Old steel and new plastic

papavero
papavero Posts: 57
edited April 2014 in Your road bikes
My old Dave Lloyd frame, second hand when I got it about 20 years ago

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And my Wilier Cento 1 SR on this evenings after work run.

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  • tim_wand
    tim_wand Posts: 2,552
    Welcome, Love them both! Think the 9000 series DA looks great on the Dave Llyod.

    I' ve got an old 753 lo pro I' ve wanted to restore for testing for some time and threated long and hard over period or modern gruppo.

    Cant afford D/A for it but you've certainly made me think that a modern gruppo wouldn't kill it.
  • DiscoBoy
    DiscoBoy Posts: 905
    tim wand wrote:
    Welcome, Love them both! Think the 9000 series DA looks great on the Dave Llyod.

    I' ve got an old 753 lo pro I' ve wanted to restore for testing for some time and threated long and hard over period or modern gruppo.

    Cant afford D/A for it but you've certainly made me think that a modern gruppo wouldn't kill it.

    That's 7900.

    I think it would look better with 7800/6600 myself, but either way it is gorgeous.
    Red bikes are the fastest.
  • papavero
    papavero Posts: 57
    Wasn't really a conscious decision, just upgraded bits and bobs over the years. It's 9 speed ultegra (originally dura ace down tube shifters). The chainset was campagnolo 52/42 but when I went compact I got the DA chainset off EBay. Still in two minds about putting the old campag cranks back on.
  • tim_wand
    tim_wand Posts: 2,552
    DiscoBoy wrote:
    tim wand wrote:
    Welcome, Love them both! Think the 9000 series DA looks great on the Dave Llyod.

    I' ve got an old 753 lo pro I' ve wanted to restore for testing for some time and threated long and hard over period or modern gruppo.

    Cant afford D/A for it but you've certainly made me think that a modern gruppo wouldn't kill it.

    That's 7900.

    I think it would look better with 7800/6600 myself, but either way it is gorgeous.


    Yep my error, Five arms 7900 still looks good thought, Makes me think I ll try 7800 on the Lo Pro.
  • johnnymcg259
    johnnymcg259 Posts: 569
    tim wand wrote:
    Welcome, Love them both! Think the 9000 series DA looks great on the Dave Llyod.

    I' ve got an old 753 lo pro I' ve wanted to restore for testing for some time and threated long and hard over period or modern gruppo.

    Cant afford D/A for it but you've certainly made me think that a modern gruppo wouldn't kill it.

    7900 chainset and 7800 brakes me thinks.....
    Nice pair of bikes anyhow......
  • Sodafarl
    Sodafarl Posts: 118
    2 lovely bikes the Cento is really nice.
  • papavero
    papavero Posts: 57
    Better picture of the cento 1

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