Kilo! I am going with Kilo.

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cheers Tibbsie.

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Must post pictures when built up. Very sweet.

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Home made disc cover on the back, an old 650 shamal on the front..... should be good.

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Very cool, what are the shifters ? are they the profile twist ones?

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Everything you said is awesome. Can't wait to see it.

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96,97 Kilo; 8 speed gripshift, 650 wheels, original steel fork, 44/55 chainrings.

Those frames all look very small. I had a 55 or 56 that looked tiny under me. It takes a 26.something seatpost. I might have my original wheels out in the garage. I'll look later.

Good Luck with it.

(mine was a fast little bugger, but it handled like crap)

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I would imagine the shifters are GripShifts, which everyone on here seems to hate but have always worked well for me, particularly the front shifter which has a really nice ´trim´position.

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Thanks Sweeny, much appreciated mate.

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Grip Shifters were awesome I loved 'em. Only problem was they were a bit fragile inside and tended to wear out quickly....cheap plastic. My Kilo had thicker tubing and I was going to say it was something between the USA Superform and the Kilo. Then again my USA had a really crazy 80's pastel one off paint job too. Prob a Kilo....enjoy!

I have 2 Thomson posts in the garage. I think they're 26.6 and 26.8. One is straight and one is lay back, but I don't remember for sure. I'm traveling, but will be home tonight and will check. PM me if you're interested.

Thanks, will do, hopefully I will have something in the parts bin that fits too fingers crossed.

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QR Superform, maybe '94-'95 (?).

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Nice ride! That looks exactly like my '98 TeQuilo except my bike cam with a carbon fork. Good luck with this and please keep us updated.

I bet this guy Slowman might know what it is...just a hunch

well yeah, that was the idea.... but I think we´ve tracked down the model and year anyway, so it´s all good.

Should be a fun, easy and profitable build as the older stuff is so easy to work on.

Once again, thanks all. Will report back when the build is finished.

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Here's my '99 Kilo, race morning this past 25th of September. Of course many upgrades along the way but in the end, the only TT race bike I'll ever need. Still a
great ride, then and now.

QR wheels, Shimano 600 (Ultegra) hubs, Velocity rims

Want them?

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I could be wrong, but seem to recall the Kilo being an aluminium frame, hence the name for the (then extremely light) weight. I recall the Superform being steel, there was the Zero Gravity, what were the other steel bikes? Still toying with the idea of building up an old steel 650c race bike. Any links to a QR model timeline?

i'd like to see the top tube decal, but i'm guessing special edition, early 90s.

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Here is a pic of my QR. Don't mean to turn this into a "Guys who need an updated ride" thread. You've got me curious....what did you pay for your new project? Glad Slowman is on this thread; let's see a picture of your top tube decal.

Think I have a ambrosia, never used 650 sew up rim, if you want it

Right, huge thanks all for the information, particularly Slowman for chiming in too.

So far I have €70 in this project. The syntace bars are coming off and will be sold separately (should net €35), the rest of the group will be individually sold on and replaced with cheaper stuff from the parts bin, so hopefully I will start the build already slightly in credit.

Just need a wheelset. Sweeny, if you were in Germany I would have those wheels like a shot but as I am Germany I fear the shipping will be prohibitively expensive. Thanks anyway for thinking of me though. Hopefully eBay.de will yield something cheap and servicable.

I´m very, very tempted to try and build a rear wheel cover, following undertheradar´s instructions. Depends if time allows really.

Fully built-up QR bikes seem to go for €260-€300 here, so the market should be strong come the spring.

Photos to be posted as soon as the thing arrives, if anyone is interested. It won´t be the most exciting or exotic build thread on this site but hopefully one of the cheapest.

Cheers all
Simon

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Kick ass!!!

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