IMHO, nothing is sexier than Campy C-Record sheriffs star hubs.

This was sold on EBay a few years back. I think the final price was under $3,000

This was sold on EBay a few years back. I think the final price was under $3,000

I've got to admit my ignorance on his bike. What's the background? I know they go for big bucks...............

When Faliero Masi left Milano to set up Masi in the States, his main man, among others, came from Italy to help him build Masi's in California before branching out on his own.

<http://www.classicrendezvous.com./USA/Confente/Confente_Mario.htm>

The Confente pics are all from the EBay posting and updated to the CR site recently. My files show the auction to have been June, 2001.

Here's some more info on Masi and his band of merry men. I've been to the shop under the Vigorelli Velodrome in Milano a couple of times but not since 2001. Alberto still runs the shop and then, before he became E-nabled, it was your typical small framebuilder shop. Of course having some of the more famous pro racers riding you bikes was a bit different!

<http://www.classicrendezvous.com./Italy/Masi/Masi_main.html>

The first Masi I saw was a 1969, custom made for a friend of my college roomie who had gone to Italy on vacation and had a Masi built to spec. He still had the original measuring sheet. I saw it in 1971, dark silver, complete Nuovo Record, tubulars and Unicantor saddle. I've wanted one ever since. I still see both the roomie and his friend. He still has it but won't sell it. I don't blame him.

http://www.classicrendezvous.com./Italy/Masi/Masi_main.html

http://www.classicrendezvous.com./USA/Confente/Confente_Mario.htm

Campy must hired a genius designer at the time to come up with stuff like c-record hubs, cranks, chorus monoplanar brakes. I have a mixed feeling about delta brakes though..
Yes, that's century finish in picture.

Been running a "roadie bike porn" thread on an mtb board for the past 2 years or so. Up to 35 pages I think. This was the first post:

http://www.hetchins.org/pix/4007.jpg

Been running a "roadie bike porn" thread on an mtb board for the past 2 years or so. Up to 35 pages I think. This was the first post:

http://www.hetchins.org/pix/4007.jpg


Now that's some retro porn. It that yours?

Now that's some retro porn. It that yours?No way. It was on ebay a couple of years ago, and was actually I think one of the early posts on the old retro board.

Here's the full monty:
<img src = "http://www.hetchins.org/pix/4002.jpg"/>

And here's the part you should be sitting down for. Winning bid? $2325!

Been running a "roadie bike porn" thread on an mtb board for the past 2 years or so. Up to 35 pages I think. This was the first post:

http://www.hetchins.org/pix/4007.jpg

Got a link to that 35 page road bike porn thread?

--Shannon

I'm obsessed with old cinelli stuff. Almost bought a Cinelli hairnet the other day.

Me too

XA polished stem with old logo Giro bars

Got a link to that 35 page road bike porn thread?

--Shannon
Its on forum.bikemag.com, under "roadie bike porn". Lotsa fluff, way too many broken links, and lots were off the old retro board. I'll post the highlights here periodically though.

<img src = "http://www.mookietwoh.com/sc-ebay/sc-5.jpg"/>

I'm obsessed with old cinelli stuff. Almost bought a Cinelli hairnet the other day.

This is just sort of a test of my first post here...I just recently posted a Cinelli hairnet on ebay! They are very cool and retro!

IMHO, nothing is sexier than Campy C-Record sheriffs star hubs.

hey,

thems is mine ;-)

dave if you are keen lemme know. i can still get 28/28 32/36 and 36/36.

below is a pic of the hubs pictured built up.

on another note - the old forum for retro-classics is gone - is all our porn lost forever. can we ask gregg if there is a way to salvage the old pics and links if it hasn't been wiped already ????

ciao

hey,

thems is mine ;-)

dave if you are keen lemme know. i can still get 28/28 32/36 and 36/36.

below is a pic of the hubs pictured built up.

on another note - the old forum for retro-classics is gone - is all our porn lost forever. can we ask gregg if there is a way to salvage the old pics and links if it hasn't been wiped already ????

ciao

I should have givne you credit for the pic. I had it stored for a couple of years on my hard drive. Some people collect real porn, I collect bike porn. I might take you up on the 28/28 hubs. I have a project in mind.... As for the old post/pics, I heard we're going to able to view old posts in the future. I assume if we can view, we can still cut and paste.

Your signature is classic Spirito. Thanks for the laugh...

on another note - the old forum for retro-classics is gone - is all our porn lost forever. can we ask gregg if there is a way to salvage the old pics and links if it hasn't been wiped already ????

ciao
Some (not alot, but some) is on my thread referenced above. Assuming the links to the originals still work. Your hubs, for example, are in my thread and the link still works.

<img src = "http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/DellaSanta3.jpg"/>

Took some digging with dialup, but I think this is another Spirito special. I'm a sucker for boxes myself.... :)

<img src = "http://gallery.consumerreview.com/webcrossing/images/soldsoul1.jpg"/>

hey,

thems is mine ;-)

dave if you are keen lemme know. i can still get 28/28 32/36 and 36/36.

ciao

How much for the 36/36? Enquiring minds wanna know, especially when they are hoarding neat parts for a new custom frame....

If you cn get me a set of early 90's wide-profile campy cantilevers, the tandem ones, you'll really be my hero.

--Shannon, drooling with hub-lust and searching in vain for brakes, in San Diego, CA

a nice vintage cinelli super corsa in my size is the only thing i am hankering for. sadly, most peep's have way more cheeze to throw down for one than i do - but i have faith and will have one some day.

till then the most oft looked pics on my hard drive is of a nice example in burgundy that a well known collector in boston sold a a little whiles back.

it was a spanking example ... my size too, i didn't even ask the price but now i would jump at the chance. let that be a lesson for the you with a taste for the vintage world - they aren't made anymore and if something seems out of your league remember that its gonna be way out of your league in the future.

ciao

I'm a sucker for boxes myself.... :)




all that stuff was fun and those two small boxes in the middle netted some crazy dollars - early pista headsets - super rare boxes too.

i bought and sold a lot of early era stuff as i wasn't into it as much as mid era campy stuff - the money i made fueled my projects. the only thing i wish i kept was the early record all steel pedals with the toe strap loops. i had about six sets in box and didn't think i would ever have need for them. now i wish i hid at least one pair - them's is cool and if you ever see a nice pair for small coin snap 'em up.

if i come accross any cool boxed stuff i'll let you know.

one of my faves that i didn't make much on, had no use for but i so much enjoyed playing with them as trinkets was a set of mafac centrepulls. maybe, just maybe, had i kept them i'd be riding something other than an italian bike. i know i'll never see another NOS set. talk about swanky ....

