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Those links for new bikes you post are 40 years newer, completely different, not relevant and doesn't put anything in perspective. You should at least compare apples with apples, here's some perspective...

The blue wall making the silver bar tape look bluey I changed the finishing tape and took some better pics this morning.

Finished a total overhaul on my 1996 ti Merckx. New Max fork above added, new wheelset, Chorus hubs 28h front and 32h rear, Sapim spokes laced to H+son Archetype rims with the horrible logos removed, running on 30c tyres. Converted to a triple and found a NOS Chorus shifters and crankset, long...

Again sorry for tardy reply, but thanks @DSH , and yes that's right, the Simoncini has a SLX.frame and a Max fork. Frame came with an old carbon fork, but I found the red Max fork on ebay a few years later and it's the perfect match. And yes as a 90kg unit I love Max, especially for forks. And...

Sorry for late reply, but yes @Fifthgrace i am fully converted to wider tyres even on older narrower rims, and have now converted nearly all of my road bikes to 28's. They definitely offer more ride comfort over 23's and 25's i used to run, so i won't be going back. Besides the roads where I...

Thanks for the compliments folks. I like to build up at least one bike a year, the problem is I then ride them and get hopelessly sentimentally attached, so when the time comes to cull the herd its going to be very hard deciding what to let go. And sheesh thankfully the sky seems to have run...

I haven't updated this in ages and there's been a few additions and sadly a fatality since.my last post, so as its lashing it down with rain and I can't get motivated to go out, I'll update this instead. I'll no doubt soon be read the riot act and be forced to scale back the number of bikes, so...

I'd like to sit down over a beer and talk bikes with the old boy, he clearly has excellent taste in bikes. He has already set the bar pretty high, but looking forward to the Merckx :) GLWS and I hope he gets a nice chunk of change for his collection.

Nice batch of old Italian steel, I've got half a dozen old Italians with more modern kit and I agree modern carbon bikes are soulless and boring looking in comparison. I live not far from Crystal Palace and Herne Hill so very much looking forward to hearing more and seeing pics of your 51...

This is easily my favorite bike of yours, lovely frame, very much looking forward to seeing this finished.

Hi, are these still available? If they are I'll take them please, I'll need them posting to me in London. If you message me with payment info I'll give you my address for posting. Thanks, regards Dan

After nearly two and a half years and no serious nibbles I think its clear this is overpriced.

Assumed it was Somec themselves, but don't know really, never actually asked them about that.

An early birthday present from me to me, because I'm worth it:) Fillet brazed Columbus Max Somec with a Maro Martini paint job and loads of panto C-Record parts. I contacted Somec for a date of frame and they said it was 88./99, or possibly early 90 at the latest, aka the flouro era. More...

Such a lovely fork crown😍

Nice frame, and good job on the touch ups. I've got a Denti, a Road Tech Five, Columbus SL, that I've kitted out with 10 speed groupset. Mine's not as fancy as yours but it has some lovely spear point lugs, fast back seat stays and rides great. Denti's seem pretty few and far between, I've...

Re: I started a street art thread on Cyclechat last year which now has over 1000 images that myself and others have photographed while out cycling. Linky for those interested: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/ The ones I've found featuring cycling have been few and far...

Re: Yeah that dude in Hungary has sky high prices on everything, he's the same with Campagnolo stuff

Re: Thanks, it has a sparkly paint job done by Bob Jackson, so in the sun with those wheels it really dazzles. 8)

Re: Wow velofinds that is lovely, I really like that colour scheme, understated and bling at the same time. And thanks for the info on decals.