Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Campagnolo Pista - Calling Campy heads

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mrwhite
04-01-07, 05:39 AM
Polished these PISTAs for a customer, and noticed an insignia after the date stamp.

What did this refer to?


http://www.fyxomatosis.com/images/news/170pista3.jpg (http://www.fyxomatosis.com)

Soil_Sampler
04-01-07, 06:18 AM
one of campy's trademarks.

http://www.campagnolo.com/trademarks.php?pager3_from=16
12XU
04-01-07, 08:56 AM
Kosher?

whiney
04-01-07, 09:20 AM
Polished these PISTAs for a customer, and noticed an insignia after the date stamp


Nice !
How did you polish them ?
doco
04-01-07, 01:05 PM
Hey Andy,
I second that...would you let us mortals know how you polish your components..
or give some advice.....your site has nicest porn I have ever seen(the 2 girls with mesh stockings on the bike )...and the bikes/polished components and sweet too :)
lyledriver
04-01-07, 01:57 PM
Mine don't have that. Just: 165 PISTA

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40x14
04-01-07, 02:05 PM
It means the crank is from 1983.
vpiuva
04-01-07, 03:12 PM
Flower Child crank? 83's a little late for that, though :)
mrwhite
04-01-07, 03:27 PM
Flower Child crank? 83's a little late for that, though :)

Cheers!

There is no secret to polishing.

You need:
Bencher grinder
Polishing wheels(2)
Polishing compound (2)
patience x 100

optional extras:
Googles
Apron
Gloves

The above will probably set you back AUD$400 depending on the quality of bench grinder

Set-up somewhere that you are prepared to get covered in black grime.

Maybe I'll do a DIY on polishing next time.
operator
04-01-07, 03:30 PM
Cheers!

There is no secret to polishing.

You need:
Bencher grinder
Polishing wheels(2)
Polishing compound (2)
patience x 100

optional extras:
Googles
Apron
Gloves



Polishing crank too much... priceless.
goldener
04-01-07, 03:31 PM
how long til the polished crank oxidises back to the ugly blagh color? 2 weeks?
mrwhite
04-01-07, 03:39 PM
how long til the polished crank oxidises back to the ugly blagh color? 2 weeks?

The crank begins with an anodised finish - so you need enough heat to remove that, then you are polishing the raw aluminium.

I've had a set of superbe pro's polished which I work on which still look pretty sharp and I've not polished them since.

A tickle with autosol usually brings them back up to standard.

Do you really think I'd spend 2 hours polishing a crankset for it look rubbish after 2 weeks? Well - I wouldn't ;)
40x14
04-01-07, 08:28 PM
Polished these PISTAs for a customer, and noticed an insignia after the date stamp.

What did this refer to?

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/images/news/170pista3.jpg (http://www.fyxomatosis.com)
Oh... I didn't see the little insignia after the date stamp before... that's because it is a vortex in the time-space continuum!
jol
04-01-07, 08:50 PM
Or like this....
http://www.bikeforums.net/showpost.php?p=3677840&postcount=38