Viking Track

General Post your ride
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Hey guys,

Finished this build the other day, although there are still a few parts I want to change up in the long run.
Frame is Viking (formerly Alien). Very happy with it overall, will take better photos when I have access to a camera that isn’t part of my phone.

Frame/forks: unpainted Viking, 53cm c-c
Stem: Nitto
Bars: Nitto b123 w/ soma grips
Seatpost: Dura Ace aero
Seat: San Marco Regal
Wheelset: Phil Woods to Mavic Open Pro
Cranks: Sugino Mighty
Chainring: Sugino Mighty 50T
Sprocket: Surly 18T
Lockring: Phil Woods
Bottom Bracket: low end Shimano (to be upgraded)
Chain: SRAM PC-1

Cheers

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Such a nice classic build, well done

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Nice man, nice and sleak.

4

sooo slick, nice work.

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Don’t get it dirty!

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Nice, I like it!
The open pros give it a nice classic look,
What about pedals? :wink:

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Thanks. Haven’t fully decided on pedal setup yet, currently running a very temporary setup from my other bike.

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Thats really nice, I was just checking out the Alien bike site today, that pointed me in the direction of Viking cycles.

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Very nice post. This will help possible client to get a quality person.

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unless i’m mistaken, this person’s account should be deleted

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Yup, your right… and Blakey beat me to it.

Anyway, super nice, classy build.

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Classic example of “less is more”

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$$$$
i love it! the vikings are so clean and pure.
where did you get your wheel set.

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velomine.com, or ebay, same dealer just cheaper from his website.
I prefer the Open pros to Dura ace, with gum walled tires, cheaper and a bit more classic.
Other than that, very nice build, all the good bits.

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Finally got around to taking a few photos:

Have changed out the Dura Ace seatpost as it was a tad too short, not fussed running a no-brand one until a bargain comes up.

Went the reliable pedal setup: MKS Sylvan with MKS clips.

Been riding it heaps recently, couldn’t be happier with it. Although, perhaps without the 3 - 4 people who have thought it’s a bianchi pista with the stickers removed :frowning:

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Very nice.

How light is the frame?

Only crit, if I was to have one, would be the Gators. Gum walls would make it just that bit more classic IMO.

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awesome job … just polish those sugino mighty’s now!

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Looks good.

+1 and stem too.

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damn looks good as.
did the steerer tube come cut ? or did you cut it yourself?

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Thanks guys,

  • I haven’t got around to weighing it but it’s lighter than I expected if that’s anything to go by.

  • When I have the time I’m definitely going to get around to polishing the cranks/chainring. The images are quite deceptive as the stem is already polished, must be a bad angle…

  • The steerer tube was already cut.