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Mercier Kilo Team 1X5

Converted track frame into a 1X5 road bike. Can be converted back to be raced on the velodrome during the track season.

Frame:
54cm Mercier Kilo Team (Lugged Kilo TT)

Fork/Headset:
Stock Fork / Chris King Threaded Headset

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Miche Primato 170mm / Origin 8 BB

Pedals:
Shimano Ultegra

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
IRD 5 Speed Freewheel / Sugino Mighty 52T Chainring / Sram Chain

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Shimano Deore LX 7sp rear / Sturmey Archer 5sp indexed bar end

Handlebars/Stem:
Nitto Classic Road 40cm / Nitto 100mm Stem / Cane Creek Brake Hoods

Saddle/Seatpost:
Random Riveted Saddle / Kalloy Fluted Seatpost

Brakes:
Campagnolo Centaur Skeleton Brakeset

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
IRD Cadence Rim / Vintage Campagnolo Record / Gatorskin 25c

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
IRD Cadence Rim / Vintage Campagnolo Record 5speed 120mm spacing / Gatorskin 25c

Accessories:
1" Cable Guides / Jagwire Cable Housing

Added about 10 years ago by ryandug. Last updated about 10 years ago.

15 Comments

bro

bro says:

Still the best thing ever

Posted over 3 years ago

DScience

DScience says:

Hi there, I'm interested in doing this. I have looked into the vintage campy hub on ebay, but none come with the skewer. Do you know if it's possible to find a 120mm skewer?

Posted over 9 years ago

ryandug

ryandug says:

I just saw your comment, I used the 126mm Velo Orange Skewers and they had enough thread to fit the 120 hub.

Posted over 9 years ago

DScience

DScience says:

Thank you! So I really want to make one of these bikes. Can you give me some more details? What are the little metal things that hold the gear cables on the bike? Also, what chain tensioners do you use? Any other info, but I basically want to make the same exact bike.

Posted about 9 years ago

otiswolf

otiswolf says:

this is the coolest shit ever

Posted almost 10 years ago

CaptainSlowdive

CaptainSlowdive says:

this conversion i do approve… well done!

Posted almost 10 years ago

Pcola

Pcola says:

Nice,best of both worlds!

Posted about 10 years ago

grangeyard

grangeyard says:

Cool! Was it hard to get the cassette to fit?

Posted about 10 years ago

ryandug

ryandug says:

Nope, since the hub was already 120mm (track width) instead of the standard 130, there wasn't any need to stretch the dropouts, it just slides in as if it were a track wheel. It's a 5 speed because of the spacing though (rather than a 9 or 10 speed)

Posted about 10 years ago

grangeyard

grangeyard says:

OK hold on, there's no freewheel?

Posted about 10 years ago

ryandug

ryandug says:

There is a thread on freewheel. Much like a singlespeed cog, except this has 5 cogs on one freewheel.

Posted about 10 years ago

grangeyard

grangeyard says:

Ahaaaaaaa ooook