New In Box is always cool no matter what - if it's old and you have patience and wont be tempted to use it, then its a gas and a nice little profit venture too.

ciao

the best price on 36/36 high flanges is GBP $170. even with shipping and the cost of converting monies it still a good buy as used one's have sold (sporadically - as there aren't many) on ebay from $250 - $400.

sorry, but i have no idea about canti's and early campy mtb stuff. it is out there but i have looked it over.

ciao

gaslo bar plugs - late 50's, 60's and early 70's - aluminium (with steel stiffening discs on the inside).

bought plenty of thes babies for $1 - sold or gave away some to retro bro's for genuine restorations and past favours. then sold off a couple of pairs on ebay for fun .... $250 per pair and that ain't the highest ive seen em sell for.

ive yet to see some bike part so small and not really essential sell for as much - vintage or current. if yo do lemme know.

ciao

a nice vintage cinelli super corsa in my size is the only thing i am hankering for. sadly, most peep's have way more cheeze to throw down for one than i do - but i have faith and will have one some day.

till then the most oft looked pics on my hard drive is of a nice example in burgundy that a well known collector in boston sold a a little whiles back.

it was a spanking example ... my size too, i didn't even ask the price but now i would jump at the chance. let that be a lesson for the you with a taste for the vintage world - they aren't made anymore and if something seems out of your league remember that its gonna be way out of your league in the future.

ciao

Wow... Great looking ride. I really like the matching shifters and rear derail.

Picked this up at a bike shop that was being sold to Performance here in San Diego. For my fellow SDers, El Cajon BikeUSA. We just closed it. Saw the cranks, asked how much, they said $250, it fit, I bought it. I was just getting back into the sport after bout 8 years out of it. I had been on a CF Giant Cadex 980C that I had bought new in 1990. Going back to steel was the beginning of the end... Now, 2 years later, I've gone back to clips and straps after going clipless in 1988, I ride tubulars again, and I just ordered a custom Rivendell. No, the Otero will not be for sale in a year. :-)

Here's the pix...

Frame: Otero SL, Lugged, except the BB is fillet-brazed, because of the curved seat tube. This was done to allow for short chainstays. Really short. Not as short as a Rigi, but short.

Drivetrain: Croce D'Aune derailleurs, C-Record crankset, "teardrop" Simplex retrofriction shift levers,.(all on the bike when I bought it) 14-26 6-speed Suntor freewheel (NOS)

Pedals: Shimano PD-6400 (600 Ultegra), with pd-64 "winged" cleats. These pedals absolutely rock. The cheesy-ass Performance brand webbed nylon straps will go bye-bye just as soon as I find a nice, long pair of laminated leather ones, with buckle pads and pull buttons. I found some black Cristophes, but they were way too short.

Brakes: Suntour Superbe Pro calipers and levers, with some Dia-Compe gum rubber aero hoods that I put on after the grey Suberbe Pro ones tore. These are the only gum aero hoods I've ever seen. I like 'em.

Wheels: Saturne HC-19s, a 350 gram tubular rim made by Ambrosio for Specialized, with Specialized (Sansin, I think) hubs. $5 the pair at the San Diego Velodrome fall swap meet. Vittoria Rally tires, bought at El Cajon store closing for $5 each.

A little old a little new.

<img src ="http://tc-homes.com/bike/forum/fg-bikes/heino1.jpg">

Wow. That's one of the best looking bikes I've ever seen.

--Shannon

Got this at the LBS...they have a mythical basement full of old/odd bikes. I actually won it on Ebay for $31. The story goes, they got a crate of 5 of them in in the late '60s-early '70s. One of the wrenches rode one around as a campus bike in the '70s. I got good info in my thread below as well as John E on Bike Forums and Bicyling forums.

John E:

"Yes, the Cyrillic script lettering on the big downtube decal does spell "Sputnik." Everyone probably recognizes the CCCP on the head tube, which transliterates into SSSR, for Soyuz (Union) [of] Soviet Socialist Republics.

The Cyrillic print lettering on the decal near the shift lever transliterates/translates to "zabod/factory diploma/diploma pervi/first stepeni/degree" and "sdelani i cccp / made in USSR."

A few dozen 3-speed and 10-speed Sputniks were imported into the midwest ca. 1970. The component technology was definitely a behind-the-times copy of that of Europe."

Rode it tonight, light works, shift fine...all in all a blast to toodle around on. I don't think centuries are in it's future but pub crawls are a must!

Thanks for the pics. A more beautiful bike just does not exist. It just looks so right!

of a guy in our club who still races. (He came in 2nd in this photo from 1952)

Bertin. Vintage approx. 1983. Was a Belgian city commuter

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3668490176&category=22681&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

A Tesch 101 (circa 1987)

The best handling road bike I've ever ridden (and I still have it)

Here the racers had to dismount their bikes and had to put the chain on the smaller cogs for the descend….Aren’t we lucky now with the STI and Ergo stuff, life is good.

my newly acquired, early 1980s is my guess (previous to '84, since the headtube doesn't have the olympic rings), pinarello treviso, my commuter (though if this gets stolen, i'll cry).

simplex shifters, dura-ace derailleur, shimano ax brakes, campy cranks. just got the fork re-set recently, it's a great ride at 22 lbs of steel.

Hope you all enjoy.

Since this is "The Year of Carbon bikes" in IMHO (and soon to be decade) and a Hinault model is pictured above in the thread, it only seems fitting to include this one too . . . .

http://www.mountainbikes.net/carbon/Lemond_Team_Z.jpg

-mtnwing
www.carbonbicycles.com
www.roadbikes.net

After watching Lance on tv in July, I thought I'd get my old bike out and start riding again. It is a mid 70's Raleigh Super Course MKII. I'm having a blast riding again. This board has been a great help getting me up to speed.

