i cherry picked my 06-08 veloce group, everything new, for about 20 bucks less than the b.i.n., not including cables… but i got a steal on the shifters, i think i paid 100 for 08’s. all of the 06 stuff is pretty cheap.
Fuck you people and your new groups. The bottom bracket on my bike is fucked and my brain thinks this is a good excuse to go from 9 speed ultegra to 10 speed ultegra sl (or sram, or DA 7800…)
eh, they are probably heavy in the rims, you’d be better off with something laced to OP’s in a semi classic format. (radial front, 2x and radial mismatched rear)
I want Big Apples.
they’re around $32 cheapest on the internet for the wire bead ones (20-55 psi/895g).
I found the Schwalbe Super Motos (similar tread, 30-55 psi/ 690g) FOLDING bead for $45.
I don’t even fuck with wire bead tires on my road bike anymore.
Tell me I should spend a little more for the baller-ass lighter folding tires for a goofy kid hauling bike that I’ll probably end up riding most. worth it?
(ps- eventually I’m gettin those Cinelli Valencias for this bike)
Rusty, that era Gios certainly has awesome workmanship, in addition to being super nice to look at, but like most italian bikes from that, isn’t an excellent value for a bike that’s going to be ridden. People will pay a lot for SL bikes cause that’s what De Vlaemink et al. rode. If I were you I’d try and find something from the late 80’s or 90’s with SLX tubing or better, which might even be cheaper. Or if plain ol’ SL-level butted cromo does the trick for you, you can prolly get a 90’s khs or sumptin for about a hundred bucks.