some of the old HED wheels that were painted/decaled to match the early QRoos would look cracking. (Or even some newer wheels in the old scheme)

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Yes, they would definitely. But 650c is a very small market today (almost no market at all); I was lucky enough to find a source that is giving away Vision team 30's in 650c, they should look good too

What a great project! Sweet score!

This takes me back. I have one in storage, a piece of history -- rides quite nicely.

I'm sure you've see this article: https://www.slowtwitch.com/...e_Superform_274.html

I can't remember the rear spacing, but I think that may be set up for 6/7 speed. If memory serves (not that I'm suggesting anyone ever do this), I just strong armed the stays and pulled them apart so they would fit newer stuff. Steel baby!

I hope you keep us updated on your progress.

this isn't my favorite among all of them, but it's not bad! it would be around 1991 or so.

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The frame here has 130mm rear spacing (suitable with newer hubs and wheels, of course with rim braking). I think it's a "later" Superform, in fact it spots internal routing for the rear brake. Apart the size, Thomas Hellriegel rode an identical frame at the 1992 ITU worlds . And yes, I will give updates about the project!

I have noticed that earlier superforms are "taller" (longer steerer tube) with respect to later models. Is there a particular reason for this fact?

that's nice...

see if you can find some NOS grip shifts to really make it work.

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some of this is from memory, but remember a few things. first, the bike has 650c wheels. otherwise, look at where the pads sit on the image of that bike of yours. once we move from scott DH bars to syntace bars we had to account for a 7cm rise in the pads versus the centerline of the pursuit bar. that's versus, say, 2cm or so, maybe 2.5cm, from the bar bore to the top of the armrests in the bike in the image. we had to drop the height of the frame stack to accommodate for the change in aerobars.

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here. this is my fave of the bunch. probably 1990 or so. between 90 and 92.

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that's hideous in all the ways I like.
The Salsa stem is the chef's kiss

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i'm trying to remember whose bike that is. it's got a name on it, but i can't read the name.

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Perhaps the question you should be asking is... why isn't it Slowman's now? ;)

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i don't have any of the old stuff, bikes or wetsuits. well, if i do it's very little. that bike is too small for me, but i absolutely remember building it. i just don't remember who i built it for. i remember those pursuit bars, which i was happy to find because they weren't deep drop, and because they let me put a level hood on there. maybe they were modolo. i don't remember. and those shifters were under the tape on the extensions. i believe it was SRAM, i think they made a version of the twist shifter where the whole handgrip shifted. that's what was on there.

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the mismatched bottle cages and yellow armcups are just killing me.

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hey! the bottle cages are part of the paint scheme! one is teal, the other white. you probably don't appreciate picasso either!

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Thanks Dan, this makes a lot of sense

the clipless campy pedals (look patent) arrived first in 1992

thanks! I really like gripshifts but I already have dura ace bar end tt shifters that will get the job done!

and the framefit pump is piece of art too!

Those QR bikes are pretty badass looking for 1990-92.

i think they went pretty fast too. i believe zack set the kona bike course record on one, and he rode maybe 4:27? there were quite a few fast splits, men and women, on that particular vintage of bike. i suspect the steel ones like this were faster than the subsequent aluminum ones.

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As a thought exercise...

How many minutes at 200w would a 75kg dude with an average position give up over the bike leg at Kona on that vs a new super bike?

More than 5min? Less than 5min? Genuinely have no idea...

we could probably make a good estimate, but i honestly don't know.

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Rode that frame for 3-4 years! Loved the "Road Kill' paint scheme if I recall correctly due to the red splash.

Dan?

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