This was my primary ride until last winter. Bought original in 1986 and built with a SR Pat 84 groupo from my previous road frame, a Picchio Special. I parted this out last winter to pay for my current road bike and miss it dearly. "Modern" upgrades were cobalto levers in around 91 or 92 along with the Time pedals. The SR track pedals are still on my mountain bike and see dirt from time to time. If any of you in the Dallas area see it on the road, do say hello for me...

http://www.lospm.com/montello.jpg

Here is a more obscure retro frame from the bay area. I received the frame from a friend and built it up with Campy Super record and Nuovo record stuff. The bike frame is made of Excel Tubing, fully chromed with a transparent candy apple red finish.

No way. It was on ebay a couple of years ago, and was actually I think one of the early posts on the old retro board.

Here's the full monty:
<img src = "http://www.hetchins.org/pix/4002.jpg"/>

And here's the part you should be sitting down for. Winning bid? $2325!

Man, that bike is clean.

I am going to build an 1980's Trek 170 "Pro Series", road frame, as my commuter/road. Reynolds 753, with nice butted joints. I got the frame with components, campy all over, expect for the Cinelli bar. I am going to build it SS, so the the deraileurs are for sale. I am still considering if I should sell all of it, and use the money to complete the bike.

kef

I am going to build an 1980's Trek 170 "Pro Series", road frame, as my commuter/road. Reynolds 753, with nice butted joints. I got the frame with components, campy all over, expect for the Cinelli bar. I am going to build it SS, so the the deraileurs are for sale. I am still considering if I should sell all of it, and use the money to complete the bike.

kef

That frame's too nice to for a commuter! What size/condition is it in? Have any pics?

I have the Sheriff Stars on my Pista Bike. yup very cool, Old School BMXers covet them as well, strange. Confente, man you should see his lugs, so much more detail work than a Masi or Colnago, etc.. from that era. They have 2 next door at CyclArt, 1 track 1 road, neither for sale. They just sold a sweeeet Masi Gran Criterium, under 2 G. If any of ya are looking for Big bikes (61 and 62's) they have a few right now and they are priced okay. A few are Virgin (NOS) and they are pricey, but a few are okay price wise and ridable.
they have a sweet 10th Anniv,. Merckx (1990) and a Fuso from the same era, both D/A DT 8 speed and look brand new, size 56.

It is a metallic purple, and there are patches of scraped paint, where a little rust has taken on the surface. I don't have any pics of it currently, but I will post some soon. It looks like it was not used much and somehow came to rest in my friends' garage. I am not sure about the size, but I think it's a 56cm. Commuting is the "only" road riding I do, and I am currenlty using my mtb, so this bike will have be for all road duties.

kef

It is a metallic purple, and there are patches of scraped paint, where a little rust has taken on the surface. I don't have any pics of it currently, but I will post some soon. It looks like it was not used much and somehow came to rest in my friends' garage. I am not sure about the size, but I think it's a 56cm. Commuting is the "only" road riding I do, and I am currenlty using my mtb, so this bike will have be for all road duties.

kef

56 center-top? Do you know the top tube length? Would you be interested in selling it? This was a nice frame from Trek's steel era and, IMHO, worth a restoration.

Here are two listed in the vintage-trek gallery. You can learn more about it from the early-mid 80's brocures as well.

http://vintage-trek.com/Trek_galleryJS.htm
http://vintage-trek.com/Trek_galleryNels.htm

Kevin

http:// My baby Paramount

I bought this bike new back in 1983 and still ride Great!!! :D

This was my first "real" road bike. I had the frame sitting in my garage for the longest time. I couldn't even give it away at a recent veloswap meet. I had the frame powder coated and cobbled the bike together from parts I had lying around. Some of the highlights are: Matching white Royal Gran Compe calipers, CLB brake levers (lightest brake levers in the world), Superbe Pro frt. derailleur, and a Mavic 851 rear derailleur. I'm running tubulars (Vitorria Rally) and using toe clips and straps (gawd I miss them). Surprisingly, the Mavic rear derailleur works with my Dura Ace 7 speed down tube shifters.

As for the Cannonball name. . . I've always refered to my bike as a Cannonball. A friend of mine used to work at a bike shop that carried Cannondale's. I was in the shop talking to my friend and his boss overheard me refering to my Cannondale as a Cannonball. After I left my friend's boss lectured him about me calling my bike a Cannonball. As a joke I slapped on Cannonball on the downtube and brought my bike in for a tune up; the name has stuck ever since. The End.

http:// My baby Paramount
Here's mine

Vintage Ciocc & Marinoni - plus a retro Colnago with all the modern amenities. With the retro good looks in combination with the sub-15 lb. weight and modern functional improvements (brakes and shifters in particular), I must confess to preferring the retro-look, but modern bike...

hey,

thems is mine ;-)

dave if you are keen lemme know. i can still get 28/28 32/36 and 36/36.

below is a pic of the hubs pictured built up.

on another note - the old forum for retro-classics is gone - is all our porn lost forever. can we ask gregg if there is a way to salvage the old pics and links if it hasn't been wiped already ????

ciao

Hey, I'm wondering if you can still get 28/28 hi flange hubs. If you can I 'd be interested in giving them a good home.

Later
Dave Wages

Hey Dave can you move this threads images here so I don't have to cross post them? There might even be a few bikes you like in that thread.

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=37402&highlight=la+vie+claire

nm...

I'll probably have a wet dream tonight!

I believe this is a 1985 Specialized Sequoia size 60 cm. Besides being a cool cruiser, it came to me in close-to-new new condition. So far I have had a tough time finding any documentation on the angles, but my guess is 72.5 HT and 73.5 ST. Stays are 43 and it has braze ons for front and rear racks. First I built it up with its near perfect original parts including a gorgeous Specialized 110 triple and complete 5 speed Shimano XT drive train.

I may be ok with ratchet retro friction shifting but this came with plain old friction. I rode it a few miles that way and realized I'm not a retro kind a guy and really enjoy the joy of clicking and not guessing.

In the end it got built with a potpourri of parts from the bin:

Dia Compe Grand Compe 500 brakes
Nitto Technomic Deluxe stem
Sugino XD 46/34 compact double
Mavic Cosmos silver wheels
DA sti 9 spd brifters
12-34 XTR ti cassette
XTR r d
105 fd
Ritchey Expert 27.0 post
my favorite modern bars and saddle

The more I ride in the Berkeley hills the lower I seem to go on compact gearing. No racer here.

