Jingo Lingo

I picked this up on the bay a few weeks ago. I spent about 3 months looking for something locally (I live in Sydney) with no luck. All I was after was an original 70's or 80's Italian road bike. I didn't think it would be too hard a task but it proved impossible to find anything at a remotely reasonable price. So I got this beauty shipped over from Italy:



It arrived with a broken rear spoke and both wheels needed truing. Other than that and a couple of new tubulars it was good to to. It weighs exactly 10kg or 22lbs.

I'm pretty sure the paint is original. Most of the components would be as well I'm guessing. Perhaps not the Campy Valentino derailers though. This would have been a fairly high end bike and I think the Valentino was a fairly low end product. Any opinions on that? I know they have a bad reputation but they seem to work well though.

What I would really like to know is:

- Does anyone have any idea of the tubing used in this bike? I'm assuming Columbus but there's no sticker to indicate what type.

- I've got a Brooks tool bag behind the saddle at the moment and I'm looking for options for a nice handlebar bag for when I commute to work. I'm really after a period or vintage looking bag to match the rest of the bike. It would only need be big enough for a clean shirt and some lunch. Any Ideas?

Zaphod Beeblebrox 

Well the crank is pretty low end too. Bike is pretty looking though

BlueDevil63 

All of the components I can identify from the pictures are low or mid range. The frame looks nice from what I can see. Is that not a Columbus tubing sticker at the top of the seat tube? Campy dropouts are at least some indication of quality.

Jingo Lingo

Thanks for the info. Here's a list of the components:

Campagnolo Valentino Extra derailiers
Sugino Maxy 170mm 52/42 Cranks
Brake Universal 68
Freewheel 6v Regina Extra 14/24
Tubular rims Mavic GP 4
Hubs Campagnolo
Stem 3ttt Record 10cm
Handlebar Varese 40 cm c/c
Pedals Roto

That sticker at the top of the seat tube, roughly translated says : Award winning special modal, 1977

I'm pretty new to the whole vintage bikes thing. So picking a good quality component from a low end one is something I'm still learning.

Zaphod Beeblebrox 

Most bikes that claim to be "Award Winning" on a sticker tend to be low end in my experience.

The wheelset is pretty nice...the rest, nothing special. You can always replace the components but for what its worth this sounds like a not particularly high end frame. Campagnolo dropouts are an indication that the dropouts are decent. Says nothing about the rest of the frameset IMFAO.