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First road build, and I like the old classic bikes, so I built up this Benotto 3500 slx
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Love that. How does it ride?
haven't ridden a road bike for years, so it's hard to remember what my old one felt like
You feel very on top of the front wheel, feels nimble
I might take it out for a longer ride in a bit
How long is the stem? Looks a touch short to me. Could be wrong though.
Very nice indeed. I had those challenge tyres for the retro look and they were pants, far too soft and punctured nearly every ride.
Edit; I still have them for piccys
Thats nice 🙂
that looks great!
do you have any before pictures?
what was the hardest part of the restore?
Finding the parts was the hardest part. I just bought the frame then started searching. I think I got the frame in March and just finished it
Scrumtious build!
Frt derailleur cage is too high and you need to put ferrules on your cables - otherwise great.
Oh, and what about a leaf blower? 😀
was having problems with front shifting, maybe thats why
ferrules that came with the kit wouldn't fit on the cables
thats amazing. good job Julian.