Here's the link to some photos of the original as I received it:
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=44692&highlight=sequoia

This was my main ride until August of this year although I've hardly ridden since the late 80's. I got it new about 1982 and within a year upgraded the cranks and brakes to Shamino 600. Also the wheels are not original. And to think I almost parted with it. Now I use it to run errands and for leisurely rides.

Do these count?

http://www.endlessearthphoto.com/LOTUS/images/IMG_6901.jpg

http://www.endlessearthphoto.com/LOTUS/images/IMG_6882.jpg

http://www.endlessearthphoto.com/NATS/images/IMG_6330.jpg

I know this bike is not Campy (which I love) but its in great shape and now is my training bike. There is about 10 chips in the paint that are microscopic, and the paint gleams, and I even think she's got new spokes! (I've had it a month now)

going to repaint in Faema most likely

54 cm, MINT

54 cm, MINT

Gawd that thing is beautiful. I just keep going back to leer at it. Very, very nice.

Gorgeous, but I am much poorer.

Who are you going to have repaint your Merckx? Cyclart?

54 cm, MINT
Ah Junkie, you're killin' me... just killin' me...

54 cm, MINT

I really like those drilled chainrings, here are mine. Just wish they were attached to a DeRosa.

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e145/dhwood40/bikeshot.jpg

86 Schwinn Super Sport. Columbus Tenax. Single Speed for my pleasure.

Removed

it is a brand new frame - never even built up! I have bought some vintage parts and I will be building it up shortly as well.
It is a pleasure to build up a bike with a NOS steel frame and vintage parts.

Last year I did this with a Daccordi "SLX New" frame:

http://www.cooltra.de/daccordi/daccordi-a.jpg

I am in love with the engraved Arabesque lugs:

http://www.cooltra.de/daccordi/daccordi-06.jpg
http://www.cooltra.de/daccordi/daccordi-04.jpg

Great posts!

IMHO, nothing is sexier than Campy C-Record sheriffs star hubs.

Just how old do our bikes have to be to be considered "Retro?"
Or, are we "Retro" because we ride Route 66?
Love and Kisses,
Us Girls

This is Humma Hah's stablemate, the 1974 short-coupled Paramount fixte. The curved seat-tube that makes it short-coupled is a rare feature, only built in '73 and '74, and must be considered a marketing ploy. This seat tube was common on Paramount tandems. It allows the rear wheel to be closer to the BB, shortening the wheelbase several inches.

The frame was originally on a geared bike. I bought the frame on e-bay from a shop in north county San Diego. The paint was nearly perfect and the decals and chrome are essentially flawless. I have a Campy Pista crank on the right, Strada on the left. The front hub is Campy and the rear a Suntour flip-flop. The last time this bike was shown here it had a heinous overstuffed Schwinn saddle, now it has a Brooks Champion Pro (bought from MB1's shop). The handlebars, brakes, and rims are still heinous. I have a Cinelli bar and stem for it but am still looking for some nice 70's Campy brakes.

[QUOTE=Classic Roadbike]It is a pleasure to build up a bike with a NOS steel frame and vintage parts.

Last year I did this with a Daccordi "SLX New" frame:

http://www.cooltra.de/daccordi/daccordi-a.jpg


and if it's a RED slx frame, the pleasure is enhanced..

Here's a wee bit o' Campag glitter from the ole Steel Trek 660 (1984)
A work in progress...

http://www.h2omen.com/road/NuovoRecordRear.jpg

1992 Giordana Spica with '88/89 C-Record components

55/Rad

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9995/spica2cy2.jpg

The more I look at these naughty pictures the more I like 'em.

Here's my steel 1984 Trek 660, Campy Nuovo Record and Modolo Speedy Brakes, before I started to clean it up and bring it back into everyday biking order. The ride is very enjoyable, although the bar tape, saddle, stem, pedals have all since been rejigged

http://www.h2omen.com/road/SteelTrek660Be4.jpg

During:

http://www.h2omen.com/road/SteelTrek660InProg.jpg

PS. Sorry about the pump on the frame ... but I left it in my camelback one night and i got a flat miles from home. At that point I fixed the tube, reached for the pump and realized I didn;t have my camelback. . . d'oh. Ya gotta forgive uz olde fartz with sketchy memory components.

Still some parts missing, but It's starting to look like something now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside.jpg)

Click img. for full size

Still some parts missing, but It's starting to look like something now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside.jpg)

Click img. for full size

beautifull! and the new record just makes it even more interesting..

Is it a 62? Beautiful build...except for the saddle. A Selle San Marco Regal or Rolls would look better. Still a great bike.

Still some parts missing, but It's starting to look like something now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside-1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Vintage/miamidside.jpg)

Click img. for full size

Is it a 62? Beautiful build...except for the saddle. A Selle San Marco Regal or Rolls would look better. Still a great bike.
I totally agree with you. I so wanted a white Regal for it, but they're quite hard to find.
Found the Swift to be an OK substitute

of a guy in our club who still races. (He came in 2nd in this photo from 1952)

That doesn't happen to be this guy, is it?

http://www.harperride.net/images/allstar/2005/The%20Master.JPG

http://cgi.ebay.com/COPPI-Saddle-for-Colnago-Masi-De-Rosa-Cinelli-Bianchi_W0QQitemZ300022604176QQihZ020QQcategoryZ56 197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


beautifull! and the new record just makes it even more interesting..

WOW!! That's a nice saddle. Thank You!!

Now what Anyone who wants a mint condition Swift?. Anyone??

Ok. I'm starting a few vintage (pre -84) projects now. Guess I can use it there.

http://cgi.ebay.com/COPPI-Saddle-for-Colnago-Masi-De-Rosa-Cinelli-Bianchi_W0QQitemZ300022604176QQihZ020QQcategoryZ56 197QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I'll see your saddle and raise you a Confente!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&item=150025722736&rd

No, that's Alfredo U.
The guy in the photo is a former Canadian National Champ, former Olympic athlete, former Pro, former winner of the tour of Somerville, present mentor.

No, that's Alfredo U.
The guy in the photo is a former Canadian National Champ, former Olympic athlete, former Pro, former winner of the tour of Somerville, present mentor.

