wipperman connex

Connex correct mounting position

(This is on the bottom run of chain)

shopping list for lemond

what to do with my lemond?

i now have a veloce 9sp groupset so it'll wear that for now, teamed with the scirocco g3 wheelset and the carbon fork from the colnago as well.

what i have:

wheels- black scirocco g3
crankset- alloy veloce
chain- yep
derailleur (front)- veloce 
derailleur (rear)- veloce
shifters- alloy veloce
brake calipers- veloce
handlebar- black deda nera 42 c-c
stem- 100mm polished bianchi rc 1" threadless blah
saddle- selle italia carbon something something
seatpost- black thomson 27.0mm
pedals- none
headset- black cane creek
cables- none
tyres- random black
tubes- ditto
bidon cages- no thanks
bartape- silver or natural cork or black cotton?

what i need to finish it:

pedals
cables
new tyres
black 100mm 1" threadless stem?
a clue about paint colour? cyan blue is nice:

shopping list for europa

i could go 8sp random shimano on the europa.

i can piece together most of a build kit of sorts:

wheels- silver velocity deep v on exage hubs
crankset- rx100
chain- 600 ultegra
derailleur (front)- 6207
derailleur (rear)- rx100
shifters- sl-r400 downtube shifters
brake levers- 600 ultegra
brake calipers- rsx dual pivot
handlebar- modolo anblah 42cm c-c
saddle- black selle italia (choice of many)
seatpost- fluted laprade or aero 600ax 26.8mm
pedals- none
headset- stronglight alloy
cables- none
tyres- michelin dynamic cheapies
tubes- cst cheapies
bidon cages- none
bartape- black ambrosio leather


and believe it or not, i'm thinking of repainting it 'mint green' with white panels on the down-and seat-tubes with tiny gold edging bands similar to this:

shopping list for colnago

27.2mm seatpost- silver thomson elite
rims - silver mavic open pro 32hole or velocity synergy/synergy o/c (polished finish)
tyres - 25c roubaix style
pedals / cages / clips- t.b.a (prolly mks all round
cable set- white ergopower cable set
cassette and chain- 10sp centaur,chorus
saddle - white turbo (perforated for extra cred)

centaur groupset for the colnago?

is 2004 10sp centaur too low rent for a master x light?

i've got new cranks, derailleurs, shifters, hubs and brakes, all in century grey

i think it'll look nice with the right colour frame.

ok, i've painted the europa in white..

ok, i've painted the europa in white.

the head tube is probably going to be metallic blue staying white and i've added some small bands in cyan metallic.

drubie asked what i was hanging off it, and i considered early dura ace or suntour, but i've changed my mind.
i think i'll use the veloce 9sp groupset off the colnago, or 7400 dura ace.

i also have a plan for this blue and white superlite frameset:

this is my inspiration: