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This is from the catalogue. I have kinda settled on this

For sure, Its not worth it otherwise. Yes you got very lucky, not many good ones around. My hassle is I ride a 61/62cm so finding a frame that big is always a hassle. So when I found mine I took it. I don't mind spending some money on a repaint. I really like your ones colour

Wish I knew, it was repainted by someone in eddy merckx colours. I haven't decided yet on the colour. Mine is a master piu it has internal cabling on the top tube. I have the correct decal set, the same as yours has. I really like the colour of yours, also nice to see the chrome in such good condition. I was thinking of white with the red "lace" pattern at the lug areas. The same as it was in the original catalogue.

Cool, no hassle. I have a 1986 Colnago Master to start on and a 1968 Cinelli SC Pista to complete, then I am done... Well thats what I am telling the wife

The Brasso helps take out the little scratches and the Autosol brings up a brilliant shine. We use Autosol on our mould faces to get a nice shine. I got it from AutoZone, but make sure its the one for metal.

Good old fashioned Elbow grease. Spent 5hrs this past weekend polishing. 800 Water paper, then 1200 water paper, then brasso, then Autosol metal polish.

The hubs are the silver version, I only have the front "Blue" hub, still need to find a rear one. 105 hubs built on Wolber TX Profil rims. Both rims are almost brand new as well. Hubs as still extremely smooth, amazing after so many years.

The hubs and cranks had signs of corrosion, so I polished them up and will have "Shimano 105" put back on and clear coated. Still the original Biopace chainrings, in very good condition

Ok so here are a few pictures of my almost complete restoration of a 1989 Hanson built with Reynolds 525. This bike my folks bought for me when I was in Std. 8. I have a choice between a 50cc Buzz bike or this. I have hung onto the frame for all these years, but unfortunately the components have worn out. I get hold of this guy in Joburg and he has an almost brand new 1898/90 "Blue" 105 groupset, the exact same groupset the bike came with. I will add some pictures of what it looked like and what it looks like now.

Geez stunning. Well done. I have one just like yours, Just need to get components. Nice job man.

I see you are in KZN area. Speak to Shawn at Bohler in Pinetown, he has a wealth of knowledge and I am sure will be able to help you out with your testing.

Correct, Gas Nitride will be the most stable environment, but 45 Rockwell is not hard at all. Nitriding should give you around the 60-65 Rockwell on the "C" scale.

I am not some wannabe metallurgist, I am a tool maker who uses these kind of steels every day. I simply offered some possible options. I also did not Google the information, I have a fair knowledge of steels and was simply offering it. Use it, dont use it, Your choice.

Just some info regarding possible steels used for the manufacture of Cassettes. Bohler Steel who deal in specialist tool steels (Alloyed Steels) for the press tool and Injection moulding industry, have an assortment of steel which I think is likely to be used for gears on bicycles. K340 (Good wear resistance and moderate toughness) K490 (Good wear resistance and good toughness) There are others, but these 2 seem to fit the requirements. Just getting back to using an existing cassette and re-hardening that. You will more than likely end up warping the individual blades in the hardening and annealing process. Its pretty unlikely that the blades will come out 100% flat and round.

Hi. Firstly you have the hardening process correct. Cassette 's and chains are already in the hardened state when we purchase them. Top end cassette' s also have a nickel or chrome type coating to increase the hardeness in the contact area. The coating is thus harder than the base material. If what you are proposing is to harden the cassette even more, you would have to remove the coating and then temper and reharden the cassette blades, then temper them down to a higher Rockwell condition. You would have to know exactly what steel was used in order to do this. Also certain steels have a max hardness they can reach. For the effort and time it would require to do your own R&D it may not be worth it.

Depends on your inseam, but judging by your description I would say no. You would more than likely be around the 19 to 20 inch mark. But your inseam will determine the frame size. May be worth your while to get a good bike shop to measure you up, that way you will be satisfied and confident in your purchase. Don't by a bike that's too small.

I have been looking at this jig for a while now. Just had a reply from "Deep Section" in forum "Okay this is what I do" He recommended that jig to me. I am looking at building a bike or 2 for myself. From what he says it will last quite a few builds. I would say the jig is definitely a DIY jig and not something that could be used for production. So may just be the right thing for guys like ourselves. Keep me posted on your decision.

I fully understand that and respect it. However in the case of the Inanda road upgrade it would have been easy and the cycle safe committee have been part of the process from the beginning. All I am saying is in order to alleviate future traffic congestion issues, environmental issues with more vehicles on the road, etc. can some consideration be given to a cycle option. I am not talking about us "sports" cyclist, I am talking about people who use bicycles to commute to an from work. Those that only have a bicycle or feet as means of transport. After all it is "our" money government and/or councils are spending. Why not look forward and help solve an issue before it gets out of control and cost millions to resolve. I fully get that there is more to the story than what us uninformed folk know, but there must be a way to consider alternatives and not just brush them off as stupid or bad ideas. Thats just my 2 cents worth. Seems like Autocorrect had your back this time...

I may be reading this wrong, but I think what the OP is trying to say is that the local counsel/municipality decided to tar these roads and maybe should have considered a cycle lane or something alike. This would have been fairly easy to do up front as opposed to doing it later. We have a similar issue in Hillcrest along Inanda road, they are doing massive upgrades and our local cycle safe group has been trying to get the local council to design cycle specific lanes into the upgrade. There are a lot of commuting cyclist already using this route. Council has not even once shown interest in being proactive and forward thinking. So now the road will become double lane and from what I understand, cyclist will not be allowed to use it at all in the future. Not sure if I have the intention of this thread correct though. (We will see if I get flamed for my comment).

Those are Mavic Aksium's, they will definitely not work for a big guy. It would be a total waste of money. Trust me they would break within a few weeks. Regarding postage, I had some wheels sent down from Joburg to Durban, cost me R230.00

It tastes better than most recovery drinks, and if you have kids you always have it in the cupboard...

Ok I get what you trying to say, thought you were talking about the std. off the shelf shimano wheelset. Maybe Tandem wheels are the way for him. Maybe JB could comment.

How so, the hubs come in 32 or 36 hole. I am talking about a conventional "old school" type hub, not a factory build 105 wheelset.

Well its a good thing you bought a Cannondale, one of the very few bikes that will carry a big guy. So its not money wasted at all, the frame is a good solid and strong frame (Looks like Caad 4 by the colour), if so that's nice and strong. Chat to a wheel builder, a bike shop will sell you what ever the flavour of the month is. A reputable wheel builder will give you solid advice regarding the individuals needs. 105 hub is a good, affordable start. Get a nice strong rim, one that is welded and not pinned at the joint, and then spend the money on good quality double butted spokes. Make sure they are double butted. The wheel builder will lace the wheel accordingly.

For an event like the epic you would need to eat huge amounts of solid food to get enough protein, Carbs, etc. And often after a huge effort, eating large meals is not something one feels like. What you eat today will count for or against you in 2 or 3 days time. So I would say you need to be aware of this and make sure you can consume the right amount of the right foods.