So I just got back from a 30k shake-down ride and Il Gruppo Progetto is exactly what I expected. You will get no Huangisms from me. I'll just say it's a bomber steed with some classic touches that's good old-skool fun to ride. It'll fit the rain bike need perfectly. Thanks again for your input everybody.
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That is a REALLY hot looking bike. Good jarb boys.
The posting database is acting up but if this goes through I will say that there is a PERFECT balance of polished and black parts. I can't imagine that there would be any way to make that bike look nicer.
You've done well with the build but you got to admit some nice 32h box section wheels in with silver hubs & spokes would "really tie the whole room together" to use the parlance of our times.
That looks way too nice to ride in the rain!
I was going to buy a shorter stem for my LeMelvis, but someone suggested that I achieve better comfort by positioning the brake levers higher on the handlebars. I like where you have them placed there.
Very nice. That stem is a work of art.
@Rusty Tool Shed
Rug pee-ers did not do this...
Lookin' good, Marko. I still think you need some SRAM on the bars, tho. Just looking at those shifter cables makes me woozy...
I fear this might be right; watch out for that water, though. Nice job, Marko! That's come together very quickly and nicely. Black and black was definitely the way to go in retrospect. I'm a little concerned with how high up (or low down, depending on your perspective) the cog the chain was. Even on rain bikes, there's a Rule 5 issue here for pics. Also, the pedals are pretty close to 0 degrees...
I'm afraid we have a Rule 73 violation too...
Sometimes the placement of the housing stops and downtube shape prevents this from being possible.
@sgt
@Rusty Tool Shed
Rusty Tool Shed is correct. Nice eye Rusty Tool Shed. The combination of housing stops and tapered down tube did not facilitate the crossover, believe me, I tried as I think that is at once elegant and functional.
@Steampunk
Point taken, thought about that too for pics. I was going for as parallel a chain as possible in hopes of capturing the that gorgeous wippermann connex. Sweet chain which definitely follows the principle of silence.
@Geoffrey Grosenbach
I'm glad you like the position of the shifter/brake levers. I gave that considerable thought before taping. It's close but I'm still within the parameters of Rule 46.
@Cyclops
Thanks man. That means something coming from a guy with your artistic eye. And you didn't even mention the wheelset. Good boy.