Actually, there's nothing dumb about the bike, only its owner. Who aside from being dumb is smart enough to be very pleased with this biek. Here she is after a shakedown ride in the woods.
When my Redline showed a crack on it's head tube under the headset cup my awesome LBS produced this frame from a back room. It had been built up and then things happened and then torn down to sit in a back room until rescued by a needy soul.
The frame is Tange Infinity tubes TIG'ed together into a very satisfactory Cross/All-Roads/Bike-Bike geometry. This isn't a cyclocross race bike, though it would serve, The bottom bracket is a bit low for that and the sloping top tube leaves it a bit narrow to shoulder. Besides there are fender brackets and bottle bungs and all that happy civilized stuff you don't need for racing.
Many of the parts from my Redline went right on. The only fancy bits are that wheelset that was something special back in the last century. Oh, and the tires. These are Schwalbe Racing Ralph tubulars and I very much like them. Excellent all-around tire that rolls spectacularly well on grass and soft stuff.
Here's the drivetrain:
Campagnolo Mirage, Shifters and Ders. The rear has been replaced by a Veloce since this photo was taken. Cranks are Dura-Ace from back in the day with a 48t big ring. Because, even though I'm not all that slow, but not that fast either.
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