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Birmingham Wheels Frame - Reynolds bars

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Mikku:

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That is flippin' gorgeous!!  :smitten:

dinglem:
Here's a better shot of the original 80's decal set that came with my second frame, complete with Dutch dealer logo.

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Jaan:
This build is going to be pretty spectacular.

What stem and bars are you fitting?

I love skinnys on a Pro build  :smitten:

dinglem:
That's a very good question mate. I was going to go against the grain a little and fit a set of 8inch rise Vector V-bars (so no stem) to keep it lightweight, as I absolutely love them (although I know others don't). I have had a set restored and re-chromed, but following a trial build I have discovered that they are very slightly too narrow to take the original WHEELS bar pad I have. Small factor, but I really want to use the original padset on the chrome bike, so I am now going for a set of NOS GT Santa Ana race bars instead. The bike originally came with a black Suntour stem so to retain a bit of history from the original build I will stick with that I think.

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The Vector V-bars will go onto the second WHEELS build as I will be getting a repro padset made for that so will get a reduced width bar pad made.  It's all on hold again for the time being unfortunately as I'm currently back en route to work again  :'(

Jaan:
I had the same problem with Vector standard bars, you end up with 2 redundant pads, Vector Pro bars would solve the crossbar issue. The issue I found with the Vector bars is the fixed rake which looks good or bad depending on top tube length and head tube angle, they worked well on a Vector Mark 2 but it is a bit of a lottery...

GT bars are always a great plan B.

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