koga FullPro from 1981, its all good, but would like some advice on tools. I'll post some pics in the "showing-off-section" soon : ) This is what i need to do: Now, im only doing this twice in a lifetime, so...

Hi, this is my first post, i need to do 1 post without URLs or Links, so here we go : ). Im busy building a nice classic koga racer. In the next post i will explain. Thanks for reading this nonsense... : )