Bikes

Bianchi Roadster

At long last, I've finally put up an image of the Bianchi. It's a circa 1985 built Bianchi Italian-built Stepover frame, white with some chips. It's a great bike with a few quirks.

Scapin

Check out the new Scapin! What a machine! Many special thanks must go to Davo for giving me much needed guidance in building up this mean machine with me.. all the way over in Munich, Germany!

• Frame - Circa 1980 Scapin Italian-built racing frame, double butted Columbus steel alloy, cherry red (faded in spots);
• Forks - Original forks that came with the frame! So, see above;
• Cranks - Shimano Dura Ace 3 ring (using outer chainring mount);
• Chain Ratio - 39t : 15t;
• Brake calipers - Shimano 600;
• Brake levers - Shimano 600;
• Handlebars - Syntace Racelite CD 7075 T-X Ultralight Al alloy;
• Handlebar tape - Synthetic black, wound by Davo;
• Headset - Shimano 600;
• Pedals - SR SP100-BLs;
• Rims - Matrix ISO C-11 700-C, heat treated, ceramic coated, 700mm dia;
• Tyres - Panaracer Stradius Pro Slicks 28";
• Seat - Selle Italia 'Flite';
• Seat post - Selle San Marco with scalloped cut-outs;
• Absolute gearing ratio - 1 crank rotation : 5.5m road travel;
• Absolute weight - 9.2kg.

The Beer Baron

Here are some pictures of my old single speed. Sadly it now ranks No 2 in the fleet, but is still a great ride! Much like the Scapin, it has only one gear. I have gone for a classic 'black and white' colour scheme from the original royal blue frame colour. I have recently changed a few of the components on this bike so here are some updated specs:

• Frame - Avanti Montari CrMo 1998 22", modified vertical dropout, white;
• Forks - Some cheap generic straight forks, black;
• Cranks - Shimano Deore LX 3 speed (converted to single chainring);
• Gear Ratio - 44t : 16t;
• Brakes - Shimano Deore;
• Brake levers - Shimano XT;
• Handlebars - Bargain bin, black;
• Handlebar grips - OURY grips, black;
• Pedals - DMR V8s, black;
• Rims - Zac 19 Aluminium alloy, 26";
• Tyres - Schwalbe Kevlar Marathon Slicks 26";
• Seat - Some 'ergonomic' racing seat, black.
• Absolute gearing ratio - 1 crank rotation : 5.4m road travel;
• Absolute weight - 12.5kg.