Zeus track (73?)

General Post your ride
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Bought the frame thinking it was an easy build, turns out everything’s french threaded. So it took forever to get the parts.
Frame: Zeus (55cm tt ctc)
Wheels: Campy Record/Atlanta pista (unmarked until I rode it with the front brake)
Bar/Stem: Cinelli model 14/1A (old logos)
Seat post, brake levers, pedal, headset: mixture of Zeus Supercronos and 2000/2001
Cages: Ale
crankset: Zeus - pista 160mm with 50T pista drillium ring
Cog: 16T Phil Wood
Saddle: recovered Fizik Aliante carbon in antique brown 'roo
Stich-on and straps: antique brown 'roo

All leather works by Busyman, built by Shifter Dan









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“god” that is damn nice

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Fantastic build, top notch work, but come on, those bars! Did they gradually slip down as you rode home? Do the Busyman stuff some justice and fix them up.

As Andy W says, aim the bar ends at the rear brake bridge.

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^ This. Can’t get with the dummy brake lever, either.

Is that braille on the bar wrap?

I reckon find some nicer looking tyres, too.

Beautiful frame, love Zues stuff.

Edit: 50 x 16, shit.

Edit edit: radial nds, niiiiiice.

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I don’t mind the dummy lever. More practical than a cross top lever, i.e. hoods are more comfortable/usable, and keeps the 70s-ish thing going.

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I thought so too, but i think i’ll do that once Dan forgot about the build eh;)

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50/16 is not too bad, kinda hairy downhill atm since i have to get used to slowing down without coasting, and them dots are braille. Gotta save up again for some veloflex(es).

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I’ve never ridden in Melbourne but damn I would be dying do 50/16 in Brisbane.

Really sweet work dude.
I’ve ran with a dummy break/hoods etc and it isn’t that bad once you get used to it. A little gold finger brake would totally change the look.
Atheistically it would be nicer if you could run the cable through your tape, but im not sure if those bars would have a lining. But that’s tiny detail stuff, im nancy like that.

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It’s the 70s, man… You don’t run cables under the tape in the 70s.

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Love this build. The chromed bits do it for me, and that stitched bar tape pretty damn nice. My brother is running the dummy brake on his old conversion, looks a tonne better than just one.

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love it!

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nice build, check that quick-link though, likely to pop open when you least expect it to

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Seriously man, sort your shit out and get that bar angle fixed.

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Tis bloody wonderful.

Busyman stuff really takes bikes to the next level of complete and neat. Anyone out there competing with him? Sounds like someone should get in to it, he is booked out til forever. Also one of the few things with bikes that you can post around the country/world relatively easily/cheap so the market is mega.