What to do? De Rosa/Campagnolo Chronometro frame sets.
06-25-15, 12:44 AM
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What to do? De Rosa/Campagnolo Chronometro frame sets.
Just scored these on the bay. Very excited but not quite sure what is the appropriate thing to do with them at the moment. Should I build them, display as is, etc. etc. I would really like all the regulars thoughts on what they would or would not do and why. Thanks ahead of time.
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Nice frames, I think build them.
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If you build them...will you really ride them a lot? Of course, with the story on these frames, you would need to build with C Record! I would, most likely, build up the road version...try it out...and then go from there. These seem to be quite unique...particularly as they are prototypes, matched, come from TWO storied Italian firms...hmmm...might actually be better as wall hangers...
You have a tough decision!
Me...upon further retrospection...would probably hang them...
You have a tough decision!
Me...upon further retrospection...would probably hang them...
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What exactly separated there? Is that steel? Bondo?
They were intended as display bikes and I'm guessing probably would ride like bikes intended as display bikes. If you're into them, I'd try and come up with a stand that displayed them as is. I probably wouldn't go through the expense of c-record builds. Did they have any campagnolo decals on them originally?
They were intended as display bikes and I'm guessing probably would ride like bikes intended as display bikes. If you're into them, I'd try and come up with a stand that displayed them as is. I probably wouldn't go through the expense of c-record builds. Did they have any campagnolo decals on them originally?
06-25-15, 08:11 AM
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According to the seller, they were completed built NOS bikes at one point, were used only for some trade shows in 84 to introduce the CORSA and PISTA RECORD GROUPS. I do happen to have a complete 1984 prototype grouping of CORSA record with Cobaltos.....Deltas would display better. I have only found one similar frame online, a De Rosa built Moser time trial bike.... And as for the separated butressing, looks like bondo to me.... Maybe fiberglass, I'll know more later.
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I would really like all the regulars thoughts on what they would or would not do and why.
https://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US
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ok heresy alert.....but they would make some hipster an absolutely awesome slammed fixie for going to get coffee with. Pink wheels and all
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I would hang them. If built, they won't get ridden because the riding position is so extreme. As wall art, I think the frames are more beautiful bare than they'd be when cluttered up with components.
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I don't normally say this, but I think they're best left as wall-hangers. If they get much use without repairing the separation, they will likely start to corrode when moisture gets inside the cracks. If you repair them, they will loose the original finish and will be unlikley to recoup any repair costs (assuming you can even find someone to do the work).
06-25-15, 05:22 PM
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[TD="align: left"]Francesco Moser set the 1 hr. record in 1985 at 51.151 km. This commemorative custom built time trial bicycle was made to celebrate that record. It has aerodynamic Columbus SLX tubing, Campagnolo C Record components and Ambrosio disk wheels.
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I e-mailed the seller trying to get a little provenance on the frames. Here is what I found out:
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Hi Greg: I am out of town at the moment but the short answer is that in the late 1980s Campy gave the complete bikes, minus the wheels, to the previous owner of Masi USA as a gift. In the late 1990s, the owner gave the bikes to a friend of mine, who was a previous employee of Masi USA, as payment for a debt. I then bought the bikes from my friend about 10 or 15 years ago. They have been in storage since. I collect vintage Italian Masis and am good friends with Alberto Masi, and have always been close to the Masi Carlsbad folks. Rex
Is that awesome or what!!!
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Hi Greg: I am out of town at the moment but the short answer is that in the late 1980s Campy gave the complete bikes, minus the wheels, to the previous owner of Masi USA as a gift. In the late 1990s, the owner gave the bikes to a friend of mine, who was a previous employee of Masi USA, as payment for a debt. I then bought the bikes from my friend about 10 or 15 years ago. They have been in storage since. I collect vintage Italian Masis and am good friends with Alberto Masi, and have always been close to the Masi Carlsbad folks. Rex
Is that awesome or what!!!
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