Hawker
05-07-2011, 10:56 PM
I finally got my Landshark built. I was in St. Louis on business in January and found it in a used bike shop. I have always been interested in a Landshark but really couldn’t afford a custom frame. I have slowly been falling in love with white bikes for a couple of years now, I love panels and blue is my favorite color. So, when I ran across this one IN MY SIZE, how could I not buy this frame? :) A few weeks later I purchased the frame, fork and headset and had it shipped to me in GA. It was in good shape but needed some TLC.
I have been collecting all the parts through Ebay and CL, which has taken a while. I ended up with Dura-Ace 7800 brakes, shifters and drive train except for the crank which is Ultegra SL. Thomson Masterpiece seat post, 3T stem and bars, Open 4CD wheels with DA hubs.
I took her out for her maiden voyage today and did twenty miles. It rode very smooth, light and quick. I was very surprised at how much difference there was between the DA shifting and the Ultegra that I had been used to. Whew, nice!
I don’t have any idea who the original owner was, but he was awfully close to my size. The frame was made in 2001 from Dedacciai Zero tubing. Seat tube is 50cm, TT is 50cm and wheelbase is 96cm. I have a tiny bit of toe overlap but it doesn’t seem to present a problem.
Oh yes, I weighed it in a bike shop with a Park Tool digital scale. With pedals…a whopping 17.2 lbs. I’m waaay happy.
I have been collecting all the parts through Ebay and CL, which has taken a while. I ended up with Dura-Ace 7800 brakes, shifters and drive train except for the crank which is Ultegra SL. Thomson Masterpiece seat post, 3T stem and bars, Open 4CD wheels with DA hubs.
I took her out for her maiden voyage today and did twenty miles. It rode very smooth, light and quick. I was very surprised at how much difference there was between the DA shifting and the Ultegra that I had been used to. Whew, nice!
I don’t have any idea who the original owner was, but he was awfully close to my size. The frame was made in 2001 from Dedacciai Zero tubing. Seat tube is 50cm, TT is 50cm and wheelbase is 96cm. I have a tiny bit of toe overlap but it doesn’t seem to present a problem.
Oh yes, I weighed it in a bike shop with a Park Tool digital scale. With pedals…a whopping 17.2 lbs. I’m waaay happy.