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The GT is going dark for awhile, I will say its complete with the exception of cabling and bar wrap. I will update this thread at completion at some point in the future. I have been doing mega overtime for a while now and and a build on a new (old stock) carbon time trial bike has started...

Fred Thomos was a very dedicated guy, anyone who can revive a long expired mark and survive the experience has my utmost respect. His line of A-D bikes were interesting, attractive and virtually unknown on the West Coast. But everything I have read indicates the bikes are solid. There's...

Well that didn't take long. Don't feel bad @bikeworkshop Today a new project has started. I found a carbon 52cm Austro Daimler TT frame with caliper brakes, seatpost, and seatpost fairing on Ebay, new for $299.00 delivered. It ticks all the boxes including the WTF factor 2015 New old stock...

Second thoughts... The aerobars will probably evolve into a dedicated time trial bike sometime in the near future as any installation of aerobars on a road bike involve cockpit/rider position changes that involve more parts swapping than I'm willing to do on a project this far along. There is a...

My problem is shiny objects that send me down rabbit holes that "might" be a good idea. But you will never know if you don't make the trip. : Mike

I was minding my own business at work surfing the web looking at aero gains from clip-on aerobars... This feeling came over me, I Discovered I was retro aerobar curious... On a whim I dropped into Ebay and was admiring the exotic bends and shapes and was lamenting how crap the brackets were...

A day late but stuff done. Titanium rear derailleur pivot bolt installed and ordered 2ea. 7mm x 35mm seatpost adjustment bolts in titanium of course and that's about it for the golden hued magic metal. I actually had enough coffee to adjust the brakes front and rear and shorten the drops up a...

So I have been looking for this titanium derailleur pivot bolt for ever. I put it away in a safe place and I found it looking for something else... It will be installed tomorrow. : Mike ☠️

At home I have a tiny Atlas lathe with a 4 inch chuck but at work things get better... A Cincinnati Model 13 Lathe, 40 inch carriage with a 9 inch swing. It has a decent 1990's Anilam DRO, probably a 1960's machine. The shop has 2, Series 2 Bridgeports one from 2010 and one from the early 1960's...

Hi Nob, Solid tungsten carbide triangular inserts and insert style parting tools, gives be 3 shots at a job before I'm back to the tool grinder . A few years ago Environmental Health And Safety came through and really didn't like my coolant or my pump arrangement and took it all away so now I'm...

Some days it's all about the machine work. I love titanium. : Mike

Hi Frankenorange, I hope your having a great day Industrial tubing is always marked with what applicable specifications are met along with lot/batch number, country of manufacture, and who made the stuff, usually ink marked. I am a creature of the military-industrial complex so commercial...

So what's happening with the GT... Getting sick slowed everything down, the good news is I'm feeling better and minor detail projects are progressing nicely like replacing the stem bolts with titanium equivalents. The titanium stem draw bolt was easy to find as a off the shelf item from Ti...

Olympic sponsors enter a contract to supply "deliverables" per a schedule, in the 1996 summer Olympic cycling events the sponsors were, GT Bicycles, Shimano, Reynolds, and Mavic. Olympic cycling refers to the specific cycling events held at the Olympic Games, which are a subset of the events...

Hello Freeman and welcome to Retrobike. Your in good company here with very skilled and talented people who are always ready and willing to assist and answer questions. All that being said I am down with some kind of flu and I will reply to your post in more detail later. Have a wonderful...

I have created the world's only freehub single speed unicycle. Unfortunately I feel like crap today so we are not going to get around to even starting the cabling but it thumb shifts nice. The stickers are my homage to the 96 Olympic sponsors for the GT team and are era correct and if I learn to...

My wife brought those home from a trip to Monterey, so I'm guessing Monterey Cypress. You are correct:D. Have A wonderful Day: Mike

Parts arrived and I finally did something🤪. The rear derailleur is mated to the long cage and overhauled with a few tweaks. Jrc ceratech jockey wheels, vintage Kronos pivot bolt, titanium bits here and there. Lubricated with a red grease/anti-seize blend. All motions are smooth like butter...

Interview With David Tiemeyer, Cauton: High Geek Content Note: Aptera is my local electric car company https://aptera.us/ : Mike

Hi Bikeworkshop, It would be nice to have the aero seatpost but I'm working with what I have, but.. If a Tiemeyer geared time trial frame shows up in my size I think I would be all over it. Writing this stuff helps keep my head in the project as the back story is a good one, just digging it...