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Goldsprint 13 Classic - Done!

It´s been exactly a month today since I got my Goldsprint 13 Classic frameset. Initially I planned about 3 months for building up this beauty but I just couldn´t stand it any longer. So here it is and it came out way more expensive but a lot nicer than I thought in the first place :) It rides like hell - very agile, very aggressive and the steel fork really balances the stiffness of the aluminium frame. So if you ride in Leipzig you´ll probably see me on this bike in the future. For more information take a look at my pedalroom.

Work in progress

A lot of new parts arrived yesterday. Campy hubs and rims are going to be laced in the next days. Christian and Stephan at Fahrrad-Biela made a wonderful job in milling the head tube and bottom bracket shell. It was the first time I did that kind of preparation on a bike frame. Usually I skipped that step and assemble these parts by myself but as I am currently spending a lot of money on them I decided to give it in the hands of professionals. The wheels should be ready next week so there isn´t really much missing on the new bike (chain, toe clips, tires).

Gathering parts for my new bike

The first parts for my Goldsprint 13 Classic have arrived and I decided to let you know what I am planning to attach to it.
This is what I´ve gathered so far:

- Campagnolo Record Headset
- MKS Sylvan Track Pedals
- Cinelli Duo Straps
- Euro Asia Imports Track Cog 19t
- Shimano Dura Ace Lockring
- Nitto Riser Bar 260AA
- Black Oury Mountain Grips
- Thomson Seatpost Collar
- Selcof Aero Seatpost

You also can see my old Nitto B123 Track Drop Bar that I added cause I might prefer it over the Riser Bar. Currently on it´s way from Japan is a Nitto Jaguar Pro AA stem that should arrive around next week and two Campagnolo Omega Strada Hardox NOS rims that I luckily got from Suicycle Hamburg.

Currently missing and to be ordered:
- Campagnolo Record Pista crankset 165mm 51t
- Campagnolo Record Pista bottom bracket
- Campagnolo Record Pista hubs (current models)
- San Marco Concor or Selle Italia Flite seat
- Continental Gatorskins 23c
- Double Toe Clips (probably BLBs or something like that...)
- NJS Chain

I´ll be keeping you up with updates. Now go out for some riding!

New wheel for my Bianchi

Three weeks ago i posted about the Campy Shamal front wheel I got for my Bianchi road bike. It was actually a wheelset but the rear wheel (with a classic box section rim) didn´t really matched the Shamal in my eyes. I decided to lace that wonderful old 8 speed Campy Record hub to a more aerostyle rim with at least 30mm height and silver polished finish. Well, to be honest... i wasn´t really going to lace it up by myself. In the all the years I´ve spend building up bikes for myself and for friends I never got the courage to learn this. Maybe someday but til then I´ll stick to my local bike shop. As the Campy hub had 36 holes there weren´t that much (lightweight "road-bike-wise") options and pretty soon I came up with the "usual suspects" I know from the fixed-gear market: a H+Son SL-42 silver polished with machined sidewalls (total weight about 615 gramms), a Rigida DP 18 silver polished (about 595 gramm) or a Velocity Deep V silver polished (520 gramm). You see in facts of road bike use there wasn´t much of a choice. I took the Velocity Deep V silver polished but without machined sidewalls cause the original Shamals also weren´t machined. Again Fahrrad Biela in Leipzig was my choice for bringing hub and rim together as they made a wonderful job with my last custom wheel. So today I got it from the shop and it´s wonderful! I think it really looks great even if the rim isn´t that high as the Shamal in front. I took it for a short spin and the breaking performance isn´t affected by the non machined sidewalls. I can´t wait for better weather and long rides with my Bianchi Mega X Pro.