I don't know, Alfredo is one hella fast dude...

Alfredo used to be the fastest gun in town, but he has slowed. He still has a "hard to beat" spint, but if you keep the pace up, he will blow up. In the races that we've done together this year, he's outsprinted me twice, and I've dropped him twice. If you allow him to sit on, he'll kill you every time.
The guy in my pic is in his 70's now.

http://static.flickr.com/31/56339472_9010d5ea01_o.jpg

Just a little something I've been working on. This is a low budget project
where the classic look and of course performance where the only goals.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/th_fondriest3.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/fondriest3.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/th_fondriest2.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/fondriest2.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/th_fondriest1.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Fondriest/fondriest1.jpg)
I'm particularly happy with the pink housings and pink coated cables :p

My latest build! This one's a really nice ride.
Made by Daccordi (http://www.daccordi-cicli.com/) for a Norwegian brand (DBS)
to be used by the Norwegian national team.

Went for DT shifters and non aero brake levers to shave of some weight.
The weight is in fact down just below 19lbs (with Michelin Pro2 race light).
Not bad for an all steel frame/fork. I could of course have made it
lighter by adding some CF components and ruin the aestetics, but that's
not what this bike's all about. This is not just an other WW project.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/th_dacce6.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/dacce6.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/th_dacce4.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/dacce4.jpg) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/th_dacce3.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/Lectron/Nettbilder/Dacce/dacce3.jpg)

1984 Titan of Switzerland - Italian steel frame - Columbus SLX - Heart shaped lugs - Campagnolo 1010B dropouts - Varnished by Dossena Carlo - Gray Marble

Campagnolo Veloce double 53x39 crankset and bottom bracket(Italian threaded) - Mavic Open Pro/Shimano Ultegra rear hub/Campanolo Record front hub - Shimano 12-27 cassette - Shimano 105 rear derailleur - Campagnolo Racing T front derailleur - 1968 Campagnolo downtube shifters - Modolo/Mavic Brake levers - Campagnolo Strada brake calipers - Crank Brothers Candy pedals - Easton seat post - 3TTT THE 31.8 mm stem(100 mm) and handle bar(44 cm) - Ritchey Fuzzy Logic headset - Tange full sloping fork - Selle Italia Genuine Gel Flite saddle - Continental Ultra 3000 28mm tires - Performance Bike Strada Lite bottle cages.

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/8606/7152006batrail001yw5.jpg

My ride of 30 plus years. Mountains, hill and dale in many countries. Miles and miles of pure joy. My Moretti. I call her sweetheart. I was fit on her by the bikes namesake, Caesar Moretti, Jr. Cinelli stem, bars and seat, TTT seat post, Phil Woods BB, the rest Campy Record. What I like about from today: gel handlebar wrap, gel fluids and clipless pedals. My commute to and from work, 100 miles. Cracks in each wrist three times, collarbone and I wouldn't have passed up on any of it. Everyone thinks I'm a nut. Go figure.

1983 SCHWINN LE TOUR LUXE TOURING

Manufactured in Greenville, Mississippi on June 28th. 1983

1983 PRICE: $292.95

HEAD BADGE NUMBER: 1793 – Made 179th. Day of 1983 – June 28th. 1983

COLOR: Dark Blue

FRAME: Main Triangle, Seat Stays and Fork – Columbus Tenax 4130 CrMo (Chromium and Molybdenum) steel tubing.

FRAME SIZE: 21 inches - 53.34 cm

RIMS: 700C (622x19) Weinmann 2120 rear – Weinmann 2119 front

HUBS: Shimano Exage

SEAT POST: 26.4

BOTTOM BRACKET: 68 mm English

FRONT DERAILLEUR: Shimano FE

REAR DERAILLEUR: Shimano Altus

CASSETTE: Shimano 7 speed

CRANKSET: SAKAE SA Double 52x42

HANDLEBAR: British Made Randoneer

STEM: Schwinn

BRAKES and LEVERS: Schwinn Approved Diacompe Center Pull


http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/2372/7192006batrail003lq0.jpg

That's a beaut! Great finish. Intriguing blend of retro and modern.

I'm curious first, who made the fork -- also Titan? or is it a replacement/other fork of some type?

The Fuzzy logic -- those are threadless headsets,right? Dumb question, but I figured a frame of that era would be running only some kind of integrated headset -- how was it possible to retro fit a threadless headset to threaded frame, or is something else going on there?

Finally great location -- only place I've ever ridden that looked remotely like that was the Cape Cod Rail Trail -- where was the photo taken?

Thanks...

1984 Titan of Switzerland - Italian steel frame - Columbus SLX - Heart shaped lugs - Campagnolo 1010B dropouts - Varnished by Dossena Carlo - Gray Marble

Campagnolo Veloce double 53x39 crankset and bottom bracket(Italian threaded) - Mavic Open Pro/Shimano Ultegra rear hub/Campanolo Record front hub - Shimano 12-27 cassette - Shimano 105 rear derailleur - Campagnolo Racing T front derailleur - 1968 Campagnolo downtube shifters - Modolo/Mavic Brake levers - Campagnolo Strada brake calipers - Crank Brothers Candy pedals - Easton seat post - 3TTT THE 31.8 mm stem(100 mm) and handle bar(44 cm) - Ritchey Fuzzy Logic headset - Selle Italia Genuine Gel Flite saddle - Continental Ultra 3000 28mm tires - Performance Bike Strada Lite bottle cages.

nice retros

That's a beaut! Great finish. Intriguing blend of retro and modern.

I'm curious first, who made the fork -- also Titan? or is it a replacement/other fork of some type?

The Fuzzy logic -- those are threadless headsets,right? Dumb question, but I figured a frame of that era would be running only some kind of integrated headset -- how was it possible to retro fit a threadless headset to threaded frame, or is something else going on there?

Finally great location -- only place I've ever ridden that looked remotely like that was the Cape Cod Rail Trail -- where was the photo taken?

Thanks...

Titan is a Swiss bicycle company that contracted some manufaturer in Italy to build frames for them and concluded business awhile ago. The frames where stored for 20 years and sold a few years ago on ebay. The exact Italian frame manufacturer is unknown to me at this time. Also many were painted and signed "Varnished by Dossena Carlo"
I own of these five frames and will post more pictures later.

