The whole thing about riding track bikes on the street is taking an old piece of kit and combining it with something new. Not just the bikes (those too), but the whole thing.
You didn’t see deep section rims on steel frames 10 years ago. Now that’s all you see. (and arrospoks)
$200 aero seatposts on old frames next?
no cause they won’t fit.
That type will, not that it matters though.
it looks squeeshed.
Aero/modern components can look pretty baller on old frames. That’s my plan for my 1986 Miyata 710 frame. Right now it’s built up with a combination of mid 80’s Shimano RX-100 with some select 600 parts that I put on when my goal was to build up a period correct bike. Then I said “fuck it” and decided that I would just save up for an Ultegra 9 or 10 speed drivetrain. If I were racing, I’d build up some aero wheels, but since I’m not, I like the way box section rims feel and respond. I just finished (two days ago) rebuilding an OP/Ultegra front wheel with Wheelsmith elliptical spokes, although that was mostly just for the fuck of it. I don’t expect a significant aerodynamic advantage of any sort. When I get back to Santa Cruz, I need to rebuild the rear.
Older or older-style components look kind of weird on modern, aero frames with fat tubes.
I think this is one of the reasons the Leader frames look so awkward. Skinny seatpost mated to a phat seatmast.
I think this is one of the reasons the Leader frames look so awkward. Skinny seatpost mated to a phat seatmast.[/quote]
Word. Get one of them squeeshed aero seatposts, like above. Then get some Zipp 808 wheels. Awww, yeah.