Gtpulse
Dyna-Tech Fan
Another day off, another bike brought out of the depths of the cave and back to life.
I think this was probably the second bike I bought when I started to hanker after a road bike sometime around 2003 I think. It’s one of those I would never sell. For reasons unknown I’ve not posted it here before - if I have I certainly can’t find where! I’m pretty sure it’s the bike that lead me to here through searching for more information about it. Arrived as a frame only with the DA bottom bracket I think. Then began the search that many of us will have done time and again for the right forks to go on the fork-less frame we’ve just bought. Initially it was built up with almost new full Dura Ace 7700 group, Ritchey Carbon cockpit and seat post, Fizik Saddle, Profile Design forks and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels. It went like a rocket weighing just over 8kg. This kit all went on an Edge Titanium when I acquired one. Someone made me an offer I couldn’t refuse for the Edge Titanium as a whole bike (were moving house at the time). In the meantime the Alu had hung in the garage, fork-less again and unused. At some point another set of Profile Design forks in 1” flavour came up and so it started again, this time being built up with what was in the leftovers box rather than the no expense spared job I had done previously.
Other bikes followed and again this went to the back of the cave until this morning. Not much work required other than a quick clean, oil, true up of the rear wheel - don’t remember it being out but there you go!
I think this was probably the second bike I bought when I started to hanker after a road bike sometime around 2003 I think. It’s one of those I would never sell. For reasons unknown I’ve not posted it here before - if I have I certainly can’t find where! I’m pretty sure it’s the bike that lead me to here through searching for more information about it. Arrived as a frame only with the DA bottom bracket I think. Then began the search that many of us will have done time and again for the right forks to go on the fork-less frame we’ve just bought. Initially it was built up with almost new full Dura Ace 7700 group, Ritchey Carbon cockpit and seat post, Fizik Saddle, Profile Design forks and Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels. It went like a rocket weighing just over 8kg. This kit all went on an Edge Titanium when I acquired one. Someone made me an offer I couldn’t refuse for the Edge Titanium as a whole bike (were moving house at the time). In the meantime the Alu had hung in the garage, fork-less again and unused. At some point another set of Profile Design forks in 1” flavour came up and so it started again, this time being built up with what was in the leftovers box rather than the no expense spared job I had done previously.
Other bikes followed and again this went to the back of the cave until this morning. Not much work required other than a quick clean, oil, true up of the rear wheel - don’t remember it being out but there you go!
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