new custom italian restomod style advice needed

[arik]

I am having a custom steel Daccordi built for a neo-retro disk brake road bike build, and want to use one of their classic 80's paint schemes. The candidates are attached. Do you guys vote blue, rainbow, or baby blue/pink??

Also....Campy EPS vs ETAP vs mechanical?? Committing to cables vs no cables is definitely the most annoying part of a new build (what a great problem to have though!).

[Drmojo]

classy
timeless

[GOTHBROOKS]

alloy square taper record ten.

[cmg]

blue

[Gsinill]

blue with 10s Chorus silver

[fignon's barber]

If you're fast, go pink. If not, go with the more inconspicuous blue.

[FlashUNC]

eTap.

Any of those fades work.

[timto]

Blue, with Campy Mechanical Hydro. I got a chance to sqeeze the campy disc stuff at philly bike expo. Very drool worthy esp for an Italian retro mod.

Steel fork is a must IMHO!!!

[veggieburger]

I like option 1 or 2. #3 looks a little washed out to my old eyes. Can't wait to see the finished product!

[zmudshark]

If you're fast, go pink. If not, go with the more inconspicuous blue.


This is the correct answer.

[Elefantino]

I always loved that pink. And during May, well, it's the color to have.

The other 11 months I'd go blue. The rainbow looks too LeMondery.

The breakaway rider from Japan was rocking Campy SR EPS Disc on his DeRosa today, and the discussion about it on Eurosport was the most exciting thing about the stage until the finish.

If you go old-ish-school, non-hydro mechanical use TRP HyRd discs.

[DuddyJ]

The blue one used to belong to my buddy, very awesome frame, color looked great!

[spacemen3]

Rainbow, for sure, to distract from the clunky disc brakes. ;D

[Powerful Pete]

Blue is the most classic.

Rainbow-ish is the most 80s.

I would also vote for Campagnolo mechanical 12v as fitting the “theme”.

If not, EPS or EPS.

[54ny77]

Pink!

Have fun, sounds like a great project.

If it helps at all for some visual ideas, search for my "resto-mod" thread on a Poghliaghi in the production bikes subforum.

[arik]

Thanks for the input folks, I finalized the details with Daccordi today, blue linear fade, no chrome, threaded steerer, downtube cable routing for Campy SR12 disk brake, clearance for 700x30, will probably substitute a different crankset though. :banana:

[RonW87]

Threaded steerer and disc brakes. Bet it's the only one in the world.

[arik]

Threaded steerer and disc brakes. Bet it's the only one in the world.

Maybe #2?

[jtbadge]

Threaded steerer and disc brakes. Bet it's the only one in the world.

Crust makes some bikes like that. Weird for weird's sake.

https://www.cycleexif.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/city-county-crust-bikes-romanceur-1.jpg

[arik]

Thanks for the opinions everyone, here is an update:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC1leJwbcRA

I'm excited!!

[arik]

The plan is finally coming together. Pay no attention to the rear tubeless tire, wrestled onto the rim for 30 minutes only to realize that it was mounted backwards :bike: I dread remounting it so much that I might leave it on backwards..

[Elefantino]

Blue is classic!

[jet sanchez]

Colour looks great!

What seatpost is that?

[arik]

control tech titanium layback

[tv_vt]

As others have said, that's quite a combo - quill stem and disc brakes.

Beautiful. Should be a nice ride.