The frame is a 57cm lugged DBS (Den Beste Sykkel – “The Best Bike”) which is a well known Norwegian bike maker. This frame however is an “Internazionale,” an early 80′s made in Italy limited edition. The frame was made by Daccordi and has Daccordi dropouts.

The components are as follows:

Handlebar: TTT Grand Prix
Stem: TTT
Brakes: Campagnolo single pivot (front & back)
Brake levers: Shimano 105
Cranks: Shimano (42t)
Bottom Bracket: Shimano Dura Ace
Front Wheel: Campagnolo hub, MA40 rim
Rear Wheel: Surly flip-flop hub, Mavic Opensport rim (Handbuilt new in June 2009, at Cykel City Stockholm)
Cog: Surly (16t)
Saddle: Avocet Racing
Tires: Michelin Erilium 2
Pedals: Crank Brothers Mallet

Please Note: Bike includes Kryptonite New York City U-lock w/3 keys.

This bike is available for immediate pickup or delivery in the greater Stockholm area, price: 2800kr.

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“Their mentality is, well, you should just get on with it because Bernard Hinault won the Tour like that and you should be grateful.”

Of course, Ancy McLarmstorg’s über scientific approach is distasteful in its own way, but it gets results. Practical realism has been the defining aspect of the last two centuries of civilization, winning every war and enriching every economy that shed romanticism and ideology, and doing “what works.”

From a personal perspective, having a “throwback” tour with lugged bikes and no ear piece radios would be a public relations coup that might put big time cycling past “le doping” once and for all.

Just to balance this post out, and since kneejerk ranting is a well know personality trait of this here weebblahg, I provide, for your grumbling purposes, Lancey Thesteriodman’s Damien Hirst Designed madone:

(Picture from the slamxhype blog)

“You know why else New Mexico is cool? The Shins are from here.
4:11 AM Apr 30th from TwitterBerry

Good morning! Feeding kids and getting ready for school. Luke has the math portion of the TAKS test today.
1:57 PM Apr 28th from TwitterBerry

I remember coming to Moriarty, NM in 1989 and trying to break Mike McCarthy’s junior 25k time trial record. Mom and I road tripped it here.
3:51 AM Apr 29th from TwitterBerry”

So, as you can see it’s mostly drivel, just like every one elses “tweets” that no one reads. But I did want to RT (re-tweet) the pics he posted yesterday of some Shepard Fairey painted bikes that he’s going to be riding in the Tour of Italy.

This is the fixed gear conversion of my norweigan/italian formerly 6 speed friction downtuber.

It is 100% due to Casey’s live g-chat assistance.