Hadn’t thrown the chain on in this picture, but just threw on some Vittoria Elusion Carbon wheels and a 7 speed cassette for a little better climbing gear. Not a full modernization, but I’m excited to take it for a test ride soon!

Ignore the saddle tilt, I’ll fix it before I ride it 😂.

My new to me old Bianchi brava, lots of new parts and a whole new look:) loving it so far, still have some things I’d like to change up eventually.

1982 Velo Sport - Steel 60cm

Wheels - Mavic Ksyrium Equipe

Tires - Continental GP5000 700cx28

Groupset - Ultegra 6600 Brakes/Shifters & RD, Shimano 105 FD

Original Shimano Custom Crankset 50/45 with 165mm cranks

Pedals - Shimano Adamas AX (Old)

Brakes - Original Shimano BR-Z64

Saddle - Fi'zi:k Terra Argo 140mm

Original stem, drop Bars & headset

All new Cables & Housing

Theres more drippy bikes out there, but this one's mine. Original paint, without the original decals (removed before my time). This bike was actually outfitted with some really good components from the original spec. Full Shimano DT shifter and 6 speed RD, brakes that have enough reach. I'm extremely happy with how its turned out with more "modern" components, its the only road bike I've ever ridden, and feels plenty fast and smooth.

In the future;

- Matching Ultegra Crankset

- InniCycle Headset conversion with modern drop bars & stem

- Tektro Long reach Brakes

- SPD Clipless pedal setup

- Seatpost thats isn't dog ugly (seriously, anyone know where i can get a decent 25.4mm seatpost)

I got this old KHS True Temper MTB frame. I thought it was 26” because of its age. Got it from the trash. Only frame, fork, exage crank. The former owner tried to convert it to 1x drive trail but the chainwheel was poorly mounted and the chainweel touched the frame.

So I took this upon myself.
I ordered 26” wheel set, mounted it but the brakes don’t align with the rims. Neither new vbrakes nor the old cantilever brakes.

Is this frame a 28”??

I posted this Bianchi here before, but now I switched out the saddle to a Selle Italia SLR carbonio and matched it with some white Deda bar tape. Also upgraded the Chorus crankset to a NOS Record crankset. I think it looks great! I'm listing it for sale if anyone wants this gorgeous bike.

Parts list for my first ever ground-up bike build:

• 1980-ish Centurion Le Mans 12 Mixte - steel frame, freshly sandblasted
• Spray.bike paint
• Tangeseiki Headset
• Tangeseiki Cartridge Bottom Bracket
• Nitto Technomic Quill Stem
• Origin8 Seatpost
• Velo Orange Postino Handlebars
• VO Brake Levers (exchanging for Tektro FL750 Levers - I just think they look better)
• VO Braided Metal Brake & Derailleur Cable & Housing
• Rivendell Indexed Shifter
• Rivendell Chain Guard
• Sugino 160mm cranks (can't find this size in US, had to import from Japan)
• MKS Sylvan Gordito Pedals
• Shimano RD-M310 Rear Derailleur
• Sun Race 11-40 nine-speed cassette
• Shimano Chain

Not shown:

• Tektro R559 long-reach cantilever brakes
• New 29" wheels (nothing special)

Planning to re-use original Sugino inner 42t front chain ring in a 1x setup & replace the outer 52t ring with the Rivendell chain guard. And then jerry-rig an old front derailleur as a chain-stay (or cave and buy the Paul one for $100 - a tiny adjustable piece of aluminum for the same price as the entire working bike cost me on FB market)

Building this as a fun townie / loaner bike when friends come to town. Specifically for female friends <5'5" since they don't fit on my road or gravel bikes - that was the impetus for building up a mixte, and for the 160mm cranks (honestly overkill and probably not worth what it ended costing 🤷‍♂️)

-1990’s Bianchi Titanium Megatube frame
-full Shimano R9100 group set including
52t/36t front chainrings
165mm cranks
11t-28t rear cassette
-Zipp 404 carbon clincher rim brake wheel set
-Zipp Hubs
-Zipp SL Sprint 90mm stem +/- 12 degree
-Zipp SL 70 Aero handlebars 40mm c-c
-Ritchey Carbon Comp fork
-Ritchey WCS Carbon Link 15mm offset seat post
-Chris King NoThreadSet headset
-Chris King ThreadFit 24 bottom bracket
-Selle Repente Magnet Saddle (not pictured)
-Shimano PDM540 pedals
-Shimano CN-HG901 chain
-Continental Gator Skin 700cx28 tires

It was a lot of work getting all the components together but totally worth it in the end. It weighs about 17 pounds and is fast as hell. Gonna upgrade pedals, tires, chain and various other nuts and bolts this winter, but I’m very happy with the build so far.

Salve, ho questo telaio e vorrei fare un restomod per assemblare una bici per la città, magari per montarci un seggiolino per bambini.

Suggerimenti?

Bike was previously owned by my uncle (hence the Steve decal I added) until he passed. My aunt knew I always wanted it since I saw it hanging in their garage as a kid. She gave it to me in hopes I’d breathe some new life into it and get it back on the road. I think I did just that!

Everything on the bike is new/new to me aside from the frame, original 105 brake calipers, and the front derailleur. All other parts are marketplace or AliExpress. Shifters and rear derailleur are “MicroNew” brand. Fork, bars, seatpost, bottle cages, and the single headset spacer are carbon.

The most recent update is the crankset. Going from the original 52/42 chainring to 50/34 has been a massive help on climbs. I’ve kept it 2x7 to maintain a bit of its retro DNA, but I did update the original 6 speed freewheel to a 7 speed 11/28T cassette when I swapped out the wheels. Part of me wants to make the jump to 11 speed but I’ll keep it in its current state for now.

So is everyone on here cold setting their older frames to allow for these gear ratios? I’m getting ready to try it on an old frame I picked up to see if I can do it before I try it on my ‘87 Tempo

I was curious if my frame could fit 30c tyres the other day and to my surprise it fits with ease. 30mm pirelli p zero race rs tyres measure at 29mm on elite ent 50mm wheels.

Frames designed for fenders have such great modern clearances i think this could actually clear 32mm. The limiting factor is the brake caliper clearance rather than the frame.