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And in TT bike late breaking news... I chopped another 4mm off of the "canti" posts to tuck the bottom bracket mount brake in a bit more. I am liking the way things are going. My Best Wishes To All: Mike

Bob I have a preview of the drivetrain for you. Crank is a 10 speed Campagnolo Record (50, 40, 30 tooth) with its somewhat matching front mech and 12-27 Dura-Ace 10 speed cassette and 7703 GS derailleur controlled by indexed 7800 downtube shifters. So a classic sportive Campamano Acerecker 30...

Hi Grantoury, The maroon Austro-Daimler Super Leicht in the background unfortunately is living on borrowed time as it has a super long toptube (22 1/2") and I ride 21" square frames, I just don't get along with the handling. It's going to a better place... The garage wall of frames I like but...

Progress... 2 Coats of wax and the fork is in final install with a Cane Creek 110 headset, smooth and solid. Cabling is routed through the frame, somewhat painful but complete. Brakes are mounted the rear brake bosses are coming out for another trim -2.5mm, I am going to take the rear brake...

Change of plan... First up is the problem, a long unsupported length of aluminum cable conduit that likes to rattle when thumped or shaken. This run is for the rear derailleur and starts behind the steering head and exits just forward of the rear dropouts through the chainstay. Installing a...

Good Morning My Friends. Tires are on order from BikeInn.com. Best price. Michelin Power TT Racing line 700c X 25 to be dosed with Silca tire goo. I discovered the frame rattles from the internal aluminum conduit for routing the cables when you give the frame a good thump. The plan is to...

More 12 hour days at work, that's good news, it feeds my bike addaction. The bad news is I'm burnt to a crisp... The better news is the wheels showed up and I'm very happy with what I've received. I'm tired so its photo essay time. Divine intervention, it's a miracle... He left a box with...

That is a KDK quick change toolpost it allows ultra quick tool changes with amazing accuracy and repeatability. The lathe is a fairly generic item from Taiwan ordered from MSC about 15 years ago, it's proven to be a good machine. : Mike

Brakes are nice, so let's see what I can do. The frame was supplied with TRP direct mount brakes as shown below... Which mount on cantilever posts as shown below So this looks like a problem but it's not, www.wanyifabolt.com makes nice accurate 6AL4V titanium bits, they hold the mortgage...

So I wanted to get out of my comfort zone... I was looking for a time trial frame to build up and this new in the box A-D TT frame came up at the right time at the right price. First thing was a tour of the inside of the Made In China frame with a iPhone compatible borescope, nothing scarry was...

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...