The fork is Tange Chrome Full Sloping which was supplied by the reseller with the frame.

The headset is Ritchey and threadless.

The photo location is the Annapolis end of the Baltimore & Annapolis Rail Trail.


Another photo of the top tube and lug and shifters.

http://img433.imageshack.us/img433/351/titangraymarble10240039qh.jpg

I sure do like old Schwinns

before and after neo-retro.

- nice & clean. I should probably do the same to mine, but it's just so much fun shifting the "three on the tube". I mean - who can resist N for "normal"?

in that spot i thought it stood for 'nuts'........

my commuter, unknown frame. edit - updated pic, thanks to dave hickey for the tips with the brooks bar tape

http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/6397/bikefc8.jpg

Sweet, even though it's a "tall" bike it's got it going on. And the cat seems to know.

How the heck do you manage to put in a century a day? And for thirty years to boot. And the record chainrings are originals? I know mine have lasted 22 years, but nowhere close to that kind of mileage.


My ride of 30 plus years. Mountains, hill and dale in many countries. Miles and miles of pure joy. My Moretti. I call her sweetheart. I was fit on her by the bikes namesake, Caesar Moretti, Jr. Cinelli stem, bars and seat, TTT seat post, Phil Woods BB, the rest Campy Record. What I like about from today: gel handlebar wrap, gel fluids and clipless pedals. My commute to and from work, 100 miles. Cracks in each wrist three times, collarbone and I wouldn't have passed up on any of it. Everyone thinks I'm a nut. Go figure.

What a sleek bunch of bikes.
Polished steel stays here, shaped lugs there, italian marble finish on swiss precision over there,
Leather saddles,
Sheriff-star hubs on that Paramount,
gleaming iridescent blue tubes with insanely stylish typography
This is getting hard to take; it's night time, the bike's in the garage, it's 40 degrees and blowin 55.
But just looking at all those bikes make you want to go out and ride the steel.

Here is a retro Masi that was given to me by my neighbor.

Chorus Cranks
Record Shifters
Record Brake levers
Brake calipers Suntour Superb W/Matt Houser pads

Enjoy

1988 Pinarello Montello

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/6073/pinnyfullretouchedgs9.jpg

i am without speech

1986 Rossin
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5177/rossinqa1.jpg
Gipiemme Chrono Sprint, Cinelli, Wolber, Maillard...

75193

Posted elsewhere but doing it here also.
All Dura Ace
this bike was given to me with Tubulars sold the Tubualrs on ebay put Mavics on it rode it for 2 seasons 2500 + miles
Loved it but did not realize how much till we parted ways thru ebay nice riding bike
:mad2: wish would come back home....

75193

Posted elsewhere but doing it here also.
All Dura Ace
this bike was given to me with Tubulars sold the Tubualrs on ebay put Mavics on it rode it for 2 seasons 2500 + miles
Loved it but did not realize how much till we parted ways thru ebay nice riding bike
:mad2: wish would come back home....
that's a total classic. you don't sell such things.

Dayum, that's a sweetie, it's got it going on.
Nice yellowness.

What size was that ?

If I see it I'll try to persuade the rider to relent and sell it back to you!


75193

Posted elsewhere but doing it here also.
All Dura Ace
this bike was given to me with Tubulars sold the Tubualrs on ebay put Mavics on it rode it for 2 seasons 2500 + miles
Loved it but did not realize how much till we parted ways thru ebay nice riding bike
:mad2: wish would come back home....

1988 Pinarello Montello

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/6073/pinnyfullretouchedgs9.jpg

OMG, I may just need to buy a classic frame now, Rad, did you have to do a lot of cleaning up to get that frame looking like that?

OMG, I may just need to buy a classic frame now, Rad, did you have to do a lot of cleaning up to get that frame looking like that?
Surprisingly little.

It originally had a clear black tint over the shiny chrome - which I really liked as the chrome shone through. But the paint was really rough and I decided I wanted to redo it. When I researched what it was going to take to paint over the chrome, the options were as follows:

1. Strip the original paint, clean and reapply. This was what I really wanted but no painter could guarantee that the paint would stick for very long on the polished chrome. Apparently paints from the 80's had a different chemical makeup that made it easier back then.

2. Prep the chrome by sand or media blasting it. While this would guarantee long term success in terms of the paint sticking, it eliminated the polished appearance of the chrome underneath.

So, while I was exploring other options, I stripped the frame myself. I was surprised that the chrome underneath was in as fine a shape as it was. So I polished it up - took all of a couple of hours - and decided to let it be. I sent it to the paint shop to have the engravings touched up and while waiting for that, I researched new decals, where I came upon the idea of having the logos blasted directly into the chrome - as seen in the photos below.

Thanks for asking.

55/Rad


Downtube
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4672/pinny4mx7.jpg


Top Tube - note the "Montello" on the lower left
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3310/pinny5hg4.jpg

Logos blasted directly into the chrome instead of decals - now that is cool looking.

Nice picture, I thought it was a professional bike-porn shot. Is the bike standing up by magic?

Also is it just me, or is that a huge-a$$ gearing on the crankset?

Nice picture, I thought it was a professional bike-porn shot. Is the bike standing up by magic?

Also is it just me, or is that a huge-a$$ gearing on the crankset?
Stand was photoshopped out and the crank is a 53/42 double - standard for the era.

This is my wife's early 80's Andre Bertin C70 .Frame is Reynolds 531 extra leger . Components are almost entirely original with Shimano Dura Ace EX group incl. Dyna drive pedals, Spidel hubs/ Mavic Module E2's.
She rode this bike on our first "date". It still gets ridden on those sunny days.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/bertin028.jpg



http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s269/caterham1700/bertin030.jpg

Finally figured out how to post pictures,

1972 chrome Schwinn P15-9 Touring Paramount with Campagnolo Record group.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7/k4drd/Bicycles/P15-9withBerthoudFenders.jpg

Found this in someone's trash a few days ago.

Peugeot Super Sport. Washed it a bit, oil, tuneup, new tires & bartape...
It's rather nice, but would need some detailed cleaning to make nice close-up porn shots.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x25/coutujean/3fd1d8de.jpg


Check out that awesome dork disk!

