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Old 08-03-2020, 06:56 AM
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Merckx Help (what stem?)
Vintage enthusiasts, a little help please:

what stem would probably have come festooned on this bike in it's Team Weinmann livery; or - what would look best here? I'm going to need something 90mm with some down angle? For 26.0 bars please.

thoughts?

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Old 08-03-2020, 07:04 AM
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Something like this?
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:07 AM
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Something like this?
I'm more of a fan of the XA.

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Old 08-03-2020, 07:08 AM
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Don't think you can ever go wrong with a Cinelli Grammo.
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:15 AM
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3T Record 84 - similar looks to the Cinelli XA above but will be easier to find in 26.0. The Cinelli comes in a 26.0 but there are just as many, if not more, 26.4 out there.

Very nice frame BTW.
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:27 AM
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3T Record 84 - similar looks to the Cinelli XA above but will be easier to find in 26.0. The Cinelli comes in a 26.0 but there are just as many, if not more, 26.4 out there.

Very nice frame BTW.
I had two of those 3t and both had threads stripped at the tightening bolt.
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:32 AM
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Angry... chose the handlebars first and then brand match the stem. It seems those brands have micro differences on bar width which could make installing a stem from another brand a bad idea.
If you get a cinelli bar, get a cinelli stem and so on.
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Old 08-03-2020, 07:33 AM
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wow, check out this picture gallery i just found:

https://www.speedbicycles.ch/velo/47...rckx_1991.html

EDCO!

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Old 08-03-2020, 07:42 AM
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Looking at that RD - didn't Sachs Huret have an Aris line?

The seatpost looks to be a couple inches too low.

Other wise very nice pics and would be a great retro/ alternative build.
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Old 08-03-2020, 08:01 AM
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OK, so your build just got more expensive ...
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Old 08-03-2020, 08:22 AM
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wow, check out this picture gallery i just found:

https://www.speedbicycles.ch/velo/47...rckx_1991.html

EDCO!
Yeah, look at those nice shiny cranks and derailleurs. Cinelli bars and stem, Selle Italia Turbo Special saddle, chrome fork, chrome stays...

That's a classic right there.
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The seatpost looks to be a couple inches too low.
From back in the day when a fistfull of seatpost was “proper”.
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...The seatpost looks to be a couple inches too low...
On that size frame those proportions look right.

The pump peg is on the wrong tube?
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There's something about a panto stem. Like icing on the cake.
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