Relief from painful posts

Frame and Wheel stumbled upon images of the built up Austro-Daimler Superleicht and thought it would be considerate to post them to the blog to break up the monotony of impenetrable posts about cost analysis. This bicycle, in much better repair and ridden by a youthful Frame and Wheel,  featured in a recent post that contains old images of Frame and Wheel racing the bike in 1985. These images of the built up bike were taken probably 2002 when Frame and Wheel was returning to the sport. The bike sat in a garage in the Hudson Valley for about 14 years. Frame and Wheel had it tuned up, replaced the old stem and painted over some of the rust. The wheels were Mavic MA 32s and the saddle was a Concor. Frame and Wheel has no idea what happened to the original tubular rims. Frame and Wheel switched out the Campagnolo shifters with Shimano 600 "click shifters" when clicking shifters became the rage. For some reason Frame and Wheel put Modolo brakes on the bike. The right handle shows evidence of a fall. Frame and Wheel recollects that the Modolo brakes did not work very well. Frame and Wheel transferred the Campagnolo Record brakes and perhaps the derailleur to a Motobecane frame that was outfitted to be a cyclocross bike, but which was used instead to get to class (this bicycle languishes in a garage nearby and could become a topic of a future post). The freewheel in the slide show only has six gears (13-21). A "shocking" pink water bottle cage is evidence of the dubious fashion trends of the late 80s and early 90s. Frame and Wheel rode the bicycle with the local club for perhaps two years and quickly realized that bicycle technology had come a long way during the 14 year absence. Handlebars, brakes, cranks, derailleurs and wheels were sold on eBay, and Frame and Wheel for better or worse, joined the carbon peleton. The frame now sits in Frame and Wheel's office.