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Old 26th February 2008   #1
Walled (splatbucket)
 
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Was looking about in BLB today and I'm quite liking the look of the Coppis' and just wondered if anyone could let me know how they ride. Thanks
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Old 26th February 2008   #2
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Bought one the other week, almost finished. I got a white with triangular tubing, black decals and lugwork

Dying to ride it!
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Old 26th February 2008   #3
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I have an Alu one and it rides really nice, bars that came with it are too wide for me but I don't ride it much, (105 group set). I know there are some older lugged ones too, is that the one blb have.
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Old 26th February 2008   #4
Walled (splatbucket)
 
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i saw one of the white triangular tubing ones today, it was indeed very pretty, Not in my size though.

Yer their lugged steel ones, new which is nice.
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Old 26th February 2008   #5
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Old 26th February 2008   #6
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F***!
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Old 26th February 2008   #7
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Old 26th February 2008   #8
Walled (splatbucket)
 
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you seem to be missing a saddle.
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Old 26th February 2008   #9
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Oh fuck, thanks, wondered where I was going wrong
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Old 26th February 2008   #10
Walled (splatbucket)
 
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happy to help lol whats the rear tyre on it btw?
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Old 26th February 2008   #11
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Rubino Pro

I've got a saddle and seatpost. I've gotta cut a few inches of the seatpost though as the seat tube is cylindrical at the base of the seatstay but then goes triangular and doesn't go down very far!!
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Old 26th February 2008   #12
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fucking nice frame!

so is that a current production model?
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Old 26th February 2008   #13
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I think so. Brand spanking new. Thinking of getting full chrome forks on it though
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Old 26th February 2008   #14
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I wouldn't personally, the forks are just too nice (unless for brakes)
very very sweet my friend, very sweet.
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Old 26th February 2008   #15
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The forks have got a hole drilled but I'll need to put the other wheels on and obviously the caliper. The caliper's black though, don't think it'll look right, might get a silver caliper and lever, not decided yet
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Old 26th February 2008   #16
asm
i have a pair of yellow coppi forks on my bianchi pista.. they seem to do the job. Hold the front wheel on, allow me to turn corners, that sort of thing :)
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Old 26th February 2008   #17
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Think I saw you the other day then, they got 'COPPI' on them in green, you got fairish hair?
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Old 26th February 2008   #18
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are they the £350 frames??

looks fucking sweet mr p.
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Old 26th February 2008   #19
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Yeh, steep but It's what I had as a budget so hey....
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Old 26th February 2008   #20
Lebowski
Very nice bike mate. Get it built up and come show it off at polo. What bars are they?
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Old 26th February 2008   #21
asm
ooooo yeah they do, where did you see me? fairish/curly.
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Old 26th February 2008   #22
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I don't want to 'show it off' I'll look a ponce! :-)

Nitto Tange bars
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Old 26th February 2008   #23
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asm:ooooo yeah they do, where did you see me? fairish/curly.
Top of my street at work I think - Gray's Inn Rd/Britannia St
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Old 26th February 2008   #24
asm
oh round holborn way? yeah i was sorting out some bank issues there last week some time. wearing a helmet too! Safety first! were you on bike/foot?
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Old 26th February 2008   #25
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I work at the King's Cross end so not sure it was there I saw you, may well have been Holborn as I cycled that way the other week to see mates in Cov. Garden
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Old 26th February 2008   #26
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Pistanator:Yeh, steep but It's what I had as a budget so hey....
not that bad so such a smart frame. not many knocking about either which is nice.
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Old 26th February 2008   #27
asm
what kind of bike were you on at the time?
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Old 26th February 2008   #28
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asm:what kind of bike were you on at the time?
Red Dolan, Thurs/Fri last week
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Old 26th February 2008   #29
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the more i look at that bike the more I want to get one, lol must hold myself back. Black one for me i think (unfortunately not triangle tubing though)
ps. show everyone the lovely bottom bracket holder on the frame, its worth the picture.
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Old 26th February 2008   #30
asm
yeah would've been friday i think.
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Old 26th February 2008   #31
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The BB holder just says 'SCHILLACHI' on it?
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Old 26th February 2008   #32
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:o the other one in BLB has a lovely little carving right at the bottom so you can see the BB i'll try to take a picture on friday
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Old 27th February 2008   #33
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Pistanator:
pistanator, is this a road bike that BLB has the rear drops cut-off and replaced with track ends. then repainted with new coppi logo's? something's not quite right about it as a track frame?!?
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Old 27th February 2008   #34
trampsparadise
Like what? the relaxed looking seat tube? Lower looking BB height? Waterbottle cage mounts?
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Old 27th February 2008   #35
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I like it, that's why I bought it.
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Old 27th February 2008   #36
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trampsparadise:Like what? the relaxed looking seat tube? Lower looking BB height? Waterbottle cage mounts?
yes, plus
- funny orientation of track drop outs (that look like they've been set forward to decrease the clearance)
- drilled fork
- rear brake bridge with the round centre bit
- the fact i've seen a few road frames at BLB (and also heard of the same thing happening to other frames)
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Old 27th February 2008   #37
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Pistanator:I like it, that's why I bought it.
that's not the point. the fact that you may have paid a great ££££ for an essentially chopped up road frame (if that is true).
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