Recent content by R Allin

even worse, they put some kind of ugly plastic plug in the hole

Finally finished the build of this early 90's Tange Prestige-frame I found on ebay. CASCARSI is the own brand of cycling shop 'De Meulenreek' in Geffen, NL. This batch of frames were build for the dutch national cyclocross-team, using tig-welded heat-treated Tange Prestige tubing, Tange's answer...

I just bought this beauty on ebay. It is Tange prestige steel-tubing. It is nos, have never been build, and i guess it's from mid to late nineties. The frame is super light, and the craftman-ship very nice. note the small tubes for the gearcable-routing around the seatpost. On the pictures you...

I think you are right, I had a Bianchi Deda 61.10 tubing and the downtube cracked. Had never crashed or seen any abuse..

Whats new? This is 30 years older and 30 grams lighter http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Sachs-Huret_Jubilee_derailleur_%282200%29.html and there was even a long cage "touring"-version http://www.disraeligears.co.uk/Site/Huret_Jubilee_derailleur_%282248%29.html at 145 grams

I had one of those, excellent ride, but the down-tube broke near the cable-guide :-(