Yes Jacopo at Dodici in Italy helped me with the build… the frame, seat post, bb, cranks, head set and the original vintage chorus pedals I used to use all came from the guys at Dodici… I highly recommend them, they were very helpful as at the time it was my first build an i knew nothing about bikes.
Carly Simon! I like this guy. And I like his rules.
They have been pretty helpful With me too actually, sent decals and a couple other things no charge.
Though a guy I know ordered one and it took over three months to get here.
My frame took about a month but the shipping was cheap and i was in no hurry
And this is why you’re running tubulars on a brakeless tarck bike on the street.
EDIT: if you knew nothing about bikes, why did you go full Campy on your first build?
Gottahaddatpassion, y’know.
Suckers saw him coming, more $$$ = more cred
If i can afford it whats wrong with buying nice campy gear, why should i buy cheap parts just coz it was my first build?
And i did a lot of research and ended up saving around $500-600 by buying from dodici vs australian bike shops.
As for the tubs on the streets i was running b43s for the last two years and i got the campy pista tubs at a awesome price and i think they are a great wheel. as for punchers i took the Vittoria pista eve cs off and put on a street friendly Vittoria strada.
As for no brakes I’m not drilling my crown to fit a brake and that was what drew me to track bikes… was just controlling the bike with you legs and how simple they are!
zen something something derp
^yerp derp
Two thumbs up for an vague unquantified statement, Luke… ‘Australian Bike Shops’ … huh.
Campy Pistas. Classic.
I don’t get why everyone is on his case. I think it’s a pretty sick build and while I hope it sees plenty of time on the track, where and how he rides it is at his own discretion.
Who cares how much it cost and how he got it.
Thanks Chimpy, more people should be pushing people to ride their bike than put them down over a internet fourm.
I ride my bike almost every day and i love it, I am trying to build my fitness up with plans of joining one of melbourne track clubs.
Maybe the people giving me grief should spent less time worrying about the parts i choose for my bike and actually ride theirs.
But since we are on this topic… i want to know from the people that got stuck into me what is wrong with the dodici/campy/nitto/selle parts i have used for my build? and what part would you of chosen?
nothing wrong with them, but you only get one of those brands on your bike per 250 posts or something, didn’t you get the memo? nice build
Yeah I really don’t get it either.
Apart from the fact that the initial photos were questionable, you seem to have a good attitude man, and the bike in it’s current set-up looks great. I ride a rear tub on the street, and have done so for some time now. It hasn’t caused me any issues yet. I’m positive it will at some stage, and you need to keep that in mind too, but fuck it, who cares.
What a bunch of fuckin’ cool dudes.
Giving people grief is all I have left. Why would you take that away?
Also, nice bike.
Broad sweeping generalisations are all we have in cycling, don’t take them away from us!
MTB rider wearing tradie clothes = Done for drunk driving.
Expensive crabon being ridden by fat man = Lawyer, Banker.
Recumbent rider = bearded hippie who works at CSIRO or BOM.
First tarck bike decked out with top of the line track components = rich muppet buying street cred.
I don’t necessarily agree with any of these, but it may help you understand the mentality.
I guess I saw the line “I knew nothing about bikes” and saw a bike built up with top of the line parts.
It just seems strange. It’s like buying a sweet Fender Jaguar and a Marshall but not knowing how to play guitar.
But fuck it, your bike looks good (if you’ve adjusted your bars), the parts are good, etc. I don’t get how people can wear Look cleats on a street bike, but each to their own.
I have changed the angle of the bars and feels good only wish someone pointed that out to me sooner.
Thanks for the help on that.
You’re welcome.
nice build man…