My Giant Peloton 7600

[Joe]

My Giant Peloton 7600 - Retired.

It's not the best bike in the world but since getting it secondhand a few months back I've become quite the roadie
I'm giving it the love it deserves after spending years in someones garage.

My additions since getting it are:
Tyres: Continental Ultra Gator Duraskin's
Pedals: Crank Brothers Candy C's
Saddle: Specialized Alias 143
Computer: Cateye Mity 8
And I wrapped the bars with fresh tape.

 

[fossyant]

Nice to see - Isn't that one of the first Giant's to appear in the UK - I'm assuming it's TIG welded steel....

Nice machine.....nothing like a road bike for eating tarmac........

 

[Joe]

It's steel, yeh. I don't know what TIG welding is though?
It has 7 speed RSX componentry which seems pretty solid. I know very little about the bike really, I had a quick look on the net when I first got it and couldn't find much...

 

[fossyant]

It's about mid 90's - my Herety pre-dates it - tig welding - i.e. the bumpy bits around the tube joints came in on MTB's then a lot of the road bikes from mid 90's. That's tig welding... tubes welded together without using lugs.

Lots of road bikes were 'braised' - i.e. tubes joined with lugs and a silver/copper mix of braising material (depending upon the tube) up to the early/mid 90's.

 

[Joe]

Loads of upgrades so a new pic!



Mirage groupset, Khamsin's, Mitchelen Prorace 2's, Arione, ITM forged light stem, Cinelli Vai bars.

With the exception of almost ruining the chain by ignoring their "use campag tool only" warnings (saved by a powerlink), I'm pretty pleased with myself. Wasn't convinced I'd get it all back together
Feels light, smooth and fast (in comparison). I'm gonna need another stem and I bodged the bar tape but overall I'm pretty chuffed!
Are there any quill stems with removable faceplates?

 

[walker]

do you have spacers on the fork? You might find the handle bars might slip down over time

 

[Joe]

do you have spacers on the fork? You might find the handle bars might slip down over time

Cheers, I didn't think of that
I've discovered a nasty side effect of having nicer components....I'm feeling strong resistance to going out for a ride as it's wet
Winter bike needed

 

[fossyant]

You've been busy...

 

[Keith Oates]

What an improvment over the first pic, hard work has paid off, well done that man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[rich p]

Very stylish, Joe. I like it.

 

[Joe]

Thanks.
Slightly updated pics now that I've got my fit dialled in properly with a new stem (Cinelli Vai to match the bars). Cables could do with shortening as a result. And that white bar tape is not looking so fresh anymore!

 

[Joe]

Stripped for parts as I'm on a two bike limit, and now have a more practical bike alongside my carbon racer. I
'm actually really sad about it
We've been through so much together. My nicer newer bikes still feel a bit souless in comparison, though I'm sure I'll grow more attatched to them as time goes on.
Thanks for getting me into road bikes, and for all the good times spent dropping more expensive bikes