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Robbie, a few close ups of the clamp & rails ..... dimensions are roughly 7.2mm x 9.6mm, hope that helps!

Quite right, Gerard! I didn’t say this bike was actually built for riding, did I now! :-)

Robbie, my really old Campagnolo “aero” seatpost clamp has no issues making good contact with the rails, which is not round. I’ll post up some images for you on that particular area when I get home tonight. P.S - What type of saddle clamps do you have on your bikes seatpost? Cheers

Aye, Brooks Cambium C13, unusually carbon ............ why? You thinking of one?

More chrome ...... I’m having an overdose :-) ......... the end is nigh :-)

I'll say yes for now, but can only commit 100% near the time! Cheers

It all started with 7 heading out of Miller Street, but by the time we got to the top of the Braes, only 5 left :-0 So, Andrew, David, Mark, Martin & myself carried on with David's original posted route, only for his Garmin to totally failed & end up we just kind of making it up as we went along. We had to be very mindful of the ice on a lot of the back roads that we were going through, well at least it was quiet :-) Cafe stop in Stewarton - Mill House & Mark departed to head home afterwards while the 4 of us went searching for more headwind! By the way, tail wind is over hyped & so last year :-) No mechanical to speak of as we all maintain our bikes properly in this group :-) Made it home with my legs just about intact, just polished off a plate of Fish & Chips, oven baked of course, none of that fry stuff, I am an athlete after all! :-) Looking forward to the 1st Reliability next Sunday & thanks for the wheels & company today folks! Cheers Chung

Sorry Robert, Robbie .........

Gerard, who's Robert?

Isn’t that you Paul, second back roll, third from the right? ........ with more hair :-)

What's the best way to detox from cobbles? ............... I know, some hills in the beautiful Dales! Darryl, that's me entered & booked into same hotel as Gerards at the King's Head for Saturday night ........ I've blagged a place in Gerard's car for me & bike, happy days! It's been a while since my first/last Fred Whitton, I hope signage is better in this event but I really should look where I'm meant to be going this time Cheers

I’m going to be boring & sensible here ...... nothing new then :-) Whatever you view is of Chris Boardman, try & take in what he says: ........ utopia for bikes!

Thanks for the company today & David for posting the route. It was great to catch up with some folks which I’ve not seen for a while & some Flanders bound members! cheers Chung

Just look at all those chrome, man!

Already have one but it’s in retirement

Beautiful as these Nuovo Record skewers maybe, but there is one major issue with this particular old parts is the rear skewer is designed for older 7/8 speed rear spacing which is less than the modern ones at 130mm. I had asked the seller the question about the compatibility of these skewers with modern wheels before purchasing & he assured me that it was fine as he’s used them with no issue whatsoever. Upon trying it out myself once I had them, I wasn’t so sure! :-/ I mean, there’s enough axle length for the skewer “nut” to engage, but only about 4 full turn of the nut & no more, which is boarder line acceptable. Ideally (according to the bike mechanic I frequent) 6 full turns would be consider enough! So, not great considering I spent a few bob getting these skewers specifically to match this bike, bummer! Not wanting to give up, I looked around & to see if there’s any way round this problem. I knew the humble “Tacx” Turbo skewer has an almost identical design to these Campagnolo ones, so I took the cam lever end off the Tacx one that I had to see if it’ll work with the Campag mechanism ....... hay presto ...... it looks like it could work! So with a longer axle rod from the Tacx skewers fitting the Campagnolo cam mechanism, I am pretty sure now that I can us these skewers properly on my bike :-) Feels like I’ve won the lottery :-) Lesson learnt here, building up a bike with old bike parts can be tricky & not that straightforward ......... but I’m still loving it! Photos: The skewer/parts on the top is the Campagnolo & the bottom one is the Tacx.

OK, Gerard, in that case, I’ll show you how I wash my bikes, then you’ll need to go & get a new bike tomorrow then! :-)

I couldn’t agree more, George! Not 100% settled yet on wheels at the moment, I’ve got various pairs of tubs & clinchers that could do but it’s not perfect though. I do really fancy another set of tubs with shiny silver hubs, currently thinking White Industry T11 silver 28h with some Ambrosio alloy rims :-) ........ see what the bank manager says :-) Check this guy out for turning new Campag Black hubs into shiny bits of bling, pretty cool: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/polishedrecord/ P.S Do you have any photos of your “Super” you can share? I’d love to see it! Cheers

Building is slowly coming along, I have pretty much all of the parts ..... except new wheels :-) This is a process I’ve been doing for a while now, but not sure if any of youse bothers. I saw someone do it & thought it was a good idea ........ that’s if you’re REALLY obsessive about your chains, like me :-) New chains out of the box usually (especially Campag ones) comes coated in a thick wax/lube that’s a real pain to clean when after the first few rides & it attracts a lot of dirt & goes all gunky very quickly. Before I put it on the bike, I would bath it in white spirit & leave over night, the result is it turns brown with the wax dissolved. Then wash thoroughly in washing up liquid & warm water until all the stickiness is remove & dry on the radiator to make sure all moisture are gone to prevent corrosion obviously. So there, I have a super clean new chain to put on the bike which is clean to work on & allows me to add my own lube which should be much easier to keep clean! Also, more shiny bling arrived - an old pair of (but still in great condition) Nuovo Record skewers from the 80’s from Ebay :-)

I’ll see youse at the Bridge but will bail at Croftamie as need to be back sharpest! Cheers

Hello Iain, Sounds interesting & I'm interested ........... what's the weather forecast like for Sunday? Provisionally in for me :-) Cheers

Confirmation to ride, see youse 9.30am at the clubroom! Cheers

Thanks Darryl, that quite a stash of shiny chrome parts you have there :-) I'll definitely bear that in mind ......... hell, I might even just get those Record hubs off you & just dangle them off my car's rear view mirror just like a pair of furry dice :-) They are a work of art in my opinion! Cheers

Thanks Darryl, indeed that’s great to know! You could most definitely still get folks wanting to buy these old Campagnolo stuff (if you had parts to sell), at a good price too because like you said - they would still work beautifully like the first day you put them on (probably better even) ! The cheapest part I paid for on this build was 15quid for the Daytona front mech (most likely 17-18 years old) ...... needed a bit cleaning up though & the dearest was the gorgeous Record Chainset at £90, but that doesn’t include the Chorus BB bearing though :-/ I also only paid 30 pounds for the pair of Daytona shifters, but I would need to do a dismantling job on these (maybe even replace a part or two) to get the right shifters to work properly as the seller said he had problem getting into the 7th shift. Do you have any experience on that front, Darryl? I would appreciate any tips & advise on that :-) I’ve never done it before, but looking at YouTube videos, it doesn’t seem that daunting ......... famous last words :-0 Cheers Chung

Mark, if it’s similar to the run a few Sundays back, then I assume we’ll pass the Neilston train station at some point ........... but better for the route maester to confirm for sure! It would be good to see you back out on the bike with the Bunch! Cheers