Donated racing bike; advice please.

[Andy in Germany]

I'm clearing out the shop at work, and I found this donated racer/triathlon bike. I don't have a lot of experience of such bikes but it looks like someone has added a "aftersale" parts, which I'm not sure would be compatible.

What do you think? Is it worth working on? and if so, what would you do with it? Bearing in mind we want to sell it as soon as possible, preferably for a profit, we'll want to do the bare minimum to get it saleable; if it's too much work we'll have to strip it for parts.

 

[Cycleops]

Looks pretty decent. Never heard of the make before. It's got 105 group set on it, bit elderly but if it all works should be fine.
Those are TT (time trial) bars, bit specialist so what I'd do is get rid of them and put some flat bars on. Mainly because the shifters but not the levers are flat bar type, so drops, which would have been on originally, can't be easily substituted unless the levers are STi. If they are STi brifters some drops could go on.Would make it more saleable. You've then got a kinda quick hybrid with the flats.

 

[PeteXXX]

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[Paulus]

I would go along with @Cycleops, a flat bar conversion would work well.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Brilliant, many thanks; it's good to know the STI shifters are compatible with the gears.

What about the brakes? Do 105's need specific levers or are they V-Brake compatible?

 

[Cycleops]

Shifters if STi, are side pull compatible. As I said you could put drops on. If you put flats on you'll need seperate brake levers. Depends which configuration you think are more saleable.

 

[DCBassman]

It has flat-bar controls already, separate levers and shifters, so easy swap.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Shifters if STi, are side pull compatible. As I said you could put drops on. If you put flats on you'll need seperate brake levers. Depends which configuration you think are more saleable.

It has flat-bar controls already, separate levers and shifters, so easy swap.

The brake levers are very strange; to be honest they look like they come from a child's bike. I have some decent levers but they're all for V's or Canti's, so I'm guessing they aren't compatible with 105's because the world isn't usually that convenient.

 

[MichaelW2]

V brake levers pull more cable so may be a bit binary but will work. Older canti brake levers may be better.
Nice to see time trial bike with muguard and rack eyelets.

 

[C R]

The brake levers are very strange; to be honest they look like they come from a child's bike. I have some decent levers but they're all for V's or Canti's, so I'm guessing they aren't compatible with 105's because the world isn't usually that convenient.

I think canti levers have the correct pull for road calipers, V levers pull more, so would be very difficult to adjust, the brakes would always be too sharp.

 

[Cycleops]

I mistakenly thought those levers might be STi but on closer inspection appear not, should work with flat bars so still seems your easiest option. Maybe specific for TT bars? Reach may be a bit far, try them and see.

 

[Jameshow]

It has caliper brakes you cannot fit v brakes or canti.

I'd put flat bars and cheap levers with those MTB sti levers.

It's nothing special as it has steel forks?

Is it steel framed?

Read dropouts look slim to for alu, as do welds.

 

[Cycleops]

I was wondering that too. No hanger I think it must be steel.
Budget wheels too, bit mutton dressed as lamb, but non the worse for it.

 

[DCBassman]

but they're all for V's or Canti's,

or canti.

Cantis use standard pull, only V-brakes are different.

 

[Andy in Germany]

It has caliper brakes you cannot fit v brakes or canti.

I'd put flat bars and cheap levers with those MTB sti levers.

It's nothing special as it has steel forks?

Is it steel framed?

Read dropouts look slim to for alu, as do welds.

The mainframe is chromoly, the forks my be Hi-Ten. It's certainly a bit battered.