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x25/coutujean/620939d4.jpg

In the trash wow what a find I am always loking for someone to throw something like that out. What day is your trash day I just might come out and look around. :):thumbsup:

Here is my Chimo Concourse
Very reliable fairly fast get from A to B bike.
replaced the 27 inchers with more modern wheels with Mavic rims and Sansin and Suzue hubs.
Also the Brake levers and the brake are Shimano 105s.

I am hoping to paint it in the next few weeks.

Here's a little something that was found in a dumpster by a lady I know.

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/Varsity1964.jpg
1964 Schwinn Varsity

My own green cruiser...

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/Superbedone.JPG
1978 Raleigh Superbe 3 speed

And my other green bike... a recently acquired and already much loved 1955 Raleigh Lenton Sports "Reg Harris Road Model".

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/lenton1.JPG

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/lentonbadge1.JPG

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/lentonbadge2.JPG

http://members.shaw.ca/feynn/biking/lentonhub.JPG

A friend gave me this Marinoni. All Dura Ace, cept the wheels.
I'm just got a modern IronHorse (Ultegra), so I'm not sure if I should keep this
or not.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1143/1032733803_a79767841b_o.jpg

Ummm... what's the shipping from where you are to Long Island, I'll take it off your hands.

But seriously, looks like a nice bike with room for some significant changes. Stem, handlebars, to begin with. But -- is is close to you in terms of size/fit?

Ummm... what's the shipping from where you are to Long Island, I'll take it off your hands.

But seriously, looks like a nice bike with room for some significant changes. Stem, handlebars, to begin with. But -- is is close to you in terms of size/fit?

I have the original stem/bars. It was too large for me, so I put on shorter stem and bars.
I think it is a 58cm. I'm 5'9".

Here's my first road bike ever, purchased about 5-6 months ago. I stripped everything off the bike and rebuilt it with mostly new old stock parts. New set of wheels being put on this coming Friday (black Mavic Aksiums) The wheels in the photo are the only original parts, other than the frame and seatpost. Frame was powder coated. I've got serious bike fever now. I'll probably go modern next, but I absolutely loved the researching of older bikes and parts, my dad always did classic cars when I was growing up.

I bought this Mercian Professional frame in 1988 and built it up with Nuovo Record and a few odd bits and pieces. Pedals have been upgraded twice and this is the third set of wheels I've built for it with the original Record hubs. Visit it here (http://andyscherer.com/bicycle.aspx).

http://andyscherer.com/images/full.JPG

Steel projects from this past Summer:

1985 Fuso by Dave Moulton - classic American:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5972/fusowidebhero3rp0.jpg

1986 Vetta - pure Italian steel with a little modern componentry worked in.

http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/7923/vetta10ms4.jpg

1997 Waterford 2200 - a gem. So sweet, it'll take the enamel right off.

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7212/wfhero1wb9.jpg

55/Rad

A late '70s Paramount with a stealthy powder coat (safty orange, perfect for commuting :)
It's 30 years old and still running strong!

88" BRIDGESTONE....
given a new life! need older style/retro/vintage chainring 44t-46t if anyone has it please let me know ill paypal.. 130 bcd..

http://i2.tinypic.com/8fo8601.jpg

75193

Posted elsewhere but doing it here also.
All Dura Ace
this bike was given to me with Tubulars sold the Tubualrs on ebay put Mavics on it rode it for 2 seasons 2500 + miles
Loved it but did not realize how much till we parted ways thru ebay nice riding bike
:mad2: wish would come back home....
This I found was parted out by the buyer . I saw it on ebay just the frame went for 700+$$$

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0144.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0134.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0576.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0478.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0470.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0462.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0351.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0154.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/P1010610.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v66/KRhea/Bikes/IMG_0356.jpg

KRhea

There's just something about chromed fork-ends .... it looks soooo classy.

What a great collection :-)

Dang krhea, nice collection but I'm puzzled by the sizes, they're all over the map.
I have a Pro like your in Blue Mink. It's a year or two newer as it has the fastback seatstays.
I wish I knew what to do with it. The downtube shifters are a pain for a klutz and the gearing is all wrong for this weak, old man... especially now that I moved to a more hilly part of the country.

You are right, there is quite a size range in my collection but I really don't care as none of them get ridden hardly at all. I do all my riding on my modern bikes. Collecting, rebuilding and admiring vintage is my hobby so as long as the size isn't stupid big I'll buy it if I like it. The largest is the Somec I believe which I have ridden 25miles or so without to much problem and the smallest is the Cinelli which I will never ride, it's just to sweet and those old wooden rims scare me a bit.

Thanks for the look.


KRhea

Drooling...
krhea, that Colnago is gorgeous!!

Rainy day Goodwill find for $20.00.

Added some Nashbar long reach brakes, hit the rust with the dremel and some rust converter, then touchup paint. Everything else came from my parts stash. Only original things left are the shifters and seatpost binder bolt. Thinking about powder coating but that's down the road.

112050

These are a few bikes I was riding-racing in the early eighties.

Bought new in Sept 92 from Colorado Cyclist
Frame, Chrome lugged head, Pearlesent white/metallic Blue $1049.
$2000 delivered.
Ultegra 600 group 8 sp sti
Ultegra pedal
Has Vetta 1000 HR monitor, still works good

Today:
Looks like New
Has Ultegra 9 sp triple
Mavic Cosmic elite wheels
Continental GP4000 Tires
Has Shimano late 90's pd 6500 spd pedal
22 lbs

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/2885/backtogether250nu2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here's my SR commuter/ project.
I swapped some suntour superbe pro mix from an old cannondale.
New Era saddl and Kore post.
Deda 215 bar, tape and campycarbon brake levers waiting to be mounted.
I am eyeing some suberbe pro hubs, might lace them up to reflexes or velocity tubs.
http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6775/img8936gm1.jpg
Also check out http://blackcross.cc/
for a vintage three speed.

Surprisingly little.

It originally had a clear black tint over the shiny chrome - which I really liked as the chrome shone through. But the paint was really rough and I decided I wanted to redo it. When I researched what it was going to take to paint over the chrome, the options were as follows:

1. Strip the original paint, clean and reapply. This was what I really wanted but no painter could guarantee that the paint would stick for very long on the polished chrome. Apparently paints from the 80's had a different chemical makeup that made it easier back then.

