Ok guys, give it to me straight, rate my Easter build!
Frame – Centurion Le Mans RS (widened for modern mech)
Crank – Shimano, Bio Pace
Deraileur – Dura Ace 7800, 9-speed retro fit
Shifters – Dura ace 7800, 9-speed retro fit
Casette – vintage corn cob (not sure brand)
Seat – Original ass destroyer
Drops – Original
Tape – Bontrager GrippyTack
Front Wheel – Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL
Real Wheel – budget AlexRims (likely willy swap out for full set of Mavic Ksyrium SL)
Cables – Easter themed JagWires
Front end is slammed super low, which maximizes sprint power but sacrifices long distance comfort (is a real neck and wrist snapper)…
Solid but flexy steel frame makes it a dream to whip around in the city and traffic surf. Steel is Real!!
by chickenbake12
2 Comments
fuck yeah centurion 💯🔥
any plans to install a 7800 crank? truly the iconic centerpiece of the group. and extremely well-made. i expected the hollowtech bb’s to be more fragile than the square tapers that came with the 7400’s, but the one i have has held up shockingly well with almost no maintenance. only after three years of constant use is it starting to creak sometimes.
i think the 7800 set as a whole might be the absolute peak of the entire dura ace lineage honestly. and/or the 105 5600 series if you need a bit more durability. doubles for both tho are still fairly easy to find for reasonable prices, thankfully. and they still used conventional 5-hole standard bcd’s, so you can mix and match them with other rings if you’re so inclined, instead of being stuck buying shimano’s proprietary 4-holes. 😡
i’ve got a mint pair that i’m still waiting to install on my featherweight with 180mm arms. looking forward to the extra-generous leg mobility / added workout 😩
alexrims also punch WAY above their cost bracket. for five years my backup set was an old ksyrium rear and an alexrim front, which prior to being backups were my daily wheels for almost 3 years. neither of them ever gave me any trouble, despite constant abuse and neglect (at the time i was still a very inexperienced mechanic 😩). which i expected from the ksyrium rear but i never would have expected the alexrim front to keep up with it. 11/10 choices on display here all around 👏👏👏