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My friend gifted me this bike in “neglected” condition (I’m sure it’s original owner has been enjoying a carbon, electronic shifting bike for some time now), and I happened to have some parts lying around.
So I stripped down this vintage French steel frame, cleaned it thoroughly, and installed a mishmash SRAM mechanical 10 spd groupset with Red shifters; Force front derailleur, crankset, and calipers; and Apex rear derailleur with an 11-34 cassette. I had a set of deep HED wheels to throw on but had to cold-set the fame since it was originally 2x6 (check out the *italicized* "12 speeds" on the top tube! Fancy! I need to remove the Shimano stickers from the top tube now, too). A 1" threaded-to-1 1/8" threadless stem adapter let me put on a 70mm stem and carbon Ritchey drops. I was able to wedge some beefy Continental Ultra Sport III 700x28 tires on there.
I got busy and short on time (and just plain lazy) toward the end, so I didn’t record as much as I’d have liked on the build up. I also lost some footage of the bottom bracket and headset putting up a fight.
But now I’ve had it built for a couple of months and put a couple hundred miles on it. Overall, really happy with how it came together. Thumbnail photo by Jason Hoffman.