2. Prep the chrome by sand or media blasting it. While this would guarantee long term success in terms of the paint sticking, it eliminated the polished appearance of the chrome underneath.

So, while I was exploring other options, I stripped the frame myself. I was surprised that the chrome underneath was in as fine a shape as it was. So I polished it up - took all of a couple of hours - and decided to let it be. I sent it to the paint shop to have the engravings touched up and while waiting for that, I researched new decals, where I came upon the idea of having the logos blasted directly into the chrome - as seen in the photos below.

Thanks for asking.

55/Rad


Downtube
http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/4672/pinny4mx7.jpg


Top Tube - note the "Montello" on the lower left
http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3310/pinny5hg4.jpg


F*** Me! There isn't a more beautiful bike / restoration anywhere on RBR! You have talent, vision and attention to detail......Ferrrari could learn from you. Thanks for sharing

Yes Indeed! Hot Damn. Other chroming options would be but not limited to smoke chrome and black chrome, not to forget a whole nickel plate family of options...

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/upperclasstwit42/103_1902.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a108/upperclasstwit42/103_1901.jpg

I know this bike is not Campy (which I love) but its in great shape and now is my training bike. There is about 10 chips in the paint that are microscopic, and the paint gleams, and I even think she's got new spokes! (I've had it a month now)

Hey! I have the same bike. Mine's a 50cm with a black rear triangle and fork.

It's also in great shape, no chain slap marks or other scuffs. The paint looks like it's all cracked and aged under the clear coat. I've recently upgraded it to all newer 9spd STI and carbon fork.

nice lug work on the Schwin and Colnago

Rides better than it looks!

I'm new to this forum so I thought I would start by posting my newly built '87 Alan Record Carbonio. Full C-Record Grouppo, including 7sp alloy freewheel; Cinelli 66-44 bars & 1R stem; Campy Sigma Strada tubulars. Decal will be added soon!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/beer-snob/bikes/PICT0002-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/beer-snob/bikes/PICT0005-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/beer-snob/bikes/PICT0004-1-1.jpg
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f37/beer-snob/bikes/PICT0012.jpg

My girlfriend just picked up this retro Fuji a couple days ago for like $50.

<a href="http://s66.photobucket.com/albums/h256/sweetcreme/?action=view&current=ArisFuji.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h256/sweetcreme/ArisFuji.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I took these photos in preperation for listing this bike on EBay. I bought it new in 1973. I worked at Renton Cycle and turned 16 shortly after buying it. 16 = drivers lisence = hardly any miles on this bike.

http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg152/Brujenn/Raleigh/?albumview=slideshow&start=80

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/150/334690082_5d29c8b92b_o.jpg

She turned 20 this year and I bought her new. This is her 4th rebuild, but the original parts are the shifters and seat post. I have first gen Dura-Ace 8spd hubs re-laced and new Ultegra brakes (the rear brake was ASSPAIN to fit, very short reach for this frame). The paint is original, but it is chipped to hell (repaint in the works).

Rob

Finished my 54cm 1975 Colnago Super yesterday. It was an original, one owner that was bought new in Spring, 1975 as a HS graduation present. The seat tube decal, now know to be thin at best, took a beating with a bike lock back in college. In the 90's, in preparation for a biathelon the stem, bars, seat and pedals got 'updated'. The original low flange hubset was relaced to new Mavic OP clinchers which are my daily drivers (the 1972 high flange tubular wheelset as pictured I added)

Overall, an amazing, straight, rust free, pretty much all original Nuovo Record bike that evidently spent most of it's life hanging on the special rack over his mom's washer & dryer!

I think I might have lucked out with this one: from what I can tell, a 1986 Miyata 912. I'm pretty sure the previous owner didn't realize its worth - hell, neither did I until I got it back home!

It appears to be all original, except for the pedals, tires, and stem. Original Ukai "hard anodized" steel rims seem pretty heavy, but the catalog says 23.2 lbs total, which is pretty reasonable, I think! Components are all in excellent condition, just going to replace the cables and tubes/tires before riding...

Any recommendations for refurbishing/upgrading? I'm thinking that the seat has got to go. Maybe alloy wheels will improve the ride and feel? Is there any way to replace the cracking rubber on the brake hoods?

I am REALLY looking forward to putting some serious miles on this bike this season!

Here's a bit of Italian retro from down under in New Zealand. Both of these frames are pretty unique, firstly a Montagner (Oria ML25) Time Trial Bike with Gipiemme Crono Sprint Componentry.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1236/1474485557_adcad87d45.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1015/1474484589_2a1da732dd.jpg?v=0

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1221/1475333654_f43343299a.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3293/2454231244_71dc7cedb7.jpg?v=0

Also Chesini X Uno (Columbus SLX) with Campagnolo C-Record componentry. Presently the Chesini is under going restoration.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/2390832614_e6c8b4cd9f.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2093/2389955687_dbb616b474.jpg?v=0

What kind of bar is that on the TT bike? I wouldn't want to know what you paid for the Comete +/-.:eek6:

The Chesini looks like a great project. I saw a pantographed RD on ebay not long ago that would be perfect with those Delta's.

Great stuff!

Handlebars on the Montagner are Cinelli LA Bullhorns, they have had 50mm cut off the ends.

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o292/evil_genius1/bike%20stuff/6062.jpg
Mclean

my Concorde

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk204/scmaddog17/Concorde/c1.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk204/scmaddog17/Concorde/c2-1.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk204/scmaddog17/Concorde/c14.jpg

my concorde's up for sale

I just found this forum today and was moved to post a picture of my roadie: a 1986 Marinoni Special. I ordered the frameset from the factory with a Campy record headset preinstalled and built the rest up myself. It currently has Shimano Ultegra components, except for the front derailleur which is a Campy Chorus and the seatpost which is Suntour (the Campy Record seatpost kept slipping and the Campy Record crank broke). I upgraded the shifters to 9 speed STI Ultegra.

I just rode it again yesterday and it felt as good as the day I first rode it. Agile but comfortable. Columbus SL except for SP downtube and chainstays. There is something about the feel of a good steel bike.

WOW!!!!! I'm getting the shakes looking at this thread

Absolutley stunning bikes everybody!!!!!!!

I wish I could contribute more....

I have many more photos of these any special pose? lol

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They sure are sweeties :)