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Cascarsi Tange Prestige CX-bike

By R Allin on 03/03/2013. Bike tags: campagnolo | cascarsi | steel | tange prestige | tig-welded | more tags >>
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Cascarsi, Tange Prestige tubing, 56 cm, 1997

Deda 260, 3ttt Pro Crome 110 mm

Cascarsi, Miche Primato

Campagnolo Chorus, Mavic Open Pro, Michelin Mud 2

Miche RC2, Mavic Open Pro, Michelin Mud 2

Campagnolo Chorus

Selle San Marco Concor, BBB

Eggbeater 2, SRAM 9 speed

Campagnolo Chorus

Shimano CX70, Campagnolo Chorus

Cassete 13-27 9 speed, Chainrings 39/46

EDIT: (Pic 4) Now with a 3ttt Pro Crome quill-stem, got rid of the quill to ahead-set-adapter. :-)

EDIT: Finally decided to go for a nice quill-stem instead of a different fork. I found a sourse for Syncros-stems, so what do you say, black/polished, hinged/non-hinged? I guess black is badass, polished classy?

The idea was to build a race-worthy cyclocross-bike, using this stunning NOS Cascarsi-frame that I found on ebay. CASCARSI is the own brand of cycling shop 'De Meulenreek' in Geffen, NL. This batch of frames were build for the dutch national cyclocross-team, using tig-welded heat-treated Tange Prestige tubing, Tange's answer to Reynolds 753. The paint had a few chips, that i repaired.

I am pretty happy with the result. Upgrades I'm considering is: a seatpost with more setback, a carbon fork and propper ahead-set setup, as i'm no fan of the quill-to-aheadset-adaptor, and maybe later tubular wheels.

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Inspiration

Submitted by billygoatgruff on 03/16/2015.

I'm a bit late to the party but I want to say that came together very nicely. I agree with others' comments. Also, I'm a fan of the original fork and quill stem. The 3ttt Pro Chrome stem is a perfect match for the bike. I think the two touches of blue that you added are nice and subtle. I found your bike when researching a Cascarsi frameset that I thought might be a good replacement for the undersized frameset of my daily training bike. You inspired me to go ahead with the purchase. I like to be original but be warned I'm already a committed user of Concor saddles and shallow-drop Deda handlebars so at least those two similarities are unavoidable. :-)

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WOW

Submitted by Mtbfixed on 02/04/2014.

ATB That is the coolest and nicest cx bike I have ever seen.I love the colors they always go well together and the bike just grabs me man,love it.

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Thanks Mtbfixed! I am very

Submitted by R Allin on 02/04/2014.

Thanks Mtbfixed! I am very happy with it. Light, springy, beautiful bike?.

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A quill Salsa stem would

Submitted by vqstaphbeard on 03/23/2013.

A quill Salsa stem would finish this off very nicely.

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orange bike

Submitted by bikemike on 03/23/2013.

I think that you have done really good job of matching up parts for your bike,
good shifters,nice chain set,chain drive-perfectly matched!
that is a super roadbike to be used,i made up a similar bike,
maxxis hookworn26,parktyres with road bars,quill adaptor for stem,
& the bike was super for urbanroads,hitting all bumps at speed no problem,no worrying about the 700c 23 tyres sticking on the edges of manhole covers,whilest flying at 30mph in traffic.
bikes are to be ridden,not just marveled over

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Thanks bikemike!! As you

Submitted by R Allin on 03/25/2013.

Thanks bikemike!! As you say, this bike is made to be ridden!!! And it's a nice ride

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Submitted by juicemankilla on 03/04/2013.

I'd keep it.. nice old frameset like that deserves the original fork.

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You are probably right ;-)

Submitted by R Allin on 03/04/2013.

You are probably right ;-) what I should do then is to get a nice, light and stiff quill-stem

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.

Submitted by juicemankilla on 03/04/2013.

Ya, ditch the Ritchey and maybe go for a Salsa? One of those would look good, has rise too (I think)

*edit* even a 0-degree Salsa would still have some 'rise'.

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Yes, Salsa or Syncros would

Submitted by R Allin on 03/05/2013.

Yes, Salsa or Syncros would be nice for this bike

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Wow, nice

Submitted by campystamp on 03/04/2013.

with the original fork. Maybe a Syncros stem?

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Syncros stem would be nice!!

Submitted by R Allin on 03/04/2013.

Syncros stem would be nice!! Any of you guys having one for sale? 110mm

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Made for the Dutch national

Submitted by Smiley on 03/03/2013.

Made for the Dutch national team? Sweet!

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At least, thats what the

Submitted by R Allin on 03/04/2013.

At least, thats what the seller told me. I think the orangeand blue colours justifies the idea. Btw a few details about the frame that I really like is the small tubes near the seat-clamp for the routing of the shifter-cables and the flattened top tube for more comfortable shouldering.

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Ooh yes those cable-routing

Submitted by Smiley on 03/04/2013.

Ooh yes those cable-routing features are cool! Toptube as well, reminds of those old Alan crossbikes! I say keep the original fork too, the right quill stem will cross your path one day.

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and as this is a frame build

Submitted by R Allin on 03/05/2013.

and as this is a frame build for cyclocross-competitions: No bottle-bosses! ;-)

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Ouch!!!

Submitted by Smiley on 03/05/2013.

That hurts... I just build up a Gazelle cross bike on which the previous owner thought it was nice to drill some holes for the bottlecage...

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Sorry Smiley ;-)

Submitted by R Allin on 03/06/2013.

Sorry Smiley ;-)

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