Rim Brake Perfection, lets fan boy yours..

[Andy340]

Originally Posted by rallizes

owner has some good looking bikes. here is another, also a responsorium

Agreed: mid size steel frame (reasonably sized tubes), level top tube with subtle head tube extension (so reduced spacer stack), appropriate saddle to bar drop, campagnolo 11 speed groupset & hyperion low profile rims is a recipe for a good looking bike.

[tbike4]

Originally Posted by Andy340

Agreed: mid size steel frame (reasonably sized tubes), level top tube with subtle head tube extension (so reduced spacer stack), appropriate saddle to bar drop, campagnolo 11 speed groupset & hyperion low profile rims is a recipe for a good looking bike.

A black bike with panels is very nice. I can't quite wrap my feeble brain around the bottle cages. It's an awfully nice build.
Rear wheel turn 8º & the valve stem is not going through the letters on the tires in the same place. Pickin nits.

It's great to see the bike in profile photographed with a long lens. It flattens it all out and just seems right when the shifters are lined up or slightly separated.

[Jimbo251]

I always thought this one was pretty cool.
Dug the Robins egg blue on the DS, and the Cream on the NDS.
Although the Matte Army was and is not a durable finish.

[livesadventure]

My lighthouse is always a wonderful ride




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[krooj]

Originally Posted by rallizes

owner has some good looking bikes. here is another, also a responsorium

This is a damned fine looking bike.

[prototoast]

I'm not sure it's perfection, but it's the bike I've put the most miles on.

[saab2000]

I know I've posted this here before, but now it's updated with a Dura Ace 9000 groupset.

This is my daily rider now for about the past 7 or 8 years and I've been regularly riding Looks for the past 20 or so.

I had been running this with a 5800 group that was fine but was getting long in the tooth. This 9000 group is a takeoff from my Indy Fab, that was updated to a GRX 1x groupset. I was able to acquire the 9000 brakes here a few years ago, meaning I had a complete group available. Yesterday I did all the transplanting of the components. Campagnolo fans will be pleased to know that I used an adapter for the front derailleur clamp from Campagnolo. Finding a clamp-on or even a Shimano adapter proved a bit tough and this one was sitting on my work bench.

Today will be for some fine tuning but hopefully this serves well for a few years still. I gave the crankset a close inspection and all seems to be well. I'll definitely be keeping my ears and eyes open to the signs of failure.

It's a nicer looking groupset than the 105, if functionally nearly identical.

[fried bake]

Originally Posted by prototoast

I'm not sure it's perfection, but it's the bike I've put the most miles on.

Have you clearer photos to share? I need to see more of this beauty.


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[prototoast]

Originally Posted by fried bake

Have you clearer photos to share? I need to see more of this beauty.


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Here are a couple.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by prototoast

Here are a couple.

What was the wait time for your build? Was the builder communicative throughout the process? Would you order from him again?

[M4k1]

Originally Posted by saab2000

I know I've posted this here before, but now it's updated with a Dura Ace 9000 groupset.

This is my daily rider now for about the past 7 or 8 years and I've been regularly riding Looks for the past 20 or so.

I had been running this with a 5800 group that was fine but was getting long in the tooth. This 9000 group is a takeoff from my Indy Fab, that was updated to a GRX 1x groupset. I was able to acquire the 9000 brakes here a few years ago, meaning I had a complete group available. Yesterday I did all the transplanting of the components. Campagnolo fans will be pleased to know that I used an adapter for the front derailleur clamp from Campagnolo. Finding a clamp-on or even a Shimano adapter proved a bit tough and this one was sitting on my work bench.


Today will be for some fine tuning but hopefully this serves well for a few years still. I gave the crankset a close inspection and all seems to be well. I'll definitely be keeping my ears and eyes open to the signs of failure.

It's a nicer looking groupset than the 105, if functionally nearly identical.

Best looking shimano groupset

[krooj]

Originally Posted by M4k1

Best looking shimano groupset

7800 would like to have a word.

[rothwem]

Originally Posted by krooj

7800 would like to have a word.

You crazy. The crank on 7800 was uggo as hell while 7700 crank was perfection. The newer rim brake shifters are better looking than all the old ones too.

[mhespenheide]

Originally Posted by krooj

7800 would like to have a word.

The 7700 cranks are prettier.

[Mike V]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

The 7700 cranks are prettier.

Those are almost as good looking at 7410