Classic & Vintage - My "new" bike - lots of questions regarding components!

Hello vintage bike gurus :) As discussed in this thread (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?threadid=33416), I've purchased a mid/late 80's road bike. Lots of details are available in the above thread, plus I have posted some pictures and all the specs that I can find on my webpage at: http://dmcope.freeshell.org/moulden.htm.

So, now that I've had the bike for a while, and have ridden it a bit, I have a whole lot of questions that I'm hoping some of you vintage experts can help me out with.. so here goes:

1) What's with the Guerciotti name? I have some components on this bike (seat post, brakes, shift levers, brake levers) that are clearly marked Campagnolo. However, they then have the "Guerciotti" name and/or logo "carved" on them, in some cases directly over top of the Campy logo. Is this the result of a partnership between the two companies? Is this a fairly common thing, or do I have something rare here?

2) The Reynolds tubing stickers say "1935-1985 Winning on 531," yet many of the other components (hubs, derailleurs) were made in '83. Was this sticker used for several years before 1985, or were older parts put on a frame made in 1985?

3) Can anyone of you identify the type of cranks/chainrings (ie. model name, etc) that are on this bike? (see my webpage above for pictures) I know the pictures aren't too great. I read somewhere that the Campy Super Record Cranks have a laser etched logo which appears as a smooth black. My cranks seem to match this description. Did any other Campy lines use a similar logo? Also, the cranks have a small raised "2A" close to the BB on the inside. Is this some sort of a date code or other identifying mark?

4) Any way to tell if the rear cogs are Campy? They say only "Made in Italy REGNA FX/CX-5" and are marked (large>small) 18A1 17A1 16B1 15A2 14D1 13C1. I realize that the #'s are the # of teeth. What about the other letter/number combo?

5) Any info on the stem? The only identifying mark is the word "Custom" printed horiontally across the front.

6) This question is not exactly related to vintage bikes, but i'll add it here anyway. By my measurements (eg. inseam), the frame seems to fit me fine. However, when I'm clipped in and turn the wheel sharply, my feet will touch the wheel. I think this can be a dangerous thing, although I realize the wheel rarely gets turned that sharply while riding. As this is my first road bike, I'm unsure if this is a common thing, or if it is a problem.

7) Have any other info you can provide regarding dates/quality/model names, etc. of anything? I'd be more than happy to hear anything you may have!

Cheers, and thanks in advance for your help!

Darren

I don't know if I can get all of them...

Reynolds 531 has been a top line tubeset since 1935 as indicated in your decal. Italian bikes were often built with Columbus tubes but Reynolds was used alot as well. Needles to say Reynolds was nearly ubiquitous on English bikes as well as Schwinn Paramounts. It's still available but I don't know any production bikes using 531. Reynolds 853 is used on topline LeMonds. You have a fine frameset.

Guerciotti was (is?) an Italian make. They were very popular in South and Central Fla in the mid to later 80s as they were imported by the now defunct 10 Speed Drive Imports. Their aluminum bikes were probably the most common type of bike in the bike club at U of Central Fla when I was there.

Your freewheel is a Regina, a common Italian make. A quality piece. Your right about tooth size and I don't know what the letters mean either.

Campy components with Guerciotti pantographing is what your bike has. A nice touch.

Toe overlap is very common if not universal on roadies. While actually riding it's not an issue. Don't worry about it.

I'm making a quick reply and didn't have time to look at the pics but you have a very nice Italian bike with a high quality frame. Congrats.

I should have looked at your site first. I thought the bike was a Guerciotti.

My guess is that someone at some point stripped their Guerciotti to outfit their new custom frame. Guerciotti was (is?) a framebuilder not a component supplier so those parts with the Guerciotti pantographing were, at some point in their life, hanging on a Gerch frame.

The ST Cyclone changers are high quality and great performers. Superbe and Superbe Pro was top of the line for SunTour and Cyclone was right beneath them. The Sunshine QR is probably a replacement.

You've got a somewhat odd but quality mix of components on that frame. If everything is in good tune it should ride great.

Haven't heard of Moulden but there are many good builders out there and I probably haven't heard of half of them.

Thanks Walter for all of your help!

I guess it makes sence that the Guerciotti parts were from one of their bikes, and later moved over to this frame. I guess that means they might be a fair bit older than the other components then.

Thanks for the information on the freewheel. I didn't know about Regina, but that's definately what it is now that I did some research. Thanks for all of your help!

Anyone have anything else to ad?