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Awesome bike there. Thats a Robbie McIntosh bike. And a TT bike at that. Hang on to that baby, so few old school TT bikes around.

Is this yours?.... freak sakes

If you have everything then rebuild it for sure. I have been riding my HANSOM quite regularly and rode it both days this weekend. Down Tube shifting is really not that bad. I actually prefer my HANSOM to my Cannondale. I have decided to do Argus on my HANSOM this year.

Looks like you have the '89 "Blue" 105 on there. I have the same on my Reynolds 525 built HANSOM... Good luck in finding that specific groupset's spares... I am under correction, but Shimano only made the "Blue" 105 groupset for 1 year. I say look for the missing pieces and restore back to original.

I have a set of those exact decals I got from cyclomondo. They are brilliant quality. I agree with the painting wording on, but if you want to keep it authentic then go with decals, just like it came out with.

Nice ride. Love the seat clamp lug and SLX is just about as good as it gets... I reckon Campag all the way, maybe with some Delta brake callipers ... Keep the pics coming. Oh and welcome to the Hub

Why not try and look at a Giant Anthem, their back up seems to be much better than Scott from what I have seen on the hub.

I have just sold my dual Sus to go back to a hard tail. Less maintenance and hassle. If you did the epic on a hard tail then that's probably the hardest it's going to get. Personally I would have stuck to the hard tail. But that's just me. I hated the feeling of the back wheel on my dual. I like knowing what the back wheel is doing. If that makes sense.

Did some work for me too, nice guy and up front.

I reckon renting a unit for a specific event makes more sense. No outlay for something that more often than not becomes a white elephant. Also with rental you get the latest technology, so no worries about upgrading an already expensive unit.

Generally on the road you ride at a more consistent pedal cadence and more often a higher cadence. A shorter crank arm allows for a higher/smoother pedal action (less circumference to travel around, the shorter the crank arm) Track riders tend to use 165-170mm cranks, thats good for a fixed geared bike, helps with a nice smooth high cadence when things heat up. On a mountain bike you often ride at lower cadence's and have tough (walking pace climbs), here you need the leverage of a longer crank arm where high cadence does not come into play. Hope that all makes sense...

I know Clayton Blacker does it. Give the guys at KT Cycles in Pinetown a ring (031 702 9899), they will have his details. He also works from their shop on a Friday afternoon.

Great event, good route, Do it...

I get a similar thing. I suffer with allergies at certain times of the year. Kind of hayfever but worse, with the result my throat closes up. 2013 94.7 I had to pull out at the 30km mark, just couldn't get enough oxygen. I also suffer with post nasal drip and congestion. Doctor has me on Fexo 180mg anti histomins (1 a day, everyday), Avamys nasal spray (only use when the allergy gets bad and Venteze inhaler (I use before and after a ride if I can feel I am struggling to breath freely). So far it seems to be working. I have been riding/racing for nearly 25 years and have only developed this issue in the last 5 or so years. I would say see a doctor and see what they say. Please remember the plan I am on is one prescribed by my doctor, in no way am I saying follow what I am on. But it is controllable.

RIP and thoughts with you and your family.

I have always found the burg wheeler guys to be very friendly and helpful. Hatton cycles in PMB should have their club details.

I would say before you do anything to the frame try and get to the bottom of what frame it is. You don't want to be fitting brakes, etc to a bike that could be worth a something. It certainly looks unique, not sure if it is rare or worth a huge amount, but do some research and find out more about it.

http://www.lfgss.com/thread109089.html Take a look at the link, the lug work fits. But Vincini was/is an Italian built bike, so that doesn't fit with what you have been told.

Ok so its a track frame, the brake calliper made it look like a road frame. Double crown fork crowns were fairly common in the '60's. Cinelli being one of the more famous users of it (to my knowledge). You said something about "Vince" being used as a brand/frame marking. Vincini comes to mind, but they weren't locally made as far as I know. The lug work fits, but the seat clamp is still throwing me off.

Possibly would have also said "De Lange". From the first picture it also looks like the fork has a double crown, not very common on locally built bikes. Presuming the fork is original. An interesting frame, cant say I have ever seen a seat lug like that before.

Yeah the smaller frame sizes did, around 50/52cm and smaller.

Yeah CAD 3 for sure. I ride a 15 year old CAD 3, have had it repainted. I weigh just over 90kg's and its never given me any hassles. Rode a sub 3hr Amashova on it. I am running Ultegra 10 speed on it. They great frames, worth it if you can get for a good price.

Yes that is what I also thought, I cant see any curve in the seat-stays. Maybe a closer picture will show better. Either way R5500.00 is too much.

If you can get it for a good price its a great frame. You can never go wrong with a Cannondale, their aluminium frames are brilliant. Maybe see if you can get the guy down to a fair price.

Looks like either a CAD 2 or CAD 3, CAAD 4 and onwards had the curved seat-stays. Also cant really see what components it has on, judging by the wheels looks fairly entry level, maybe Tiagra. I reckon R5500 is a bit much if so.